How many schools in the state have won 100 or more football games so far in the decade of the 2010s? We have the answer below. Plus, see which schools are moving up on the state record list of those with the most all-time reported wins and on the list of those with the best […]
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Girls of Summer: Paopao & Early Standouts
Harold Abend’s Girls of Summer kicks off its 15th year of the Caravan roaming throughout California, and in years past outside the Golden State, in search of the state’s top girls high school basketball talent. Abend profiles Te-hina Paopao of La Jolla Country Day and profiles other early standouts on the summer circuit. Note: We […]
Prep Notes With A Twist
Maya Brady’s huge game for Oaks Christian in CIFSS D1 playoff game on Thursday has us wondering: What are the best mother-daughter combos in California softball history? Or best for all sports? Maya and her mother, Maureen Brady, would definitely be on the list. We also mention what would be a format we’d like to...
FINAL Girls BB State Top 40
There were no real huge surprises in the final rankings, and a lot of that has to do with our nearly 40 years of rankings always using our form of competitive equity, only over the years we’ve referred to it as “a body of work.” So coming into the final rankings, the top teams were...
Girls BB: Nike TOC Nailbiters
Defending CIF Open Division champion Windward of Los Angeles falls in the final minute of the top divisional title game at the nation’s most prestigious girls basketball tournament. In the Joe Smith Division, an all-California final is won by Redondo of Redondo Beach in another heart-stopper by three points against Mater Dei of Santa Ana. […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Four was a magic number for several teams that went up four positions in this week’s rankings, including Long Beach Poly, Monterey Trail of Elk Grove, Lawndale and Heritage of Menifee. There were two teams, however, that got seven-spot jumps — new No. 33 Wilcox of Santa Clara and new No. 43 Murrieta Valley of...
NEW Girls VB State Top 20
It’s even more complicated at the top of the state rankings following the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona as Marymount of Los Angeles wins the tourney title. The Sailors topped state No. 1 Mater Dei in the final, but they have six losses this season and are 0-2 vs. both Redondo and Torrey Pines. […]
All-Time State Player Rankings (LBs)
Here’s the latest in this series that was begun last year with QBs, RBs and WRs and picked back up again recently with offensive linemen and defensive linemen. The DBs will be done soon as well. All of these lists will be included in the back of our upcoming book “High School Football in California”...
