There are still a couple of 0-0 teams out there, but since the preseason rankings there are plenty of teams across the state that have already rewritten the script. Leading that pack is unbeaten Mission Viejo (already up to No. 4) while others like La Mirada, St. Francis of Sacramento, Archbishop Mitty (just yesterday) and...
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All-State Football 2021: Juniors
Following the release of our all-state sophomores last week, it’s time to announce those who are all-state juniors for the 2021 fall season. State Junior of the Year Makai Lemon and teammate QB Malachi Nelson of Los Alamitos were no doubt no-brainers for first team. Folsom is the only school that has two on first...
More State Football Players of Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, medium schools and small schools. Players from Orange County get the top spots for juniors and sophomores, but the junior honoree may be a surprise to many. A junior also is named for medium schools while it’s a record-breaking quarterback who […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
For this week’s CIF state finals it will be No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 5 Serra (SM), No. 8 Folsom vs. No. 10 Cathedral Catholic, No. 19 Serra (G) vs. No. 22 Liberty (Bakersfield) and No. 21 Mater Dei Catholic vs. No. 25 Central Catholic. Go inside to see why Cathedral Catholic dropped one...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
It will be No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 3 Servite on Saturday night at the Santa Ana Bowl. The big mover of the week, as one would expect, is Rocklin. The 40-7 winner over previous No. 11 Folsom goes up from No. 16 to No. 9. We also have more modest gains for Vista...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
For the first time since October of 2008, De La Salle of Concord is not No. 1 among teams from the S.F. Bay Area. After their loss to St. Francis of Mountain View, the Spartans also have dropped out of the first 10, and they also are playing a team this week that is ranked...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
As No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco were obliterating two more highly ranked teams from other states on Friday night, there was an earthquake in the Bay Area since No. 4 De La Salle of Concord was upset for the first time in 30 years by a Bay Area team (or […]
All-State Softball: First Team
It’s much later than usual after a season that was much later than usual, but it’s now time to salute these 30 elite California players after not being able to do the same for 2020. This 38th edition had many challenges, mainly working on it after the football season had begun, but at least it’s […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
Our third stop in our tour of the state with these preseason all-area honors is for the Orange County region of the CIF Southern Section. It is being presented on purpose right after the Long Beach-South Bay-San Gabriel Valley region since this is the one dominated by mythical national title contender Mater Dei of Santa...
Class of 23 FB: Preseason Hot 100
Here is our first deep dive into the top 100 ranked football recruits from California for the Class of 2023. These juniors have all played fewer games than any other previous classes due to the pandemic and only in the last few months have been able to get busy attending various showcase events plus 7-on-7s....
