Two teams that gained six spots this week are new No. 27 Granite Hills of El Cajon and new No. 28 Yorba Linda. The Marmonte League also shows its strength in this group with St. Bonaventure back inside the top 40 and Pacifica of Oxnard coming back in after amazing comeback win over Long Beach...
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Public School No. 1 Decided?
Friday night’s matchup in the CIF Southern Section D1 quarterfinals between No. 4 seed Mission Viejo and No. 5 Corona Centennial was called a Public School Super Bowl by many in the Southern California media. But did Centennial’s 25-20 triumph over the Diablos wrap up another State Public School of the Year selection for the […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
For this group, the two teams that had to come way up from on the bubble to now be ranked in front of teams they just beat were Simi Valley and Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills. Manteca also is a newcomer this week. Others getting bumps include San Juan Hills of SJ Capistrano, Grant...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
This week there are two newcomers and they are Edison of Huntington Beach and Villa Park. Biggest movers included San Juan Hills of SJ Capistrano (up four spots) and Grant of Sacramento (also up four spots). We also have Rocklin and St. Mary’s of Stockton almost ready to go into the top 25. TO SEE...
FINAL All-State Baseball Noms (NorCal)
Now that the players of the year for baseball are out, we’ll start getting into the picking of players for the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. Here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF Central Coast, Central, North Coast, SF/Oakland, Northern and Sac-Joaquin Sections. Thanks to those...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
With the various CIF section playoffs around the state moving into their last two weeks, there is a lot of change in the rankings. The biggest movers coming up include Murrieta Valley (up 13 places), Central of Fresno (up six) and Los Gatos (up six). We also have six newcomers, led by new No. 36...
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. Two QBs who were perfect on their passing — one that was 17-of-17 and another 12-of-12 — and...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
This group is led by Chaminade of West Hills, which came back from a bad loss to Oaks Christian with a big win over Cathedral Catholic. Corona del Mar also honors historic 2013 team with 10-year reunion and then moves up nine spots after defeat of Cypress. Newcomers this week are topped by Manteca followed...
Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (31-50)
A team that lost in a CIF state final in overtime last season starts out this group of ranked squads. There’s also two teams written up that have been in the news this week for different reasons — Edison of Huntington Beach and Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills — plus teams that went 13-1, […]
RBs Added To State FB Records
We’re continuing to get all of our exclusive state football record files updated before the start of the 2023 season. For this post, the focus is on running backs. We begin with a lesson why every coach, parent or media member cannot simply look at a MaxPreps state season list without clicking on each name […]