Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]
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Mr. Football State POY Finalists
Some others in the media have already picked a state player of the year or will do it soon. It’s more of a process, however, for the annual Mr. Football statewide selection. It’s been done every year for more than 40 years and it’s been researched over the course of state history back more than […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco set up their rematch of MD’s 17-7 win from early October with supremely impressive outings in their CIF Southern Section D1 semifinal victories. Serra (San Mateo) moves up to No. 3 and Folsom joins the top 5 with both teams solid favorites in their section...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
On a bizarre Friday night when tropical thunderstorms plagued games in the south while a wildfire in Placer/El Dorado counties caused games to be cancelled or postponed in the north, the beat rolled on for the state’s top three teams. The biggest winner of the night may have been No. 19 Serra (Gardena), which got […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
The only change to the top 10 this week is Cathedral Catholic of San Diego moving into the No. 10 position, which is almost back to where the Dons stood after they won 2021 CIF D1-AA state title. There’s also JSerra of San Juan Capistrano shooting up to No. 12 and Orange Lutheran going up...
Preseason All-Long Beach/South Bay
In the carving up of the massive CIF Southern Section into different sections for this tour of the state through various preseason all-county, all-area and all-section football teams, this is the one that combines the Long Beach area and the South Bay. In other words, national powerhouse St. John Bosco’s region. Serra of Gardena and...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Welcome to the first week of the 2021 fall season, which is still one week out for many schools in Northern California. No. 2 St. John Bosco was the highest ranked team in action and opened with a win over nationally ranked Miami Central. Highest ranked team to lose was No. 12 Alemany (Mission Hills), […]
Long Beach-South Bay-SGV FB Team
Our second stop in our tour of the state with these preseason all-area honors is carved out of the massive CIF Southern Section. This is the one that is dominated by mythical national title contender St. John Bosco and includes other schools in the Long Beach, South Bay and San Gabriel Valley areas. Note: These...
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....
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. Our defensive state player of the year is the same person who is Mr. Football so there’s no extra pick for that this time. The Trinity League also gets the Junior and Sophomore State Players of […]
