For anyone hoping that it might be different this year in California prep football — with Mater Dei of Santa Ana and St. John Bosco of Bellflower holding a wide gap in talent, explosiveness and size mixed with elite coaching over any other schools — then you can probably forget it. Mater Dei opened its […]
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Top Football Coaches Sound Off
We recently received more than 50 responses from many of the top high school football coaches in California on a questionnaire in which they participated in a poll about the controversial transfer situation and were asked a general question regarding their thoughts about the current format of the CIF state football championships. Go inside to […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Saturday games at the Honor Bowl in Mountain View sees impressive wins by No. 16 Serra of Gardena and No. 19 Liberty of Brentwood. On Friday, No. 1 Mater Dei shows national audience on ESPNU why not much has changed despite all of those gone from last season with a 42-0 road romp over national […]
Football Coaching Milestones 2017
Highlights include Kevin Rooney from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks winning his 300th game, Bruce Rollinson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana going 15-0 with his team ending No. 1 in the nation and the final seasons in remarkable careers for Bob Johnson (Mission Viejo) and Mark Louriero (Escalon). All coaches with 200 reported wins...
Football State Team Records Updated
All state football team records, some that date back more than 100 years, have now been updated prior to the start of the 2017 season. To see all of the record lists requires a Gold Club membership, but here is a look at some of the highlights in some of the various categories. Note: There […]
Elite 11 QB Tanner McKee
With his team at Corona Centennial having lost its only games last season 50-49 and 49-47, it doesn’t take much to figure out how this highly regarded signal caller is getting motivated for the upcoming season. We talked to him on a day in which he wasn’t participating at the Elite 11 Finals, but the […]
State Football Records Update
Coaching all-time wins list is now current through the end of the 2016 season, including playoffs, and those who made big gains down the stretch included Jim Kunau of Rancho Christian, Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei and Dan Carmazzi of Sacramento Christian Brothers. More state record lists have been updated for team scoring and losing...
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Bosco-Mater Dei week is finally here. The two nationally ranked powerhouses play Friday and as we’ve said a million times we’ve been waiting for it to perhaps finally move the Monarchs in front of the Braves. The major move in this week’s rankings was to find a newcomer at No. 25 and the one we...
Football: Preseason Top Five
We usually release all of our preseason overall state football rankings as part of a top 40 or even top 50 package. We’re doing something similar again in August, but this year have decided it’s pointless to wait around to announce the top five. We’ll also get these five going on our ticker and besides,...
Football Coaching Milestones 2015
State record list of state’s all-time winningest coaches (all reported and confirmed above 200 wins) has been updated after all results of 2015 season. Highlights of top achievements also compiled and written up. Note: State Coaches of the Year to be announced on Monday.
