A lot of the teams in this group of the rankings are done for the season, but they are moving up or down depending on how the last teams they lost to are doing. That means moving up this week are Buchanan of Clovis and Jesuit of Carmichael. There’s also one new team as Valley...
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Highest movers among this group are led by Murrieta Valley (up from No. 37 to No. 27), Edison of Huntington Beach (up from No. 42 to No. 29), Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista (up from No. 43 to No. 30) and Rocklin (up from No. 36 to No. 32). Newcomers are Mission Hills of...
Counting Numbers In State’s Counties
Tuesdays have been when the California Department of Public Health updates its county map with its colored tiers, but this week it took on added significance as high school athletic leaders also checked to see if case rates for COVID-19 had reached 14 or lower per 100,000. Based on last Friday’s health guidelines update, that’s […]
Football Coaching Milestones 2019
The list of those with 300 wins continues to grow, but after a season in which we lost a coach on the 300-win list there were two more who retired. That means next season we will be down to just one with 300 or more still going and that coach, Santa Ana Mater Dei’s Bruce […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
With many top teams in NorCal on byes, first-round winners in some of the CIF Southern Section playoffs were given rankings bumps this week. The list includes new No. 28 Los Alamitos, No. 31 Corona del Mar, No. 37 Rancho Cucamonga and No. 41 Upland. This week’s only newcomer is Alemany of Mission Hills. For...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams on the rise include Valley Christian of San Jose, which is up to No. 26 but has to play another fast-riser on Saturday in San Mateo, and Bishop Amat of La Puente, which is up to No. 34 after toppling previous No. 21 Serra of Gardena. Clovis West of Fresno also gets bumped up...
What We Learned: Manteca-VC
Showing speed and big play capabilities at the receiver position makes Buffaloes a stronger threat to go far in a D2 CIF state bowl game division than previously thought. Valley Christian’s comeback in second half of 22-20 game it lost on a missed field goal also is a good sign. State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard: […]
Friday Bowls: San Diego Sweep
Cathedral Catholic stuns St. Mary’s of Stockton 38-35 in overtime to win school’s second CIF state title and complete perfect season. The Dons overcame 28-14 deficit in the second half and win title in higher division (I-AA) than in 2008. Cathedral Catholic’s win also gave the CIF San Diego Section a 2-0 record on the […]
South Bay/Peninsula Players of Week
Presented by LE BOULANGER bakery, this is the latest in a new feature highlighting the most outstanding players from the South Bay/Peninsula region of the CIF Central Coast Section. This week’s three honorees are Kirk Johnson from Valley Christian of San Jose, Tali Finefeuiaki from Wilcox of Santa Clara and Griffin Intieri of Burlingame.CLICK HERE […]