This second group of elite teams leads off with Calabasas, which is continuing to build toward a CIF state title. We also had a hard time coming up with a team to start out highest in the CIF Central Coast Section, so we just stuck two of them in this group right next to each […]
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Preseason FB Ranks Taking Shape
As practices for the 2017 football season get underway in the state, we have a first draft of what the Cal-Hi Sports preseason state rankings may look like with teams that would be in our top 10 as of the beginning of August. We can say for sure the top four won’t change when the […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (13)
St. Mary’s being higher-ranked than Folsom proved to be correct as the Rams rolled over the Bulldogs 56-25 to win SJS Division I title. The bigger question for the section rankings, however, is what to do about Del Oro as it looks to win a second straight CIF state title. Should the Golden Eagles continue […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (12)
Inderkum proves that the preseason rankings were right all along after big win over previously unbeaten Antelope in D2 semifinals. Defending D2AA state champ Del Oro is next. In the D1 bracket, meanwhile, top two seeds St. Mary’s and Folsom both roll in the semifinals to set up what should be great matchup in section […]
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Two-time defending CIF Open Division state champ De La Salle inches back up to No. 6 after its 28-0 win over Clayton Valley in NCS Open Division semifinals. We also have four newcomers this week, led by 11-1 Edison of Huntington Beach. The other three are Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Valley Christian (San Jose)...
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (11)
This is a week when teams that have been held back in the rankings for having a key head-to-head loss can come roaring in, especially if they’re still going in the semifinal round of the playoffs. Inderkum’s win over Sacramento and Capital Christian’s win over Sonora were the biggest shockers, but Merced’s win over Del […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (10)
The highest ranked teams to lose in section playoff openers were No. 14 Napa and No. 17 Roseville, but you can’t call either loss an upset. The only newcomer is Inderkum of Sacramento, which is playing No. 3 Sacramento in a Division II quarterfinal.
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (8)
With no problems at the top of the order and teams setting up showdown games for league titles, there was plenty of difficulty toward the bottom. Three new teams broke into the first 25 with two of them – Cosumnes Oaks and Tracy – going in for the first time all season. Anyone wishing to […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (1)
Since the great Joe Davidson of the Sac Bee doesn’t seem to be doing a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section rankings package this year for MaxPreps and we’re physically located within the confines of the SJS in Stockton, we thought this week, “Why not?” Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
JSerra goes back to No. 2, but the Lions like everyone else is going to need there to be a big upset in the CIF Central Section playoffs where No. 1 Buchanan is the favorite for any thoughts about finishing No. 1. El Toro also has been given a bump from No. 6 to No....
