Does it really matter whether Mater Dei or St. John Bosco is No. 1 in the state to start the 2018 season? It’s very likely the two superpowers are going to play twice once again — first in the Trinity League and later in the CIF Southern Section Division I final — with the winner […]
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Blue-Grey Combine Breakout Players
It actually was a blue-gray mix in the skies above the Blue-Grey All-American Football Combine held on Sunday at Freedom High in Oakley. Sure, it’s not the same as one of the many Nike camps we’ve been to dozens of times over the years, but you get to know the smaller group of players better […]
FINAL State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
We explain why De La Salle only dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 and why Helix ended up at No. 10 after those two teams lost in the CIF state title games. This part of the final rankings only includes one new team, St. Mary’s of Stockton, which was selected for Cajon of San...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
This week’s CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals will mark the first time since state rankings were begun in California in 1975 that the top four ranked teams are playing each other with No. 1 Mater Dei playing No. 4 Mission Viejo and No. 2 St. John Bosco playing No. 3 Corona Centennial. Go inside...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Showdown week is finally upon us and it will be a statewide phenomenon this weekend, including No. 4 Mission Viejo vs. No. 12 San Clemente, No. 5 De La Salle vs. No. 13 San Ramon Valley, No. 6 Folsom vs. No. 15 Oak Ridge and No. 23 Oakdale vs. No. 24 Central Catholic of Modesto....
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Chaminade of West Hills is the new team at No. 6 this week as the top five seems locked for now. The rest of the top 10, however, is more fluid. We moved up Santa Margarita from No. 12 to No. 10 even though the Eagles lost last Friday. And there’s also movement down below,...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Central Catholic goes in for the first time this season at No. 39 after its big win over St. Mary’s of Stockton while Westlake of Westlake Village also debuts fairly high at No. 41 after its victory against Newbury Park. The week’s only other newcomer is Buchanan of Clovis, which is looking like one of...
Preseason All-NCS East Bay
Our final stop for Northern California on our annual tour of the state’s top preseason players and teams based on a selection of key players is the East Bay portion of the CIF North Coast Section. This is the place where De La Salle of Concord has ruled since 1992. That should be the case...
Preseason FB: Top 50 Teams (1-15)
Mater Dei’s potential offensive firepower is too much and gives the Monarchs a tiny edge in a close call over league rival and defending CIF Open Division champ St. John Bosco for the preseason No. 1 slot. Our first inclination two weeks ago also was to have Centennial of Corona third, De La Salle fourth […]
FB Preseason: Meet Class of 2019
If you thought Najee Harris got a lot of attention over the last two years, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. J.T. Daniels not only will be likely setting a lot of records over the course of this season and next at Mater Dei of Santa Ana but will be in the hype capital of the...
