Here are rankings done by longtime Bay Area analyst Harold Abend and done for use on Antioch High football game broadcasts. We’ll run these lists with a short intro on our blog. Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the Bay Area and in the state, sign up for our […]
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NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
It’s a Pirate sweep as Pittsburg’s Montaz Thompson and Oceanside’s Max Shuffer are the first honorees on the offensive side of the ball. This week’s other first picks for the 2016 season go to Daly City, Visalia, Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Santa Margarita. We hope you enjoy this free story on Cal-Hi Sports.com. For […]
Preseason State Super 50 (Part 3)
This group of teams starting at No. 26 is led off by ultra-talented Calabasas, which hopes to go even further in its CIF state division this season. Last year’s NorCal D1-AA representative to the CIF state bowl games, No. 27 Bellarmine of San Jose, is rebuilding but can’t be counted out. In this group as...
Preseason All-NCS Football Team
There’s only one from De La Salle on first team and the talent in the section is among its best ever, including the top-ranked running back in the U.S. No one doubts the Spartans, though, are still favored in the first Open Division section playoff. Still, the elite players on some of the other teams […]
Inside the 2015 All-State FB Team
We go through all of our all-state info one more time and choose a Most Inspirational Player of the Year, highlight some of the state’s best freshmen and provide a great example of a top recruit vs. a top high school player on the same team and why sometimes there’s no choice but to pick...
All-State Football: Juniors
Announcement of 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams continues. These are for the best of the best among juniors only. And in addition to the first and second team, we also have a third team. Calabasas duo of Tristan Gebbia and Darnay Holmes along with Mr. Football POY Najee Harris of Antioch top the...
All-State Football Nominees (NorCal)
This is the first group of players who have been placed on our board to be considered for the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. These are players from the CIF Central Coast Section, CIF North Coast Section, CIF Northern Section, CIF Sac-Joaquin Section plus San Francisco & Oakland. We welcome additional nominees from […]
FINAL S.F. Bay Area FB Rankings
De La Salle win and losses by Bellarmine and Clayton Valley in CIF bowls causes Foothill and Antioch to move up to third and fourth in final evaluations. Oak Grove also gets moved back in front of St. Francis.
NEW State Top 25 Football
While we’re one week closer to probable blockbuster matchup between Corona Centennial and St. John Bosco, other showdowns start this week with unbeatens Foothill of Pleasanton and Antioch hooking up. Since the winner of that game likely plays No. 1 De La Salle after that, Antioch was jumped to No. 13 in this week’s rankings....
S.F. Bay Area FB Rankings (Week 12)
With the CCS now done with its regular season and with its new three-pronged Open Division pairings in the books, it’s time for the NCS to do something similar. Go inside for our proposal for a two-pronged NCS Open Division. This will finally give more bigger schools the opportunity to show what they can do […]
