Paced by the most disruptive front seven on defense that perhaps no high school team has ever had and an offense that has been getting more dynamic every week since the start of the season, state and national No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana turned its annual regular season showdown game against No. 2 […]
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Second Half Surge For No. 1 Mater Dei
In the first game of the season on Thursday for state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana and the first game for new head coach Raul Lara, No. 3 Centennial (Corona) only trailed 22-17 at halftime. Then the vaunted MD defense took over in the second half in a 42-25 win. Not having top […]
Spring Football: Track stars abound
We begin ramping up our coverage of California high school football for the 2024 season with a look at a great crop of spring athletes in track and field putting up some sizzling marks, including some from Saturday. We also go over an early look at potential top 10 teams to start for the fall […]
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
Pacifica of Oxnard still No. 1 in medium schools despite computer ranking. Oak Hills, Leuzinger and Citrus Valley all move up in medium with newcomer slots going to St. Francis (La Canada) and Central Valley Christian. For small schools, not much movement except for Twelve Bridges going up after win over Sutter. Big games this...
Cali Vs. Hawaii 20 Years Ago
Almost on the same weekend as this year’s matchups in which the No. 1 and No. 2 teams from California played leading teams from Hawaii, there was a doubleheader in 2002 in which the No. 1 and No. 2 teams from California played top-ranked Hawaii teams at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. We were there and […]
Warren (Downey) FB History Highlights
There was only one really good team at Warren of Downey going from its first season in 1956 until just the last two seasons (both in 2021). The Bears really struggled in the early 2010s, but have turned it around under head coaches Raul Lara and Kevin Pearson. Go inside for a snapshot look at […]
1994, ’08 & ’81 Season Replays (Week 9)
This is how the season looked after the ninth week during our week-by-week replay for three of the most exciting, unpredictable football seasons we’ve covered in our 40-plus years: 1981, 1994 and 2008. No. 1 teams remained Edison of Huntington Beach, Bishop Amat of La Puente and Long Beach Poly. A different Edison, from Fresno,...
100 Winningest FB Teams in CA History
We’re now going through all team categories in the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state football record book files. For this post, it’s a monstrous expansion of our category for most wins by a school in its history. We’re also updating many other state football records for team categories in the next few days that will be […]
State Super 65: No. 11 to No. 20
This group of teams is now led by 2001 Long Beach Poly, which won its third straight CIFSS top division title and lost its only game to perhaps the greatest team in state history. Others in this group of teams include one more new team each from Mater Dei (2018) and St. John Bosco (2019)...
Week 10 State Rankings Updates
It’s no problem with Long Beach Poly going to No. 6. Archbishop Mitty & Oak Ridge get huge boosts as well. Latest new No. 1 in D4 South, meanwhile, will be Francis Parker.
