With a team that is the consensus preseason No. 1 team in the nation, you might expect that the outlook for the Orange County region of the CIF Southern Section might be dominated by Mater Dei of Santa Ana. Yep, that’s true. The Monarchs have a whopping 10 players among the 30 on this group....
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Pac-12 Stars From Golden State 2017
The 12 universities in the Pac-12 Conference have long been considered an elite landing place for top high school football players from California. It’s not just the four colleges in California, either. Washington once won a national title with 12 starters from California. Here’s a look at leading Pac-12 players for the upcoming season from […]
Just the Picks: CIF Football Finals
As is our tradition, we go through each of the 13 upcoming CIF state football championship games and provide a predicted final score. We think a lot of NorCal teams will be successful on the road and perhaps one of the biggest underdogs is team with six state titles in the last seven years.
Saturday CIF Regional Scoreboard
Unbeaten seasons end for Sanger, Sutter and East Nicolaus, but continue on for Sierra Canyon and Strathmore. RB Joseph Garcia of Strathmore also rushes for 421 yards and seven TDs. Meanwhile, in the highest division playing Saturday, state No. 11 Edison of Huntington Beach falls to No. 16 San Clemente while No. 24 Del Oro […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Oakdale’s Will Semone isn’t close to the state leading rushing total of Riverside Norte Vista’s Eric Melesio, but in four playoff games he’s led the surging Mustangs by rushing for 1,162 yards. Other honored this week are from Bakersfield, Moraga, San Clemente, Harbor City and El Monte.
CIF Bowl Picks, Pans & Power Moves
All of the CIF NorCal and SoCal regional bowl choices are out. Go inside to see what we think for each division and to check out which teams we peg as the favorites to win titles in every division. We hope you enjoy this free feature. It’s also a great time to sign up for […]
Week 13 Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Freedom top Pittsburg in NCS rematch on Saturday to earn title tilt against De La Salle. On Friday, in matchup between 11-0 top five squads, Mission Viejo has early edge but can’t hold on in 42-26 loss to Rancho Cucamonga. Two other 11-0 teams also are taken out in CIF Southern Section divisional playoffs – […]
San Clemente’s Bradford starts at USC
The decision to promote Sam Darnold over Max Browne for the starting quarterback position at USC might surprise some people, or at least those that haven’t been paying close attention to the latest college football lines. The freshman, who is a graduate of San Clemente High, will lead the Trojans as their starting quarterback at […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Explosive returns help all three of our honorees from SoCal, including defensive pick Mozes Mooney of La Jolla Bishop’s. In the north, junior QB Tyree Bracy of Milpitas introduces himself to the state scene with five TD passes against Antioch.
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...
