For the third week in a row, our NorCal Special Teams Player of the Week from Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland ran back a punt for touchdown. Our SoCal choice in that category from San Diego Lincoln had three kick return scores in just last week’s game. Other honorees this week are from Santa Rosa, Sacramento, […]
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All-Time All-State Super Bowl Team
In keeping with our usual first team all-state football format (30 players, six multi-purpose) and including the 2017 Super Bowl but not 2018, here’s a lineup we’d pick as our All-Time All-State Super Bowl Team. Performances in the game itself was one major part of the criteria (MVPs, etc.) and then looked at those who […]
All-Time State Player Rankings (RBs)
With the NFL season in full swing, this is the second in a series of posts in which we rank the top 20 all-time players from the state from every position. These rankings will be different than others we’ve done in the past in that they’ll be based strictly on how players have done after...
Cali adds one to NFL Hall of Fame
On the same weekend in which the ninth player from a California high school ever inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame died, the late Junior Seau of Oceanside was enshrined during ceremonies in Canton, Ohio.
From Cali to Super Bowl (1980s)
Scan below for all reported players from California high schools who were on rosters of Super Bowl teams from 1980 to 1989. The record number of player is 25, set for the 1995 Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers and tied in 2008 when the Super Bowl involved the New...
Grid-Hoop State Player of the Year: Max Redfield
Notre Dame-bound All-American defensive back from Mission Viejo also starred on 26-win basketball team. Go inside to find out who the last grid-hoop player of the year was from Orange County.
All-State Football: Medium Schools
CIF D3 state champ Madison gets two on the first team with one on the second. Others with multiple honorees include El Cerrito, Sutter and Corona del Mar.