No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower wraps up its first ever CIF Southern Section title with a dominant 34-7 victory over state No. 5 Mater Dei of Santa Ana in the Pac-Five title game. The unbeaten Braves assuredly will earn a SoCal Open Division bowl game berth.
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FB: All Trinity League Pac 5 final
Mater Dei defense steps up to shut out Long Beach Poly in CIFSS Pac-Five Division semifinal. Mater Dei will take on state No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower in next Saturday night’s Pac-Five title game with a CIF regional bowl game berth on the line.
Boys BB: St. John Bosco upset
In the semifinals of the Pacific Shores Tournament, upstart Mayfair of Lakewood records its second consecutive quality win with a big upset of state No. 3 and nationally-ranked St. John Bosco of Bellflower. Mayfair will take on host and No. 11 Redondo Union in Saturday’s final.
No. 1 DLS vs. No. 2 Bosco breakdown
RELATED: Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard We had a chance to evaluate St. John Bosco’s 75-35 rout of L.A. Crenshaw on Friday and De La Salle’s 35-10 victory over Servite on Saturday. Since we just saw the state’s two top-ranked teams on back-to-back nights, we decided to break down the squads by comparing and contrasting their […]
FB: Preseason rankings follow-up
Now that our preseason state football rankings have been released, it’s time to sulk it all in and dig a bit deeper for what it all means. For the most part, preseason positioning in a combination of recent success, returning personnel, and early games on the docket.
Top 14 Preseason FB Teams
The most in-depth preseason rankings, write-ups and analysis of California prep football’s top teams is here, led by who else but De La Salle of Concord. Three supremely talented SoCal squads figure to battle it out for the right to probably play DLS in the CIF Open Division bowl game.
Isaac Hamilton: Maturation Process of an All-American
McDonald’s All-American Isaac Hamilton of Bellflower St. John Bosco dealt with pressures of being a high-profile player in a high-profile basketball league. It wasn’t always a smooth ride, but the lessons learned will be beneficial. Be sure to catch more from Ronnie Flores this week as he covers the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago for […]
Final Cal-Hi Sports Boys BB Top 40
Teams getting a bump for the final, expanded rankings of the 2012-13 season include St. John Bosco, Pleasant Grove and El Camino Real. Here you’ll also see in-depth analysis on state-ranked teams you just can’t find anywhere else.
Boys open division includes St. John Bosco, bye for Etiwanda
Although it didn’t fit the specific criteria as we comprehended it, we had an inkling St. John Bosco was a strong possibility for the open division and Braves are selected. Read on for instant reaction in all six divisions.
New State Top 20 Boys BB Rankings
California teams get clobbered in MLK weekend events so Long Beach Poly and Mater Dei get to stay at No. 1 and No. 2. Going in as newcomers are St. Augustine of San Diego and Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove.
