Due to previous No. 8 Grant losing to Sheldon plus previous No. 9 Rocklin and No. 10 Whitney both getting knocked off by Woodcreek and Roseville, respectively, there are a lot of teams on the move in this week’s rankings. Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the state, sign […]
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FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (6)
Top 10 matchups won by Del Oro and Central Catholic ensure that changes are few in this week’s rankings. The only newcomer is Roseville, which has to come back in to replace American Canyon after it fell to Vanden. Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the state, sign up […]
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Freedom of Oakley and Chaminade of West Hills lead a group of six newcomers to this week’s rankings. The season is going to become one in which we’ll be comparing rout losses inflicted by the top four teams and it’s now that time of the season in which some teams are going to be ranked...
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (5)
Folsom’s impressive 42-7 win over previous No. 1 Del Oro forces one of those very rare instances in which one team with a loss to another is ranked higher. In this case, it’s the Bulldogs back in front of Sacramento. They don’t go back to being No. 1 in the section, however, in favor of […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (4)
Elk Grove bounces back from upset loss to Davis by beating previous No. 2 Grant 24-17. With Davis losing to Jesuit, it’s now reached that point in the season when teams can be ranked ahead of a team it has lost to. The Thundering Herd therefore get jumped back up into the top 10. Roseville, […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (3)
It’s a second straight week of how to re-shuffle the section rankings after a massive upset, in this case Davis beating previous section No. 3 Elk Grove 16-14. The Blue Devils get rewarded for the win, but so does one team they lost to earlier in the season, Woodcreek of Roseville. Anyone wishing to see […]
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Mission Viejo and Narbonne are now in the No. 4 and No. 5 slots after Centennial, Bosco and Mater Dei. After its loss to Utah team, De La Salle falls to sixth. This week’s rankings also include newcomers JSerra and Rancho Cucamonga. JSerra’s rise also makes it five Trinity League teams in the top 20....
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (1)
Since the great Joe Davidson of the Sac Bee doesn’t seem to be doing a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section rankings package this year for MaxPreps and we’re physically located within the confines of the SJS in Stockton, we thought this week, “Why not?” Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the […]
Preseason State Super 50 (Part 2)
This group of teams starting at No. 13 is led off by St. Mary’s of Stockton, which is loaded with returning players, but 2016 CIF Division II-A titlist Del Oro of Loomis is right behind. This group down to No. 25 also includes our top preseason top picks for the CIF Central Coast Section and […]
FB: What are preseason rankings?
Here is a version of a column written last week for the Stockton Record, which is a column that I do every week for that paper. This is not the edited version — which frankly was better and much tighter (thanks sports editor Bob Highfill) — but this version is easier to post on our […]
