It’s back to Mater Dei for the No. 1 ranking after the Monarchs win title at nation’s best tournament in Arizona. They beat national No. 1 team from Georgia in the final. Still, they may have to play league rival Santa Margarita three more times this season and it wouldn’t surprise anyone to see them […]
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State Athlete of Year: Javelin Guidry
For the second straight year, Vista Murrieta can claim the State Boys Athlete of the Year. It’s another member of the Broncos’ track team who gets the nod, but this time sprinter Javelin Guidry also happened to have been one of the top football defensive backs in Southern California last fall as well. For the […]
Honorable Mention Schools of Year
To go with our annual State Schools of the Year tribute, here are some additional schools that were on our board in the various CIF state divisions and in our own five-division format that we would consider to be honorable mention.
Final Look: Class of 2017 Football
Going by consensus of Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 24/7, it’s a tie between Antioch’s Najee Harris and Redlands East Valley’s Jaelen Phillips as to which would be the state’s top college prospect as freshmen heading into the 2017 season. We’ll break the tie since Najee was Mr. Football State Player of the Year as a...
State Stat Stars of the Week
Two of our stat stars this week also are currently being considered for all-state basketball teams: Chase Watkins of Watsonville St. Francis and Brooke Panfili of Lafayette Acalanes. This week’s baseball honor roll also includes pitchers with ERAs of 0.25, 0.25 and 0.19, including one sophomore from Vista Murrieta who beat state’s No. 2-ranked team. […]
FINAL, Expanded Top 50 (No. 1-20)
More reasons given for De La Salle staying fourth and St. Mary’s staying sixth. In other final moves, Helix flip-flops with Folsom at No. 11, Vista Murrieta and CIF state champ Madison both come up five spots and Calabasas ends up at No. 20. If you can’t see this post, it’s easy to become a...
Week 12 Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
It’s not too surprising that two state-ranked teams – No. 9 Serra of Gardena and No. 21 Bishop Amat of La Puente – lost in the first round of the CIF Southern Section D1 playoffs due to the strength of the first 12 to 14 teams. But it was more of shocker that state No. […]
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Despite losses to top nationally ranked opponents, there’s still not enough to drop either Corona Centennial or St. John Bosco behind Mater Dei for the top three positions in Southern California. De La Salle, on the other hand, has to drop behind Mater Dei after its one-point win over Servite. That’s why our new state...
State Athlete of Year: Michael Norman
It’s a close call between the all-time great Vista Murrieta track sprinter and all-time great basketball player Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills. Swimmer Grant Shoults of Santa Margarita also made a strong push. Waiting for Norman to place fifth in the U.S. Olympic trials in the 200 and to win an under-20 world title is […]
More State Boys Athletes of Year
Among others earning top state honors are Najee Harris of Antioch (juniors), U.S. Olympian Ben Hallock of Harvard-Westlake (Division III) and Andrew Daschbach of Sacred Heart Prep (Division IV). Alexander Mattison of San Bernardino also is third-ever State Three-Sport Athlete of the Year. Finally, what would a State Athlete of the Year package be without […]
