We stay inside the CIF North Coast Section for our next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California, going from the East Bay portion of the section to the Redwood Empire. We do the Redwood Empire separately since it is the home of associate editor Harold Abend as...
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All-State FB 2023: Medium Schools
It can be confusing what’s medium schools vs large schools, especially in the world of competitive equity playoff divisions in which schools don’t know what divisions they will be in until playoffs actually begin, but we rely on our experience of covering the state to keep the format working. CIF D2-AA finalists La Serna of […]
Redwood Empire Football Weekend
There wasn’t a wine glass in sight as the schedule for the final weekend of the regular season in the CIF North Coast Section made it possible to see San Marin of Novato (9-0) play Marin Catholic of Kentfield (9-0) plus Windsor (7-1-1) play Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa (9-0) on back-to-back days. Here’s what […]
Preseason Redwood Empire FB Team
Since it’s the home base for one correspondent and our associate editor, the Redwood Empire region of the CIF North Coast Section has always been a little special for us. That’s one reason why it has always been given a special breakdown for our annual tour of the state through preseason all-area or all-section football...
Top Medium/Small School Teams
Matching our previously released State TOP 50 rankings order, Warren of Downey lands at No. 1 in this look at teams representing schools that are determined to be medium-sized in scope, competition and traditional playoff divisions. For the small schools, the first No. 1 team of the 2021 season is St. Genevieve of Panorama City. […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
All three of our SoCal choices for this week also go into the state record book in the categories of single game rushing yards, single game sacks and career field goals. And one of our NorCal picks was in a 76-62 contest that beat a winner from last week. The full roster of six hails […]
NEW Bay Area 25 Football Rankings
Big winners include St. Mary’s of Berkeley, Serra of San Mateo and this week’s only newcomer, Windsor. The North Bay is still shaking, meanwhile, with Napa Justin-Siena’s win over Marin Catholic in a league game.
