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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 […]

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CIF State FB Previews & Picks

While Mater Dei is a solid favorite to win its fourth CIF Open Division state title and the De La Salle-Mission Viejo matchup in D1-AA looks like a toss up, the NorCal team is favored in just about all of the other 14 CIF state finals coming up this weekend at three JC stadiums in […]

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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks

For medium schools, Oak Hills of Hesperia moves up to No. 1 with tough matchups awaiting in CIF Southern Section D3 playoffs. Villa Park and Citrus Valley also get major bumps while Central Valley Christian goes back in at No. 15. For small schools, Sacred Heart Prep moves up to No. 3 after big win...

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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...

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Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (31-50)

A team that lost in a CIF state final in overtime last season starts out this group of ranked squads. There’s also two teams written up that have been in the news this week for different reasons — Edison of Huntington Beach and Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills — plus teams that went 13-1, […]

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All-State FB 2021: Medium Schools

An Inglewood team that got a lot of flak for winning a game 106-0 nonetheless was super-talented indeed and winds up leading the pack with four players who are on these all-state teams. CIF D2-AA state champ Mater Dei Catholic was right behind with three. CIF state champions Scripps Ranch, McClymonds and Marin Catholic are […]

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FINAL Medium/Small School Ranks ’21

Previously announced No. 1 teams were Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista for medium & Menlo School of Atherton for small. D2-A state champion Scripps Ranch of San Diego & D6AA state champion Argonaut of Jackson both jump up in each at the end as well. We jumped an 11-5 team up there for medium...

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Friday CIF Regional Scoreboard

For the first time since the modern day CIF state championships began in 2006, the green-and-silver colors of Concord De La Salle will be missing after the Spartans were upset at home by Folsom in the D1-AA regional final. The Bulldogs will play a familiar foe in next week’s state championship, Cathedral Catholic of San […]

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All-Time All-Section/All-County Teams (Part 3)

Based on how these players did after high school, here is a look at three more of these teams in another short series we’ve done as we wait for the next football season to hopefully begin in the state. For this group of teams, we have the best-ever based on after high school success from...

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Girls VB: Marin Catholic four-peat

If you’re a Bay Area high school girls volleyball fan, you’ve probably heard about them, but in case you haven’t we’re here to tell you. There is a California girls volleyball force in the Redwood Empire portion of the CIF North Coast Section from a school in the shadow of majestic Mt. Tamalpais recently known […]

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