It’s time for the 45th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams to check in with a salute to the outstanding juniors from the Class of 2025. A strong QB class shows one on first team as usual with four on first team multi-purpose, although one multi-purpose player who played receiver-defensive back just had to get...
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All-State Football 2023: Sophomores
Welcome to the first selections for the 45th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. We may not be the granddaddy of them all (copyright Rose Bowl) but we’re pretty sure there’s been some grandpas who we’ve chosen in the past for these teams. We begin with a look at those getting first & second team...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
The funnel this week is even narrower than last week as the 2023 football season winds down and we get close to switching our Players of the Week from football to basketball. Despite the number of teams in action being nearly halved this past week, we still found six worthy honorees. We have one who […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. The CIF Central Section players were off-the-charts last week with Jerod Bubba Smith of Fowler leading the group...
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. Last week alone, we had three QBs come up with seven TD passes in one game. There also...
More Boys State Athletes of the Year
For the 2022-23 school year, in addition to overall honoree Rodrick Pleasant, we have more special athletes selected among boys for juniors, sophomores, freshmen and those from divisions (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5). The junior winner is one we could see competing in the Olympics next summer in Paris. The sophomore winner had the […]
All-State FB: Frosh Watch List
Here is a watch list of leading freshmen football players in the state from the 2022 season who are on track to be all-state sophomores next season. We had a State Freshman Player of the Year named a month ago, but we still do not believe it would be legitimate to do an actual all-state...
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. State No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana has collected two of them. We also have our first-ever State Freshman of the Year. Plus, versatility on both sides of the ball helps the top honorees […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. We begin with an emerging Bay Area QB who passed for 509 yards in one game. We also have established one freshman state passing record already set by Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel. Plus, we have a record held at Helix...
Freshman FB Players To Watch (Part 1)
As a companion list to a group of those considered more near the top of the state to be the first-ever State Freshman Player of the Year, here’s a more comprehensive list of those now on our radar screen as ninth graders we’ll likely be following for the next few years. FOR INTRO ABOUT FIRST-EVER...
