As is our custom, we take the previous bubble list and turn it into actual rankings of the next 25 teams for the end of the season. This group is led by Los Alamitos (up two spots from previous ranking) and then there’s CIF D1-A state runner-up St. Bonaventure. La Serna goes in front of...
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
With the various CIF section playoffs around the state moving into their last two weeks, there is a lot of change in the rankings. The biggest movers coming up include Murrieta Valley (up 13 places), Central of Fresno (up six) and Los Gatos (up six). We also have six newcomers, led by new No. 36...
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...
Boys BB: State Ranks By Divisions
Yes, we will once again have final divisional state rankings this season, but we can’t get them started until the CIF does its divisional placements and then there’s not enough time to get them done until the first round of the regional playoffs begin. No. 1 teams at this point of the sprint to the […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
In this week’s new boys basketball State Top 25 there is plenty of movement following the result of a big NorCal vs. SoCal contest played at the State Preview Classic at Colony High School. There are also two newcomers, one from the North and one from the South, from traditional power leagues in each region....
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
There were some terrific matchups last week, but the only changes are at the bottom of this week’s boys basketball State Top 25 rankings as the post-season nears. A couple of close games could have altered the rankings significantly if the underdogs pulled out victories, but in most instances the higher ranked teams won. Newcomers...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
For the first time in as long as we can remember two of our NorCal honorees are from the CIF Central Section which we remind our readers that for this and all our weekly features honoring players is considered part of Northern California. One of those two also could be about to reach 7,000 career […]
All-State Football Nominees (Part 1)
Believe it or not, but we’ve reached 40 years since Cal-Hi Sports founder Nelson Tennis (1936-2004) sat down and jotted down the first postseason all-state football team for California. We’ve been doing them ever since and it’s gotten bigger and better we hope each time. Just last year, we added an all-state patch ordering system […]