Category Archives: CIF State Championships
More State Football Coaches of Year
Here are the choices from among those schools considered medium-size and small for the 2017 season. Our medium schools honoree is more known for his work at small schools, but since his team this year was in the CIF D2-A state final we can pick him for medium. Our small schools honoree has done an […]
Serra Football: Never Better
The Word ‘Never’ Was Used A Lot Among The Serra Football Team In 2017 — A Team Never Short On Resilience Or Talent • Story by CHACE BRYSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Note: To check out more SportStars Magazine coverage of this year’s CIF state football finals plus many more free features from […]
FINAL State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
We explain why De La Salle only dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 and why Helix ended up at No. 10 after those two teams lost in the CIF state title games. This part of the final rankings only includes one new team, St. Mary’s of Stockton, which was selected for Cajon of San...
FINAL State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
CIF state champions St. Francis of Mountain View (up one) and Bishop Diego of Santa Barbara (up seven) both get bumps for the final rankings of the season. Others moving up are Oakdale, Tulare and Jesuit of Carmichael. There also are two new teams in the final State Top 50 and for the final rankings...
Mater Dei Caps Off Magical Season
Monarchs defeat late 1990s nemesis De La Salle of Concord to win their first state title and give them a claim to be among state’s greatest squads ever. Their 56-21 triumph included big plays by the usual stars like JT Daniels and Amon-Ra St. Brown plus a few previously unknown ones. They also will be […]
More CIF Sac State Saturday Finals
Narbonne of Harbor City and St. Francis of Mountain View capture D1-A and D2-A crowns. It was a wild-and-wacky finish as the Gauchos defeated Pittsburg 27-21 while St. Francis won a battle of Lancers 22-13. It is the second state title in three years for Narbonne, but it’s the first for St. Francis. Congratulations to […]
Friday Finals: Serra, Folsom win
Explosive Bulldogs make their home crowd happy with 49-42 victory over Helix of La Mesa in CIF Division 1-AA state final to win their program’s third CIF state crown. They won with a lineup of numerous underclass standouts, which begs the question whether they’ll aim even higher next season. In Friday’s other CIF state final […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
Both Folsom and Helix will be among the top 10 in the state when they play in Friday’s CIF D1-AA state final at No. 5 and No. 7. We also will have No. 10 Narbonne taking on No. 13 Pittsburg for CIF D1-A crown this weekend plus No. 23 Serra of San Mateo meeting No....
