Category Archives: Football Scores/Game Writeups
Saturday CIF State Football Finals
Santa Margarita completes dominant playoff run with big win vs De La Salle to win its first CIF Open Division state title on Saturday at Saddleback College. The Eagles (11-3) just got better and better and better in every playoff game. It also capped a day in which two other undefeated teams had their seasons […]
Friday CIF State Football Finals
On an incredibly foggy night in Mission Viejo with its All-American quarterback sidelined with an injury, Folsom had no trouble putting down Cathedral Catholic of San Diego in the CIF D1-AA state championship. It’s the sixth CIF state title for the program, which is now one away from the state record. It also became a […]
Weekend Regional FB Scoreboard (Saturday)
After a night of “AA” regional finals, the CIF regional finals were held on Saturday in the “A” divisions, led by NorCal 1-A champion Central East of Fresno and SoCal 1-A champion Pacifica of Oxnard. Both Sonora (14-0) and Rio Hondo Prep (15-0) also won in 2-A region finals as what we’d call legit small […]
SJS Football Title Game Recaps
Friday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section football championships at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento led by Folsom winning its fifth straight Division I title. League rival Oak Ridge gave the Bulldogs some tough moments, but they never trailed. Woodcreek, Sutter & Calaveras also captured their first-ever section crowns. Note: We won’t be able to duplicate these recaps for […]
Pitt Comes Close Again in loss to DLS
Despite not punting once, the quest for Pittsburg High to finally get past state No. 5 De La Salle of Concord in the CIF North Coast Section Open Division championship came up a couple of plays short in a 24-17 loss on Friday. The Spartans made the big plays they needed in the fourth quarter […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
There will be a new No. 1 atop the state next week and based on what happened on Friday night in the CIF Southern Section D1 quarterfinals we’re pretty sure which team that has to be. In very stormy, rainy conditions, No. 1 and unbeaten Sierra Canyon’s loss to No. 6 Santa Margarita wasn’t that […]
SJS Bowls: Kids Just Want to Play
Will the first-ever bowl games played at the CIF section level in the state help with competitive matchups in the early round of playoffs? Some but not that much. Will they feel the same as a playoff game? It had elements of it, but we didn’t think so. They are like college bowl games in […]
MD tops Bosco in one of best in rivalry
State’s No. 1 team from St. John Bosco falls in final regular season game to its rivals from Mater Dei on Friday, 36-31, in a matchup that shows the Monarchs (even with two losses on their slate) are very, very capable at full strength to be able to win their third straight CIF Open Division […]
