Category Archives: football
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
On the eve of No. 1 and No. 3 playing in Santa Ana, there were a couple of Friday upsets. In San Diego, No. 15 Lincoln was felled by Madison. And in Murrieta, No. 16 Vista Murrieta faked a PAT kick with 42 seconds left that didn’t work for a two-point conversion and lost 49-48 […]
Top 12 Most Unique/Best Rival Trophies
With a Thanksgiving Day matchup that continued as a tradition all the way to this season, the No. 1 spot in a list of the state’s most unique/best rivalry trophies has to go to the Big Bone for Lincoln of San Jose vs. San Jose High. Some of the others include a cowhide, a stagecoach […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school football and is now in its seventh week as part of the 2021-22 school year. We’ve already featured the eight TD pass game by San Diego Mission Bay’s Clash Orsborn, but there were some other big-time standouts deserving of attention. Also...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Once again this week we remind readers that besides looking for hidden talent that doesn’t get a lot of ink, we use this feature for finding entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book. This week we have both categories covered. We start in San Mateo and then go to Brentwood and Patterson in Northern […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
It will be No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 3 Servite on Saturday night at the Santa Ana Bowl. The big mover of the week, as one would expect, is Rocklin. The 40-7 winner over previous No. 11 Folsom goes up from No. 16 to No. 9. We also have more modest gains for Vista...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
There are two newcomers this week and both of them are in for the first time this season — San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno and Villa Park. The biggest movers among this group, meanwhile, are both from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section: Jesuit of Carmichael and Central Catholic of Modesto. Go inside for breakdowns of all...
Najee Harris’ Mr. Football Writeup
For the first time since 1986, a non-senior athlete in 2015 gained acclaim as the Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State Player of the Year. Antioch’s Najee Harris won out due to the season he had, local consensus over another top candidate and how great he looked up close against top competition. Will a non-senior be […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
In the only matchup of Friday night between two top 10 teams, No. 4 Centennial (Corona) rolls in the second half for a win against No. 10 Norco. The most shocking score was up north as No. 11 Folsom didn’t just lose to No. 16 Rocklin but was overwhelmed, 40-7. Saturday score, notes & updates […]
Top Medium/Small School Teams
Matching our previously released State TOP 50 rankings order, Warren of Downey lands at No. 1 in this look at teams representing schools that are determined to be medium-sized in scope, competition and traditional playoff divisions. For the small schools, the first No. 1 team of the 2021 season is St. Genevieve of Panorama City. […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports and is now in its sixth week as part of the 2021-22 school year. We’ve already featured the 27-catch game by L.A. Franklin’s Hector Ceballos, but there were some other receiving totals that also have already been added to our...
