The last two performances for the senior standout from Santa Margarita Catholic of Rancho Santa Margarita wound up being the difference in a close call over two others. Mosley is the first-ever winner of the state’s longest-running player of the year honor from his school, but he’s the eighth in the last 10 years from […]
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State Stat Stars & Record Updates
There’s two weeks of performances to catch up with this time. We lead off with the 15th coach in state history to reach 300 career wins, then go over where Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel will likely end up on various career passing lists now that unfortunately his season is over with a knee injury. We...
All State Individual Records Updated
We just went ahead and finished updating all individual state football records in the last few days. The most attention this season will be on Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel moving toward the top of the all-time passing & total offense lists. And making it more impactful is that the players he may be passing on […]
Mr. Football 2024: Brady Smigiel
Much improved rushing totals plus only three interceptions compared to 49 TD passes all helped Newbury Park junior Brady Smigiel to capture the state’s longest running and perhaps most prestigious high school football honor. It was a very difficult selection and we spell it all out. Smigiel, who led the Panthers to the CIF Southern […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Mater Dei and De La Salle will head into the CIF Open Division state final at No. 1 and No. 4 in the state. The big news this week among these teams is Newbury Park going from No. 15 up to No. 9. Unlike top seed Murrieta Valley in the CIFSS D2 playoffs, the Panthers...
Preseason All-State Football Teams
This is the 38th consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports compiling a preseason all-state football team. We have first team, second team, and third team just missed. Note: There are no writeups for each player (like there will be for the official, end of season all-state first team) but all have writeups within this year’s various […]
QBs in the All-Time State Records
Here’s a look at quarterbacks from around the state coming into the 2024 season who already have their names in the state record lists that were started and have been maintained by Cal-Hi Sports for four decades. All major categories are now updated and ready to go for the upcoming season. Note: We hope you […]
Class of 26 FB: First Hot 100
Mater Dei wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. moves to the top of the state among this class after his transfer from Ohio. Another Monarchs’ transfer, offensive tackle Kodi Greene Jr., is not far behind. This class, however, is also about quarterbacks, led by two of the very best incoming juniors in the nation. FOR A...
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...
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...
