First-year head coaches hardly ever get consideration for this honor, but Mater Dei’s Raul Lara isn’t just any first-year head coach. He joined the Monarchs after many years coaching at other schools, including a run of 13 seasons at Long Beach Poly in which he was almost State Coach of the Year before. Lara received […]
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Mr. Football 2023: Elijah Brown
For the fourth time in the last seven years, a player from Mater Dei of Santa Ana has captured the state’s longest running and perhaps most prestigious high school football honor. Elijah ended his career with several totals that put him ahead of all others who were considered: 42-2 record as a starter for three […]
Mater Dei State Team of Year 2023
Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2022-23 with big finishes over the final days of the school year in golf, swimming and track & field. For the girls, Santa Margarita has to be listed alongside its overall State School of the Year selection. Other schools […]
All-Time SoCal Unbeaten FB Teams
All teams that finished 3-0 for the once-in-a-lifetime-we-hope spring 2021 season were added to this all-time state/regional list, but there were none for 2022 or 2023. This honor roll list according to Cal-Hi Sports is of every reported unbeaten football team to ever play among schools currently in the CIF Central Section, CIF L.A. City...
2022 Football Coaching Highlights
With many of our season honors, including state coaches of the year, soon to be announced, it’s also the time when we update the all-time state coaching leaders list to include all reported results from the 2022 season. The biggest news was the retirement of Santa Ana Mater Dei head coach Bruce Rollinson, but we […]
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
It will be No. 1 St. John Bosco facing No. 3 Serra of San Mateo in the CIF Open Division final on Saturday at Saddleback College. The rest of the top 10 this week has been reshuffled with the D1-AA regional results as De La Salle moved up following its win over Folsom and Lincoln...
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
The last time that St. John Bosco was No. 1 in the state was at the start of the 2021 COVID spring season and the Braves are now back following their big win over Mater Dei last Friday. How long will MD stay at No. 2 until it gets it back? This week’s rankings prior...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 2 St. John Bosco wins the rematch against No. 1 Mater Dei, 24-22, to win CIF Southern Section D1 title and snap a 29-game win streak by the Monarchs. Retiring head coach Bruce Rollinson also doesn’t get the ultimate send off. Up north, the top two teams — Serra of San Mateo and Folsom […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco set up their rematch of MD’s 17-7 win from early October with supremely impressive outings in their CIF Southern Section D1 semifinal victories. Serra (San Mateo) moves up to No. 3 and Folsom joins the top 5 with both teams solid favorites in their section...