For this week’s column, we present the idea of splitting away the CIF Open Division state football final from the other divisions as part of the final weekend of the season. We also have suggestions about future high school games hosted by the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, show you where Heritage of Menifee’s...
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From controversial Joe Mixon of the Cincinnati Bengals to new kickers Aldrick Rosas and Rigoberto Sanchez of the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts, congrats to all of those NFL rookies from California high schools making their debuts this weekend. This column this week also includes updated state record lists for most receiving yards (single...
State Football Record Updates
Team totals are on our minds this week, beginning with Fresno High joining the 500-club for all-time reported wins, a salute to others that have moved up on that record list, such as Loyola of Los Angeles and new 600-club member Pittsburg. We also report on schools with the most NFL alumni and one NorCal...
State Football Record Updates
For this installment, we look at the four times since 1991 (a 25-year span) that De La Salle of Concord has lost in a football game to another California team in the regular season. The school’s current in-state regular-season streak also is quite long. Plus, we’ll update where Antioch’s Najee Harris stands on the all-time...
State FB Record Updates (Part 2)
California’s top two winningest all-time teams, Bakersfield and Long Beach Poly, are no longer on the list of the state’s best for the current decade and will be looking to bounce back in 2016. Bakersfield’s record for winning the most CIF state titles (set in the 1920s) also has been tied and could be surpassed...
State FB Record Updates (Part 1)
Over the next month, through the opening weekend of the 2016 football season and probably beyond, we’re going to be mixing in updates to various state football records with all of the other preseason content. For the first part of this series, we did winning streaks, losing streaks, team scoring and more. Go inside for...
State Football Record Updates
Two RBs named Harris – a senior from Tulare and a junior from Antioch — got us motivated to post new list of state’s all-time career rushing leaders. We also review the single-game and single-season QB sack records and go over new schools that have joined those with 500 or more all-time varsity wins.
So Far, So Good for 2010s
After the usual suspects at the top of the heap among schools with the best records in football so far this decade, there are some who are moving up, including McClymonds of Oakland, St. Margaret’s of San Juan Capistrano and Sutter. Go inside for a sneak peak at four other football state record categories that […]