Two players who were key players on teams that won CIF state football titles last December — Mason Eagel from St. Mary’s of Stockton and Cash Byington of Sonora — led the North team to a big win over the South in Saturday’s 50th Lions All-Star Football Game played in Tracy. There also was a […]
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Lions All-Star FB Hits 50th Year
The Stockton-Modesto area local all-star football game, which we provide support for as a way of giving back to the community in which we live, will be celebrating its 50th year on Saturday night at Wayne Schneider Stadium in Tracy. And this year, for the first time, girls flag football all-stars will get to play […]
NFL Draft: Mater Dei’s Bailey Goes No. 2
One year after Servite of Anaheim had teammates get picked inside the top eight in the first round of the NFL Draft, Trinity League rival Mater Dei of Santa Ana sees one of its own go at No. 2 in the 2026 draft. Rush end David Bailey also was on the same team as a […]
How Terry Donahue Got Inspired for Showcase Event
In a shifting college football landscape where opportunities for high school athletes are increasingly rare, the National Football Foundation (NFF) is bridging the gap by creating a direct pipeline for student-athletes through its four annual NFF Showcases. One of those showcases takes place this weekend on Saturday at Great Park in Irvine and also is […]
All-State FB: Frosh Watch List 2025
This isn’t quite the same as an all-state team, but we’re once again presenting a list of leading freshman football players in the state from the 2025 season who may be on track to be on the all-state sophomore teams next season. The already announced State Freshman Player of the Year was quarterback Marcus Washington...
Cali Super Bowl Alums 2026
We have one of the highest totals in recent years with 13 players on the roster of either the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots. It doesn’t quite lead the nation, however, as Texas checked in with 14. We did beat Florida this time, which has eight, and we have one of the two starting […]
All-State FB 2025: 1st Team Offense
It’s time for the final pieces of the 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Team honors to be announced, which is offense, defense and multi-purpose with no restrictions on school size or year in school. Go inside this post for writeups of the 11 players on offense plus a kicker and three of the six […]
All-State FB 2025: 1st Team Defense
Here are the 11 defensive players plus one punter and three of the other six multi-purpose players who have been named First Team Overall on the 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. There has to be a minimum of three DLs, LBs and DBs among this group and we went with a 3-4-4. Within […]
All-State FB 2025: 2nd & 3rd Teams
Here is what we consider our final post for the 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Team honors. It’s the one that’s for those on 2nd & 3rd Teams. There will still be an all-state watch list for freshmen to come, but it can’t be done like our other all-state teams. Like the first team...
All-State FB 2025: Medium Schools
The 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams now adds the top selections from schools that were deemed medium schools from the 2025 season. Among the schools that have landed more than one player on first or second team are Bakersfield Christian, Ventura, Downey, Tustin, Oak Hills of Hesperia, Barstow and McClymonds of Oakland. It […]
