(Saturday score added) There were a lot of teams that lost on Thursday and Friday, but the only ones who did to lower ranked teams were No. 7 Carlsbad, No. 12 Long Beach Poly and No. 22 Rancho Cucamonga. The CIF San Diego Section Open Division semifinals (one played Thursday, the other Friday) were about […]
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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
For medium schools, Grant of Sacramento only drops one spot after one-point loss to Monterey Trail (which is large schools). Marin Catholic and San Marin also both up one spot and both now in top 10 as buildup for their game next week gets going. For small schools, Sonora not only jumps in as a...
State FB Playoffs: Early Season Primer
It’s never too early to start thinking about CIF state football championships, especially when just about every year there are changes in some of the CIF section playoff formats that are sure to impact what happens when the regional games are selected. The biggest changes this year are in the CCS and in the Sac-Joaquin. […]
Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team
Perennial powerhouse Folsom is expected to get a big challenge in the SJS this season from Sierra Foothill League rival Granite Bay along with St. Mary’s of Stockton from the south. All three of those teams have more than one preseason all-section honoree. This is the latest stop in our annual tour of the state...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
With one week to go in the season and before State Teams of the Year are named, the top five shuffles a bit with Valley Christian (San Jose) inching up to No. 2 behind JSerra. The opt out of the Lions for this week’s CIF regional playoffs just can’t cause a change at the top....
Girls BB: Saluting Section Champions
State No. 1 Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth keeps on rolling with CIF Southern Section Open Division title. We also have roundups of other games at the Honda Center in Anaheim and from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Every section champion also deserves to get a mention so that’s what this massive list of teams […]
Salute to Pete Saco
The longtime commissioner of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section (from 1996 to 2014) died last weekend after a long battle with cancer. His impact on high school athletics will be felt for decades not just in his section but throughout the state. For the more than 40 years in which we’ve come to know many of […]
FINAL All-State FB Noms (NorCal)
Here is the first of three updated lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2022 season all-state football teams. These are from Northern California CIF sections (not including Central Section). Thanks to everyone who sent in info about these players compared to the first list of nominees that we compiled. It’s not too...
Nichelson Inspires With All-Around Play
Manteca’s Blake Nichelson will start the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D2 playoffs next week with 79 career touchdowns and a firm commitment to Florida State. It’s his versatility to literally play any position on the field, however, that can spark lively conversations about how his development as a player will evolve in future seasons. Note: We […]
Preseason All-Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team
We now head to the north for the third stop in a tour of the state through the selection of preseason football honor squads. This time, it’s our home base area with the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. Folsom is the obvious team to beat and has many written up on this team. Among other schools with...
