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 […]
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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...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
With the end of the season in sight now that all section championships are in the books, Serra of San Mateo joins the top five and Lutheran of Orange joins the top 10. Folsom and Pittsburg both move up while three teams going into this first group are led by new No. 18 Helix of...
NEW Sac-Joaquin Section TOP 5 List
Last week on the FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five linebackers this fall in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, according to CalHiSports.com.
NEW Sac-Joaquin Section TOP 5 List
Last week on the FOX 40 Final Quarter high school football show, hosts Jim Crandell and Kristina Werner revealed a list of the top five defensive linemen this fall in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, according to CalHiSports.com.
Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team
We obviously couldn’t do these preseason teams in a tour of the state last year and are late in getting started this year, but here we go. This first one is for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and it’s a 30-player squad dominated by D1 title favorite Folsom. Stockton rival schools St. Mary’s and Lincoln also...
Section by Section COVID Updates
The CIF Southern Section got Tuesday going with an announcement that it was canceling its fall sports playoffs and championships to give its leagues and its schools more time to get games in. The CIF Central Section and CIF L.A. City Section made the same moves in the morning as well. The San Diego and […]
Key Dates To Watch As 2021 Begins
As the new year starts and the old one thankfully has passed into the history books, here’s a look at what and when to watch for the return of high school sports in California. It figures to be a difficult first two months with surging cases of COVID-19, but at some point there will be […]
