It took a bit longer to get out the final divisional rankings this year because we also wanted to run them in conjunction with proposed mythical state playoff brackets. Teams that have come up the most in final rankings are De La Salle and Elk Grove (D1), Palma of Salinas and Arroyo of San Lorenzo...
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Elite 11 QB Matt Corral
He’s looking forward to a fresh start at Long Beach Poly after going to The Opening later this summer in Oregon. At Poly, he’ll have the surrounding talent to lead the Jackrabbits in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs, but will it be enough to make a run at the big three of St. […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
There was some movement after the first three spots and we might even move the next four spots around next week again after taking a closer look at each team’s overall bodies of work. They are difficult to gauge with injuries and lineups at full strength vs. limited strength and all sorts of other aspects...
All-State FB Noms (Southern Sec)
Here’s the final set of nominees to get us going toward selection of the 38th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. This final group of players who have been placed on our board of nominees are all from the CIF Southern Section. Don’t get mad if a player isn’t listed. It’s our goal not to […]
CIF SoCal Bowl Board Updates
Go here for team-by-team outlooks and for the matchups we’d like to see in this year’s SoCal bowl games for next weekend. Note: This post has been updated through Saturday night. Also note that for this run through we went with Bakersfield Christian, Selma and Strathmore as the three CIF Central Section teams that should...
CIF SoCal Bowl Board No. 5
Madison of San Diego is back on the board, but as the place-holder for the section’s Division I bracket after dropping out of that section’s Open Division. Other new teams include Christian of El Cajon and Southwest of El Centro. We will run these simulations each week through the various section playoffs. And look for...
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
There were few moves to be made after a week that saw almost all of the state’s best teams roll in their final games of the regular season. Previous No. 10 Monte Vista of Danville did have to drop after its loss to No. 8 De La Salle and the Mustangs’ spot in the order...
CIF SoCal Bowl Board No. 4
New teams on the SoCal board this week include Lompoc, Pacific of San Bernardino and Santa Ana. We also went back to Cathedral of Los Angeles being highest among CIF Southern Section Division III schools and now have Selma in the south instead of the north. We will run these simulations each week through the...
Two QBs get 9 TDs same night
Quinn Commans of Whittier Christian and Robbie Blosser of L.A. Salesian both tie the CIF Southern Section record for most TD passes in one game on the same night. They’re also going into the state record book one spot behind record total of 10. RELATED: State Record Updates Column on best all-time team winning totals […]
Buena Park FB History Highlights
If you’re looking for a school that’s trying and succeeding at erasing a losing past, then look no further than Buena Park. The Coyotes had suffered through some abysmal decades, especially the 1980s and 2000s, and then head coach Anthony White arrived. They’ve already won more games in one decade than in any other and […]
