There were plenty of results to pour over, but when this week’s boys basketball State TOP 25 was set, there is only one huge change and two newcomers to the industry’s longest running state (or national) high school rankings. In this special MLK edition, state power Mater Dei falls, but did the Monarchs fall all...
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Alternate Universe State FB Playoffs
In this universe, the state’s high school sports landscape evolved much differently, with two very large sections (north & south) and a much more robust CIF state association. No results were changed in the 2022 state playoffs that just ended in our alternate universe, but the Open Division state championship saw St. John Bosco defeat...
FINAL State TOP 75 FB Ranks (1-25)
It takes us extra time for the final football rankings since all of them are expanded and checked through several times. Here’s the first 25 teams in which the changes are minimal compared to the previous rankings due to various head-to-head results. Liberty of Bakersfield inched upward one spot while CIF San Diego Section Open...
History-Making CIF Friday FB Finals
De La Salle of Concord is denied in its attempt to break state record for most state titles by a Lincoln of San Diego squad that won its first-ever crown in Friday’s CIF D1-AA championship. In the D2-AA state final, Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista wins its second in a row and prevents McClymonds […]
CIF State FB Previews & Picks
Wet weather is forecast for the Saturday games at home sites in Northern California, but it should be okay for the five games being played on Friday and Saturday at Saddleback College. Schools looking to win state titles for the first time are plentiful. Those looking for more include the school tied for the most […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
During the regular season we had in the range of 500 games to choose from for these honors but once the playoffs started the funnel narrows as the field is basically halved each week until this final week of honoring football players when we only had 26 games in the whole state. Despite that fact, […]
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
It will be No. 1 St. John Bosco facing No. 3 Serra of San Mateo in the CIF Open Division final on Saturday at Saddleback College. The rest of the top 10 this week has been reshuffled with the D1-AA regional results as De La Salle moved up following its win over Folsom and Lincoln...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco set up their rematch of MD’s 17-7 win from early October with supremely impressive outings in their CIF Southern Section D1 semifinal victories. Serra (San Mateo) moves up to No. 3 and Folsom joins the top 5 with both teams solid favorites in their section...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
There was a lot of history made on Friday night as No. 1 Mater Dei posted the first shutout of No. 3 Los Alamitos since 1987 (snapping a state/national record at 444 games), No. 2 St. John Bosco rolled over No. 5 Mission Viejo (but did not shut out the Diablos) and No. 10 De […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Many of the very best teams at the top of the state had first-round section playoff byes this week, but starting with No. 10 Edison of Huntington Beach and moving down there were some super close thrillers that ended the season for many deserving teams, including the Chargers. Up north, No. 4 Serra (San Mateo) […]
