There were only five players from California high schools on the active rosters for this year’s Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. That is the lowest total counted since we’ve been doing these state-by-state counts over the past 30 years. We do a lot better looking at the two coaching staffs. […]
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (26-50)
It’s never too late to go into the TOP 50 of the state and we have three newcomers this week who are going in for the first time: Lemoore, Granite Hills of El Cajon and Marin Catholic of Kentfield. McClymonds of Oakland and Mater Dei Catholic also are moving up and could play each other...
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (21-40)
This group of leading girls hoops teams in the state for the 2022-23 season is led off by defending CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D1 champion Oak Ridge. We also have a state champion in D2 from last season, a team with a player looking to move up big-time on the all-time career scoring list and at […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (26-50)
Group of five new teams this week includes upset special winner Turlock from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. The others are all from the SJS as well along with Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista. Highest risers of the week are led by Buchanan of Clovis (avenged a loss) along with Manteca. FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Saturday updates added. All of the results are in before pairings were announced Saturday in one section with others coming on Sunday. The regular season still has one week to go in the S.F. Bay Area sections. The biggest winners of the night — with no upsets in the top 10 — were Lincoln of […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (26-50)
There are two newcomers for this week, led by Campolindo of Moraga, which not only won a showdown game involving two 6-0 teams but was helped out a great deal by a team it beat earlier in the season. The other newcomer is a welcome back to San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno. This week also...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
This week we visit a couple of state-ranked teams, one of which has some big-time stars, but those players were not the ones honored. We also uncovered some diamonds in the rough, plus one from a well-known family in the Bay Area. Our stops are in Brentwood, Woodlake and El Dorado Hills in Northern California, […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (26-50)
The biggest changes this week are among this group as Oak Hills of Hesperia jumps from the bubble to No. 31 after its win over St. Bonaventure plus Citrus Valley’s win over previous No. 20 Norco. Citrus Valley also is a newly ranked team that debuts inside top 35. This week’s other two newcomers are...
Girls BB: Divisional All-State 2022
After yesterday’s release of the all-state underclass girls basketball teams, we move on to the all-state teams for the 2021-22 season according to the five CIF divisions. It can get confusing about which divisions which players are in for schools that were not in the NorCal or SoCal regional playoffs, but every player was considered […]
State’s All-Time NFL Starting QBs (Updated)
One day after longtime NFL QB and Oakland Tech grad Josh Johnson made a start for the Baltimore Ravens, Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills grad Ian Book is making his first-ever NFL start for the New Orleans Saints. Earlier this year, Bakersfield Liberty’s Jordan Love made his first for the Green Bay Packers. Here’s...
