After the Sac-Joaquin Section, the next stop in our tour of the state through the selection of preseason football honor squads is just to the south for the CIF Central Section. Among the schools with more than one player on first team are Central of Fresno, Liberty of Bakersfield, Buchanan of Clovis, Garces of Bakersfield...
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Looking Ahead To State’s New Schools
It may be in the middle of a pandemic and with no athletic competitions scheduled until January, but there are still new comprehensive high schools officially opening in the state. We found two from the 2019-20 school year that are supposed to have sports for 2020-21, there is one opening this week in the CIF […]
NFL Draft Rundown (2020)
California only gets one player in the first round for the second straight year, but we can still point with pride at the 2018 draft when there were five in the top 15. Oaks Christian of Westlake Village is the only school that had two alums named this year and we have three chosen who […]
All-State FB 2019: 2nd & 3rd Teams
Releasing these teams on the same day as first team overall can tend to lessen the attention that these players receive, but we do it so people know right away which ones came the closest to first team. Still, these second team players are great in their own right and we know it’s almost a...
All-State Football 2019: Juniors
Following the release of our all-state sophomores several days ago, it’s time just before the Super Bowl to announce those who are all-state juniors for the 2019 season. State Junior of the Year Tyler Buchner of La Jolla Bishop’s was placed multi-purpose due to his massive rushing totals to go with his passing. That left...
FINAL State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
De La Salle stays third behind St. John Bosco and Mater Dei for the final rankings, Central of Fresno achieves highest-ever state ranking at No. 5, and Corona del Mar ends at No. 7. Three others also moving up after what happened at this year’s CIF state championships are Monterey Trail of Elk Grove, Folsom...
Friday CIF State Finals
Central of Fresno & Clayton Valley of Concord capture CIF state football titles on Friday night at Cerritos College. It’s the first title for both and the first one for a Fresno school in Division 1 or higher after the Grizzlies bounced Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth in the D1-AA final. Clayton Valley came through on […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Servite stays in top 10 despite loss to Mission Viejo, but Centennial of Corona, Helix of La Mesa and Central of Fresno do get to move up. A big jump was warranted, meanwhile, for Carlsbad after its win over Cathedral Catholic. Also gaining bumps are Sierra Canyon and San Clemente. For teams ranked No. 26...
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There’s lots of shuffling this week after previous No. 7 Narbonne’s ouster from the CIF L.A. CIty Section playoffs plus previous No. 10 Cathedral Catholic of San Diego suffering an upset loss in its regular season finale. Most of these teams have now been seeded into their various section playoffs, but there’s still regular season...
