We go over why we’re moving up Corona Centennial to No. 2 this week instead of dropping previous No. 1 Mater Dei down to No. 2 behind new No. 1 St. John Bosco. This also is a good week to give JSerra a bump to No. 6 before the Lions take a crack at the...
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NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
It wasn’t playing in front of us that caused Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth to be raised from the bubble to No. 37 as the highest ranked newcomer on this week’s state rankings. It was beating previously ranked Bakersfield 31-7 and doing on the same night that Grace Brethren (also going into this week’s rankings) upset...
What We’ve Learned So Far 2018
Even though there are some teams that have played six games, this is the week we consider as the halfway point of the 2018 football season. Games that we’ve attended have been Folsom at De La Salle, the Honor Bowl at St. Francis of Mountain View (five games), Stockton St. Mary’s at Central Catholic (Modesto), […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Vista Murrieta and Narbonne move up eight and 10 positions, respectively, after posting major triumphs against San Diego Madison and Serra of Gardena. We also have five other newcomers this week in addition to new No. 24 Villa Park, including Lawndale, Helix of La Mesa, Capistrano Valley, Bishop O’Dowd and California of San Ramon. For...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
We only dropped Orange Lutheran one spot for losing to No. 4 Corona Centennial in what was a tight game until midway in the fourth quarter. Centennial also may benefit later on in CIFSS D1 playoff seedings due to No. 1 Mater Dei now having a forfeit loss. The one team getting a strong boost...
Preseason All-S.Bay/Long Beach FB
This is the group that includes St. John Bosco of Bellflower, which like Mater Dei of Santa Ana, also has been getting No. 1 in the nation preseason accolades. The Braves obviously dominate with 12 players written up. Serra of Gardena also is in this region of the CIF Southern Section and checks in with...
Preseason State 50 Football Ranks (2)
Jesuit of Carmichael and Liberty of Brentwood could have all-time best teams this season and highlight this group of squads that have been ranked from No. 16 to No. 34 in the state in the preseason. We also have our preseason No. 1 teams from the CIF San Diego Section and CIF Central Coast Section […]
Girls BB: All-State Best of Best 2018
The four finalists for Ms. Basketball are joined by 26 others on the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams regardless of CIF division or class. This year’s first team only has three seniors but it’s loaded with six juniors and in a rare occurrence one freshman. We’re lucky to have covered some of the greatest […]
State Coach of Year: McKinsey Hadley
Serra of Gardena two-time CIF state champion coach was mentored early in his life as an athlete and then later as an up-and-coming coach by the late Dwan Hurt. While Hurt was a boys basketball coach at Serra for 28 years, Hadley has built up the school’s girls program since he took it over in […]
Chino Hills, Serra win CIF crowns
Friday’s games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento highlighted by the D1 finals, which saw the Huskies and big man Onyeka Okongwu capture their second CIF state title in three years. The Serra girls also won second CIF state title in their third championship appearance in six years. Other state championships earned on Friday […]
