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More State Football Players of the Year

Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. And since Mr. Football is a junior and from a medium school, we also have additional honorees this time for large schools and seniors. To see who has been named Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football State […]

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FINAL Divisional State FB Rankings

When the very first Cal-Hi Sports state football rankings were compiled in the late 1970s by founder Nelson Tennis, they were done in five divisions (Class AAAA, etc.). We don’t do these anymore during the season, but to keep the archives going so that we have a version of them for every season we have...

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Weekend Regional FB Scoreboard (Friday)

Thrillers in D1-AA see wins in the final seconds for Lincoln of San Diego over Newbury Park and Pittsburg over Folsom. Newbury Park also wasn’t the only undefeated team to fall as both Hughson and Coalinga in D4-AA both lost and Winters lost as well. Plus, Grant of Sacramento and Pacifica of Oxnard get it […]

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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks

It’s been a couple of weeks since we were able to do these rankings due to travels in Europe, but we’re back and will be ranking teams now for the rest of 2024 season. There were changes for medium schools based on teams that had to go up into the overall State TOP 50, but...

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Small Town Hughson’s Elite 11 QB

Robert McDaniel’s senior season at Hughson High has benefitted from all he learned last summer at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp. He’s hoping to help lead the Huskies to another CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title and perhaps a CIF state title before he embarks on his college career at the University of Arizona. He and unbeaten […]

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Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team

For this next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around the state we travel back up north for a look at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. This has been the domain of Folsom and the Bulldogs have a couple of big transfers added into their mix of stellar returnees off...

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All-State Football Nominees (NorCal)

Here is the third of three lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2023 season all-state football teams. These are from the CIF sections in Northern California (except the Central Section). This is the 46th consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state football teams. We welcome additional nominations to be sent in and apologize […]

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State Stat Stars of the Week

This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. Two QBs who were perfect on their passing — one that was 17-of-17 and another 12-of-12 — and...

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Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks

For medium, top three remains Pacifica (Oxnard), Palos Verdes and Grant (Sacramento). Tustin also makes a big move up five spots from previous ranking. For small, Hughson only drops two places after loss to No. 1 Escalon. Ontario Christian still No. 2. Menlo & Sacred Heart Prep both move up to No. 3 and No....

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State FB Playoffs: Early Season Primer

It’s never too early to start thinking about CIF state football championships, especially when just about every year there are changes in some of the CIF section playoff formats that are sure to impact what happens when the regional games are selected. The biggest changes this year are in the CCS and in the Sac-Joaquin. […]

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