Instead of doing a new set of state rankings this week while traveling, we are presenting our picks for the top 25 players from California high school football for the first 25 years of the current century. Many of them we’ve seen play in person. The No. 1 spot has gone to a current NFL […]
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All State Individual Records Updated
We just went ahead and finished updating all individual state football records in the last few days. The most attention this season will be on Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel moving toward the top of the all-time passing & total offense lists. And making it more impactful is that the players he may be passing on […]
State’s All-Time NFL Starting QBs (2024)
Here’s the all-time list of quarterbacks who have started at least one game in the NFL updated through the 2024 season. Rookie sensation Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders & Cajon High (San Bernardino) is the major new addition, but we picked up another one on Sunday’s final game of the regular season with Tanner...
Daniels leads four from CA in NFL Draft
Jayden Daniels from Cajon of San Bernardino rises up to the No. 2 place overall in the NFL Draft one year after California had the first and second picks. Three others also heard their names called during Thursday’s first round in Detroit. The state had five in the first round just two years ago and […]
State FB Record Book Expands Again
It’s a continuing process of adding categories and doing updates to the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state football record archives. This week, we’ve added new categories for total offense by individuals. This includes yardage, scoring and points accountable for during a season and career. Go inside to see why we got motivated to add these categories […]
Football Individual Records: Total Offense (Season, Career)
Welcome to the online Cal-Hi Sports State Record Book & Almanac. These state record lists are for individual single season and career for total offense and all-purpose in football. This also is place to find category for most games played by individual for career. For more on late Cal-Hi Sports record book founder Nelson Tennis, CLICK...
All-Decade All-State Football: Teams
We have a first team and a second team comprised of California’s best players since 2010 season, based mostly on high school accomplishment but without ignoring what they might have done later on. Three from the 2019 season are on first team, one is on second. We also have the best current receiver in the...
Prep Notes With A Twist
This week’s version of our prep column includes thoughts on the NFL career of the best linebacker from a Southern California high school that we’ve ever seen (he’s been in the news this week), the search for a state record holder for most games played in state football history, plus the usual assortment of noteworthy...
Class of 2019 Football: Bon Voyage
Many from California’s Class of 2019 in high school football have already completed one spring semester of college in preparation for being true freshman contributors at their various colleges. Still, as the complete class departs, we want to wish them all the best of luck in fulfilling their dreams. We also take one final look...
FINAL State Top 50 FB (26-50)
Teams that lost to eventual CIF state champions tend to do well in the final rankings and that is the case this season for Pittsburg, Corona del Mar, Villa Park and Cardinal Newman, who all get moved up this week. State champions Menlo-Atherton (No. 41) and Wilcox of Santa Clara (No. 43) also are in...
