This group is led by Chaminade of West Hills, which came back from a bad loss to Oaks Christian with a big win over Cathedral Catholic. Corona del Mar also honors historic 2013 team with 10-year reunion and then moves up nine spots after defeat of Cypress. Newcomers this week are topped by Manteca followed...
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Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (31-50)
A team that lost in a CIF state final in overtime last season starts out this group of ranked squads. There’s also two teams written up that have been in the news this week for different reasons — Edison of Huntington Beach and Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills — plus teams that went 13-1, […]
RBs Added To State FB Records
We’re continuing to get all of our exclusive state football record files updated before the start of the 2023 season. For this post, the focus is on running backs. We begin with a lesson why every coach, parent or media member cannot simply look at a MaxPreps state season list without clicking on each name […]
All-State FB 2022: 1st Team Defense
Here is the best of the best on defense for the 44th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. Go inside this post for writeups of the 11 players on defense plus a punter and three of six multi-purpose players who have been selected First Team Overall. We also have LB of the Year, but the […]
Mr. Football State POY Finalists
Some others in the media have already picked a state player of the year or will do it soon. It’s more of a process, however, for the annual Mr. Football statewide selection. It’s been done every year for more than 40 years and it’s been researched over the course of state history back more than […]
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
The last time that St. John Bosco was No. 1 in the state was at the start of the 2021 COVID spring season and the Braves are now back following their big win over Mater Dei last Friday. How long will MD stay at No. 2 until it gets it back? This week’s rankings prior...
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...
Nichelson Inspires With All-Around Play
Manteca’s Blake Nichelson will start the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D2 playoffs next week with 79 career touchdowns and a firm commitment to Florida State. It’s his versatility to literally play any position on the field, however, that can spark lively conversations about how his development as a player will evolve in future seasons. Note: We […]
Preseason All-State Football Teams
We have first team, second team, third team just missed and a top 12 chart of the leading Mr. Football State Player of the Year candidates. This is the 36th straight year of Cal-Hi Sports compiling a preseason all-state football team. Note: There are no writeups for each player (like there will be for the […]
RBs/WRs Get All State Records Updated
All of our major offensive individual categories that are maintained as all-time California high school football records are now ready to go for the 2022 season. Most categories contain more than 100 players and they include all games played in the state back to 1890. We earlier did a post about passing records. Today, it’s […]
