It wasn’t close to the 59-14 triumph from earlier this season, but national/state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana tops state No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower, 31-24, to win its second straight CIF Southern Section D1 championship. They will now go into the CIF Open Division state final in two weeks to […]
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What We Saw: De La Salle vs Pitt
The Pirates took a 7-3 lead into the fourth quarter, but came out on the short end of a 10-7 loss to De La Salle of Concord in Friday’s CIF North Coast Section Open Division championship. The Spartans (12-0) no doubt clinched the Northern California berth in the CIF Open Division state final to be […]
What We Saw: MD Romps Past Bosco
Paced by the most disruptive front seven on defense that perhaps no high school team has ever had and an offense that has been getting more dynamic every week since the start of the season, state and national No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana turned its annual regular season showdown game against No. 2 […]
Section Finals Weekend Scoreboard
Saturday championships have now been added, including big wins for Mission Viejo, St. Bonaventure and Rocklin. On Friday, state No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana proved once again how hard it is for either itself or No. 1 St. John Bosco of Bellflower to beat the other one twice in the same season with […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
The biggest mover this week is JSerra as its No. 3 finish in the Trinity League also translates into a jump back to No. 9 position in the state rankings. Rancho Cucamonga’s upset loss and Servite’s lopsided loss also helps several teams move up two or three spots, including San Clemente, Helix, San Ramon Valley...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
We have arrived at the week of the likely first of two massive matchups between Mater Dei of Santa Ana (No. 1) and St. John Bosco of Bellflower (No. 2). There is another potentially even more historic game up north between state-ranked De La Salle and San Ramon Valley. The biggest mover in this week’s...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana wins in the trenches and on the scoreboard with a 17-7 victory over No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower. While that score was on the low side, two other big ones from around the state were not. St. Mary’s of Stockton won its biggest game in years […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
It wasn’t as easy for Mater Dei, but the No. 1 Monarchs and No. 2 St. John Bosco both won on Friday and can now fully focus on playing each other next Friday in Santa Ana. The other big news around the state sees No. 1 rankings shift in the CIF Central Section & CIF […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
There weren’t any big upsets, but several really big wins on Friday night in California prep football, none bigger than No. 1 Mater Dei topping No. 2 St. John Bosco for the second time in a few months. There also was No. 6 Mission Viejo defeating No. 7 Sierra Canyon. Saturday update had No. 8 […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Due to a lot of teams on byes, the only movement in this week’s first 25 teams for these rankings relates to where previous No. 6 Norco fell after its loss to Sierra Canyon. That’s why De La Salle is back in the top 10. The big news is that this year’s first of possibly...
