QB Luke Fahey, committed to Ohio State, put up huge numbers with 564 yards passing but it nearly came in a loss as his team from state No. 4 Mission Viejo didn’t take the lead until it was 55-49 in the fourth quarter of a 76-49 victory on Thursday vs state No. 15 Los Alamitos. […]
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TOP 25 For First 25 Years (11-25)
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. This group of players begins by going Beast Mode plus...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
It’s a lighter week of scores than usual with a lot of teams from six-team leagues, like the Trinity League in Southern California, on their bye weeks. Still, we had No. 6 Mission Viejo bounce back strong from a loss, No. 7 De La Salle and No. 9 Cathedral Catholic set up a big clash […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
As expected, St. John Bosco returns to the No. 1 ranking and we also drop previous No. 1 Mater Dei behind the team the Monarchs lost to. Mission Hills of San Marcos (up three spots) and Damien of La Verne (up four spots) also gain a lot of ground. New teams to this group from...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
We were not going to put together a scoreboard this week with two games on the docket to see, but had to change it up with No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana (also No. 1 in the nation) going down in a loss to No. 6 Corona Centennial. Go inside for a preview of […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Folsom joins top five and will look to stay there for matchup against probable No. 4 Mission Viejo in two weeks. Mater Dei, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial are still 1-2-3. We also have Orange Lutheran getting a jump from No. 9 to No. 7 after its win over a top Florida school. More...
What We Saw: Mission V vs Santa Marg
With the offensive players on both teams, Mission Viejo’s 7-3 win on Friday over Santa Margarita in a matchup between two state top five ranked teams was not expected. It also spoiled the debut of first-year head coach Carson Palmer for the Eagles, who has brought an NFL-style approach to the former NFL quarterback’s alma […]
Preseason State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
The questions about teams beyond the top two spots of Mater Dei and St. John Bosco will begin to get answered very quickly with big games coming up next week between No. 4 Mission Viejo and No. 5 Santa Margarita plus No. 6 Folsom hosting No. 13 Grant (Sacramento). There are other obvious top teams […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
Yes, mighty Mater Dei, the two-time defending CIF Open Division state champs and already an almost unanimous No. 1 in national preseason rankings, is always in the spotlight the most for Orange County football. As our preseason tour of the state begins this week through the selection of preseason honors squads, however, Orange County also...
Preseason State Record Updates
The first group of all-time state record lists for football that can only be seen on the CalHiSports.com website have been updated and are ready to go prior to the start of the 2025 season. We have done all single-game highs for offense, defense & special teams plus some of the team categories such as […]
