CIF Open Division state championship also should match a newly devised CIF Southern Section champion – let’s call it D1A – against the No. 1 ranked section champ from the north. As the state’s top two teams for seven of the last eight years battle it out this weekend, go through this column and let […]
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State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
It’s another week with numerous Saturday matchups, including those involving No. 2 Mater Dei, No. 3 Centennial of Corona and No. 4 Serra of San Mateo. All three were winners with history made in the MD and Serra victories and perhaps a heart palpitation or two for Centennial fans. In Friday night’s most significant games, […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
We are once again going to take a tour of the state prior to the start of the 2023 football season through the selection of preseason football honor squads. We begin with Orange County of the CIF Southern Section where the most talent-laden team of returnees that we’ve ever seen in more than 40 years...
All-State FB 2022: 1st Team Offense
These are the best of the best for the 44th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. Go inside this post for writeups of the 11 players on offense plus a kicker and three of six multi-purpose players who have been selected First Team Overall. These players are being honored regardless of school size or year […]
FINAL All-State FB Nominations (CIFSS)
Here is the third of three updated lists of players considered as nominees for the various 2022 season all-state football teams. These are all from the CIF Southern Section. Thanks to everyone who sent in info about these players compared to the first list of nominees that we compiled. It’s not too late to contribute...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Saturday updates added. All of the results are in before pairings were announced Saturday in one section with others coming on Sunday. The regular season still has one week to go in the S.F. Bay Area sections. The biggest winners of the night — with no upsets in the top 10 — were Lincoln of […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
This is a week for records for these honors, with entries not only in the Cal-Hi sports Online Record Book, but some school and section records as well. In Northern California we visit Hilmar, Fresno and Fairfield, while in Southern California we have two stops in Orange County at Yorba Linda and Mission Viejo, and […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
We don’t have any changes in this week’s rankings until the No. 14 position. Head-to-head losses still remain a factor in where teams are ranked. Those breaking into this group are Buchanan of Clovis, Monterey Trail of Elk Grove and Rancho Cucamonga. FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR FINAL STATE FOOTBALL RANKINGS GOING BACK TO 1975, CLICK...
All-State Softball: First Team
Ms. Softball State POY Jessica Oakland from Mountain View St. Francis and Gatorade State POY Micaela Kastor of Westlake Village Oaks Christian spearhead this elite first team on the 39th edition of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. All first team players are featured in this post. We also have a second team and a […]