While giving up 42 points may not be a good sign for what the state No. 5 Folsom football team wants to accomplish this season, the 56-42 victory on a hot Saturday at Serra of San Mateo cleared a huge hurdle since the Padres had beaten the Bulldogs the past three straight seasons. Ryder Lyons […]
Latest News
What We Saw: Bosco vs Serra
The only player to score more than one touchdown for state No. 2 St. John Bosco of Bellflower on Saturday at Serra of San Mateo (No. 12) in a 56-16 victory was freshman Darren Tubbs in his breakout. The Braves won as expected against a team that played in the last three CIF Open Division...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Heading into this week’s CIF state championships, it will be No. 1 Mater Dei vs No. 4 Serra (San Mateo) plus new No. 6 De La Salle vs new No. 8 Mission Viejo and new No. 7 Folsom vs new No. 23 St. Bonaventure. Grant of Sacramento also goes up five spots. San Clemente also...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Key Saturday scores added. Most common result this weekend is “Bye” or “Did Not Play.” There were some huge matchups in the CIF Southern Section D2 playoffs since the losing team is going home for the season and all 16 teams in the bracket (due to competitive equity seeding) are all top 50 teams or […]
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
On Friday, No. 3 Corona Centennial doesn’t get close this time in loss to No. 1 Mater Dei. No. 2 St. John Bosco rolls over No. 14 Bishop Amat. No. 5 Serra (San Mateo) nips No. 6 De La Salle on last-second FG. Plus, No. 4 Mission Viejo falls to No. 13 Long Beach Poly. […]
Marlon Gardinera: State Coach of Year
Following San Mateo Serra’s Patrick Walsh for 2020-21, it became a perfect fit for another of the major coaches in the state who played a significant role in enabling there to be a season last spring to be named for the state’s most prestigious coaching honor. This is the one that goes back for more […]
Patrick Walsh: State FB Coach of Year
For a year like no other, Serra of San Mateo’s Patrick Walsh became a driving force among football coaches throughout the state for their sport to have a short, spring season. But that’s not the only reason he now joins the all-time state list of honored coaches that goes back for more than 100 years. […]
NorCal vs. SoCal: Endless Debate
It was after all games were played during the 1992 high school football season in the state when we put together a cover story for Student Sports Magazine that allowed players from the top-ranked teams to come together for a photo shoot. The one who came down to Southern California to represent CIF North Coast...
New Guidelines: Advocates Speak Out
Not long after Governor Gavin Newsom conducted a press conference on Friday in which the highlight was the announcement of new youth sports guidelines, leaders of the Golden State Football Coaches Community and the Let Them Play CA group met with the media to provide their reaction. Football wasn’t just a focus for the leaders […]
