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...
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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 […]
Which schools can play each other?
It remains very much up in the air whether there will be very many high school football games in California that will get scheduled for March and April, but with the downward trends in the pandemic it’s still possible to speculate about teams from adjoining counties that at some point might be able to play […]
Football Blasts From The Past
Here’s another look back in time to approximately the same week of the California high school football season from five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years ago. At the end of what would have normally been the end of each of those seasons, we may go back even further. For this look […]
1994, ’08 & ’81 Season Replays (Week 7)
This is how the season looked after the seventh week during our week-by-week replay for three of the most exciting, unpredictable football seasons we’ve covered in our 40-plus years: 1981, 1994 and 2008. No. 1 teams remained Edison of Huntington Beach, Bishop Amat of La Puente and Long Beach Poly. For 2008, the trajectory of...
State Super 65: No. 31 to No. 40
Leading off this group is our top choice from the CIF San Diego Section, Vista of 1974, but if you talk to a lot of longtime observers from that area you probably will get a different choice as to which should be No. 1. California’s first 15-0 team from Bishop Amat plus a Long Beach...
Saturday CIF State Finals
St. John Bosco of Bellflower makes it 3-for-3 in CIF Open Division state title game triumphs over De La Salle of Concord, but the Spartans hung around until a back-breaking 96-yard fumble return touchdown late in the fourth quarter of 49-28 contest. The CIF Southern Section also made it 3-for-3 on the day at Cerritos […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There were a bunch of showdowns last week, but the only change in the top 10 of this week’s rankings sees Cathedral Catholic grabbing the 10th spot. Sierra Canyon enjoys the biggest ascent, going to No. 18 after its triumph over previous No. 10 Grace Brethren. We also have both Pittsburg and Liberty of Brentwood...
Serra QB a hit in win vs. Pitt
State No. 30 Padres break three-year losing streak to CIF North Coast Section powerhouse in surprisingly one-sided triumph on Saturday over state No. 37 Pittsburg that shows they’ll be a serious contender for CIF Central Coast Section Open Division title. Their new starting quarterback leads the way. FOR THIS WEEK’S STATE TOP 25 WEEKEND SCOREBOARD, […]
Top Football Coaches Sound Off
We recently received more than 50 responses from many of the top high school football coaches in California on a questionnaire in which they participated in a poll about the controversial transfer situation and were asked a general question regarding their thoughts about the current format of the CIF state football championships. Go inside to […]
