No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 St. John Bosco set up their rematch of MD’s 17-7 win from early October with supremely impressive outings in their CIF Southern Section D1 semifinal victories. Serra (San Mateo) moves up to No. 3 and Folsom joins the top 5 with both teams solid favorites in their section...
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NEW NorCal/SoCal CIF Bowl Projections
Really the only scenario in which Serra of San Mateo possibly could have been passed up for the NorCal Open Division slot has ended so the Padres will simply have to win out in the CCS to get another shot at probably either Mater Dei or St. John Bosco. This week’s board also has six...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
CIF section playoff pairings are out for most of the state and in the CIF Southern Section the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 teams in these rankings also earned the top four seeds in Division I. This week’s rankings also sees rises for JSerra (SJ Capistrano) and Lincoln (San Diego). Plus,...
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 […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
With many teams on a bye week, the only changes to really ponder were where to put De La Salle after its 24-20 loss to Folsom and which team should go in at No. 25. The answers were No. 9 and West Ranch of Valencia. This is our 44th consecutive year of compiling California state...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Mater Dei & St. John Bosco just one game and two weeks away from their Oct. 7 showdown at the Santa Ana Bowl. Folsom rejoins top five, Chaminade of West Hills moves into top 10, Orange Lutheran goes back to top 15 and both Lincoln (San Diego) and Warren (Downey) are now in top 25....
Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (11-30)
This group starts with Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, which is continuing to show signs of building the kind of program that wants to go for everything. We also have the top two teams from the CIF San Diego Section that are playing each other in their first game plus we have two teams — Long […]
Preseason All-NCS/East Bay FB Team
For this next stop in our tour of the state through preseason all-section, all-area or all-county football teams we hit the first one for the San Francisco Bay Area. This one covers the East Bay portion of the CIF North Coast Section (with the Redwood Empire done separately). We also include the CIF Oakland Section...
FB Team Records: All-Time Wins & More
While still working on several major honors still to come for the 2022 baseball and softball seasons plus athletes of the year and Grid-Hoop all-state teams, we’re also getting all of our exclusive state records in football updated before the start of the 2022 fall season. Here’s a look at two big ones: schools with […]
