It was year two of doing our traditional Cal-Hi Sports All-State Divisional Boys Basketball Teams with the CIF’s switch to competitive equity-based playoff divisions. Some of the section playoffs have changed as well, but others have been the same. These teams are based on the CIF state divisions (not sections) and in some cases we […]
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NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
With many top teams in NorCal on byes, first-round winners in some of the CIF Southern Section playoffs were given rankings bumps this week. The list includes new No. 28 Los Alamitos, No. 31 Corona del Mar, No. 37 Rancho Cucamonga and No. 41 Upland. This week’s only newcomer is Alemany of Mission Hills. For...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
As the section playoffs get started everywhere in California except two CIF sections, there are four new teams debuting in the State Top 50 for the first time this season, led by new No. 43 Rancho Cucamonga. Also going in are Carlsbad, Inderkum of Sacramento and Tulare. In this group, we also have Valley Christian...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
As Mater Dei and St. John Bosco head into the CIFSS D1 final in their expected 1-2 positions, De La Salle is now sitting at No. 3. How to handle what Oaks Christian did to previously unbeaten and previous No. 7 Upland also was another tough call this week. Two new teams, meanwhile, moving into...
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
For Freedom-O’Dowd breakdown/What We Learned, CLICK HERE. No. 1 Mater Dei, No. 2 St. John Bosco and No. 5 De La Salle all win on Saturday but it was only easy for the Monarchs, who played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Bosco came from behind to beat St. John’s in Washington DC while DLS […]
Preseason FB: Top 50 Teams (1-15)
Mater Dei’s potential offensive firepower is too much and gives the Monarchs a tiny edge in a close call over league rival and defending CIF Open Division champ St. John Bosco for the preseason No. 1 slot. Our first inclination two weeks ago also was to have Centennial of Corona third, De La Salle fourth […]
Preseason Inland Empire FB Team
The Inland Empire region of the CIF Southern Section boasts a great group of receivers and skill position players for the 2017 season, so many of them in fact that some players with D1 offers weren’t all able to be squeezed onto the preseason team, even with six multi-purpose slots. National power Corona Centennial leads...
FB: Final State Top 10 Update
We’ll have an expanded final package out to 50 teams done on Wednesday (Gold Club), but begin by finalizing top 10. Toughest choice was how high to put CIFSS D1 semifinalist Rancho Cucamonga.
FB: Top 10 Rankings Update
Narbonne drops from No. 5 down to No. 9 after loss to Cathedral Catholic. The biggest question was which team to list No. 10 in place of Calabasas, a team still playing or one that has lost in a higher division?
