Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]
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Saturday CIF State FB Finals
Mater Dei gains its fourth CIF state title since 2017 with a 35-0 triumph against Serra of San Mateo in the Open Division championship. Other winners in games at Saddleback College were Folsom in D1-A and Acalanes of Lafayette in D3A-A. We also have all winners with highlights/notes from all games at El Camino College […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Mater Dei goes back to the No. 1 spot it was in before last year’s CIF Southern Section championships and if recent history is a guide will stay there until St. John Bosco wins the next time in the series between the two schools. Pittsburg and Mission Viejo get big bumps, but are still playing...
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Two big off-season happenings is the continued impact Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) has on the boys basketball landscape and the NFHS recommended rule changes that eliminates the one-and-one foul shot in high school basketball. […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
No. 4 Sierra Canyon gets a scare in its league showdown, but No. 5 San Mateo Serra does not. Granite Hills of El Cajon moves up four spots after its big win over Helix, while this week’s other major mover is Servite of Anaheim, which is now essentially in a tie with league rivals Santa...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Head-to-head results causes JSerra of San Juan Capistrano to get a solid jump in this week’s rankings after its big win over Orange Lutheran. We also have more modest gains for Helix of La Mesa and Serra of Gardena. Los Alamitos, meanwhile, goes back up into this first group of teams. FOR ARCHIVES OF OUR...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There’s a new No. 1 according to the system we’ve used in the last eight years of the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco era of domination as MD takes over for the Braves after their loss in Hawaii. The other big news is Clovis North of Fresno zooming up to No. 10 and generating buzz about...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
The Trinity League now has four of the state’s top seven ranked teams due to a jump by JSerra of San Juan Capistrano after a big win over Chaminade of West Hills. It’s also five in the top 15 with Santa Margarita moving up, too. San Ramon Valley of Danville also is a newcomer to...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
As St. John Bosco and Mater Dei head out for out-of-state contests this week, Centennial of Corona stays in the third spot after losing by just 28-14 to the Monarchs. The rest of the top 10 also is the same, but there are some teams getting big jumps, none more than new No. 22 Cathedral...
Preseason State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-10)
For the eighth straight year since Mater Dei of Santa Ana and St. John Bosco have gone on their current run of dominance atop California (and really the nation), the winning team from the season before gets to start out No. 1 for the following season. That means until they play again it will be […]
