The CIF Southern Section playoff brackets have been announced with games on weekdays that are beginning this week except the Open Division where action does not start until Saturday. The Open Division seedings matched last week’s rankings for all but the No. 8 seed and now we’ve brought that team in as a newcomer. Rosary...
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SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
For the second straight week, Cal-Hi Sports saw the Northern California girls honoree in person, and we almost saw both the NorCal and Southern California award winners this week since both were playing at the same Sabrina Ionescu SI20 Showcase event in Concord. It’s just that part of their games were being played at the […]
All-State Football 2022: Sophomores
The 44th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams begin with a look at those getting first & second team honors among sophomores. Powerhouse Mater Dei of Santa Ana leads the way with four honorees on first team. Others with more than one selection are Inglewood, Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, Pittsburg, Orange Lutheran, Sultana of Hesperia...
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. State No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana has collected two of them. We also have our first-ever State Freshman of the Year. Plus, versatility on both sides of the ball helps the top honorees […]
State Defensive POY: Deven Bryant
St. John Bosco linebacker adds a statewide honor to two big more local ones that he’s already received. He’s also the first-ever State Defensive POY from his school, but the third in a row from the Trinity League.
2022 Football Coaching Highlights
With many of our season honors, including state coaches of the year, soon to be announced, it’s also the time when we update the all-time state coaching leaders list to include all reported results from the 2022 season. The biggest news was the retirement of Santa Ana Mater Dei head coach Bruce Rollinson, but we […]
Mr. Football State POY Finalists
Some others in the media have already picked a state player of the year or will do it soon. It’s more of a process, however, for the annual Mr. Football statewide selection. It’s been done every year for more than 40 years and it’s been researched over the course of state history back more than […]
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
It will be No. 1 St. John Bosco facing No. 3 Serra of San Mateo in the CIF Open Division final on Saturday at Saddleback College. The rest of the top 10 this week has been reshuffled with the D1-AA regional results as De La Salle moved up following its win over Folsom and Lincoln...
NEW State TOP 25 FB Rankings (1-25)
The last time that St. John Bosco was No. 1 in the state was at the start of the 2021 COVID spring season and the Braves are now back following their big win over Mater Dei last Friday. How long will MD stay at No. 2 until it gets it back? This week’s rankings prior...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
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...
