One of this week’s honorees plays for the No. 1 ranked team in the state, another is a state reported leader and two more got the nod for huge outings against unbeaten foes. This week’s group hail from Rancho Santa Margarita, Los Angeles and Solana Beach in Southern California and Manteca, Orland and Ripon in […]
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Since we’ve always gone by head-to-head results, it’s easy to now put Santa Margarita with the No. 1 state ranking for the first time in school history. After their win over previous No. 1 Sierra Canyon, they have wins over the other three teams also still going in the CIF Southern Section D1 playoffs. De...
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We start this week with info about Granite Bay head football coach Joe Cattolico reaching 200 wins and joining his father in state’s 200-win club. Up next is a celebration of Dos Palos becoming just third school in state history to reach 700 all-time wins and what school is coming up fast to perhaps be...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
The first six in the CIF Southern Section and for the state get shuffled again as previous No. 3 Mater Dei has to fall to No. 6 after taking 7-6 loss to new No. 5 Santa Margarita. St. John Bosco and Centennial remain 1-2 with Sierra Canyon moving up to No. 3. Carlsbad also is...
State TOP 25 Weekend Scoreboard
We don’t have all of the byes from last week but it’s still one more week for us doing a scoreboard on the final leg of a 12-day family trip. Thankful that cruise ship internet works well. Big winners of the night were those in the first week of the Trinity League — St. John […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Folsom joins top five and will look to stay there for matchup against probable No. 4 Mission Viejo in two weeks. Mater Dei, St. John Bosco and Corona Centennial are still 1-2-3. We also have Orange Lutheran getting a jump from No. 9 to No. 7 after its win over a top Florida school. More...
What We Saw: Mission V vs Santa Marg
With the offensive players on both teams, Mission Viejo’s 7-3 win on Friday over Santa Margarita in a matchup between two state top five ranked teams was not expected. It also spoiled the debut of first-year head coach Carson Palmer for the Eagles, who has brought an NFL-style approach to the former NFL quarterback’s alma […]
Carson Palmer 1995 Favorites
Thirty years ago in 1995, sophomore Carson Palmer was getting ready to play in his first game as a high school QB at Santa Margarita of Rancho Santa Margarita. He went on to win a Heisman Trophy and pass for 46,247 yards and 294 touchdowns over a 14-year NFL career. He’s now about to be […]
Teagan O’Dell: State Athlete of Year
Record-breaking, multi-event swimmer Teagan O’Dell from Santa Margarita takes the honor of being the top overall athlete on the girls side for the 2024-25 school year. There have been single-sport swimmers selected for this honor in the past, but Teagan is the first one from Orange County since multi-gold medal winner Janet Evans in 1989. […]
Preseason All-Orange County FB Team
Yes, mighty Mater Dei, the two-time defending CIF Open Division state champs and already an almost unanimous No. 1 in national preseason rankings, is always in the spotlight the most for Orange County football. As our preseason tour of the state begins this week through the selection of preseason honors squads, however, Orange County also...
