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Boys BB: State Ranks By Divisions
Historically, these have been done for many years according to the CIF’s and our own five divisions. For this year, we are combining the teams in the SoCal regional brackets (AA & A) into one division and then injecting where the NorCal teams would fit in based on our... Read more
All-State FB 2020-21: First Team
Here are the absolute headliners for the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. Go inside this post for writeups of the 11 players on offense plus a kicker, then 11 on defense plus a punter and then six multi-purpose players who have been selected First Team Overall. This... Read more
State D3 Team of the Year Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) & runner-up Marin Catholic (Kentfield) both get players onto this teams, along with several schools that were D2 for our final state rankings. Other schools with more than one honoree include Culver City, La Jolla, La Serna of Whittier,... Read more
All-State FB 2020-21: Juniors
Following the release of our all-state sophomores yesterday, it’s time to announce those who are all-state juniors for the 2020-21 season. State Junior of the Year Noah Fifita from Servite of Anaheim went on first team for multi-purpose due to all of his rushing TDs as a QB. That... Read more
All-State FB 2020-21: Sophomores
The 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams may be as late as they can be, but they were always going to be done. This year’s series of teams begins with a look at the best of the best among sophomores. Mater Dei and St. John Bosco are represented... Read more
Mr. Football State POY: Raesjon Davis
In the strangest season in state history, it still reverts to some normalcy for the annual Mr. Football State Player of the Year honor. The winner is Mater Dei of Santa Ana defensive standout Raesjon Davis, who is the third Mr. Football honoree from the school in the last... Read more
2021 Spring FB Coaching Milestones
With our state coaches of the year just announced, we must have coaching on our minds as we’ve now updated the all-time state coaching leaders list to include all reported results from the 2021 spring season. Despite the low number of games and the strange nature of the spring... Read more
Patrick Walsh: State FB Coach of Year
For a year like no other, Serra of San Mateo’s Patrick Walsh became a driving force among football coaches throughout the state for their sport to have a short, spring season. But that’s not the only reason he now joins the all-time state list of honored coaches that goes... Read more
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
There are three new teams in this week’s boys basketball State Top 25, one each from the CIF Central, San Diego and Southern Sections. Many teams took a loss last week but a lot of those teams also weren’t at full strength. The rankings also reflect the volatile nature... Read more
NEW State TOP 35 Baseball Rankings
In a week in which it’s announced there will be CIF regional playoffs held beyond the CIF section playoffs for the first time since 1922, Thousand Oaks and Ayala stay in the top two positions. Buchanan, Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita all move up as previous No. 3 Rancho... Read more
NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
There’s a new No. 1 team, but it’s a team that knows all about being in that position as Norco gets the nod this week. A head-to-head win that the Cougars have over Huntington Beach comes into play after previous No. 1 Villa Park lost to Los Alamitos. Westlake... Read more
1ST LOOK: Class of ’22 Hot 100 (Softball)
The Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 Player Rankings are here for the Class of 2022 in softball. It could be the best class for Northern California players in many years and there’s a NorCal girl who is sitting at the top of the heap (at least for now) — Jordan... Read more