Once again, congratulations to all of the CIF sectional/divisional champions. Also once again, I will start with a discussion, then move onto the two sets of potential games (one with Clovis North in NorCal and one with them in SoCal).


Clovis North - Yes, geographically, it makes more sense to have Clovis North in NorCal, but in terms of competitive equity, I feel the Broncos should be placed in SoCal.

Serra and Clovis North - Serra has wins over the NCS Open (DLS) and SJS D-I (Folsom) champs. Clovis North has a win over the CS D-II champ (Central Valley Christian) and JSerra out of the SS. CalHi has the Padres higher while Calpreps has nudged the Broncos higher. I think the overall resume will favor Serra for the NorCal Open bid (NorCal version).

Mission Viejo - Ultimately, I don't think it matters where Clovis North is placed as far as D-1AA is concerned. I don't see anyone beating the Diablos.

La Serna and St. Bonaventure - These teams are the SS D-4 and D-3 champs, respectively, however La Serna has the higher Calpreps rating. I think that unless these two are matched up (see SoCal version below), the SS will push for the Seraphs to be placed higher. They have a common opponent win (Warren) and I suspect the SS will try to keep divisional integrity to a certain degree, particularly since the Calpreps numbers are so close and the difference probably doesn't matter much.

McClymonds - The Warriors' Calpreps rating really took a massive hit due to their poor league and playoff structure. Although it stands at 26.2 at the moment, I think it would be more fair to only consider the four non-league games that really matter. In those games, they have an average rating of 34.2. I think that is a better representation of the team and I am guessing that the CIF is not going to want this team all the way down in D-4AA. Clovis North's presence in the NorCal roster pushes them down to D-3A, but I think that is just one of the examples of why the Broncos belong in the South. CalHi is projecting them to be in D-2A and while I do think they could be competitive there, it's only because the 2A and 3AA teams are so close. I see the CIF giving them a boost from their rating, but 12 points? I'm not so sure about that.

Orland, Miramonte, Palo Alto, and Colusa - If you were to combine the enrollments of Orland and Colusa, you still wouldn't reach that of Palo Alto. I think the CIF has generally disregarded this criterion as part of the discussion, but it still looks kind of bad. Could the Vikings be moved up in division to meet Miramonte? Yes, I could see that. In review of Colusa's schedule, a couple of their wins were not so different than those of Orland. But would the CIF want to pit the two NS teams together when there is an 8.3 gap? Would the NS want to see this take place to guarantee one of their teams in a state final? Would the NS want to risk the elimination of both teams if they don't do this? Could the CIF move Palo Alto up to face Orland and Miramonte down to play Colusa? I can see that, too. Is Colusa's 6.9 rating real? Miramonte just beat St. Bernard's by 22 and their final rating is 6.0.

El Cerrito and Marin Catholic - Yes, there is a divisional integrity aspect to placing El Cerrito higher. But deep down in the decimal places, Calpreps has them ahead, too. I decided to play along. In the SoCal version, it doesn't matter. The NCS could try to split the teams by suggesting McClymonds should be higher, but then you have the same philosophical questions as with the Northern Section teams. But, with identical ratings, who could deny the potential for competitive equity?

Birmingham and Simi Valley - Again, Calpreps has Birmingham ahead down the decimal line. Plus, I think the CIF would want to indicate a little respect to the LA City Section (deserved or undeserved). In the SoCal version, again/of course, it doesn't matter.

Ramona and Torrance - Here is another divisional integrity questions for two SS teams. Ramona won the D-11 title, while Torrance won D-10, but the Calpreps ratings are reversed (15.2 and 13.2, respectively). In this case, however, I can see the LA City Section protesting about moving Ramona down to face Banning (NorCal version). A Calpreps rating gap of 4.4 might be ok, but that would certainly be more desirable than 7.4. In the SoCal version (you guessed it), it doesn't matter.

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When she slows down a bit she is very good.

Does anyone know the outcome of any foundation games went last night?

1st game 12:30 on Friday 23rd, last game 6:30. Same schedule Sat 24th

At the bottom of CIF released bowl schedule regarding tickets
ickets for the 2023 CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games are available online only through CIF’s ticketing partner GoFan. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for high school students, seniors (65+), and children (5+). Two tickets would be required to attend at least one game on each day. *Tickets will go on sale at 12pm on Wednesday, November 29, to the public.

Can someone explain the 2 tickets required to attend one game?

Thy whipped a terrific Clovis North team 79-39.

4-0, and they haven't had anything like a close game yet. Yipe...

This is the final round of playoffs for most sections. Games are being being tonight include Winters @ Colusa and Biggs @ Portola.

Colusa leads Winters 28-7 3Q 9:45 minutes

Portola will win this game with less than 1 minute left in the game - Portola 27 - Biggs 14

First, I will congratulate the teams that have won their sectional titles:

CCS Open - Serra
NCS Open - De La Salle
SDS Open - Granite Hills
SDS D-V - Sweetwater
SDS D-VAA - Holtville*

* Cal-Hi reported last week that there was language on the SDS website that the D-VAA champion would not advance to the CIF games. However, in their football bulletin, it is stated that all divisional champions would advance. For the time being, I will continue to include the Holtville Vikings.

Next, I will say that the CIF voters are going to have a really, really difficult decision on what to do with Clovis North. Last week, I put the Broncos in the North in anticipation of a general increase of SS team ratings as the playoffs progressed (as what happened in the first two rounds). Well, that didn't really happened this week. There were a number of upsets in the lower divisions and so many of the ratings have actually dropped a little. Conversely, teams like Soquel and Palma have gone up a lot in NorCal.

Geographically, it makes more sense to place Clovis North in the North. Competitively, that gives NorCal at least a slight advantage in 13 of the 15 divisions... and a large advantage in many of them. Placing them in the South balances out things quite a bit, giving NorCal at least a slight advantage in 8 of the 15. Unfortunately, none of those would be from the Open to D-2AA. Additionally, placement of the Broncos in the south removes more mismatches than it creates.

I don't know whether the CIF voters will be going into this with as much depth as I am. From what I understand, they typically start at the top and just work their way down. If they do that, then they may not initially notice how much of an advantage Clovis North would give NorCal, top to bottom. Conversely, putting them in SoCal could give the early (and somewhat false) impression that NorCal is being put at a significant disadvantage overall.

It's going to be very interesting to see what they do.

As for my list... I'm still hemming and hawing as I'm trying to decide. I think what I'll do is publish both lists in subsequent replies. It is going to take a bit of extra work, but it's the least I can do for my adoring fans.

One other thing, now that we're getting down to title game weekend, the predictions below are who Calpreps will each division. In some cases, this will not be the team currently rated higher.

Division I: Los Gatos over Wilcox. First meeting was a close contest and I expect another one in round two.

Division II: Soquel over Christopher. I think the magic runs out for Christopher. Soquel hasn't given up more than 14 points in a win this season.

Division III: Palma over Alisal. Palma has too much overall talent for Alisal. Palma has scored at least 28 points in each game of their three game winning streak.

Division IV: Mountain View over Palo Alto: Both teams have been able to turn around their seasons after a midseason swoon. I'll go with Mountain View in a close one.

Division V: South San Francisco over Santa Teresa: SSF is averaging to give up six points per game, but Santa Teresa has played the harder schedule. I'm going with SSF as they are the better story IMO

Nor Cal Tip Off Classic Results (Saturday November 25):

Game 1: Bellarmine 68, Head-Royce 49
Player of the Game: Julian Gospich from Bellarmine (19 pts, 7 Rebs)

Game 2: Lincoln (Stockton) 73, Ygnacio Valley 60
Player of the Game: Anthony Moore from Lincoln (21 pts, 7 Rebs)

Game 3: St. Ignatius 63, Dublin 54
Player of the Game: Vince Crisp from St. Ignatius (22 pts, 3 steals)

Game 4: Weston Ranch 85, Bakersfield Christian 72
Player of the Game: Izaias White from Westin Ranch (22 pts, 5 rebs)

Game 5: Roosevelt 77, Riordan 72
Player of the Game: Brayden Burries from Roosevelt (28 pts, 4 Rebs)

Game 6: Clovis West 78, Vanden 64
Player of the Game: DJ Stickman from Clovis West (32 pts, 7 Rebs, 5 assists, 2 steals)

Game 7: San Ramon Valley 70, Capital Christian 56
Player of the Game: Luke Isaak from San Ramon Valley (21 pts, 5 Rebs)

Game 8: Branson 65, Mitty 58
Player of the Game: Jase Butler from Branson (23 pts, 9 Rebs, 5 assists)

Game 9: De La Salle 62, Corona Centennial 61
Player of the Game: Leo Rickets from De La Salle (21 pts, 5 Rebs)

16th annual Nor Cal Tip Off Classic - Saturday Nov. 25 at Dublin High School

Game 1: 8:00 AM Head-Royce (Oakland) vs Bellarmine (San Jose)

Game 2: 9:30 AM Ygnacio Valley (Concord) vs Lincoln (Stockton)

Game 3: 11:00 AM Dublin vs St. Ignatius (San Francisco)

Game 4: 12:30 PM Weston Ranch (Stockton) vs Bakersfield Christian

Game 5: 2:00 PM Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) vs Roosevelt (Eastvale)

Game 6: 3:30 PM Vanden (Fairfield) vs Clovis West (Fresno)

Game 7: 5:15 PM San Ramon Valley (Danville) vs Capital Christian (Sacramento)

Game 8: 7:00 PM Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) vs Branson (Ross)

Game 9: 8:30 PM De La Salle (Concord) vs Centennial (Corona)


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Schools attending the event include: USF, San Jose State, Pacific, St. Mary's, Sacramento State, Nevada, Washington State, UC Riverside, UCSB, Arizona, UC Irivine, Idaho, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Utah, Colorado State, Washington, Minnesota, among others.

Moreau Catholic beat Vanden 56-52
Oakland Tech beat Grant 68-60
Sheldon beat Dougherty Valley 56-46
Modesto Christian beat Davis 79-57
Bishop O’Dowd beat Oakland 72-53

This is the second or third round of playoffs for NorCal sections. SJS section is in their 3rd round. All other sections are in their 2nd round.

Both NCS and CCS sections' Open divisions will determine their Open champ for the season and the loser will dip down to the D1 for the championship game. Also the NS section D6 championship is being played tonight.

Only SFS section had playoff games this last Thursday.

Final Lincoln 46 Washington 13. They will play the winner of Balboa vs Lowell game.

An article on NewsBreak (you may have to download the app):

Just going to start with this week's list, then post the discussion in a response.

Open Division (Section Division, Calpreps ratings)

North: San Mateo Serra (CCS Open, 67.2) vs. South: St. John Bosco (SS D-I, 90.1)

D-1AA

North: Clovis North (CS D-I, 66.1) vs. Folsom (SJS D-I, 58.8)

South: Gardena Serra (SS D-2, 67.6) vs. Lincoln (SDS Open, 67.5)

D-1A

North: De La Salle (NCS Open, 55.3) vs. vs. Rocklin (SJS D-II, 55.2)

South: Warren (SS D-3, 50.7) vs. La Serna (SS D-4, 49.5)

D-2AA

North: San Ramon Valley (NCS D-1, 52.8) vs. Los Gatos (CCS D-I, 42.3)

South: Mission Hills (SDS D-I, 46.3) vs. Western (SS D-5, 40.5)

D-2A

North: Grant (SJS D-III, 35.9) vs. San Marin (NCS D-4, 35.3)

South: Central Valley Christian (CS D-II, 34.7) vs. Del Norte (SDS D-II, 31.0)

D-3AA

North: Marin Catholic (NCS D-3, 35.1) vs. vs. Escalon (SJS D-IV, 34.0)

South: Murrieta Mesa (SS D-6, 30.8) vs. King (SS D-7, 29.3)

D-3A

North: Windsor (NCS D-2, 33.6) vs. McClymonds (OAL, 30.7)

South: Birmingham (LACS Open, 23.1) vs. Shafter (CS D-IV, 20.9)

D-4AA

North: Twelve Bridges (SJS D-V, 27.6) vs. Chico (NS D-II, 27.2)

South: St. Pius X-St. Matthias (SS D-8, 20.5) vs. Mount Miguel (SDS D-IV, 19.8)

D-4A

North: Sonora (SJS D-VI, 24.2) vs. Soquel (CCS D-II, 22.9)

South: Mission Oak (CS D-III, 14.3) vs. Santa Monica (SS D-9, 13.7)

D-5AA

North: Palma (CCS D-III, 18.4) vs. Woodland Christian (SJS D-VII, 16.8)

South: Ramona (SS D-11, 11.3) vs. Hemet (SS D-10, 9.8)

D-5A

North: University Prep (NS D-III, 10.6) vs. St. Vincent (NCS D-6, 10.0)

South: Mission Bay (SDS D-III, 8.3) vs. Banning (LACS D-I, 4.6)

D-6AA

North: Miramonte (NCS D-5, 9.2) vs. Palo Alto (CCS D-IV, 7.2)

South: Yucca Valley (SS D-12, 2.9) vs. Bishop (CS D-V, -4.1)

D-6A

North: Clear Lake (NCS D-VII, 1.6) vs. Colusa (NS D-IV, -0.5)

South: Holtville (SDS D-VAA, -4.4) vs. Vincent Memorial (SDS D-V, -6.1)

D-7AA

North: Portola (NS D-V, -4.1) vs. Woodside (CCS D-V, -7.5)

South: Desert Hot Springs (SS D-13, -12.4) vs. Angelou (LACS D-II, -14.3)

D-7A

North: Balboa (SFS, -13.4) vs. Mendota (CS D-VI, -14.0)

South: Hawthorne (SS D-14, -25.0 vs. Bell (LACS D-III, -29.7)

What a weekend of Football across Northern California! Grant looked solid against Oakdale. Patterson changed the lake view. Oak Ridge jailed the Raiders offence, looking stellar headed in to face Folsom. Folsom faced the Norcal Buzz team Inderkum and prevailed in a much tighter than expected outcome. Rocklin nested the Eagles of Del Oro and showed Thunder in the skies. St. Mary's will be a very tough matchup for the Thunder. St. Mary's wow what a game holding the star Manteca Buffaloe RB to 69 yards. Woodcreek showed they are not going away and await the Pacers parade. Casa Robles played Hilmar and took the stinger out and rammed it back to the Yellowjackets. Twelve Bridges Raggin Rhinos horned the Los Banos Tigers. They now face their toughest opponent of the year in Casa Roble. Bradshaw Christian Pride travels well and edged out the favorite Sonora Wildcats in Sonora. They now are the Favorites per CalPreps projections. Hughson showed who the toughest Huskie is by going on the road to Sutter. Escalon knocked off West Park of Roseville at home easily and now according to CalPreps is the underdog versus Patterson. The Cougars have played a much tougher schedule than the Tigers, but this is a throwback to the 80's when they played in the same league. Next Season Patterson Joins the VOL. Ripon Christian was down early at home versus Orestimba and the Knights regrouped winning big. Woodland Christian wiped the floor with Stone Ridge Christian and now the Cardinals will battle Ripon Chr. in an excellent matchup of small school powers.


D1 Folsom vs. Oak Ridge- I will give the respect for going on the road and winning big. Oak Ridge 31-26

D2 Rocklin vs. St. Mary's- Defense wins games and both squads have killer D. St. Mary's can taste that State Bowl. 38-33

D3 Grant vs. Woodcreek- The Pacers are really good, yet Woodcreek will give them problems. Grant 36-28

D4 Escalon vs. Patterson- The Tigers have shown they can play in big games. Escalon might be more than they anticipate. Cougars Defending Champions 48-37

D5 Twelve Bridges vs. Casa Roble- They might put up a Bridge closed sign after the Rams use the horns in a defense versus offensive battle. Casa Roble 23-22

D6 Hughson vs. Bradshaw Christian- The Pride will give the Huskies a tough game. The Huskies play in the TVL and are Defending Champions! Hughson 16-14

D7 Woodland Christian vs. Ripon Christian- This is a very interesting matchup for two small schools who are very good! The Cardinals already defeated Bradshaw Christian in week 1. RC played CVC well on the road. I will go with the Knights in an upset 28-27

Goodluck to all the Championship teams!! What a season you have had!!

PCAL Championship Week



PCAL will have the DIII Champion, and will be the favorite in DII. It would have been nice to have a rep (Greenfield or North Salinas?) in DV for a chance in that section as well, but we know the CCS playoffs division placements can get odd. The worst we can do is to tie with WCAL for division crowns. 😉



Sat 11/25 Soquel (CA) vs Christopher (Gilroy, CA) at San Jose City College (San Jose, CA), 7:00pm CCS DII Championship-

Two years ago this would have been an all PCAL championship as well. Soquel dominated a good Monterey team last week 22-0. Truth be told since the Santa Cruz transfers became eligible, this is probably the best team in the Gabilan. I would pick them in a re-match with Salinas. Christopher has 2 great wins over Mitty and Menlo and seems to be playing their best football when it counts. But so is Soquel, I just don’t see how Christopher scores much on this defense. The Soquel running game is solid, and the qb is able to pass enough to keep teams honest or to burn them. Soquel 28-7



Fri 11/24 Palma (Salinas, CA) vs Alisal (Salinas, CA) at Salinas Sports Complex (Salinas, CA), 7:00pm CCS D III Championship-

What a win by Alisal!!! The wet and muddy conditions at Scott’s Valley really favored Alisal’s ground it out offense. They were able to consistently stop the Falcons and put up 4 touchdowns. But now comes the big bully Palma, to stop them from their first ever CCS football title. Palma was able to control the line of scrimmage in their first meeting a 42-15 Palma victory. This was switched to a forfeit as Palma used an ineligible player. My understanding is the player had little to no influence on the outcome of the game. Is Alisal that much better now? Palma had their best win of the year up at Menlo Atherton, and like every other team still playing, seems to be playing their best more importantly most consistent football of the year.

I find it ironic for the past 30+ years Palma was far and away the most dominate program in the PCAL region. They no longer are, but for a program like Alisal that is who they have to beat. Hopefully Alisal believes they belong on that field with Palm. I think sometimes theses kids believe they don’t belong on the same field with these ‘hallowed” programs and already lose before the coin flip. (or after those annoying bagpipes) Hopefully Alisal, corrects their mistakes form the first game and out able to control the line of scrimmage. If I were a betting man I would take Palma and give you 10 points, but I don’t bet on High School Sports! Alisal earns their first CCS title. Alisal 29-28



Hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving!!!

Prolific prep plays the mighty Columbus and the Boozer twins tonight.

Unfortunately Tyran Stokes is still injured and will be unavailable

I encourage all to tune in. Very rare that you get to see two no 1 prospects face off against each other. Not too mention the 8-10 D1 prospects that will hit the court between the two teams tonight

D2: Chico beat Pleasant Valley 35-0 in the regular season. I'll go with PV flipping the script this week.

D3: Orland beats Lassen and remains the class of this division. Orland has won 10 straight since an opening loss to Enterprise.

D4: Colusa stays undefeated with a second win over Winters. Winters ended the regular season with back-to-back losses before shutting out Hamilton.

D5: Portola moves to 12-0 with a win over Biggs. Portola has posted three shutouts and have won every game by at least 10 points.

So Bryce James is transferring back to Sierra Canyon and when I read it I couldn’t believe it.

6 months ago he was at Campbell Hall

3 months ago he was Notre Dame (SO)

Now he’s allowed to play immediately due to the CIFs apparent A-B-A rule.

Just curious how the board feels about this, especially since guys like Jamari Phillips weren’t allowed to do the same.

And, I’m right in the middle of it! YES! IN the gym!!!

Coug girls are currently smacking the winless Las Lomas, Knights, up 37-13. at the half. Game running a good bit late due to Senior Night festivites.

So I've seen this kid play several HS games, and he is very talented, but I wasn't sure how his skill set was going to translate to the next level. After watching him Saturday night against Gonzaga, I'm on the Kiddman32 bandwagon! He hit big shot after big shot! Impressive