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Mater Dei linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr. intercepts a pass against St. John Bosco in the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
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Vote: Who is California's top high school linebacker?

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Mater Dei linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr. intercepts a pass against St. John Bosco in the 2023 CIF Southern Section Division 1 final at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
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Vote: Who is California's top high school linebacker?

California is brimming with nationally-recruited high school linebackers.

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Alabama commit Dijon Lee warms up before Mission Viejo's game vs. Santa Margarita.
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Jeron Jones shines alongside Alabama commit Dijon Lee: California high school football recruiting updates

Folsom and Mission Viejo each cruised to wins last week, earning their spots among California's top teams

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Tommy Tofi (77) is a standout even on Riordan's massive offensive line
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Vote: Who is the top high school lineman in California?

If California goes underrated for its output of high school football talent at any position, it's at the line of scrimmage. Everyone knows that California is ov

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SBLive Sports Athlete of the Week
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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (8/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 19-25 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read t

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Utah bound Taniela Tupou had two big catches, including a 21-yard touchdown catch in Friday's 63-20 win over Long Beach Poly.
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Top 25 California high school football rankings (8/26/2024)

Five new teams enter our statewide California rankings after a wild Week 0 bonanza

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John Mills (75) is constantly taking on more than one defender for St. Ignatius High School of San Francisco.
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Top CIF Central Coast Section high school football players (2025 & 2026 commits)

committed football players in California central coast section 2025 2026

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St. Ignatius incoming senior Soren Hummel is one of the Central Coast Section's top 10 quarterbacks to watch
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St. Ignatius' Soren Hummel voted top quarterback in the CIF-Central Coast Section by fans

St. Ignatius is a lock to have one of the best offenses in CIF-Central Coast Section football this season. And senior signal caller Soren Hummel is a major reas

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Vote: Who is the top wide receiver/tight end in California high school football?

When it comes to great high school receivers who will star at the next level(s), California usually has an abundance of riches. And the Golden State's crop of w

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John Mills (75) is constantly taking on more than one defender for St. Ignatius High School of San Francisco.
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California's Top 50 high school football linemen to watch in 2024

Alabama commit Jackson Lloyd of Carmel leads a deep cast in the trenches

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Corona's Billy Carlson leaps over a baserunner in the 2024 Southern Section Division 1 title game | Photo: Heston Quan
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12 California high school baseball stars playing in 2024 MLB HS All-American Game

california baseball players in high school all-american game

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St. Ignatius Jarious Hogan (6) gashed Riordan for 114 yards and two touchdowns and had three catches for 44 yards and another score in a 41-34 loss in 2023.
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Vote: Which CIF-Central Coast Section running back will have the biggest season?

In recent years, many of California's top high school running backs have come from the CIF-CCS – including some of the state's top college recruits at the posit

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Riordan 2026 QB Michael Mitchell has already thrown for 4,021 yards and 42 touchdowns in two seasons as a starter.
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Vote: Which CIF-Central Coast Section quarterback will have the biggest season?

In July, we discussed who we believe to be the top quarterbacks in the CIF-Central Coast Section entering the 2024 high school football season. Now, it's your t

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Chris Lawson (4) had 68 catches for 969 yards and 11 touchdowns for Archbishop Riordan last season
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California's Top 50 high school receivers to watch in 2024 football season

Nearly 100 receivers from California are considered 3-star recruits or higher from the Classes of 2025 and 2026

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Corona Centennial 2025 Husan Longstreet is one of the top 50 California QBs to watch in 2024.
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Vote: Which California high school quarterback will have biggest season?

It's no secret that California is known for producing many of football's top quarterbacks. And heading into the 2024 high school football season, the Golden Sta

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Mater Dei will play Bishop Gorman for the fourth time on Sept. xx after winning for a third straight time here in 2022, 24-21. 5-star running back Jordon Davison (0) is back for the Monarchs.
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Vote: Which California high school running back will have biggest 2024 season?

Two weeks ago, we broke down who we think are the top 50 running backs in California high school football heading into the 2024 season. Now, it's your turn to s

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Folsom QB Ryder Lyons was the SBLive/SI California Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2023.
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SBLive/SI All-State California high school football teams for 2023 season

We honored 114 players across the state, including seven total Players of the Year, one coach along with a dozen QBs, RBs, WRs, DL, LBs, DBs and all-purpose standouts

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Pacifica's softball team celebrates late during a 3-0 win over Orange Lutheran for the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title.
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SBLive/SI California Top 25 high school softball rankings: Pacifica finishes 2024 season as top team in state

Led by three first-team All-State performers, the Southern Section Division I champions finish on top

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Saint Francis senior Kate Munnerlyn went 15-0 and slugged six home runs to earn California Player of the Year honors
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SBLive/SI California all-state softball teams: Kate Munnerlyn named 2024 Player of the Year

Top-ranked Pacifica (Garden Grove) leads the way with three first-team selections; Saint Francis pitcher-slugger Kate Munnerlyn is State Player of the Year

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St. Ignatius Jarious Hogan (6) gashed Riordan for 114 yards and two touchdowns and had three catches for 44 yards and another score in a 41-34 loss in 2023.
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California high school football: Top running backs in CIF Central Coast Section

Kingston Keanaaina leads Saint Francis and all of CCS' top backs into the 2024 season

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Menlo-Atherton quarterback Xander Eschelman can't wait to get back on the field after his junior season was cut short with a hip injury.
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California high school football 2024: Top quarterbacks in CIF Central Coast Section

Tom Brady (Serra-San Mateo) once played in Central Coast Section football games. So did Jim Plunkett (James Lick-San Jose). And Dan Fouts (St. Ignatius).  None

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Mater Dei incoming senior running back Jordon Davison should carry the ball more than 101 times as he did as a junior/Photo: John Bowers
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California's Top 50 high school running backs to watch in 2024 football season

The high school football season is only a month away and here are 50 of the top running backs in California

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Harvard-Westlake's Bryce Rainer was drafted No. 11 overall to the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 MLB Draft.
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2024 MLB Draft: More than 70 former California high school stars selected

Major League Baseball's First-Year player draft wrapped up on Tuesday afternoon after 20 rounds of selections. California was well represented as usual with fiv

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Mater Dei will play Bishop Gorman for the fourth time on Sept. 6 after winning for a third straight time here in 2022, 24-21. 5-star running back Jordon Davison (0) is back for the Monarchs.
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Which football teams have the toughest schedules in every California (CIF) Section?

From Clovis North to Mater Dei, here's a look at 10 of the toughest 2024 high school football schedules in the state

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Orange Lutheran 2025 TJ Lateef is one of California's Top 50 QBs to watch in 2024.
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California's Top 50 high school quarterbacks to watch in 2024 football season

It's an exceptional lot of California QBs, starting with the No. 1 college prospect from California’s Class of 2025 — Husan Longstreet, a 5-star standout at Corona Centennial who has already committed to Texas A&M

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Centennial's Husan Longstreet evades a defender during the 2023 Honor Bowl game against Punahou (HI) in San Diego. Steven Silva/SBLive
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California high school quarterbacks who have committed (2025 and 2026)

We're six weeks away from the start of the 2024 high school football season in California and the college commitments continue to fly in

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