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

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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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Ryder Lyons accounted for 265 yards and three touchdowns in a 63-20 win over Long Beach Poly in 2024 opener for both teams Aug. 23
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Best performances in opening week of Northern California high school football (Aug. 22-24)

Jackson McPeak and Tanner Wilson put up gaudy all-around numbers, leading their respective teams to big wins

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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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Clovis West players were all smiles Friday as they were here during a 2023 opener at St. Mary's .
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Central Section Week 0 high school football roundup, scores

SBLive Fab 15 teams go unbeaten during wild first night of games of 2024 season

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After All-State season as a junior, Clovis North running back Jackson Cinfel returns for perhaps even bigger season in 2024.
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California high school football Central Section Fab 15 preseason rankings

Five of top 10 teams reside in vaunted Tri-River Athletic Conference

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The California high school football season starts with a bang as No. 1 Mater Dei hosts No. 8 Centennial on Thursday in a nationally-ranked showdown.
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California high school football Games of the Week (8-22-2024)

Six games pit two California Top 25 teams in Week 0 bonanza of big showdowns

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Central running back Brandon Smith is one of the state's top junior recruits. He's also excellent cornerback.
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Central's Brandon Smith voted top running back in the CIF-Central Section by fans

There's not much that Brandon Smith can't do for the Central Grizzlies. As just a sophomore, he was a two-way star on the CIF-CS Division 1 finalists, and now h

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Clovis East quarterback Tyus Miller tossed 43 touchdowns during his junior season
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Top CIF Central Section high school football players (2025 & 2026 commits)

Clovis East quarterback Tyus Miller has the chance to reach 100 career touchdown passes in his senior season

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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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Serra wide receiver Charlie Wiley (82) is one of the few key returning starters from last year's squad. Here he scored on an 80-yard catch and run during a 21-14 opening win over Folsom to start the 2023 season.
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California high school football Top 25 countdown, No. 25-21

The countdown to the SBLive's Top 25 high school football rankings in California is underway with teams No. 25 through 21

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Tyus Miller (10), a senior at Clovis East, is one of the Central Section's top 10 quarterbacks to watch heading into the 2024 season
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Vote: Which CIF-Central Section quarterback will have the biggest season?

For what's neither the first time nor the last, the Central Section has a stockpile of many of California's top high school quarterbacks. As we detailed in Jul

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Central running back Brandon Smith is one of the state's top junior recruits. He's also excellent cornerback.
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Vote: Who will be the top running back in the CIF-Central Section in 2024?

Earlier this month, we told you who we think are the top running backs to watch in the Central Section. Now it's your turn to tell us what you think.  Choose fr

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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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After All-State season as a junior, Clovis North running back Jackson Cinfel returns for perhaps even bigger season in 2024.
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California high school football: Top running backs in CIF Central Section

Top recruits Kourdey Glass and Brandon Smith lead pair of top backs who hope to repeat Central Section's success in 2023

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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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Clovis High School junior Deagan Rose has already accepted a scholarship to Oregon State. He's the top QB prospect from the Central Section heading into the 2024 season.
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California high school football: Top quarterbacks in CIF Central Section

Oregon State commit Deagan Rose heads an impressive list of proven and prolific Central Section signal-callers

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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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Xander Schauffele, the 2024 PGA Championship winner, during press conference at the Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon. Photo by Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports
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Xander Schauffele: From California state golf champion to 2-time major winner

Schauffele, who won the 2011 CIF State golf title, captured the British Open on Sunday

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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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