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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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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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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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Lincoln before winning the 2022 CIF State D1-AA title. The Hornets will be severely tested in 2024
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California high school football Top 25 countdown, No. 6-10

The countdown to the SBLive's Top 25 high school football rankings in California continues with teams No. 6 through 10

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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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Pittsburg 2025 running back Elijah Bow rushed form almost 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior..
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Vote: Which CIF-North Coast Section running back will have the biggest season?

In July, we discussed who we believe to be the top running backs in the CIF-North Coast Section entering the 2024 high school football season. Now, it's your tu

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Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara threw for 2,675 yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior.
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Vote: Who will be the top quarterback in the CIF-North Coast Section?

When it comes to putting out outstanding quarterbacks, the CIF-NCS is currently California's most underrated hotbed. Underrated by other parts of the state, tha

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Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara threw for 2,675 yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior.
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Pittsburg's Marley Alcantara voted top high school quarterback in California by fans

Marley Alcantara had enormous shoes to fill upon taking over as Pittsburg's starting quarterback a year ago. His predecessor was high 4-star recruit and current

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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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Jamar Searcy absolutely was dominant in the postseason, with 718 total yards and 5 TDs in four games, leading Pittsburg to a third straight NCS D1 title.
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California high school football: Top running backs in CIF North Coast Section

Washington bound Julian McMahan leads talented running back brigade into the 2024 NCS high school football season

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De La Salle basketball standout Alec Blair (33) was a first-team All-State performer as a junior last season.
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Alec Blair commits to Oklahoma; De La Salle 2-sport star will play basketball and baseball

Nation's No. 38 basketball recruit and MLB prospect picks the Sooners in both sports

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Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara threw for 2,675 yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior.
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California high school football: Top quarterbacks in CIF North Coast Section

Pittsburg's Marley Alcantara highlights talented signal-callers to watch in the fast-approaching 2024 season

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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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Monte Vista quarterback Brayden Turner committed to Fresno State last month. Photo: Troy Jones
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Jeff Tedford, Fresno State land two Bay Area high school quarterbacks

Standouts from Monte Vista-Danville and James Logan-Union City to join head coach Jeff Tedford and staff in the Central Valley

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