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Oak Hills quarterback Jacob Webster talks to his teammates during a timeout on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Oak Hills kicked off Mojave River League play with a 34-0 victory over Hesperia.
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California Southern Section high school football computer rankings (10/7/2024)

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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Oak Hills quarterback Jacob Webster talks to his teammates during a timeout on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Oak Hills kicked off Mojave River League play with a 34-0 victory over Hesperia.
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California Southern Section high school football computer rankings (10/7/2024)

Check out SBLive's computer rankings for the CIF Southern Section in California high school football through Week 6.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports
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St. Mary's junior Kenneth Moore III is one of the more athletic and recruitable juniors in the Sac-Joaquin Section.
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Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football rankings; Games of the Week (10/1/2024)

St. Mary's climbs to No. 2 after impressive win over Southern California's Bishop Amat; Rocklin posts big win over Jesuit; Grant falls to San Diego Section's best

Mitch Stephens
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St. Ignatius incoming senior Soren Hummel is one of the Central Coast Section's top 10 quarterbacks to watch. St. Ignatius stunned previous No. 1 Serra 21-20 to move up to No. 3 in rankings.
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Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football rankings; Games to Watch (9/30/2024)

St. Ignatius shocks Serra in in West Catholic Athletic League opener; Saint Francis moves to the top of the rankings after 41-point win over rival Bellarmine

Mitch Stephens
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California

UPDATE: High school sports data source CalPreps.com back in business

Twenty-four hours after announcing it was 'out of funds,' and planning litigation, longtime provider of scores, schedules and computer rankings says a resolution has been met

Mitch Stephens
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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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St. Ignatius shocks San Mateo Serra 21-20 in wild West Catholic Athletic League opener

Jarious Hogan sprints home from 30 yards out with 1:14 to go to hand Padres their first WCAL loss since 2021

Mitch Stephens
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Half Moon Bay RB Ali Zavala during game vs. Woodside on 9/21/2024
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How Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football fared (9/27/2024)

St. Ignatius shocks Serra; Salinas takes care of Palma; Half Moon Bay outlasts Foothill, 52-45

Mitch Stephens
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Clayton Valley WR Isaac Valdivia (18) fends off a San Ramon Valley defender in a 9-14-2024 game.
California

How Top 15 CIF North Coast Section high school football fared (9/27/2024)

Top-ranked De La Salle knocks of El Cerrito; Newman handles Pleasant Valley; California remains unbeaten; San Marin outlasts Ukiah; Clayton Valley stuns Liberty

Mitch Stephens
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The Buchanan Bears (right) and Liberty Patriots had an old-fashion drag-out game on Friday, won by the visiting Patriots 14-10. 9/13/2024
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How Top 15 CIF Central Section high school football fared (9/27/2024)

Tulare Union doubles up on Bakersfield Christian; Buchanan handles Paso Robles; St. Joseph knocks Shafter from unbeaten ranks

Mitch Stephens
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Running back Derrick Blanche (right) of De La Salle attempts to elude Grant linebacker Jeremiah Tuiileila.
California

How Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football fared (9/27/2024)

San Diego Lincoln handles Grant; St. Mary's swamps Amat; Oak Ridge rebounds; Rocklin takes care of Jesuit; Placer falls from unbeaten

Mitch Stephens
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What makes Ryder Lyons so effective is that he's equally good in or at of the pocket, as he displayed Friday in a 63-20 opening game win of the 2024 season in Folsom. Lyons accounted for nearly 300 yards and five more score
California

Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school football rankings; Games of the Week (9/24/2024)

No. 1 Folsom swamps No. 2 Rocklin, then has Homecoming Game cancelled; St. Mary's climbs to third despite defeat

Mitch Stephens
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Clovis East junior RB Lindsey Graves vs. Grant Union 9/14/2024
California

Top 15 CIF Central Section high school football rankings, Games to Watch (9/24/2024)

Top-ranked Central continues to improve, impress; Two TRAC teams go down, three others win decisively

Mitch Stephens
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Half Moon Bay senior SS RB Connor Heath before Sept. 21 game with Woodside.
California

Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football rankings; Games to Watch (9/23/2024)

Top four teams all lose during tough week for Central Coast Section's top teams; Los Gatos, St. Ignatius move up after impressive wins

Mitch Stephens
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San Ramon Valley QB Rhett Thompson in an opening 2024 season win over St. Ignatius.
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Top 15 CIF North Coast Section high school football rankings; Games of the Week (9/24/2024)

Top-ranked De La Salle gets major scare from St. Mary's-Stockton; Pittsburg gives national No. 2 St. John Bosco a tussle; Cardinal Newman gets huge performance from freshman QB to beat previous No. 8 Bishop O'Dowd, 56-0

Mitch Stephens
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St. Ignatius senior quarterback Soren Hummel, shown here in a season-opening game against San Ramon Valley, threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns Friday in a big 16-14 win at Cathedral Catholic of San Diego.
California

Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football rankings; Games to Watch (9/16/2024)

Top four teams all lose during tough week for Central Coast Section's top teams; Los Gatos, St. Ignatius move up after impressive wins

Mitch Stephens
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St. John Bosco sophomore Maliq Allen on way to a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter in 56-16 nonleague win at Serra on 9/14/2024
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Top 25 California high school football rankings (9/16/2024)

Top-ranked Mater Dei gets defensive in 38-7 win over Hawaii power Kahuku; Second-ranked St. John Bosco makes first trip to Northern California a smashing success with convincing win over No. 16 Serra

Mitch Stephens
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St. John Bosco sophomore Maliq Allen on way to a 62-yard touchdown run in the first quarter in nonleague game at Serra on 9/14/2024

Live score update final: St. John Bosco uses big plays to defeat San Mateo Serra

Bosco scores on seven consecutive possessions, including on three plays over 60 yards in 56-16 victory over Padres

Mitch Stephens
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Cathedral Catholic of San Diego finished off a 42-0 season in 2022 with a sweep over Saint Francis in the state finals
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Top 20 California high school girls volleyball rankings (9/10/2024)

Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) is No. 1 in SBLive's statewide California high school girls volleyball rankings

Gordon Kass
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Grant quarterback Luke Alexander looks downfield for a receiver. in a 42-14 loss to De La Salle on Aug. 30. The Pacers rebounded with an impressive win over fourth-ranked Inderkum on Saturday.
California

Top 15 Sac-Joaquin Section high school football rankings (9/10/2024)

Third-ranked Grant responds big after humbling loss to De La Salle; Rocklin, Manteca and Granite Bay win by combined 154-16 score

Mitch Stephens
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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. Thus far in three games, he's completed 52 of 72 for 781 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Central Section's No. 4 team. | Photo: Bobby Medellin
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Top 15 CIF Central Section high school football rankings (9/10/2024)

The top five teams are all from the TRAC, including No. 1 Central and No. 2 Clovis East, which travels to Sac-Joaquin Section power Grant Union on Friday

Mitch Stephens
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Serra senior running back Chris Yoon races through a big hole during Friday's 39-10 loss at De La Salle
California

Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football rankings (9/9/2024)

Top two teams go down hard last week and have equally tough challenges this week; Unranked Salinas moves all the way to No. 8

Mitch Stephens
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At 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, De La Sallee senior Derek Blanche Jr. (22) doesn't back down from anyone. He rushed for 182 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown in Friday's 39-10 win over Serra at Owen Owens Field on Sept. 6, 2024.
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Top 15 CIF North Coast Section high school football rankings (9/9/2024)

Top-ranked De La Salle and No. 2 Pittsburg rolled cross-sectional powers Friday, brace for Central Coast Section juggernauts Saint Francis and Riordan this week

Mitch Stephens
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Jaden Jefferson, who finished fourth in the state 100-meter dash (10.40 seconds), scored on a 43-touchdown run in the third quarter during De La Salle's 39-10 win over Serra on Sept. 6, 2024 at Owen Owens Field.
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5 takeaways from De La Salle's win over Serra

Speed, experience, big plays and a little payback key the Spartans 29-point win in NorCal showdown

Mitch Stephens
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Serra-San Mateo's football team has celebrated three straight Central Coast Section titles starting in 2021. Friday they travel to Concord to face De La Salle, a team its beaten two straight times.
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How Top 15 CIF Central Coast Section high school football teams fared (9/6/2024)

Top two teams Serra, Riordan go down hard; Salinas upsets No. 5 Valley Christian; No. 3 St. Francis rushes by McClymonds

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle players rush the field before the kick off against visiting Grant Union.
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How Top 15 CIF North Coast Section high school footbal teams fared (9/6/2024)

Top two teams De La Salle, Pittsburg romp; Bishop O'Dowd upsets No. 4 Monte Vista; Cardinal Newman, El Cerrito handle SJS powers

Mitch Stephens
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Placer senior running back Baylor Kelley rushed for 16 touchdowns each of the last two seasons. He leads the Hillmen into a big game with Del Oro Friday
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How Top 15 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section high school footbal teams fared (9/6/2024)

No. 2 Rocklin, No. 5 Manteca, No. 6 Granite Bay win by combined count of 154-16

Mitch Stephens
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