High School Football America - California

Garden Grove's Puga steps down

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:57:00 +0000

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After four very successful years as the head football coach at Garden Grove, Willy Puga is stepping down, according to Steve Fryer of OCVarsity.com.

Puga led the Argonauts to a 41-12 record with a 2010 CIF-Southern Division championship to go along with runner-up finishes in '12 and '13. This past season, Garden Grove finished 13-1, losing to eventual state champ Corona del Mar in the championship game.

Hart QB Brady White lands another offer

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:34:00 +0000

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Senior-to-be quarterback Brady White of Hart High School has picked-up another college offer.

On Tuesday, White picked-up his fifth overall offer, this time from Penn St. White, who threw for 4,500 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2013, now holds offers three Big 10 schools - Maryland, Indiana and the Nittany Lions - plus Cal and Colorado St.

Long Beach Poly taps former Giant LB Antonio Pierce as new head coach

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:16:00 +0000

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Antonio Pierce, who played nine years in the NFL with the Giants and the Redskins, is the new head football coach at Long Beach Poly.

Pierce, who was introduced to the media today, becomes the 25th coach of the Jackrabbits, who have been playing football for 106 years. Pierce takes over for Raul Lara, who resigned at the end of last season after leading the school to a record five CIF-SS titles and an overall record of 142-30.

Pierce, who is native of Compton, played his prep football at Paramount High. After high school, he went on to Mt. San Antonio College before moving on to Arizona. He was undrafted, but had a successful professional career making the Pro Bowl in 2006. He was a starter on the Giants' Super Bowl team in 2007.

While addressing the media, Pierce, who's son will be a junior on the team this year, said he will continue with his ESPN analyst duties. You can hear his comments about commuting to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut and topics in the video above.

MaxPreps honors St. John Bosco

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:25:00 +0000

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There is no shortage of national ranking folks out there these days. Even I decided to dip my toe into the pool a couple of years ago with a High School Football America Top 25.

In my mind though, MaxPreps has done the best job through the years with two different types of polls - one an opinion poll, the Xcellent 25, headed by my good friend Steve Spiewak and the Freeman Rankings that use a non-biased computer program to determine team rank.

This past season, St. John Bosco came out on-top in the Freeman Rankings and this past Monday, representatives of MaxPreps traveled to Bellflower to honor the Braves and head coach Jason Negro as part of the website's Tour of Champions journey around America.

Latest High School Football America Diamond Rankings

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Week 14

Rank	Team	Measure	Standard Error
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 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JSerra Notre Dame/SO Valencia/V Servite Tesoro Norco Westlake Palmdale San Fernando Bishop Amat San Pedro Canyon/CC Lompoc Upland Arroyo Grande St Francis Birmingham Rancho Verde Moorpark West Torrance Loyola Heritage Palos Verdes Chino Hills Camarillo Lakewood Norwalk La Serna Newbury Park Garfield Thousand Oaks Santiago/C Eisenhower Edison South East Chaparral Charter Oak Agoura Glendora Trabuco Hills Mira Costa Corona del Mar Santa Margarita Burbank Saugus Poly/R San Gorgonio Oak Hills La Habra Dorsey Carson Murrieta Valley Atascadero South Gate Palisades Charter Citrus Hill Roosevelt/E Etiwanda Paloma Valley Eagle Rock Arleta Roosevelt/LA Garden Grove Colony Redlands East Valley San Juan Hills Los Alamitos Yucaipa Granada Hills Santa Monica ML King Cabrillo/LB Bishop Diego Los Osos Great Oak Nordhoff Paso Robles Muir Villa Park Highland South Hills Cathedral Norte Vista Fullerton Kaiser View Park Charter Cathedral City Locke Murrieta Mesa Simi Valley Damien Eastside St Joseph/SM Fairfax Quartz Hill Redondo Union Sylmar Yorba Linda Monrovia El Toro Palm Springs Diamond Ranch Serrano La Quinta/LQ Dominguez Buena Park Crespi Crescenta Valley Royal West Ranch Ventura Huntington Beach Los Altos Elsinore Fountain Valley Valencia/P Millikan Oak Park Buena Culver City Newport Harbor Righetti Bernstein Alta Loma Antelope Valley El Camino Real Canoga Park Lincoln San Dimas Polytechnic Redlands Paraclete Huntington Park Dos Pueblos University Dana Hills Troy Tahquitz Moreno Valley Diamond Bar Paramount Banning/W St Margaret's Bell Salesian Chatsworth Downey Bonita Apple Valley Ayala Peninsula Palm Desert Arroyo Temecula Valley Hamilton/LA Morningside Foothill Los Amigos Valley View Harvard-Westlake Summit Santee Temescal Canyon San Clemente Irvine Taft Torres Colton Silverado Morro Bay Grant San Marcos Pomona Jefferson Oxnard Verbum Dei Carpinteria La Mirada Chaffey San Luis Obispo Wilson/LB Inglewood Rialto Jurupa Hills West Covina Arlington Canyon/A Manual Arts Carter Rio Hondo Prep San Marino Pacifica/O La Salle Big Bear San Jacinto Western Christian Reseda Woodbridge Mission Prep Costa Mesa Chino Kennedy/LP El Segundo Northview Hesperia Canyon Springs Washington Calvary Chapel/SA Azusa Esperanza Channel Islands Claremont Segerstrom Westminster El Rancho Nipomo Katella Valley Santa Ana Pioneer Valley Golden Valley Capistrano Valley Santa Fe Jordan/LB Cypress Montclair Burroughs/B Bellflower Santa Barbara Cajon Westchester Western Capistrano Valley Christian Artesia Montebello Victor Valley Gardena Mayfair Bell Gardens Rim of the World Saddleback Valley Christian Laguna Beach Wilson/LA Duarte Maranatha Sunny Hills Viewpoint Corona Cabrillo/L Burroughs/R Santa Ynez Hawthorne Knight Beckman El Dorado Fillmore Laguna Hills Calabasas Patriot North Torrance Cleveland Sotomayor Fontana Loara Rosemead Littlerock Sierra Canyon Torrance Lawndale Rancho Dominguez Kennedy/LA Desert Pacifica/GG Whittier Fredrick Douglass Char Coachella Valley Glendale Rio Mesa Orange Hemet Arcadia Don Lugo California Magnolia Grand Terrace Whittier Christian Gabrielino Windward JW North AB Miller Jordan/LA St. Paul Aliso Niguel Northwood Schurr Bishop Montgomery Century St Genevieve Citrus Valley Brethren Christian La Puente Gahr Verduga Hills Hollywood Excelsior Barstow Los Angeles Brea Olinda Sonora Santa Paula Godinez Arrowhead Christian Yucca Valley Franklin Fremont Santa Maria Bassett Rivera/LA Lynwood Baldwin Park Mountain View Covina Roybal Compton Van Nuys La Sierra West Adams Tustin El Modena Poly/P Linfield Christian Xavier Prep Marshall/LA Santa Clara Belmont Templeton Panorama North Hollywood Vista Del Lago Silver Valley Rowland Lakeside Ramona West Valley Perris Contreras St Anthony Monroe Chadwick Ontario Christian Lancaster Valley Christian San Bernardino Santa Clarita Christian Shadow Hills Pasadena Pioneer Ontario Marina St Bernard Chavez Estancia Bloomington Santiago/GG Anaheim Mary Star of the Sea Arroyo Valley Hueneme Notre Dame/R South Pasadena Marshall/P Rancho Alamitos Walnut Sierra Vista Leuzinger La Canada University Grace Brethren Boron Beaumont Cantwell Sacred Heart Hoover Cerritos Village Christian Temple City Sultana Bolsa Grande Rubidoux South Torrance Sage Hill Centennial/Com Twentynine Palms Kern Valley Granite Hills Frazier Mountain Rancho Christian Vasquez Garey Animo South LA Charter Beverly Hills Warren Indio Heritage Christian Brentwood Sun Valley Adelanto Jurupa Valley Ribet Academy La Quinta/W Hamilton/A Glenn Banning Pacific Workman Savanna Ganesha Aquinas Gladstone Mammoth Kilpatrick Rancho Mirage Ocean View South El Monte Saddleback Nogales Desert Hot Springs Animo Leadership St Monica Catholic Fairmont Prep California Military Academy Alhambra Campbell Hall Hawkins (LA) Santa Ana Bishop Union El Monte Marquez (Huntington Park Webb San Gabriel Calvary Murrieta Flintridge Prep Wilson/HH Mark Keppel Don Bosco Tech CA School for the Deaf Firebaugh Legacy (South Gate) Calvary Chapel/D Desert Christian/L California City Crean Lutheran Bellarmine-Jefferson Blaire Desert Mirage Riverside Christian Malibu Riverside Prep (Ore Gr Indian Springs/SB Rosamond Einstein Sherman Indian Southlands Christian	109.29 101.23 98.36 97.63 97.63 97.17 95.83 92.65 91.53 91.50 91.11 90.35 90.13 90.07 89.94 89.35 87.65 87.35 86.43 85.39 84.99 84.86 84.74 84.18 84.08 83.73 82.76 81.97 81.88 81.82 81.68 81.41 81.30 81.12 81.09 80.77 80.70 79.69 79.56 79.47 78.65 78.31 77.51 77.29 77.09 77.09 77.05 76.94 76.87 76.78 76.74 76.72 76.70 76.35 76.09 75.96 75.59 75.55 75.55 75.37 74.86 74.55 74.46 74.45 74.39 74.37 74.27 74.02 73.94 73.78 73.71 73.66 73.53 73.48 73.37 73.34 73.32 73.30 73.02 72.95 72.89 72.71 72.70 72.62 72.30 72.19 72.15 71.97 71.81 71.76 71.68 71.68 71.58 71.57 71.13 70.88 70.73 70.73 70.65 70.60 70.56 70.50 70.43 70.33 70.30 70.19 70.14 69.35 69.23 69.13 69.09 68.86 68.82 68.78 68.43 67.95 67.84 67.71 67.70 67.64 67.46 67.40 67.37 67.22 66.99 66.72 66.57 66.45 66.43 66.37 66.16 66.05 66.04 65.49 65.36 65.07 64.96 64.89 64.43 64.38 64.20 63.98 63.83 63.79 63.54 63.46 63.45 63.40 63.33 63.27 63.24 63.13 63.09 63.00 62.84 62.64 62.61 62.54 62.26 62.19 62.10 61.63 61.55 61.53 60.99 60.77 60.76 60.72 60.62 60.52 60.52 60.43 60.33 60.33 60.08 60.06 59.98 59.96 59.81 59.77 59.74 59.71 59.57 59.31 59.28 58.96 58.88 58.79 58.78 58.75 58.67 58.56 58.45 58.39 58.21 58.13 57.84 57.74 57.61 57.48 57.46 57.35 57.30 57.30 57.27 57.27 57.17 57.17 57.10 57.09 56.90 56.90 56.86 56.59 56.39 56.37 56.36 56.29 56.25 56.23 56.18 56.08 56.03 56.02 55.97 55.77 55.72 55.50 55.48 55.09 55.06 55.02 55.02 54.95 54.89 54.74 54.63 54.50 54.49 54.46 54.42 54.33 54.20 53.63 53.57 53.39 53.09 53.06 52.97 52.88 52.71 52.57 52.56 52.48 52.43 52.40 52.09 52.05 51.93 51.90 51.74 51.73 51.70 51.64 51.36 51.35 51.17 51.06 51.05 50.96 50.95 50.89 50.86 50.81 50.71 50.67 50.63 50.44 50.42 50.35 50.16 50.08 49.98 49.76 49.57 49.42 49.34 49.27 49.06 49.02 48.81 48.78 48.60 48.54 48.52 48.41 48.35 48.32 48.09 48.08 48.01 47.99 47.92 47.78 47.63 47.43 47.18 47.17 47.08 47.03 47.03 46.67 46.66 46.54 46.45 46.26 46.07 46.01 45.89 45.77 45.62 45.62 45.60 45.48 45.41 45.35 45.13 45.05 44.87 44.81 44.70 44.61 44.55 44.48 43.98 43.78 43.78 43.74 43.71 43.69 43.69 43.56 43.04 42.95 42.93 42.76 42.63 42.43 42.41 42.25 42.25 42.24 42.16 42.09 41.97 41.91 41.73 41.43 41.39 41.38 41.23 41.22 41.19 41.07 41.05 40.98 40.95 40.93 40.72 40.61 40.40 40.21 40.16 40.13 40.12 39.84 39.70 39.55 39.39 39.36 39.35 39.34 39.13 39.06 38.95 38.79 38.77 38.70 38.67 38.38 38.36 38.16 38.00 37.48 37.44 37.29 36.99 36.82 36.79 36.76 36.58 36.22 36.22 36.16 35.96 35.80 35.73 35.72 35.72 35.59 35.55 35.47 35.34 35.21 35.19 34.94 34.93 34.44 34.31 33.99 33.47 33.24 32.92 32.74 32.41 32.35 32.10 31.95 31.69 31.39 31.23 31.20 30.86 30.67 30.32 30.02 29.76 29.14 28.89 28.61 28.43 27.83 27.76 27.38 27.01 26.94 26.04 26.03 25.51 25.46 25.35 24.83 24.29 23.62 23.47 23.23 22.38 22.35 21.65 21.37 20.52 20.39 19.85 19.01 18.73 18.44 16.47 15.73 15.39 13.17 12.19 12.13 11.99 10.88 9.79 8.67 7.96 7.21	5.81 5.24 5.95 5.30 5.06 5.84 5.05 5.51 5.21 5.48 4.78 4.81 5.83 5.57 5.31 4.92 5.09 6.37 5.76 5.23 5.87 6.23 5.55 6.08 4.92 4.80 5.98 5.12 5.42 4.55 5.83 4.63 4.90 5.07 4.36 6.04 5.14 6.08 4.63 4.71 5.66 4.90 5.75 4.52 4.41 6.03 5.59 6.19 5.71 5.61 4.91 5.37 5.98 5.77 6.00 6.32 6.47 5.43 4.17 6.09 4.23 5.45 4.70 4.23 4.28 4.90 5.54 5.58 6.02 5.12 5.09 5.67 4.41 6.00 5.95 4.83 4.45 4.72 5.80 4.14 4.73 5.79 5.06 5.23 5.51 4.98 5.48 5.92 5.71 4.31 5.88 5.85 4.44 5.85 4.67 5.20 5.26 5.95 5.12 4.51 4.96 4.95 4.76 4.84 5.59 5.71 5.90 5.93 5.30 5.52 5.97 5.66 5.57 4.90 4.91 4.50 6.09 5.16 5.16 4.93 5.47 4.90 5.42 5.82 5.17 6.19 5.96 5.46 5.36 5.07 5.47 5.70 4.94 5.89 4.83 5.66 5.84 5.62 5.61 4.61 6.02 5.73 5.71 5.52 5.42 5.01 4.94 6.05 4.74 5.97 5.76 6.67 5.61 5.66 4.94 4.89 5.37 5.45 5.91 4.55 5.59 4.83 5.30 5.33 5.85 5.34 5.84 6.24 5.64 4.83 5.62 5.39 5.49 5.94 4.84 7.07 5.45 5.85 5.10 5.47 5.73 5.23 6.02 5.29 5.62 5.22 5.79 5.65 5.44 4.76 5.64 5.90 5.33 5.18 5.35 5.75 5.78 5.74 5.64 5.09 4.99 5.50 5.33 5.76 5.65 5.47 4.77 4.75 5.53 5.13 4.71 5.22 4.80 5.87 5.55 5.34 5.35 5.15 5.95 5.31 5.02 5.20 5.58 5.59 5.30 5.42 5.96 5.60 5.93 4.98 4.87 5.51 5.27 5.34 5.54 5.44 5.02 5.79 5.38 5.38 5.84 5.67 5.47 5.63 5.42 5.45 5.44 5.75 5.04 5.48 5.00 5.56 5.40 5.41 5.00 5.08 5.16 5.34 5.24 5.31 5.59 5.63 5.68 5.22 5.46 5.72 5.21 5.63 5.34 5.96 5.44 5.38 5.89 4.97 5.77 5.33 5.16 6.90 5.68 5.59 5.67 5.42 5.41 5.46 5.59 5.03 4.81 4.91 5.25 5.55 5.45 4.97 5.32 5.34 5.40 5.30 5.31 5.72 5.57 5.59 5.34 5.86 5.35 6.15 4.95 5.01 5.10 4.84 5.36 5.74 5.38 5.42 5.86 5.97 5.50 5.60 5.61 5.16 4.94 5.64 5.64 5.71 6.16 5.19 5.07 5.27 5.80 5.81 5.61 5.41 5.39 5.49 6.00 5.89 5.20 5.47 5.79 5.80 5.57 4.66 4.79 5.23 5.12 5.20 5.33 5.91 5.97 5.95 5.24 5.53 5.52 5.13 5.21 5.18 4.99 5.86 5.04 4.77 4.81 5.13 5.28 5.41 6.05 5.00 5.68 5.74 4.73 5.64 5.39 6.14 5.54 4.83 5.25 5.05 4.58 5.50 5.01 5.29 4.78 5.57 5.73 5.85 4.96 4.69 6.17 5.33 5.58 5.22 4.94 5.87 4.51 4.95 4.30 6.14 5.64 5.27 5.61 4.91 5.02 5.23 5.17 4.76 5.18 5.72 5.17 5.60 5.45 5.48 7.15 4.79 6.58 6.77 6.01 4.54 5.72 4.29 4.81 4.36 5.88 5.42 5.54 5.07 4.88 5.57 5.02 6.02 4.71 5.26 4.78 5.28 4.89 5.49 5.93 5.23 5.95 5.44 8.86 4.91 5.15 4.90 5.22 5.72 10.55 5.85 6.12 6.08 5.00 6.82 5.85 4.59 6.81 5.16 6.07 6.10 4.83 5.82 5.55 5.04 5.13 4.91 6.08 6.19 5.82 6.10 6.00 7.43 5.50 8.00 5.56 6.21 5.55 5.88 5.35 6.42 6.88 5.34 6.48 6.61

2013 Southern California High School Football Scores - November 22, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:26:00 +0000

Southern California High School Football Scores
Playoffs
Friday, November 22, 2013

CIF-Southern Section
Quarterfinals

Pac-5

St. John Bosco 55 Tesoro 7
Alemany 21 Servite 19
Long Beach Poly 44 St. Bonaventure 8
Mater Dei 21 Mission Viejo 14

Inland

Vista Murrieta 52 Charter Oak 7
Norco 23 Rancho Cucamonga 21
Upland 30 Corona Santiago 29
Corona Centennial 49 Chaparral 14

Northern

Hart 33 Palos Verdes 11
West Torrance 17 Palmdale 14
Saugus 13 Mira Costa 0
Valencia 28 Arroyo Grande 23

Western

Serra 40 Buena 6
St. Francis 42 Camarillo 21
Lompoc 42 Santa Monica 10
Chamindade 36 Ventura 3

Central

Rancho Verde 42 Elsinore 7
Kaiser 41 Paloma Valley 35
Colony 45 Poly (Riverside) 35
Heritage 42 La Quinta 12

Southwest

Newport Harbor 49 La Habra 48
Fullerton 21 Los Alamitos 7
Edison 10 Villa Park 0
Huntington Beach 42 San Juan Hills 12

Southeast

Norwalk 19 Domiguez 7
Muir 27 Los Altos 2
La Serna 51 Diamond Bar 7
Burbank 42 Santa Fe 0

Eastern

San Gorgonio 42 Tahquitz 17
Norte Vista 47 Oak Hills 38
Citrus Hill 24 Apple Valley 20
Moreno Valley 19 Serrano 7

Southern

Corona del Mar 42 Los Amigos 0
Westminster 21 Woodbridge 14
Irvine 23 Magnolia 0
Garden Grove 49 Katella 0

Northwest

Oak Park 47 Valley Christian 15
El Segundo 45 Carpenteria 31
Bishop Diego 41 Duarte 7
Nordhoff 38 Torrance 20

Mid-Valley

Monrovia 41 Montebello 7
Parclete 46 Pomona 23
San Dimas 56 San Marino 28
Arroyo 28 Schurr 14

East Valley

Jurupa Hills 26 Shadow Hills 0
Western Christian 35 Santa Clara 8
Big Bear 23 Citrus Valley 13
St. Margaret's 27 Rim of the World 26

Northeast

Mission Prep 41 St. Genevieve 15
Desert 36 Saddleback Valley Christian 20
Salesian 43 Boron 0
Rio Hondo Prep 46 Excelsior 7

High School Football America's Diamond Rankings for Southern California high school football

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 03:24:00 +0000

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We're one week into the postseason here in Southern California and we're now seeing lots of movement in our High School Football America Diamond Rankings developed by SportsMeasures. In order to explain how the rankings are scientifically developed, I've asked Diamond Rankings guru Patrick Fisher to give us a lesson.

Here's what Patrick had to say....

SportsMeasures’ Diamond Rankings are created by using the educational testing theorem Rasch Model. The Rasch Model (aka fundamental measurement, objective measurement, Rasch Measurement - learn more at www.Rasch.org) is used extensively in education (K-12) testing, high-stakes certification testing, health care including rehabilitation, low vision, diagnostic care and, many other fields. SportsMeasures has been pioneering various solutions to sports measurement issues for over 25 years.

The most obvious problem area of measurement in sports is the top 25 ranking of teams in all sports, but particularly in the high profile sports of college football. Traditionally, college football teams have been ranked in polls by the voting of coaches or sports journalists. With the advent of the Bowl Championship Series, computer rankings were made part of the ranking process. Unfortunately, that process is bereft with problems, not the least of which is that their methodology is wholly unscientific.

That brings us to the current state of affairs late in the 2013 football season and the quantum leap ahead offered by our Diamond Rankings.

Why measures and standard error?

Good question!

Objective measurement is the only way to produce a scientifically reliable measure that will stand up to scrutiny. It can be trusted and relied on in every instance. Think of this as a 12-inch ruler that measures ability in football (or any sport). The ruler created by SportsMeasures for High School Football America to evaluate the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern and Los Angeles Sections measures every 11-man football team in those sections. These measures are on a scale of 0-100, but the very best may exceed 100 and the worst may go below 0. We will not artificially restrict the scale for the purposes of it looking pretty. We want the general scale to be 0-100 for the purposes of it being easily consumed by the public.

Using objective measurement brings an heretofore unseen level of fairness and accuracy to sports. Fairness because teams are frequently ranked according to their winning percentage, despite the acknowledgment that strength of schedule and conference strength play important factors in determining the true ability level of a team. When the season wraps up and it is time to select the teams for the playoffs, these factors are critical to 5-4 teams in tough conferences.

The 8-1 team in the "Cupcake Conference" doesn’t want to hear about SoS (Strength of Schedule) and conference strength, but when their one loss is to a 6-3 team by a decisive margin from a mediocre conference, it seems likely that the 5-4 team is quite likely better than the "Cupcakes". So the question is - is it fair to the 5-4 team which plays a tougher schedule and did OK against that schedule to not make the playoffs than for an 8-1 "Cupcake" to get in to the playoff just because they have a glamorous record earned against a cupcake schedule?

Fairness and accuracy go hand-in-hand. The fairness situation described above is possible only because of the accuracy of the measures and that accuracy is due to the objective nature of the measurement methodology.

There is another definition of accuracy that must be discussed too. This definition of accuracy is neither discussed nor defined by ANY ranking source because they can’t calculate one, given their methodology. Standard error of measurement is a given in any scientific methodology. No social science method is 100% accurate, which is why error is needed. The acknowledgment and calculation of standard error is essential to having rigorous measures. Error also gives you a frame of reference for simply predicting which team is likely to win any given game.

Here's an example - a team has a measure of 90.00 with an error of 5.00; their opponent’s measure is 86.00 with an error of 4.5. When adding/subtracting their errors we see that their measures now “overlap” as 90 - 5 = 85 and 86 + 4.5 = 90.5. When measures overlap after factoring in error, that means that there is a 50/50 probability of either team winning.

Enjoy the rankings....Patrick

Now, back to what has transpired since our previous rankings...

With #4 Long Beach Poly's Pac-5 opening round playoff win over former #7 Orange Lutheran the Lancers fall to #9 overall, which allowed Rancho Cucagmonga to move-up two spots from last week to #7. Corona Centennial pops back into the Top 10 at #8 after its early season departure following back-to-back losses.

One of the biggest mover this week is Servite, which climbs from #28 to #21 after defeating former #15 Westlake.

Here's the High School Football America Diamond Rankings through November 16, 2013.

Team	Record	Measure	Error
1. St. John Bosco	11-0	104.83	6.07
2. Mission Viejo	11-0	99.81	6.64
3. Mater Dei	9-2	97.69	5.53
4. Long Beach Poly	10-1	96.80	5.80
5. Serra	11-0	94.95	6.06
6. Vista Murrieta	10-1	93.68	5.21
7. Rancho Cucamonga	10-1	92.68	5.49
8. Corona Centennial	9-2	92.46	5.41
9. Orange Lutheran	7-4	92.13	5.46
10. St. Bonaventure	8-3	92.04	5.49
11. Alemany	9-2	91.48	5.87
12. Oaks Christian	8-3	90.75	5.48
13. Venice	9-2	90.74	5.11
14. Narbonne	9-2	87.91	5.53
15. Tesoro	9-2	87.37	6.26
16. Hart	9-2	86.81	5.14
17. JSerra	7-3	86.61	6.36
18. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)	7-4	86.06	5.79
19. Norco	8-3	85.69	5.71
20. Chaminade	9-2	85.54	5.28
21. Servite	6-5	85.42	6.06
22. Palmdale	9-2	85.03	5.10
23. Westlake	8-3	84.07	6.10
24. Crenshaw	7-4	83.75	5.42
25. San Pedro	8-3	82.92	5.20
26. Upland	8-3	82.40	6.12
27. Bishop Amat	6-4	82.75	5.99
28. Valencia (Valencia)	9-2	82.13	5.59
29. Arroyo Grande	8-3	81.84	4.71
30. San Fernando	11-0	81.79	5.00
31. West Torrance	8-3	81.39	5.20
32. Canyon Country Canyon	8-3	81.33	5.43
33. Lompoc	10-1	81.28	4.69
34. Birmingham	8-3	81.04	5.13
35. Moorpark	7-3	80.65	6.05
36. Palos Verdes	9-2	80.47	4.71
37. Camarillo	10-1	80.05	5.01
38. St. Francis	9-2	79.59	5.09
39. Loyola	4-6	79.17	6.13
40. Charter Oak	7-4	79.13	5.74
41. Chaparral	8-3	78.92	6.03
42. Chino Hills	7-4	78.80	5.68
43. Garfield	8-3	78.11	5.73
44. Rancho Verde	9-2	77.76	4.62
45. Corona Santiago	6-5	77.62	5.88
46. Lakewood	5-6	77.29	5.74
47. Newberry Park	5-5	77.29	6.06
48. Mira Costa	8-3	77.03	5.55
49. Thousand Oaks	6-4	77.02	6.22
50. Edison	8-3	76.93	5.06

2103 Southern California High School Football Playoff Scores - November 15, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 20:04:00 +0000

Southern California High School Football Scores
CIF LA City Section and Southern Section Playoffs
Friday, November 15, 2013

1st Round

CIF-SS

Pac 5

St. John Bosco 69 Agoura 24
Tesoro 49 Cabrillo 32
Servite 42 Westlake 21
Alemany 48 Lakewood 29
Long Beach Poly 18 Orange Lutheran 16
St. Bonaventure 35 Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 21
Mater Dei 28 Oaks Christian 17
Mission Viejo 45 Crespi 0

Inland

Vista Murrieta 57 Los Osos 14
Charter Oak 53 Yucaipa 33
Rancho Cucamonga 48 Redlands East Valley 7
Norco 56 Great Oak 27
Upland 21 South Hills 15
Corona Santiago 35 Eisenhower 14
Chaparral 31 Chino Hills 28
Corona Centennial 56 Etiwanda 23

Northern

Palos Verdes 63 Righetti 16
Hart 56 Paso Robles 35
West Torrance 35 Canyon Country Canyon 14
Saugus 34 Atascadero 27
Mira Costa 34 Highland 6
Arroyo Grande 40 Quartz Hill 0
Valencia 38 Redondo 17

Western

Serra 48 Pacifica 16
Buena 28 Morro Bay 7
St. Francis 45 Culver City 28
Camarillo 35 Santa Ynez 0
Lompoc 38 Cathedral 7
Santa Monica 27 Channel Islands 0
Ventura 56 Nipomo 14
Chaminade 71 Morningside 0

Central

Rancho Verde 52 Colton 3
Elsinore 55 Palm Desert 40
Kaiser 49 Canyon Springs 0
Paloma Valley 49 Chino 14
Poly (Riverside) 57 Summit 26
Colony 36 Palm Springs 21
La Quinta 35 Chaffey 6
Heritage 21 Arlington 7

Southwest

La Habra 42 Canyon 21
Newport Harbor 32 Dana Hills 13
Los Alamitos 42 Foothill 0
Fullerton 29 Valencia (Placentia) 21
Edison 35 Cypress 14
Villa Park 66 Buena Park 40
San Juan Hills 28 Fountain Valley 27
Huntington Beach 31 Yorba Linda 14

Southeast

Norwalk 42 West Covina 27
Domiguez 41 El Rancho 0
Los Altos 37 Paramount 10
Muir 53 La Mirada 35
La Serna 55 Burroughs (Burbank) 7
Diamond Bar 63 Downey 29
Burbank 49 Mayfair 14
Santa Fe 31 Diamond Ranch 28

Eastern

San Gorgonio 69 Hesperia 20
Tahquitz 35 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) 14
Norte Vista Silverado 16
Oak Hills 42 Rialto 24
Citrus Hill 61 Ramona 7
Apple Valley 10 Victor Valley 7
Moreno Valley 24 Carter 8
Serrano 45 Hemet 6

Southern

Corona del Mar 44 Loara 3
Los Amigos 33 Estancia 12
Woodbridge 21 Valley 17
Westminster 40 Rancho Alamitos 3
Irvine 45 Calvary Chapel 14
Magnolia 24 Segerstrom 17
Katella 35 Costa Mesa 21
Garden Grove 42 Orange 10

Northwest

Oak Park 42 Bishop Montgomery 21
Valley Christian 21 La Puente 14
Carpenteria 31 La Salle 23
El Segundo 35 Santa Paula 28
Bishop Diego 34 North Torrance 0
Duarte 27 Maranatha 17
Torrance 42 Azusa 20
Nordhoff 42 Verbum Dei 0

Mid-Valley

Monrovia 62 Sierra Canyon 10
Montebello 24 Northview 17
Pomona 45 Rosemead 14
Paraclete 54 La Canada 3
San Dimas 48 Gabrielino 6
San Marino 51 Bell Gardens 34
Schurr 29 Viewpoint 7
Arroyo 56 Baldwin Park 53

East Valley

Jurupa Hills 55 Arrowhead Christian 41
Shadow Hills 31 Brethren Christian 24
Santa Clara 27 Banning 20
Western Christian 55 Sage Hill 35
Big Bear 49 Ontario Christian 0
Citrus Valley 41 Fillmore 14
Rim of the World 38 Linfield Christian 37
St. Margaret's 49 Twentynine Palms 6

Northeast

Mission Prep 49 Santa Clarita Christian 12
St. Genevieve 28 Poly (Pasadena) 14
Desert 51 St. Anthony 27
Salesian 62 Chadwick 16
Boron 60 Capistrano Valley Christian 42
Excelsior 51 Hamilton 13
Rio Hondo Prep 62 St. Monica 28

8 Man

Division I
Quarterfinals

Avalon 44 Mojave 27
Faith Baptist 50 Cate 22
Coast Union 47 Laguna Blanca 20

Division II
Quarterfinals

Joshua Springs 60 Price 7
Cuyama Valley 58 Lighthouse Christian 28
Trinity Classical Academy 71 Noli Indian 6
Desert Chapel 64 Trona 0

Los Angeles City Section

1st Round

Division I

Narbonne 58 El Camino Real 0
Birmingham 34 South East 13
Garfield 27 Palisades 20
Carson 51 Arleta 22
Venice 62 Locke 0
San Pedro 31 Fairfax 23
Dorsey 22 Roosevelt 7
Crenshaw 83 Jefferson 0

Division II

San Fernando 76 Verdugo Hills 44
Bell 35 Washington 6
Chatsworth 28 University 10
Sylmar 39 Marshall 8
Eagle Rock 31 Hamilton 27
South Gate 62 Lincoln 22
Grant 48 Huntington Park 32
Granada Hills 42 Van Nuys 0

Division III

View Park 36 Legacy 0
Douglass 34 Contreras 21
Torres 55 Marquez 14
Wilson 17 Hawkins 7
Bernstein 52 Monroe 25
Rancho Domiguez 16 Chavez 7
Santee 42 Belmont 2
Poly 42 Hollywood 7

8 Man

Sherman Oaks CES 34 Bright Star 30

High School Football America Diamond Rankings through end of regular season

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:47:00 +0000

by Jeff Fisher
Follow @HSFBamerica

Here is the latest High School Football America Diamond Rankings through the last weekend of the CIF Los Angeles City and Southern Sections.

Click here to read last week's rankings.

Team	Record	Measure	Error
1. St. John Bosco	10-0	102.96	6.20
2. Mission Viejo	10-0	98.42	6.79
3. Mater Dei	8-2	95.42	5.74
4. Long Beach Poly	9-1	94.74	5.96
5. Serra	10-0	94.20	6.16
6. Vista Murrieta	9-1	92.49	5.32
7. Orange Lutheran	7-3	92.47	5.61
8. Oaks Christian	8-2	92.28	5.64
9. Rancho Cucamonga	9-1	90.59	5.76
10. Alemany	8-2	90.40	6.06
11. St. Bonaventure	7-3	90.38	5.67
12. Corona Centennial	8-2	90.22	5.59
13. Venice	8-2	89.36	5.29
14. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)	7-3	87.68	5.90
15. Westlake	8-2	87.05	6.25
16. Tesoro	8-2	86.27	6.45
17. Narbonne	8-2	86.22	5.75
18. JSerra	7-3	85.91	6.35
19. Hart	8-2	85.02	5.34
20. Palmdale	8-2	84.04	5.21
21. Norco	7-3	83.87	5.93
22. Chaminade	8-2	83.87	5.56
23. Canyon Country Canyon	8-2	83.07	5.64
24. San Pedro	7-3	82.94	5.28
25. Bishop Amat	6-4	82.74	5.99
26. Upland	7-3	82.40	6.12
27. Crenshaw	6-4	81.98	5.67
28. Servite	5-5	81.70	6.3
29. San Fernando	10-0	81.36	5.06
30. Moorpark	7-3	80.82	6.08
31. Valencia (Valencia)	8-2	80.65	5.82
32. Arroyo Grande	7-3	80.40	4.91
33. Chino Hills	7-3	80.23	5.85
34. Lompoc	9-1	80.06	4.79
35. West Torrance	8-2	79.85	5.22
36. Eisenhower	8-2	79.72	5.70
37. Camarillo	9-1	79.25	5.20
38. Birmingham	7-3	79.18	5.32
39. Loyola	4-6	78.97	6.19
40. St. Francis	8-2	78.67	5.25
41. South East	9-1	78.60	5.55
42. Palos Verdes	8-2	78.34	4.94
43. Lakewood	5-5	78.26	5.80
44. Charter Oak	6-4	78.12	5.94
45. Agoura	6-4	78.01	6.28
46. Chaparral	7-3	77.38	6.16
47. Newberry Park	5-5	77.34	6.10
48. Garfield	7-3	77.15	5.85
49. Thousand Oaks	6-4	77.10	6.26
50. Ranco Verde	8-2	76.18	4.85

High School Football America & SportsMeasures unveil new SoCal High School Football Power Rankings

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:17:00 +0000

by Jeff Fisher
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For the past two years, a great friend of mine, Patrick Fisher (no relation, but a great name) and I have been trying to figure-out a better way to rank high school football programs. It all began in Chicago, when Patrick and I began a conversation about his company SportsMeasures. I love his tagline - Real Science for Real Sports.

I was fascinated with Patrick's passion for sports, numbers and analysis - he possesses a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Chicago with a specialization in Measurement, Evaluation and Statistical Analysis.

After a great meeting with myself and Trisha Hoffman at the Westin in Chicago, Patrick and I decided to try to build a better mouse trap when it comes to ranking high school football teams. Patrick had already been analyzing college football for several years with great success...meaning better than the BCS.

I was convinced that Patrick had the secret sauce that would be tested by high school football. Everyone - USA Today, MaxPreps, etc. - has been trying to break the code on the best way to rank teams around the country. Instead of attacking the task of breaking down all 15,000-plus teams around the country, Patrick and I set-out to test his analysis against the 2011 Illinois high school football season. After a few tweaks, Patrick's methodology worked!!

When High School Football America moved to Los Angeles last year, Patrick's talent was really tested when I explained that California's classification system is...a little goofy. What do I mean by that? Simply put, it's not as easy as this team is in 5A, that team is in 4A, etc.

Nearly 12 months and the end of the 2013 SoCal high school football season later, we think we've mastered the task.

There isn't a lot of surprise at the top where undefeated and nationally-ranked St. John Bosco is at the top of the heap. What may surprise some is the fact that nationally-ranked, by every national media outlet, Serra is currently ranked #8. I'm sure that will open some eyes and start some conversation.

We feel confident that is the best analysis ever done in the Southern California Southern and LA City Sections.

So without further ado, below is the SportsMeasures' Power Rankings through Week 9 of the regular season.

1. St. John Bosco (9-0) - 100.7

2. Mission Viejo (9-0) - 97.05

3. Orange Lutheran (7-2) 95.25

4. Mater Dei (7-2) 95.02

5. Oaks Christian (8-1) – 94.21

6. Long Beach Poly (8-1) – 93.97

7. Rancho Cucamonga (9-0) - 93.91

8. Serra (9-0) – 92.76

9. Vista Murrieta (8-1) – 90.69

10. Alemany (7-2) - 88.89

11. Venice (7-2) – 88.38

12. St. Bonaventure (6-3) - 88.34

13. Corona Centennial (7-2) – 87.40

14. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) (7-3) – 87.22

15. JSerra (6-3) – 87.21

16. Hart (8-1) – 85.97

17. Tesoro (7-2) - 85.80

18. Servite (5-4) - 83.78

19. Narbonne (7-2) – 83.78

20. Westlake (7-2) – 83.53

21. Bishop Amat (5-4) 83.10

22. Palmdale (7-2) – 82.91

23. Canyon Country Canyon 82.74

24. Chaminade (7-2) – 82.20

25. Chino Hills (7-2) 82.06

2013 CIF Southern Section Playoff Match-ups

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:14:00 +0000

CIF-SS Playoffs
Opening Round

Pac-5 (Division I)
Agoura at #1 St. John Bosco
Cabrillo at Tesoro
Servite at Westlake
Lakewood at #4 Alemany
Orange Lutheran at #3 Long Beach Poly
St. Bonaventure at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Mater Dei at Oaks Christian
Crespi at #2 Mission Viejo
Upland (Division II)
Los Osos at #1 Vista Murrieta
Yucaipa at Charter Oak
Redlands East Valley at Rancho Cucamonga
Great Oak at #4 Norco
South Hils at #3 Upland
Corona Santiago at Eisenhower
Chaparral at Chino Hills
Etiwanda at #2 Corona Centennial
Northern (Division III)
Righetti at #1 Palos Verdes
Hart at Paso Robles
West Torrance at Canyon Country Canyon
St. Joseph at #4 Palmdale
Saugus at #3 Atascadero
Highland at Mira Costa
Arroyo Grande at Quartz Hill
Redondo at #2 Valencia
Western (Division IV)
Pacifica at #1 Serra
Buena at Morro Bay
St. Francis at Culver City
Santa Ynez at #4 Camarillo
Cathedral at #3 Lompoc
Channel Islands at Santa Monica
Nipomo at Ventura
Morningside at #2 Chaminade
Central (Division V)
Colton at #1 Rancho Verde
Elsinore at Palm Desert
Canyon Springs at Kaiser
Chino at #4 Paloma Valley
Summit at #3 Poly (Riverside)
Palm Springs at Colony
Chaffey at La Quinta
Arlington at #2 Heritage
Southwest (Division VI)
Canyon at #1 La Habra
Newport Harbor at Dana Hills
Los Alamitos at Foothill
Fullerton at #4 Valencia (Placentia)
Cypress at #3 Edison
Buena Park at Villa Park
Fountain Valley at San Juan Hills
Huntington Beach at #2 Yorba Linda
Southeast (Division VII)
West Covina at #1 Norwalk
El Rancho at Domiguez
Paramount at Los Altos
La Mirada at #4 Muir
Burroughs (Burbank) at #3 La Serna
Diamond Bar at Downey
Mayfair at Burbank
Santa Fe at #2 Diamond Ranch
Eastern (Division VIII)
Hesperia at #1 San Gorgonio
Burroughs at Tahquitz
Silverado at Norte Vista
Rialto at #4 Oak Hills
Ramona at #3 Citrus Hill
Apple Valley at Victor Valley
Carter at Moreno Valley
Hemet at #2 Serrano
Southern (Division IX)
Loara at #1 Corona del Mar
Estancia at Los Amigos
Woodbridge at Valley
Rancho Alamitos at #4 Westminster
Calvary Chapel at #3 Irvine
Magnolia at Segerstrom
Katella at Costa Mesa
Orange at #2 Garden Grove
Northwest (Division X)
Bishop Montgomery at #1 Oak Park
Valley Christian at La Puente
Carpinteria at La Salle
Santa Paula at #4 El Seguno
Bishop Diego at #3 North Torrance
Duarte at Maranatha
Torrance at Azusa
Verbum Dei at #2 Nordhoff
Mid-Valley (Division XI)
Sierra Canyon at #1 Monrovia
Northview at Montebello
Rosemead at Pomona
La Canada at #4 Paraclete
Gabrielino at #3 San Dimas
Bell Gardens at San Marino
Schurr at Viewpoint
Baldwin Park at #1 Arroyo
East Valley (Division XII)
Arrowhead Christian at #1 Jurupa Hills
Brethren Christian at Shadow Hills
Banning at Santa Clara
Sage Hill at #4 Western Christian
Ontario Christian at #3 Big Bear
Fillmore at Citrus Valley
Rim of the World at Linfield Christian
Twentynine Palms at #2 St. Margaret's
Northeast (Division XIII)
Santa Clarita at #1 Mission Prep
St. Genevieve at Poly (Pasadena)
California Military Institute at Saddleback Valley Christian
St. Anthony at #4 Desert
Chadwick at #3 Salesian
Boron at Capistrano Valley Christian
Excelsior at Hamilton
St. Monica at #2 Rio Hondo Prep

Thursday Night High School Football Game Schedule for CIF-SS & LA City Section

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:30:00 +0000

CIF-SS High School Football Games
Thursday, September 12, 2013
from CalPreps.com

NON-LEAGUE
Arlington (Riverside, CA) vs. Citrus Hill (Perris, CA) at Ramona (Riverside, CA), 7:00pm
Saddleback (Santa Ana, CA) at Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove, CA), 7:00pm
Magnolia (Anaheim, CA) at Buena Park (CA), 7:00pm
Esperanza (Anaheim, CA) at Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, CA), 7:00pm
San Clemente (CA) at Dana Hills (Dana Point, CA), 7:00pm
Cabrillo (Lompoc, CA) at Dos Pueblos (Goleta, CA), 7:00pm
El Dorado (Placentia, CA) vs. Fullerton (CA) at Valencia (Placentia, CA), 7:00pm
Kennedy (La Palma, CA) at El Modena (Orange, CA), 7:00pm
Ocean View (Huntington Beach, CA) at Estancia (Costa Mesa, CA), 7:00pm
Godinez (Santa Ana, CA) vs. Santa Fe (Santa Fe Springs, CA) at Segerstrom (Santa Ana, CA), 7:00pm
Golden Valley (Santa Clarita, CA) at Highland (Palmdale, CA), 7:00pm
West Ranch (Valencia, CA) at Knight (Palmdale, CA), 7:00pm
La Quinta (Westminster, CA) vs. Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana, CA) at Garden Grove (CA), 7:00pm
Newbury Park (CA) at Agoura (CA), 7:30pm
Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) at Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, CA), 7:00pm
Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore, CA) at Norte Vista (Riverside, CA), 7:00pm
Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA) at North (Torrance, CA), 7:00pm
Simi Valley (CA) at Oak Park (CA), 7:30pm
Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, CA) at Poly (Pasadena, CA), 4:00pm
Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove, CA) vs. Pioneer (Whittier, CA) at California (Whittier, CA), 7:00pm
Redlands (CA) at Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), 7:00pm
Poly (Riverside, CA) at Rubidoux (Riverside, CA), 7:00pm
Artesia (Lakewood, CA) at San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano, CA), 7:00pm
San Marino (CA) vs. Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, CA) at Glendale (CA), 7:00pm
St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano, CA) at Linfield Christian (Temecula, CA), 7:00pm
Chino Hills (CA) at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), 7:00pm
Camarillo (Camarillo, CA) at Thousand Oaks (CA), 7:00pm
Laguna Beach (CA) at University (Irvine, CA), 7:00pm
Chaminade (West Hills, CA) at Valencia (CA), 7:00pm
Hueneme (Oxnard, CA) at Viewpoint (Calabasas, CA), 4:30pm
West (Torrance, CA) vs. Torrance (CA) at Zamperini Stadium (Torrance, CA), 7:00pm
Citrus Valley (Redlands, CA) at Yucca Valley (CA), 7:00pm

INTERSECTIONAL
Granada Hills (CA) at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA), 7:00pm
Windward (Los Angeles, CA) at Jordan (Los Angeles, CA), 3:00pm
Burroughs (Burbank, CA) at North Hollywood (CA), 7:00pm
Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) at Granada Hills (CA), 7:00pm

OMEGA (8 MAN)
Milken (Los Angeles, CA) vs. Westmark (Encino, CA) at Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA), 7:00pm

6/8/9 MAN INTERSECTIONAL
Sherman Oaks CES (Reseda, CA) vs. Price (Los Angeles, CA) at Daniels Field (San Pedro, CA), 7:00pm

LA City Section High School Football Games
Thursday, September 12, 2013
from CalPreps.com

NON-LEAGUE
Arleta (CA) at Chatsworth (CA), 7:00pm
Birmingham (Van Nuys, CA) at Fairfax (Los Angeles, CA), 7:00pm
Grant (Van Nuys, CA) at Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA), 7:00pm
Monroe (North Hills, CA) at Bernstein (Hollywood, CA), 7:00pm
Cleveland (Reseda, CA) at Reseda (CA), 7:00pm

INTERSECTIONAL
Granada Hills (CA) at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, CA), 7:00pm
Windward (Los Angeles, CA) at Jordan (Los Angeles, CA), 3:00pm
Burroughs (Burbank, CA) at North Hollywood (CA), 7:00pm
Taft (Woodland Hills, CA) vs. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, CA) at Granada Hills (CA), 7:00pm

6/8/9 MAN INTERSECTIONAL
Sherman Oaks CES (Reseda, CA) vs. Price (Los Angeles, CA) at Daniels Field (San Pedro, CA), 7:00pm

Troy Thomas returns to Crespi Football

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:20:00 +0000

by John Siegel
High School Football America Correspondent
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Clad in a Crespi baseball jersey, a flat-billed Crespi baseball hat, and Volcom board shorts new Crespi Carmelite head coach Troy Thomas approaches the wall next to his small, cluttered desk, and begins to draw.

“We just got this painted,” he says, as if meaning to explain why a man with a mohawk is drawing on the wall at his place of work.

Thomas is clearly excited about his job. In 2004, he was where he is now: head coach at Crespi, his alma mater. Professionally, he knew he needed a change. He took the same position with Anaheim powerhouse Servite High School.

“It was hard emotionally, because I love Crespi, but I knew that I needed to,” said Thomas, as he erases the play he had been drawing on the wall, revealing the new paint to be a some kind of dry-erase board. “I didn't know exactly what was going to happen, but I know now that it was a great thing for me as a coach. I had to get out and go do it somewhere where they didn't know me. I was coming from Division Ten, and the coaches, parents and players [at Servite] were like 'this is Division 1, this is the Pac 5...what do you know?'

He knew a lot. In his eight seasons at Servite, Thomas revitalized the football program. He won the Trinity league seven times, won two CIF championships, a state championship, and was even state runner-up.

“I felt like every year I had to prove myself,” said Thomas. “I still do, and as a coach, that’s a good thing.”

Meanwhile, his alma mater was struggling. An 8-0 start to the 2012 season under head coach Jon Mack was derailed by heartbreaking back-to-back losses to league rivals Notre Dame and Bishop Amat--by a total of nine points--sinking them to the bottom of the Serra League, ensuring the team would not make the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.

Following the season, Mack resigned as head coach; an action that had the fingerprints of a new administration all over it. The administration approached Thomas about a second go-around. “When the opportunity came to maybe work here again, I jumped on it,” said Thomas.

Troy Thomas is relaxed as I talk with him. He leans back in his chair and talks glowingly of his time former Crespi teammate, the great Russell White: “He was the best running back I've ever seen. I don't ever remember seeing him getting hit solid.”

When I visited Thomas, he seemed nonchalant – probably because he’s just returned from a family vacation on Catalina Island. However, if you do a Google Image search of him, you may get a different impression. Those images would show an intimidating figure, stalking the sidelines of Cerritos Junior College--where Servite plays their home games--clad in a plain white dress shirt and a black tie; head shaven and a scowl on his face.

When Thomas left Crespi in 2004 following a section title, part of the reason was the administration, with whom he had grown “uncomfortable.”

That won’t be a problem with new president Father Tom Batsis. The opera lover described himself as in an LA Times profile as "...about as non-jock a jock as you're going to find.” Upon finding out Mack would resign, Batsis immediately interviewed Thomas, and hired him a day later.

“I just sat through two days of new teacher orientation,” said Thomas. “I got emotional, just as an alum, because I was so proud with the direction that we're going in, and what we're going to try to do with these young men.

Thomas inherits a team that has gained a nasty reputation for having underperformed, the opposite of Crespi football. The list of players accepting FBS scholarships over the recent years is long; the playoff victories almost nonexistent.

It’s not a culture change at Crespi; ask any alumnus, and they’ll tell you about a smash-mouth style of play they remember as being something ingrained in the team. But over the past few years, that swagger and physicality expected on the field has waned.

“I think that the alumni have prided themselves on overachieving--playing at a higher level than they could individually--but as a team, they rose to a higher level. That's something that I think is very Crespi,” Thomas said.

Thomas has inherited a lot of talent. Some players might have been scared of by Thomas’ intense demeanor, but the core of the team wasn’t. Thomas believes it’s about more than football. It’s about taking responsibility for every aspect of life, something he praised about junior Marvell Tell, who will only be a junior but already has scholarship offers from “almost everybody.”

“The biggest thing is just caring about their teammates and playing for something other than themselves. That was really prevalent when I first got here. It was all about me me me, and I'm trying to get them to see that it's a 'we' thing. They need to hold their brothers accountable, and look to help them, rather than think about what this is doing for them. They need to think about what this is doing for all of us and how they can help push this thing along together,” said Thomas.

The Celts are young. Despite having graduated ten players who will play college football, it’s most talented returning players won’t be seniors for at least a year. Juniors Tell, a defensive back, and D.J. Beavers, a linebacker, are joined by sophomore T.J. Brock, another defensive back, whom Thomas declared as “the fastest freshman in California.” In June, junior quarterback Wes Massett announced his plans to transfer to Crespi, from Westlake High School,where Thomas was a defensive coordinator under Jim Benkert for a year before taking the head coaching position at Crespi in 2001.

Back in the San Fernando Valley, Thomas is still getting used to the heat. But this is home, and he couldn’t be happier. “Crespi will always be a part of me,” said Thomas. “I felt that I could give something back to the school that gave so much to me.”

St. Bonaventure QB Ricky Town gives verbal to Alabama

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:14:00 +0000

by Jeff Fisher
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St. Bonaventure quarterback Ricky Town has yet to play a game as a junior, but the 6-4, 190-pound knows where he'll be playing three years from now. Monday, Town gave his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama.

Town chose the Tide over offers from Georgia, Stanford and Texas.

Last season, Town completed 162-of-243 passes for 2,086 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions.

La Mirada to wear lots of different uniforms in 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

by Jeff Fisher
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Mike Moschetti's La Mirada Matadores are going to receive a lot of attention during the 2013 season - actually with Division I recruits Kevin Dillman, Tyler Luatua, Dallis Todd (verbal Oklahoma) andMichael Trani (verbal to Cal), the school has gotten lots of off-season attention from college coaches and recruiting websites alike.

Coach Moschetti, along with Jim Phillips and Josh Guereque (High School Football America/SoCal producer) have been putting together several videos during the offseason to promote the school and the team.
The latest video showcases the Matadores' new Nike uniforms that the team will wear this fall. La Mirada has two different helmets to go along with several different jerseys and pants that will create 20 different uniform combinations.

You can check-out the new unis in the video above. As of the writing of this story, the video has received over 2,600 views on YouTube.

Former NFLer Keyshawn Johnson becomes an assistant high school football coach

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:59:00 +0000

by Jeff Fisher
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There's another Johnson in the house at Mission Viejo.

Former USC and NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who played his high school football at Dorsey High in Los Angeles, has been named as an assistant football coach by head coach Bob Johnson

According to OCVarsity.com, Keyshawn, who currently serves as an NFL analyst on ESPN, will coach the Diablos' receivers. The hiring reunites Keyshawn with Bob Johnson's son Rob, who also coaches receivers - Rob and Keyshawn were teammates at USC. Rob and his brother Bret, both have experience playing quarterback in the NFL.

The OCVarsity.com story states that Keyshawn, whose son will be a freshman at Mission Viejo this year, will attend Tuesday and Wednesday practices and attend about half of the team's games.

So if you're counting, there are four Johnson's on the varsity coaching staff.

Mater Dei wins Air Strike 7-on-7 passing tournament

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:02:00 +0000

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Was Mater Dei's run through the extremely tough Air Strike 7-on-7 Passing Tournament at Dana Hills High School a sign of things to come in Southern California in 2013?

The 2012 CIF PAC-5 runner-ups beat Chaminade 14-13 in the finals of the day-long event that featured some of the top teams throughout the High School Football America/SoCal listening area.

According to Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com, the Monarchs, who last won the Air Strike in 2010 where perfect on the day.

Mater Dei was a perfect 7-0 on the day. Chaminade's only two losses were to the Monarchs. In the semifinals: Mater Dei beat Hart, while Chaminade beat Santa Margarita.

Also participating in the tourney were: Alemany, Dana Hills, Edison, Huntington Beach, Long Beach Poly, Mission Hills, Narbonne, Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure, San Juan Hills, Valencia and Upland.

Santa Margarita top play Bishop Gorman in 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:21:00 +0000

Santa Margarita will play another top-notch out-of-state high school football program this fall, according to MaxPreps.

The Eagles will host four-time Nevada high school football champ Bishop Gorman on September 6th here in Southern California.

Read more at High School Football America

2013 California High School D-1 Letter of Intent Signees

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:34:00 +0000

Michael Adkins (Helix) - Colorado
Nico Aimonetti (Los Gatos) - San Jose St.
Jacob Aisadek (Torrey Pines) - Arizona
Matt Anderson (San Ramon Valley) - Cal
Chidobe Awuzie (Oak Grove) - Colorado
Derek Babiash (Poway) - Arizona
Aaron Baltazar (Eastlake) - Boise St.
Cameron Birse (San Ramon Valley) - Arkansas St.
Hatari Byrd (Central East) - Oklahoma
Markel Byrd (Horizon Christian) - New Mexico
Jeff Camilli (Ponderosa) - Fresno St.
Carren Carrington (Horizon) - Oregon
Phillip Carter (Folsom) - Duke
Aaron Cochran (Buhach Colony) - Cal
Caleb Coleman (St. Mary's College) - Cal
Pierre Comier (Madison) - Arizona
Kamari Cotton-Moya (Ridgeview) - Iowa St.
Ziad Damanhoury (La Jolla Country Day) - Nevada
Darrell Daniels (Freedom) - Washington
Justin Davis (Lincoln - Stockton) - USC
Sean Dowling (Fallbrook Union) - Vanderbilt
Ryan Dunn (Sam Ramon Valley) - Arizona
Jared Goff (Marin Catholic) - Cal
Gunnar Graham (Marin Catholic) - Colorado
Zack Greenlee (Lincoln-Stockton) - Fresno St.
Trayvon Henderson (Grant Union)- Hawaii
Beau Hershberger (Granite Bay) - Nevada
Devin Holiday (Mission Hills) - Arizona
Spencer Hollie (Dublin) - SMU
Justin Holmes (Edison-Fresno) - Fresno St.
Austin Hooper (De La Salle) - Stanford
Michael Hutchings (De La Salle) - USC
Karris Johnson (California) - Utah St.
Vincent Johnson (Christian Brothers) - Cal
Jeremiah Kolone (Fallbrook) - San Jose St.
Nick Kelly (Casa Roble) - Arizona St.
Kendal Keys (Helix) - Boise St.
Kaodi Kike (Mountain House) - Nevada
Kevin King (Bishop O'Dowd) - Washington
Matthew Koloamatangi (Woodside) - Hawaii
Warren Long (James Logan) - Northwestern
Josh Lovingood (Clovis North) - Colorado St.
Trey Lomax (Mira Mesa) - San Diego St.
Chris Lopez (Mission Hills) - UNLV
Nathan Madsen (Eureka) - Fresno St.
David Manoa (Aragon) - Hawaii
Donte Mayes (Freedom) - Nevada
Cole Mazza (Liberty) - Alabama
Takkarist McKinley (Kennedy) - Cal
Fred Melifonwu (Lincoln) - San Diego St.
D.J. Moffitt (De La Salle) - UNLV
Brandon Monroe (Del Oro) - San Jose St.
L.J. Moore (Central East) - Oklahoma
Alec Moreno (Poway) - Nevada
Addison Morrow (Mira Mesa) - San Diego St.
John Mundt (Modesto Central Catholic) - Oregon
De'marieya Nelson (Chavez) - Arizona St.
Kenneth Olugbode (Bellarmine Prep) - Colorado
Kevin Palma (Mission Oak) - Stanford
Israel Paopao (Oceanside) - Florida International
Jack Powers (Palma) - Arizona St.
Elijah Quails (Casa Grande) - Washington
Scott Quessenberry (La Costa Canyon) - UCLA
Markeis Reed (Vintage) - Colorado
Kiel Robinson (Mission Hills) - Colorado St.
Tyree Robinson (Lincoln) - Oregon
Tyrell Robinson (Lincoln) - Oregon
Jaylen Ruiz (San Joaquin Memorial) - Fresno St.
Brandon Sarabia (Bakersfield) - Texas St.
A.J. Samataua (Del Campo) - San Jose St.
Isaiah Saunders (Pleasant Grove) - Idaho
Kyle Saxelid (Cosumnes Oaks) - UNLV
Chris Seisay (American Canyon) - Oregon
Ryan Severson (Valley Christian) - Colorado
Jourdan Soares (Gilroy) - San Jose St.
Chad Specht (Clovis West) - Nevada
Thomas Sperbeck (Jesuit) - Boise St.
Ryan Steele (Kingsburg) - Fresno St.
Kevin Sundberg (Fowler) - Nevada
Keoni Taylor (Garces) - San Jose St.
Nick Terry (Pleasant Grove) - Boise St.
Mike Tuaua (Rancho Cotate) - TCU
Tanner Vallejo (Nevada Union) - Boise St.
Eddie Vanderdoes (Placer) - Notre Dame
Nate Velichko (King's Academy) - San Jose St.
Lee Walker (Madison) - Arizona
David Wells (Clovis) - San Diego St.
Xavier Williams (Cathedral Catholic) - Colorado St.
Phillip Wright (Cardinal Newman) - Arizona
Aaron Zwahlen ( Downey) - Hawaii

Gary Bowers to be new Esperanza Head Football Coach

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:58:00 +0000

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Esperanza alum Gary Bowers is expected to be named the school's new head football coach tomorrow, replacing Gary Kemp who resigned at the end of last season after four seasons as the program's head coach. Bowers is listed as head coach on the team's website.

Last year, Bowers was an assistant line coach at Fullerton College. From 2009-2011, Bowers was an assistant at Los Alamitos. He began his coaching career at El Dorado High School in 2004 as an offensive line coach, helping lead the school to back-to-back CIF-SS championships in 2006 and 2007.

As a player, Bowers played center and during his senior season in 1996 he was an all-Sunset League.

Kemp resigned after a record of 20-22 in four seasons.

OC Register Names Mission Viejo's Max Redfield Defensive Player of the Year

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:28:00 +0000

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California Helmet Project

Max Redfield of Mission Viejo has been named the Orange County Register's Defensive Player of the Year.

OCVarsity's Dan Albano reports that Redfield, who has reportedly narrowed his college choices to USC and Notre Dame, had 65 tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles, picked-off four passes and block four punts.

LA Times Names 2012 Top High School Football Offense Players

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:52:00 +0000

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Eric Sondheimer of the LA Times has announced his 2012 Player of the Year Award to go along with his Offensive Back and Offensive Lineman of the Year awards.

The LA Times' Player of the Year is Mater Dei's Thomas Duarte, who had a great season on both sides of the ball. Sondheimer reports that Duarte 15 touchdown passes as a wide receiver, while picking-off three passes with 10 sacks from his linebacker position.

Narbonne quarterback Troy Williams, who played the final games of his senior season with a separated shoulder led the Gauchos to an undefeated regular season and City Section Division I championship while passing for nearly 2,900 yards and 39 TDs. Williams is headed to the University of Washington.

Click here to read more about Williams' honor.

The Times' Offensive Lineman is Cameron Hunt of Corona Centennial.

Click here to read more about Hunt's honor.

De La Salle Wins 4th Straight CIF Open Division Title

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:56:00 +0000

Courtesy: California Helmet Project

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You can't beat the De La Salle by turning the ball over and making mistakes. And, that's what Corona Centennial did in Saturday night's CIF Open Division championship game between the two.

Corona Centennial put the ball on the ground seven times, losing three fumbles in a 48-24 loss to the Spartans, who won their fourth straight Open Division title. The Huskies were also penalized 12 times in the game.

Despite a 28-7 halftime deficit, the Huskies did try to make a game of it in the second half, but could only get within 14 points.

PE.com reports that the Huskies still put-up some impressive offensive numbers in the game, which closed-out a record-setting year for the offense.

Chaminade's Terrell Newby High School Football America/SoCal Player of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:32:00 +0000

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Courtesy of MaxPreps.com

Chaminade running back Terrell Newby is this week’s High School Football America/SoCal Player of the Week.

Newby lit-up the scoreboard Friday night with a school record eight touchdowns and 360 yards on just 16 carries in #15 Chaminade’s 78-34 win over Harvard-Westlake in a Mission League showdown between the two schools that entered the game unbeaten in league play.

Jack Pollon was at Friday night’s game and you can listen to his account of Newby’s performance by clicking here to hear his report on High School Football America/SoCal on AM 570 Fox Sports LA. Pollon’s report is around 30-minutes into the link.

Click here to read his story in the Los Angeles Daily News.

Southern California High School Football Scores - Week 9

noreply@blogger.com (Jeff Fisher) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:29:00 +0000

Southern California High School Football Scores
City & Southern Sections
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Bellarmine-Jefferson 37 St. Anthony 33
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 34 Verbum Dei 6
Chadwick 53 Southlands Christian 0
Fairmont Prep 45 Animo Leadership 8
Locke 44 Manual Arts 6
Saddleback Valley Christian 21 Santa Clarita Christian 0
Salesian 62 Genevieve 7
Valley View 20 Riverside Poly 0
Viewpoint 45 Firebaugh 0
Workman 39 Ganesha 27

8-Man

Avalon 38 Hope Centre 14
Lone Pine 53 Immanuel Christian 20
Marywood-Palm Valley 53 Crossroads Chrisitan 22
Mojave 57 Ocean View 32
Pacific Lutheran 56 Lighthouse 6
Thatcher 62 Dunn 36
Trinity Classical Academy 35 Faith Baptist 34