Recent Preps Stories

With the early, three-day high school signing period starting Wednesday (Dec. 20), there was a flurry of activity with visits and flips the last few days. Most noteworthy was five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola’s move to Nebraska after seven months with Georgia, ...

When Mater Dei demolished San Mateo Serra, 35-0, Saturday for the CIF  Open Division title and probably a National Championship, long-time prep football followers tried to put the 2023 Monarch team into historical perspective.  Columnist Steve Fryer posed the ...

As fully expected, one of the best prep football powers in California history demolished the best Northern California teams over the last two years to win the CIF Open Division state champions when Mater Dei mauled San Mateo Serra, 35-0, Saturday night (Dec. 10) ...

Mater Dei vs. Serra is a culture clash betwen SoCal and NorCal Championship Game Details here Since 2016, one of the two Southern California superpowers has ended the season with an Open Division state title – and not a single one of the games has been decided ...

De La Salle’s road to another state championship game has been challenging, on and off the field. See full prep coverage in San Jose Mercury The Spartans opened the season with back-to-back losses to Orange Lutheran and Serra, managing 14 points in the defeats. ...

 Southern California's Mater Dei is closing in on a fourth High School Football America national championship. The Monarchs moved back to No. 1 in the latest HSFA 100, powered by NFL Play Football, after an impressive 35-7 defeat of defending national champ St. ...

Top 25 National Scoreboard Here is a look back at Thanksgiving holiday weekeng games involving the top prep football teams in the nation, per High School Football America rankings, and the next playoff or championship matchups during the next week:   Ratings ...

The latest chapter of a southern California prep football regional rivalry with national consecquences featured Mater Dei shutting down a prolific St. John Bosco offense, 35-7, in a Friday night lights classic D1 CIF Southern Sectional final at the iconic Los Angeles ...

SoCal prep football heavyweights St. John Bosco and Mater Dei – the top two teams in HSFA national rankings – will once again square off in the D1 CIF Southern Section finals – a Black Friday bonanza at the famed Los Angeles Coliseum. The team that claims that ...