Mitch Stephens

Famed NFL linebackers Ted Bruschi (Roseville), Jack Del Rio (Hayward), Willie McGinest (Long Beach Poly), Ron Rivera (Seaside), Jerry Robinson (Cardinal Newman)

Famed NFL linebackers Ted Bruschi ( Roseville ), Jack Del Rio ( Hayward ), Willie McGinest ( Long Beach Poly ), Ron Rivera ( Seaside ), Jerry Robinson ( Cardinal Newman ), Junior Seau ( Oceanside ) and D.J.

High School On SI counts down California's high school football preseason Top 25 right ahead of the 2026 season. Here is the best of the best

The script was 12-years-old, but it had a very similar start and end for the St. John Bosco football program. MAXPREPS

Five St. John Bosco takeaways from its 38-28 defeat at Bishop Gorman on Friday in steamy Las Vegas.

De La Salle's Landon Miller, who is in his third season as a starter, is ranked the No. 20 player overall from the Class of 2028. By

By Mitch Stephens Contributor Jeovanni Henley (4) and Serra are among the top teams in the Chronicle's preseason football rankings.

One week into the high school season and there is a new No. 1 team — and it doesn't reside in the Trinity League.

By Mitch Stephens Contributor Balboa running back Joseph Smith was the Chronicle's San Francisco Player of the Year as a sophomore before taking a back seat to Mekai Smith, who is now a freshman at Nevada.

By Mitch Stephens Contributor It can't get any bigger than this to start the high school football season: Top-ranked De La