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50th Lions All-Star FB Game Updates
January 22, 2026
Coaches are announced for this summer's game in Tracy, which will be the 50th annual, and for the first time will include a girls flag all-star contest as part ...
Welcome to the 49th Annual Central California All Star Football Classic
January 1, 2025
Welcome to the 49th Annual Central California All Star Football Classic
In 1973 at the District Convention in Santa Cruz, club delegates voted to accept the All...
North Wins In Another Lions Barnburner
June 21, 2025
The 49th annual Central California Lions All-Star Football Game delivered another down-to-the-wire finish, with the North holding off the South 42-37 at Wayne S...
Area Schools Win State Championships
March 1, 2026
Congratulations to the area's schools who brought home CIF State Football titles this season.
We proudly celebrate three programs from our area for reaching the...
2026 Banquet and Game Day Information
March 18, 2026
Important 2026 Lions All-Star Football updates for players, families, and supporters.
Congratulations to all of this year's all-star players and families for be...
Jerseys For Sale
March 10, 2026
Jerseys For Sale, Information Coming Soon.
Jerseys For Sale. Information coming soon on availability, ordering details, and pricing.
High schools: 50th Lions All-Star football will include flag football
January 24, 2026
The 50th edition of the Lions All-Star Football Game will add a new feature in 2026, with a flag football game scheduled ahead of the main all-star contest at W...
Sponsorship & Ads 2026
April 3, 2026
New sponsorship and digital program ad opportunities are now available for supporters of Lions All-Star Football.
Sponsorship & Ads 2026
Player sponsor...
Lions All-Star Football Game 2026 Press Release - Presented by All-Rise Foundation
April 11, 2026
For immediate release - April 11, 2026
Contacts: Mark Tennis 209-608-1317 (general, history) or Don Norton 209-612-2715 (North) or Conrad Renteria 209-277-1612 ...
Modesto defensive star takes top award in shootout Lions All-Star Game
June 24, 2025
MJ Uili of Modesto High left the 49th Central California Lions All-Star Game with the top defensive honor after posting a game-high 13 tackles in the South's 42...
Tracy Press - Football: North snaps losing streak, wins 49th Lions All-Star game
June 23, 2025
Photo credit: Joe Roswell (Tracy Press).
The North snapped its recent slide in the Lions All-Star series by defeating the South 42-37 at Tracy High's Wayne Schn...
'The whole game was exciting': North beats South in Lions All-Star slugfest
June 24, 2025
North quarterback Matthew Schallberger (4) of Linden gets ready to throw the football under the pressure of South defensive tackle Ryne Moore (50) of Downey in ...
Football: Local standouts ready to shine in Lions All-Star game
June 19, 2025
Tracy High seniors Lucky Tupouata (left) and Derek Bogetti try to stop an Edison High runner last season at Wayne Schneider Stadium. The Bulldogs' duo will both...
Lions All-Star FB Updates & Rosters
April 3, 2025
The 49th annual Lions All-Star Football Game was scheduled for June 21, 2025 at Tracy High's Wayne Schneider Stadium with a 7 p.m. kickoff. Tony Franks of St. M...
Downey's Jeremy Plaa leads South team in 49th Lions All-Star Football Game
June 17, 2025
Jeremy Plaa of Downey headed into the 49th Lions All-Star Football Game looking to showcase some of the South's most dynamic talent, including versatile standou...
High school football: Debut campaign earns Tokay's Akhlaq a spot in the 49th Lions All-Star Game
June 18, 2025
Tokay's Fahad Akhlaq (55) chases McNair quarterback Skyler Bell (9) out of the pocket during Tokay's 36-28 loss to McNair on Friday in Stockton, Sept. 13, 2024....
South Head Coaches Selected for 2024
January 18, 2024
Congratulations to Coach Roger Canepa and Coach Shaun King for being selected as the South Head Coaches for the 2024 Lions All-Star Game!
Originally shared...
Lions All-Star FB Game Updates
March 29, 2024
This March 29, 2024 Cal-Hi Sports update laid out the main event details for the 48th Central California Lions All-Star Football Game. Mark Tennis confirmed the...
Football Rosters Released for 2024 Lions All-Star Game
May 30, 2024
Coaches and players were selected for the 48th Central California Lions All-Star Football Game, scheduled for Saturday, June 22 at 7 p.m. at Tracy High School's...
These 32 Athletes Will Play in the 2024 Lions All-Star Football Game
June 14, 2024
Photo: Edison captains Javonnie Haymon, left, Lorenzen Hroace and Malahki McElvaine make their way to midfield for the opening coin toss at the start of a varsi...
Top 10 SJ County Players in the 2024 Lions All-Star Football Game
June 14, 2024
Photo: St. Mary's Asante Carter carries the ball into a sea of Tracy football defenders during its game at Wayne Schneider Stadium in Tracy on Oct. 13, 2023.
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Lodi News Feature on the 2024 Lions All-Star Football Game
June 15, 2024
Barrett Crosby and Jason Evans of Tokay were featured as two of the North selections for the 48th annual Lions All-Star Football Game, set for June 22, 2024 at ...
Lions All-Star FB Game on Saturday
June 21, 2023
Players and coaches for the North team took a photo after practice for the 47th edition of the Lions All-Star Football Game. Photo: Mark Tennis.
Booker Guyton,...
2023 Final Score
June 24, 2023
Final score from the 2023 Lions All Star game:
South 38
North 13
The South finished the 2023 Lions All-Star Game with a 38-13 win over the North.
Stout, Garza Lead Dominant South Win in 47th Lions All-Star Football Game
June 25, 2023
Photo caption: South team quarterback Eleazar Garcia (Golden Valley) runs the ball during the Central California Lions All-Star Football Game at Tracy High Scho...
Stout-Led South Wins Lions Game
June 25, 2023
The South beat the North 38-13 in the first Lions All-Star game played since 2019, with the return of the event also carrying added historical weight because th...
In Memory: George Richard Fields
May 19, 2023
George Richard Fields
May 13, 1923 - May 16, 2023
George Richard Fields passed away peacefully at his home in Ripon on May 16, 2023, three days after his 100th ...
Lions All-Star Football Rosters
June 5, 2020
Chaz Davis (left) caught a fourth quarter touchdown pass while Trevion Shaddrick-Harris delivered several big plays on defense for the winning North team in the...
HOMECOMING 2019
June 5, 2019
The countdown for Homecoming 2019 began with the announcement that the 46th Annual Central California Lions All-Star Football Game would return to Stockton afte...
North All-Stars prepare for Lions Classic
June 13, 2019
Weston Ranch's Fletcher Pitts, Jr. reaches for a pass during a North team practice at Stagg High School in Stockton ahead of the Lions' All-Star Football game i...
Lions FB: Two kicks lead to North win
June 16, 2019
Grant Stevenson played for Lincoln of Stockton as a senior last fall and will now head to a JC in Texas after being MVP of the Lions All-Star Game on his home f...
North team wins Lions All Star Football Game in final minutes
June 18, 2019
Mountain House high's Taeshaun Hodge-Maroney, playing defensive end for the North, helps stop the South's advance late in the second quarter of the Lions All-St...
Lions All-Star FB: Turlock Treat
June 17, 2018
South players and both recent Turlock High grads Gabriel Cordero (left) and Jordan Porter show off honors they earned during 45th Lions All-Star Game. Photo: Ma...
Standing Out Among All-Stars
June 13, 2018
Oyebolaji Akinyemi of Tracy (left) and Reuben Lee from Brookside Christian of Stockton could have strong outings in Saturday’s Lions All-Star Game in Tracy. Pho...
All-Star football: South dominates McClain's North squad in Lions game
June 18, 2018
Former Tokay football lineman and North offensive tackle James McClain (76) gets ready to pounce on a group of South players in Saturday's Lions All-Star Footba...
County all-stars enjoy experience at Lions Game
June 22, 2017
Noah Preuss (20) receives a handoff from St. Mary's Jake Dunniway at the 2017 Lions All-Star Football Game. Photo: Keith Colgan.
Colin Preston of Bret Harte an...
Lions All-Star FB: South Surges Again
June 18, 2017
Cullen Bearden of the South (from Oakdale) and Danny Velasquez of the South (from Turlock) both had huge nights for the team's win in the Lions All-Star Game. P...
Second-half rally propels South
June 17, 2017
Seth Tennis from McNair, left, and Ryan Williams from Lincoln team up to bring down South quarterback Armando Muzquiz from Merced-Golden Valley in the Lions All...
Lions All-Star Football Game turned with 2 words out of the mouth of MVP: 'Shut up'
June 18, 2017
Danny Velasquez of Turlock delivered the message that defined the South's 2017 Lions All-Star comeback at halftime: stop complaining, stop talking, and simply p...
Football: Players embrace annual tradition with Lions All Star game
June 17, 2016
West High lineman Francisco Jimenez faces off against Daniel Gonzales of Escalon High during Tuesday's Lions All-Star practice at Stagg High in Stockton. Photo:...
South all-stars top North 51-38
June 14, 2015
Tracy High's Nate Jones heads for the end zone for the North team's first touchdown in the 42nd Annual Central California Lions All-Star Football game Saturday ...
Stefani helps carry South to comeback win in Lions All-Star Game
June 14, 2015
Photo: John Westberg.
Justin Stefani of Buhach Colony helped give the South its bruising identity during one of the wildest comebacks in Lions Game history, as...
Bittersweet ending for North
June 14, 2015
The North walked away from the 42nd annual District 4A-1 Lions All-Star Game with mixed emotions after seeing a 38-21 halftime lead vanish in a 51-38 loss to th...
Lions All-Star Football Game Bittersweet for Downey Knights
June 5, 2015
Downey coach Jeremy Plaa will head up the coaching staff for the South in the 42nd Central California Lions All-Star Football Game. Photo: Brian Ramsay / Modest...
Los Banos' Barcellos Looking to Cap Stellar Senior Year with All-Star Football Win
June 10, 2015
Los Banos defensive back Alec Barcellos during practice for the Lions All-Star Football game at California State University, Stanislaus, Tuesday. Andrew Kuhn ak...
Lions All-Stars Settle for Tie
June 15, 2014
Bryan Pascual of the North team comes up with an interception on the first play run by the South team during Saturday’s Lions All-Star Classic in Tracy. Photo: ...
VanderBeek: Lions Club All-Star Practices Are Kept In-Tune, In-Tempo
June 13, 2014
Merced's Travante Richard works out during practice at California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Football standouts from a...
South Roars to Lions Football Win
June 16, 2013
The 40th Lions All-Star Football Game ended with the kind of finish every all-star game hopes for, as Aaron Zwahlen of Downey drilled a 35-yard field goal as ti...
QB turns kicker, wins all-star game
June 16, 2013
Happy Father's Day to Lynn Zwahlen (left), who is with his son, Aaron, the MVP of the 40th annual Lions All-Star Game played Saturday night in Modesto. Photo: M...
Mew Leads South Victory
June 21, 2009
LOS BANOS ENTERPRISE PHOTO BY JOHN-JOEL GRIFFITHS Atwater safety Dexter Coward (left) and Enoch's Chris Tynes race down field during a South punt on Saturday ni...