Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
CIFSS Open: State No. 1 Roosevelt Wins
After losing in the CIF Southern Section Open Division championship last season, Roosevelt of Eastvale makes clutch shots down the stretch and beats Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks on Saturday night in Ontario to win this year’s title. The big matchup of No. 1 vs No. 2 teams in the state could be replayed in […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
For the second consecutive week, there is plenty of change in the bottom half of the latest State Top 30 boys basketball rankings, and once again it’s the results of the CIFSS D1 playoffs that have teams shuffling around. There is also a new state No. 1 after Harvard-Westlake goes down for the first time...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The postseason is in full swing across the state and this is the first week where we have major changes and newcomers to the latest State Top 30 boys basketball rankings, primarily from the results of the loaded CIFSS D1 playoffs. The important games for those ranked clubs are coming up on Tuesday, as the...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The post-season is here for CIF basketball and the No. 1 team in the latest State Top 30 boys basketball rankings is also the top seed in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, which expanded this year to include two more teams. The 10-team field consists of 10 of the state’s top 13 teams...
BB: Scholastic Live Period In SoCal
The June Scholastic Live Period for high school basketball sanctioned through the CIF and NFHS in 2025 will be hosted in Southern California after the 2024 live period event was hosted in Northern California. Boys California Live ‘25 for high school basketball will be held June 27-29, 2025 at the Ladera Sports Center (also known […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Individual standouts such as Tounde Yessoufou (St. Joseph) and Alijah Arenas (Chatsworth) have been getting most of the attention for their scoring exploits, but this week the focus will return to team results as the post-season comes into focus. The Trinity and Mission League results in the CIF Southern Section affect this week’s State Top...
L.A. City Updates: Arenas Sets Mark
This week, the state career scoring record fell. Last week, the CIF L.A. City Section career record was surpassed by a player who probably would have surpassed this week’s total next season if not for a reclassification. TO SEE UPDATED ALL-TIME STATE CAREER SCORING LIST AFTER THIS WEEK’S GAMES (GOLD CLUB), CLICK HERE. FOR WRITEUP […]
Boys BB: Introducing 2028 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top ninth-graders. The freshman (2028) class has an excellent talent level and some are already making an impact on state ranked clubs, but it’s still too early to tell how it will stack up to the terrific 2025 and 2026...
NEW Top 65 Class of ’27 Player Ranks
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2027) is a class with good size and is coming along nicely. We expand our 2027 rankings from 25 to 65 for this installment with 13 newcomers to the original 25...
