Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The playoffs are about to get started everywhere around the state, but the change we see in our boys basketball state rankings is caused by the big-time matchups in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. Did the massive section invite too many teams to its open division? We now have three teams in a...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
The playoff pairings for the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, which contains the teams that dominate the boys basketball state rankings, are now out and there will be competitive matchups for the next two weeks. The playoff pairings in the massive section didn’t affect the state rankings much and there are some questionable placements...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Our new boys basketball state rankings this week had to be turned over quickly as the Mission League semifinals in the CIF Southern Section take place Monday evening and include four highly-ranked teams. Other league tournaments in the CIFSS take place this week and in some major news, the massive section is going to be...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Our special two-week edition of the boys basketball state rankings this week shows nice bumps upward for CIF Southern Section open contenders Santa Margarita and Corona Centennial, plus CIF Central Section front-runner St. Joseph of Santa Maria, which knocked off previous NorCal No. 1 Salesian. There are big matchups as early as Tuesday, led by...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Salesian of Richmond, St. John Bosco and Harvard-Westlake get a bump as a result of the Braves’ clutch double OT win over previous No. 3 Santa Margarita in the latest boys basketball state rankings for 2026. Top-ranked Sierra Canyon and the top tier of teams are clearly established, but there are many changes in the...
Harvey Kitani: Record Updates
Year-by-year results kept by Cal-Hi Sports via the historian Bruce McIntosh, and records kept by the coach himself, shows current San Pedro Rolling Hills Prep and former L.A. Fairfax mentor Harvey Kitani seven wins short of becoming the third coach in state history with 1,000 career wins (counting forfeits/defaults). Below is a tale of the […]
Historic Night for Jason Crowe Jr.
Inglewood standout guard moves to No. 1 on the all-time state career scoring list with 51 points in a victory over Beverly Hills on Tuesday evening at Morningside High School’s gym in front of a festive crowd in the City of Champions. We have all of the record-breaking details, what is now the motivation for […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
These are the first rankings for the 2025-26 regular season. Among the Top 10, only one drops out of that range and it’s a shocker as 11-time CIF state champ Mater Dei clings to a state ranking (but no longer in the top 25) while looking to finish in the Top 3 of the vaunted...
NorCal Tip-Off Classic Recaps
Here’s the results and recaps from the 18th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Dublin High School. Preseason Preseason state No. 8 Riordan downs No. 14 La Mirada, while state No. 19 San Gabriel Academy is upset by Destiny Christian of Sacramento.
