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Girls BB CIF State Predictions

Here are the predicted scores by Cal-Hi Sports for each of the five CIF divisional girls basketball state finals plus the Open Division to be played this week at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.
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State Hoop Rankings Update

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 teams that will be highlighted in this week’s new Cal-Hi Sports State Top 20 rankings for boys and girls basketball. These are the next-to-last rankings for the season.
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NorCal CIF Boys Divisional Finals

The city of Manteca collected its first NorCal basketball title on Saturday when the Manteca High boys topped Bishop O'Dowd. Photo: Willie Eashman.

The city of Manteca collected its first NorCal basketball title on Saturday when the Manteca High boys topped Bishop O’Dowd. Photo: Willie Eashman.

Winners on the day at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento are Berkeley and Serra of San Mateo. Winners at American Canyon High near Napa are Manteca, Palma of Salinas and St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda. Recaps by Mark Tennis & Paul Muyskens. Read more…


SoCal CIF Boys Divisional Finals

Redondo's Leland Green has his path blocked by Crespi's Anthony Booker during CIF Division I SoCal final at Long Beach State. Photo: Andrew Drennen.

Redondo’s Leland Green has his path blocked by Crespi’s Anthony Booker during CIF Division I SoCal final at Long Beach State. Photo: Andrew Drennen.


Winners on the day at The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach are Crespi of Encino and Long Beach Poly. Winners at Colony High in Ontario are Ayala of Chino Hills, Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood and St. Bernard of Playa del Rey. Recaps by Ronnie Flores & Mark Tennis.
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NorCal CIF Girls Divisional Finals

Standout sophomore Kayla Tahaafe drives the floor for Eastside College Prep during CIF D5 NorCal final on Saturday at American Canyon. Photo: Willie Eashman.

Standout sophomore Kayla Tahaafe drives the floor for Eastside College Prep during CIF D5 NorCal final on Saturday at American Canyon. Photo: Willie Eashman.


Winners on the day at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento are St. Francis of Sacramento and Elk Grove. Winners at American Canyon High near Napa are Sacred Heart Cathedral, Cardinal Newman and Eastside College Prep of East Palo Alto. Writeups by Harold Abend & Paul Muyskens.
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SoCal CIF Girls Divisional Finals

Winners on the day at The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach are Brea Olinda of Brea and Cajon of San Bernardino. Winners at Colony High in Ontario are Lakeside of Lake Elsinore, Antelope Valley of Lancaster and Village Christian of Sun Valley. Recaps by Ronnie Flores & Mark Tennis. Read more…


Boys BB: Open Div. semifinals

Unlike the girls, there was no stunning upset for the ages on the boys side in Tuesday’s CIF Open Division regional semifinals. Top-ranked Chino Hills and Bishop Montgomery will play for the second time this season as No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the state on Saturday while the top two seeds in the north also won on Tuesday.
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State Hoop Rankings Update

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 teams that will be highlighted in this week’s new Cal-Hi Sports State Top 20 rankings for boys and girls basketball.

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Ms. Basketball POY: Not so fast?

Minyon Moore’s off-the-charts 40-point game for Salesian vs. Mitty and with her team getting Miramonte of Orinda next, got us to thinking that while we have a huge favorite who already is collecting numerous honors, the season isn’t over yet and that’s why we always wait until all games are in the books before announcing anything. Read more…


Boys BB: Regional QFs

It’s a huge night for the CIF North Coast Section in NorCal as Berkeley and Bishop O’Dowd knock off Jesuit and Weston Ranch, but there were even more NCS winners than that…..Riley Battin’s 47-point night was one of the big stories in the south, along with wins by state No. 10 Crespi and state No. 11 Redondo.
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