Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
More CIF Spirit of Sport Honorees
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Abbey Brown (Middletown High School) and Lingxiang Hu (San Francisco International High School) were named the recipients of the prestigious CIF Spirit of Sport Award for the 2019-20 winter sports season. The two statewide winners will receive an award, a patch, and a $1,000 scholarship.
March Madness: SDSU Preview
With a pair of former California high school state champions serving in key starting roles, San Diego State has been one of the hottest stories this season in men’s college basketball. Can the Aztecs make a run in this year’s March Madness and get people fired up to include them in betting? Regardless of what […]
Boys/Girls BB: More Section Finals
This isn’t a recap of all of them, but several of Friday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title games and the showdown between state No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 4 Windward (Los Angeles) for the CIF Southern Section Open Division girls championship were witnessed by Cal-Hi Sports editors. Boys state No. 4 Sheldon (Sacramento) was nearly […]
NCAA March Madness Preview
As we start a new year, basketball fans have begun to divert their attention to March Madness, the annual competition that decides the NCAA national champion. Every year, the contest lives up to its name as the nation becomes gripped by the tournament. Many basketball and non-basketball fans take part in bracketing competitions, trying to […]
Boys BB: Nike Extravaganza Recap
State No. 3 Rancho Christian of Temecula scores a big national win over Washington (D.C.) power Gonzaga, while Nike Extravaganza host Mater Dei of Santa Ana loses to Chicago power Whitney Young of Chicago. State No. 9 Harvard-Westlake lost to FAB 50 ranked Gorman of Las Vegas, as state powers went 1-2 vs. out-of-state foes, but the […]
Ballislife Podcast on Kobe Bryant
Subscribe to the In The Paint Show on iTunes | Subscribe to the In The Paint Show on SoundCloud In Episode No. 54 of our “In The Paint Show,” co-hosts Devin Ugland and Ronnie Flores, Cal-Hi Sports Managing Editor, publish the podcast they never thought in a million years would be necessary: a recollection and insight into the […]
Sierra Canyon Back On Track
In the second matchup of the year between state heavyweights Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth and Rancho Christian of Temecula, this time at No. 1 and No. 2 in the rankings, it’s the No. 2 team that is victorious once again, as No. 2 Trailblazers win the rematch game, 78-62. The dynamic Sierra Canyon forward duo […]
Mikey Williams: Freshman hits for 77
San Ysidro of the CIF San Diego Section had the leading freshman scorer in the state last season when D.J. Dudley knocked down 24.6 points per game, including a highest scoring single-game of 40 points. FOR UPDATED GOLD CLUB MEMBERS’ ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME STATE SCORING LIST, CLICK HERE. FOR FIRST CLASS OF 2023 STATE PLAYER RANKINGS […]
NorCal Tip Off Classic Recap
Here’s the results and recap from the 13th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Newark Memorial. Bishop O’Dowd opens up season with a big win over preseason state No. 9 Modesto Christian. No. 14 Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco scores a big win over No. 17 JSerra of San Juan Capistrano while No. 26 Mitty of San […]
KDOC To Televise HSBB Games
KDOC-TV, Channel 56, will telecast 20 boys basketball games for the 2019-20 season involving CIF Southern Section and L.A. City Section Schools. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Game of the Week on KDOC-TV will feature many teams featured in our preseason Cal-Hi Sports state rankings.