Category Archives: boys basketball
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...
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
There are several players moving up the all-time boys hoops scoring list even with Tounde Yessofou and Jason Crowe Jr. near the top. The list includes Carlsbad’s Jake Hall (43 points on Wednesday night) and Chatsworth’s Alijah Arenas (63 points on Wednesday night). Malibu’s Dylan Goosen also ends the season with 36.8 ppg average, but...
State Basketball Players of the Week
One of those honored this week had a 63-point game in which 14 three-pointers also were made. Another is the son of an NBA world champion. For the two boys and two girls highlighted, they are from the eastern San Diego community of El Cajon, the big city of L.A., the big city of San […]
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 […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We begin with more on the new state career scoring record set by Tounde Yessoufou of Santa Maria St. Joseph along with one boys and one girls coach both collecting their 500th career wins on the same night. For boys, we also have several players with 50-point games, led by Jason Crowe of Inglewood with...
State Basketball Players of the Week
We have four very deserving honorees this week that are not the big stars that take up a lot of the limelight, but those that usually might only get local accolades. We don’t have any entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, which is one of the goals of this feature, but one of […]
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...
Tounde Yessoufou Stands Alone
St. Joseph of Santa Maria four-year star moves to No. 1 on the all-time state career scoring list with 30 points in a win on Saturday at the school’s gym vs Weston Ranch of Stockton. We have all of the record-breaking details, what is coming next for the Knights, who is next in line to […]
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...
