Category Archives: boys basketball
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
With all the CIF section championship games now complete, we update our State Top 20 rankings of California’s elite boys and girls basketball teams this week on the eve of the bracket release for the NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs. San Diego Section D2 champ Foothills Christian of El Cajon and Sac Joaquin Section D1 […]
Friday Section Final Breakdowns
Two players get to the line with less than one second left in both the CCS Open Division and NCS D1 boys title games with vastly different results. Sacred Heart Cathedral girls also cap off wild-and-wacky ride to CCS Open Division crown.
NEW Boys BB Division State Ranks
Here are the updated pecking orders heading into all of the various CIF section title games. After Saturday night, check our site for a special State Top 20 overall ranking (requested by the CIF for Sunday’s seeding meetings) plus projected No. 1 and No. 2 seeds for each CIF division. Note: If you aren’t a...
Select Section Finals Picks (Boys)
On the eve of California’s numerous CIF section championship games in boys basketball, we pick one key game from each of the biggest sections and then predict a final score. If anyone wants to watch these games, many also are available on the NFHS Network and for Cal-Hi Sports users only we are continuing to […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Just like we did during the football season, we are going to do our best to spread around these honors as much as possible with one boy and one girl chosen from each region. This week’s best are from Las Flores, Porterville, Pacific Palisades and Soquel.
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
The big news this week is on the girls side since a D5 school with just six players on the roster is now inside the State Top 20. Say hello to Eastside Prep. Among the boys, no teams crack the State Top 20 as a vast majority of playoff favorites win in the early rounds […]
NEW Boys BB Division State Ranks
Nationally ranked Sierra Canyon will now probably be back down wreaking havoc in D5 after suffering upset loss on Wednesday to Etiwanda in CIFSS Open Division quarterfinals. Westchester and San Ramon Valley are other teams on the move....
State Stat Stars of the Week
Based on this week’s hot scorers, UC Irvine has got a dandy class coming in led by Brandon Smith & Max Hazzard. For the girls, Freedom of Oakley’s Cydnee Kinslow makes the state record book for blocking 16 shots in one game.