Category Archives: boys basketball
State Stat Stars of the Week
We include some big-time efforts from players who have already led their teams this week to major national invitational titles such as Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills) and Aquira DeCosta (Stockton St. Mary’s). Others lighting up scorebooks include Johnny McWilliams of San Marcos and Junior Ballard of Lathrop for boys plus Janelle Sumilong of Hanford and […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Alaskan transfer warms up the court in the San Fernando Valley with a series of 30-point outings, while it’s some serious rebounding that is the difference for Newbury Park girl. In the North, this week’s best is from Galt and Sacramento. Note: For purposes of this feature, we are considering the CIF Central Section to […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
Noah Valencia of California School for the Deaf (Riverside) scores the most points in a California boys basketball game in nearly 10 years and joins top 10 on all-time state list with 71-point outburst in game vs. Baker. This week’s best in football, meanwhile, includes another huge outing from Darnay Holmes of Calabasas (yes, we […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Boys and girls hoops takes over this feature for this week with one boy and one girl honoree for each region. For this first go-round, it’s a San Francisco sweep in the North as Ilmar’L Thomas of Sacred Heart Cathedral and Zeke Crawford of Stuart Hall nab the honors. In the south, congrats to Evan […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
For the first time this season, boys and girls basketball players get mixed in with the group of those on our honor roll for football. It’s a hot start for a couple of San Diego girls. In football, QBs Brandt Hughes from Pleasant Valley of Chico and Jack Newman from Analy of Sebastopol put up […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and Chino Hills has the best player and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2015-16 season. Mater Dei of Santa Ana is gunning for its sixth straight SoCal regional title in California’s highest classification, but No. 2 Sierra Canyon and the top-ranked Huskies […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top teams from north to south. This group is led by L.A. Fairfax and St Augustine of San Diego at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest of teams down...
State’s Boys BB Teams in FAB 50
Let the debate begin whether it should be Chino Hills or Sierra Canyon sitting on top of the California preseason boys basketball rankings as the FAB 50 preseason national rankings by sister site GrassrootsHoops.net and powered by Ballislife.com has the Huskies at No. 11 and Trailblazers at No. 13. Mater Dei, Bishop Montgomery and Corona […]
NBA Alums: SJM trio still leads way
Since Quincy Pondexter from the University of Washington became an NBA player in 2010, Fresno’s San Joaquin Memorial High has led the state by having more current NBA players than any other school. Go inside to see which two NBA teams are the only ones that don’t have any California players on the roster and […]
