Category Archives: Recruiting
NEW Hot 100 Class of ’24 Player Ranks
We continue our boys basketball coverage for the 2023-24 school year for Gold Club VIPs with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class, beginning with seniors (2024). Our Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 has plenty of change and a whopping 27 newcomers since our last update to close out 2022-23 and we’ll...
BB: Scholastic Live Period In North
A June Scholastic Live Period for high school basketball was first sanctioned through the CIF and NFHS in 2023 and in 2024 there will be a live period event hosted in Northern California. Boys California Live ‘24 for high school basketball will be held June 28-30, 2024 at the Roebbelen Center in Roseville. NOTE: Boys […]
Freshman FB Players To Watch (Part 1)
Here’s a first list of those now on our radar screen as ninth graders we’ll likely be following for the next few years. This is not a Class of 2027 recruiting list and another one will be done after the done after the season and after the all-state teams are done. The second ever State...
Preseason All-CCS Football Team
One of the things that always seems difficult in choosing a preseason team is finding offensive linemen, but in a bit of a twist from most years the Preseason CIF Central Coast Section has a load of them. In fact, as the old expression goes, “they’re coming out of our ears.” In another bit of...
Preseason San Gabriel Valley FB Team
This final stop from the CIF Southern Section and all of Southern California for this preseason includes Loyola of Los Angeles and the Cubs lead the way with four honorees. Bishop Amat of La Puente checks in with three. We also include the Antelope Valley to the north of the SGV and have honorees from...
Preseason Redwood Empire FB Team
Since it’s the home base for one correspondent and our associate editor, the Redwood Empire region of the CIF North Coast Section has always been a little special for us. That’s one reason why it has always been given a special breakdown for our annual tour of the state through preseason all-area or all-section football...
Preseason All-East Bay Football Team
After our Preseason State TOP 50 team rankings and all athletes of the year for 2022-23 are done, we’re back to this annual tour of the state through preseason all-area or all-section football teams. This one also includes the CIF Oakland Section to go with all of the schools in the East Bay region of...
Girls of Summer: Player Rankings
Here’s a chart of the 125 top players viewed by the Girls of Summer Caravan during all events attended in person. It starts with the only player to get a 9.5 mark out of 10 down to everyone with 7.0 or higher. This isn’t a ranking of the top 125 players in the state because...
Girls of Summer: Final stops of tour
The actual player rankings derived from these trips to see some of the most promising girls basketball players in the state this summer are still to come. Here’s a recap of where we went with a focus on the final two destinations for events in Seal Beach and Ladera Ranch in Southern California. Several returnees...
