Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
New Frontier For Sierra Canyon Girls
Trailblazers win in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown of state-ranked teams on Tuesday night (they were No. 2) over Windward of Los Angeles and now assume catbird’s seat in California girls hoops for the first time in school history. This isn’t new for the Sierra Canyon boys, who are defending CIF Open Division state […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
We had another change at the top of the state rankings with Windward of Los Angeles regaining the No. 1 spot after losing it to Pinewood of Los Altos Hills two weeks ago. The Wildcats, however, will wait less than 24 hours before playing new No. 2 Sierra Canyon. Also in the top 10 group,...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
Our new boys hoops rankings sees the top ranked team from the CIF San Diego Section go back into the rankings but we couldn’t quite yet get in the No. 1 team from the CIF Central Section. There are some other changes, the majority of which involves Trinity League teams. Speaking of the Trinity, what...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
Some of the top teams had league games on Tuesday that are not reflected in their records, but had there been any upsets we would have made adjustments. The biggest news is the switch at the top from Windward of Los Angeles to Pinewood of Los Altos Hills, but there was some other movement as...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
We update our boys hoops rankings after the major holiday tournaments and New Year’s showcases cases are in the books and there is a clear pecking order at the top, with one switch involving top-ranked teams. It’s at the bottom of the order where things are muddled, as we’re still waiting to see which team...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Ranks
Southern California still has two of the top three teams in the rankings, except there is a change in the third spot. Bishop Montgomery also moves up as a prized transfer becomes eligible. We also have three newcomers with the highest being Heritage of Brentwood, which cracks the Top 20 for the first time in...
Girls BB: Pinewood keeps climbing
Los Altos Hills school wins Platinum Division at the West Coast Jamboree with a slug-it-out victory over Salesian of Richmond in title game matchup of two state top 10 squads. The elite division at one of the state’s top tournaments also concluded on Saturday with state No. 9 Carondelet of Concord taking third-place and with […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Ranks
We had a lot of changes in the top 10 with a new No. 1 and with Redondo Union coming in big time that also dropped several other teams in the second 10 a spot as well. For the final week of December tournaments, eight of the top 13 teams are at the West Coast...
Girls BB: Nike TOC Nailbiters
Defending CIF Open Division champion Windward of Los Angeles falls in the final minute of the top divisional title game at the nation’s most prestigious girls basketball tournament. In the Joe Smith Division, an all-California final is won by Redondo of Redondo Beach in another heart-stopper by three points against Mater Dei of Santa Ana. […]
