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Another MLK Special: Sage Hill shines

Lightning stretch win streak to 14 games after massive 88-58 win on MLK Monday at the Royal Showcase event in Fullerton over Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas. Gorman was No. 5 in the nation last week. Etiwanda and Fairmont Prep also post wins on the same court. We hope you enjoy this free post on […]

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MLK Special: St. Mary’s girls roll

There was a matchup on the MLK holiday between the top two ranked girls basketball teams in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, but it was not close. Host St. Mary’s of Stockton clearly looks like one of the state’s top teams with a 72-39 win over Christian Brothers of Sacramento. Having junior Kori Rogers back after […]

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NEW Girls BB State TOP 30 Rankings

In the past we have mentioned we like to get out and see teams personally, and so far this season, despite having some medical issues, we’ve seen seven of the Top 10 teams and all five at the top. We’ve even announced games like the six we took the mic for at the Kay Yow...

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NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings

Salesian of Richmond, St. John Bosco and Harvard-Westlake get a bump as a result of the Braves’ clutch double OT win over previous No. 3 Santa Margarita in the latest boys basketball state rankings for 2026. Top-ranked Sierra Canyon and the top tier of teams are clearly established, but there are many changes in the...

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NEW Girls BB State TOP 30 Rankings

For our first rankings since before all the tourneys on Christmas and New Year’s weeks, it is now a case of the who-beat-who syndrome in full swing. Not only were players who were not eligible prior to the sit out period now in action, there were additional injuries and even a case where more than...

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NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings

Results at big-time holiday events such as the Tarkanian Classic, The Classic at Damien and Hoophall West have a big infleunce on the first boys basketball state rankings for 2026. Top-ranked Sierra Canyon faces a huge test this week on national television, while results around the country show California’s top teams can compete with just...

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State’s All-Time NFL Starting QBs (2025)

Here’s our yearly update of our all-time list of quarterbacks who have started at least one game in the NFL updated through the 2025 season and including projected starters for the final NFL regular season games of this year. We have no new starters, but 11 from the state who had at least one start,...

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FINAL State TOP 75 FB Rankings (1-25)

Our final state rankings for each season take some extra time as we go over everything seen and reported since these won’t ever change and will be the rankings that go into our archives of final state rankings for every season since 1975. After the CIF state final results, Mission Viejo gets a bump to...

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FINAL State TOP 75 FB Ranks (26-75)

As is our custom, we expand the final rankings out to 75 teams instead of just doing a bubble list. CIF state title game results also helped some other teams come up at the end, including Serra of San Mateo, Clovis and Los Gatos. We also had to figure out where best to place CIF...

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NEW Girls BB State TOP 30 Rankings

As has been the case in years past, we follow up the preseason pankings with an initial first rankings prior to major tournaments like the Nike TOC in Arizona, the Nike Holiday Classic in Oregon and the West Coast Jamboree in the Bay Area. As of this time there is still a lot of uncertainty...

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