We pick which eight teams in both Southern California and Northern California to us seem headed toward this year’s Open Division. We then go through each division both north and south to see if it’s possible to point toward certain teams as leading state title contenders. The group includes one team that is unbeaten at […]
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Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
There are no new teams in this week’s Super 8, but immediately afterward there are a lot with upsets in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. The top five in our Super 8 also are top seeded in five different top divisions of various section playoffs.
Super 8 Boys State Rankings Update
No. 1 Sierra Canyon avoids being a stunning upset victim in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs, but previous No. 7 Alemany does not. Joining the Super 8 therefore is previous No. 9 Sheldon of Sacramento.
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
For the second consecutive week, there is only one newcomer to this week’s rankings at No. 20, but this time we pull up the next NorCal team instead of one from down South. Of the 16 teams in the CIF Southern Section Open Division, 11 are state-ranked and we break down Friday’s first round matchups...
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
No changes in this week’s Super 8, but the race for top seeds in section playoffs has begun with Sierra Canyon getting it in the insanely loaded CIF Southern Section Open Division and Birmingham of Lake Balboa getting it in the L.A. City Section. We think it should be Woodcreek in the Sac-Joaquin, but it […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
Orange Lutheran and Los Alamitos will meet on Tuesday in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown that also has mythical national title implications. Mater Dei, meanwhile, goes back up into the top 10 at No. 7 after wins over previous No. 3 Etiwanda and Great Oak of Temecula. Newcomers this week include CIF San...
Girls BB: Caravan at CIFSS finals
Chaminade duo dominates against Long Beach Poly in CIF Southern Section Open Division repeat while Ventura and Newbury Park win section titles for Ventura County. AZUSA – In the end and not un-expectantly it came down to the top two teams in Southern California, and when it was all over Cal-Hi Sports state No. 5 […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
It’s that time of the year when the CIF Southern Section gets a jump on some of the other larger sections such as the CIF Sac-Joaquin, North Coast and Central Coast sections that were either still in league play or in league playoffs at the start of this week. In a CIFSS league playoffs last...
CIFSS Open Division hoops teams set
Pairings were still to be determined but the CIF Southern Section released a list on Friday Feb. 12 of the 16 teams that will be playing in its own Open Division for boys and girls basketball this season.
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....
