J.W. North boys didn’t play last week but jump up from No. 13 to No. 10 due to owning wins over three teams playing for CIF state titles this week. For the girls, we couldn’t quite get either Archbishop Mitty or Modesto Christian into the State Top 20, so one or both may have to […]
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Boys BB: Picking over SoCal pairings
Pairings for every boys basketball division plus the announcement of teams for the second-ever Open Division in Southern California were released on Sunday by the CIF state office. Here are some burning questions and choice for best team no longer playing.
First Look: CIF Girls BB By Divisions
No. 1 teams to start are Mater Dei, Carondelet, Bishop O’Dowd, St. Mary’s of Berkeley and Brookside Christian. The most confusion for top teams probably will be in San Diego due to the pre-determined lineup of its first open division. Go inside for top 10 rankings in all five CIF divisions.
First Look: CIF Boys BB By Divisions
No. 1 teams are Mater Dei, Redondo, Bishop O’Dowd, Bishop Montgomery and Capital Christian. The addition of an Open Division in the CIF Southern Section is causing confusion among some coaches in Southern California, but from a statewide focus there still will only be four CIFSS schools going to the state/regional playoffs in the Open […]
CIFSS adding Open Division in hoops
The list of schools that will play in an open division this upcoming season in boys and girls basketball at the section level just got a lot bigger as the CIF Southern Section announced on Thursday it will begin conducting such a division for the upcoming season.
Week 9: NorCal CIF Bowl Rankings
This is the expanded version from the list updates that were posted on Monday and is presented for Gold Club members. We have a Team of the Week for each division, a look ahead to big games on the horizon and more breakdowns that have helped us win multiple awards from the California Prep Sportswriters...
New State Top 20 Boys BB Rankings
The big game in the CIF’s new open division won’t be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup, but the winner will assuredly be the Cal-Hi Sports State Team of the Year. Mitty’s big win over Sheldon is also good news for Serra of San Mateo, one of four newcomers in the next-to-last state rankings.
Boys BB Regional Finals Previews
Sacramento Sheldon vs. Archbishop Mitty plus Mater Dei vs. Etiwanda will tip on Saturday to see which two will play each other in the first CIF Open Division state championship game. Go inside for breakdowns and favorites in all divisions.
Girls BB Regional Finals Previews
Windward vs. Mater Dei in the south, Bishop O’Dowd vs. Stockton St. Mary’s in the north serve as the final four for the first CIF Open Division state title. Read on for analysis of each division in each region.
New State Boys BB Divisional Rankings
Despite last-second loss, St. John Bosco goes back to No. 1 in Division III. Others getting significant bumps include Mission Hills of San Marcos, J.W. North of Riverside, Modesto Christian and Capital Christian of Sacramento.
