After yesterday’s release of the all-state underclass girls basketball teams, we move on to the all-state teams for the 2021-22 season according to the five CIF divisions. It can get confusing about which divisions which players are in for schools that were not in the NorCal or SoCal regional playoffs, but every player was considered […]
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NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
The pecking order for this week’s next to last rankings was set with the Monday morning release of the Girls BB: State Rankings By Division so these rankings will mirror them. Now we explain it. There were some changes in the top 14 spots which belong to Open teams and there was some movement after...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
This week’s rankings go down the line in the CIF Open Divisions with those 14 teams, seven each in the Southern and Northern Regional playoffs. From there comes the teams that are in the NorCal and SoCal Division I bracket, but not in the exact order of the seedings. The top three teams stay the...
Section Title Hoops Highlights
In the two biggest matchups of state-ranked teams on Friday and Saturday, it was the No. 1 boys from Centennial of Corona and the No. 1 girls from Etiwanda that prevailed in CIF Southern Section Open Division finals against No. 2 Harvard-Westlake and No. 3 Sierra Canyon. We have compiled additional highlights and historical achievements […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
The rest of the state will be joining the CIF Southern Section as playoffs begin this week for the other nine sections. Speaking of the Southern Section, first round play in the Open Division didn’t produce any upsets but the two Pool A games were closer than expected. This week’s two newcomers are Oak Ridge...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
The No. 1 team from Etiwanda nearly went down but escaped to stay put in the catbird seat. Plus, Windward of Los Angeles debuts a new head coach once again and after no changes in the first 12 spots the Wildcats are also the first team to move up. After that, we had movement all...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
There were some terrific matchups last week, but the only changes are at the bottom of this week’s boys basketball State Top 25 rankings as the post-season nears. A couple of close games could have altered the rankings significantly if the underdogs pulled out victories, but in most instances the higher ranked teams won. Newcomers...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
For this week, we not only include last week’s performances but we also include MLK Day action since a lot of events started on the weekend and carried over to Monday. Our Southern California stops are in the Inland Empire city of Etiwanda and San Diego, while for Northern California we visit Sacramento and Castro […]
Nike TOC wrap: Etiwanda on top
State’s No. 1 girls team wins in the top division at nationally prestigious Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona with come-from-behind win over first-ever Oklahoma finalist. The Eagles also set up potential No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash vs. Sierra Canyon at end of next week. Cathedral Catholic of San Diego won the title in […]
