The first 12 teams from last week’s rankings are in the same positions as rainy weather once again causes cancellations of tournaments around the state. The biggest movers this week are Granada Hills Charter of the CIF L.A. City Section and Buchanan of Clovis from the CIF Central Section. Unbeaten Benicia makes its debut inside...
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Girls BB CIF State Previews & Picks
It was sub-par year for us doing predictions of state finals last year at 9-3 after a 11-1 showing from 2022. It’s time to take a crack at the 2024 lineup of games for girls basketball that will be played this weekend at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. We do this with respect to […]
All-State Baseball Nominees (SoCal)
This will be the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams that are going to be presented in the upcoming weeks. Here’s a first list of nominees on our board. These are the ones from CIF sections in Southern California (with the Central Section in the north). An updated list with more names will be […]
Saturday CIF Regional Scoreboard
The Weekend State TOP 25 Scoreboard is being replaced this weekend by two scoreboards that will present details and quick reactions from the Saturday and Friday CIF regional championships. The big winners on Saturday were Pittsburg (D1-A), Liberty of Bakersfield (D1-A), San Ramon Valley of Danville (D2-A) and Granite Hills of El Cajon (D2-A). Note: […]
FINAL Girls BB All-State Nominees
This is the second, updated list of nominees after receiving input from many coaches, parents and fans from the first list. We have combined both the NorCal & SoCal lists from before into one huge statewide list. The teams will begin to be finalized and announced next week (after Ms. Basketball Player of the Year...
Girls BB All-State Nominees Part 1
Like the boys several days ago, we are beginning the process toward selection of the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in girls basketball with this first list of those honored as nominees. Some of the earliest selections include Cheryl Miller (Riverside Poly 1982), Violet Palmer (Compton 1982) and Lisa Leslie (Inglewood Morningside soph 1988). […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Our weekly honors switch this week from football to boys and girls basketball where it’s usually the case that we’re looking for tournament MVPs. The two boys winners definitely fit that description from the Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament and that Father Barry Classic in Carmichael. For the girls, we have a top returnee from a […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (16-40)
There ended up being 10 new teams that were not this high in the state rankings at the finish of the 2017-18 season. The CIF San Diego Section snagged four of the spots taken by newcomers. We don’t have a bubble list with this set of preseason rankings, but trust us that a lot of […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
The final eight for the CIF Open Division is set, and after the way it shook out those eight teams have risen to the final eight spots for the state rankings and will stay there, although it might not be in the same position for the final rankings as we have them in this week’s...
