Congratulations to all of the 2023-24 Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for girls basketball. These are the ones for each of the five state divisions, although we do combine the Open and Division I.
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Girls BB: NEW Division State Ranks
These have been updated through Saturday night’s regional semifinals. New No. 1 teams are Pleasant Valley of Chico (D2), Caruthers (D3) and Montgomery of San Diego (D5). Still No. 1 would be Archbishop Mitty (Open), Bishop Montgomery of Torrance (D1) and St. Bernard’s of Eureka (D4). The St. Bernard’s regional semifinal vs Foothill of Palo...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 35 Rankings
With league play winding down or finished in CIF sections throughout the state, there were no changes in the first 15 spots of this week’s rankings and very minimal movement after that. There was only one newcomer this week but as the playoffs unfold there will likely be more movement as some teams are eliminated...
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
For medium schools, Grant of Sacramento only drops one spot after one-point loss to Monterey Trail (which is large schools). Marin Catholic and San Marin also both up one spot and both now in top 10 as buildup for their game next week gets going. For small schools, Sonora not only jumps in as a...
FINAL Girls BB All-State Nominations
Here is an updated list of all-state nominees from the first list we did a little more than two weeks ago. This is the one we’ll use to begin selecting all of the honorees for the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams and all listed can be considered honorable mention all-state. New photos also have...
All-State Football 2022: Small Schools
The top three teams in our final small schools state rankings — Escalon, Sacred Heart Prep and St. Pius X-St. Matthias — all land three players on either first or second team for the annual all-state small schools honors. We also have a rare occasion of an eight-man player on the first team and two […]
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
Oak Hills cements No. 1 medium school ranking with big win over Apple Valley. Sacred Heart Prep also still No. 1 for small schools with big test coming up Saturday. Newcomers are Crean Lutheran for medium and Mission Prep for small. Note: We will be doing our first look at projected CIF regional bowl game...
Boys BB All-State Nominees Part 2
After the first run-through of names on our virtual board of all-state nominees, we’ve now updated that list with this one and are getting set to choose the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams. New photos also have been added to this post from the first one. More players added and some other fixes had...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
We update our boys hoops rankings after the major holiday tournaments and New Year’s showcases cases are in the books and there is a clear pecking order at the top, with one switch involving top-ranked teams. It’s at the bottom of the order where things are muddled, as we’re still waiting to see which team...