National Player of the Year candidate Stanley Johnson of Santa Ana Mater Dei has been getting tons of attention for having an opportunity to lead the Monarchs to their fourth consecutive state title at the 2014 CIF state championships. That feat would be unprecedented at the major division level, but meet the man who was […]
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Boys BB: Mater Dei downs Chino Hills
Top-rated Mater Dei of Santa Ana locks up the No. 1 seed in the SoCal Open Division regional by defeating upset-minded Chino Hills to capture the Southern Section’s first-ever open division title. Stanley Johnson leads way with 28 points and 15 rebounds as Monarchs win 22nd section title under Gary McKnight. Chino Hills also doesn’t […]
CIFSS Boys Scenarios For Regionals
The CIFSS’s new open division has created some excellent basketball games that resemble championship games in its old I-AA division or a regional final atmosphere. But with this new division comes some uncertainty as to which teams from the massive section will be able to move on to next week’s regionals since there will be […]
Girls BB: Coaching leaders update
The amazing Doug Johnson of Petaluma likely retired, plus Mike Takayama of Del Oro closes in on CIF Sac-Joaquin Section record
Girls BB: CIFSS Open Analysis
The CIF Southern Section seeded it first ever girls Open Division, but after the first three pretty much givens, it becomes a little murky. Starting with No. 9 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) it’s somewhat more difficult to figure out. If you want an opinion on the CIF Southern Section Open Division that concurs with my own […]
Boys BB: CIFSS Open Analysis
The CIFSS released its first ever boys basketball open division bracket and the top seeds make sense with teams rewarded for head-to-head victories. Starting with No. 8 seed Mayfair of Lakewood, however, the seedings are a bit more difficult to figure out.
Boys BB: CIFSS Open Predictions
We breakdown the 16 teams in boys basketball that should be selected (and yes, we think 16 should be chosen) for the massive CIF Southern Section’s new open division. It’s a loaded field that includes 14 teams ranked in this week’s Cal-Hi Sports State Top 20. Fourteen of the 16 slots seem like no-brainers and […]
McDonald’s: Johnson & Welsh In
Forward Stanley Johnson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana was chosen for the 2014 McDonald’s All-American boys team. Also chosen is center Tom Welsh of Loyola (Los Angeles). Northern California is shut out on the boys’ side after having three selections last season.
Boys BB: Monarchs No. 1 contender
With its victory over Student Sports FAB 50 ranked Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., combined with some other results of showcase games at the event, has state No. 1 Mater Dei of Santa Ana in serious contention for a boys basketball mythical national title.
Boys BB: Deeper Look at CIFSS Open
Last year, the state CIF implemented an open division for the first time and there was some confusion among coaches about the selection process. This season, the massive CIF Southern Section will add an open division of its own. Today we wanted to go over what this means for the Southern Section’s top teams, explain […]
