The playoffs are about to get started everywhere around the state, but the change we see in our boys basketball state rankings is caused by the big-time matchups in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. Did the massive section invite too many teams to its open division? We now have three teams in a...
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NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Our special two-week edition of the boys basketball state rankings this week shows nice bumps upward for CIF Southern Section open contenders Santa Margarita and Corona Centennial, plus CIF Central Section front-runner St. Joseph of Santa Maria, which knocked off previous NorCal No. 1 Salesian. There are big matchups as early as Tuesday, led by...
St. Joe, Riordan crush it in Napa
Despite Prolific Prep of Napa relocating to Florida, the high school basketball showcase that began 10 years ago in the Napa area returned on Saturday to Napa Valley College. Prolific Prep never was a CIF program but has produced several big-time NBA draft picks. The feature game for California teams on Saturday featured top 10 […]
Boys BB Records Ready for 2025-26
All of the Cal-Hi Sports state records in boys basketball are updated and ready to go before teams begin playing games later this month to start the 2025-26 season. Here’s a recap of the new additions and a look at the career state scoring record currently held by Tounde Yessoufou from St. Joseph of Santa […]
NEW State Baseball TOP 35 Rankings
There were some big upsets in CIF section playoffs up north, but not in the south as the three of the top four teams in the state — No. 1 Corona, No. 3 Crespi and No. 4 St. John Bosco — plus No. 2 Granite Hills of El Cajon will all be in section semifinals...
All-State Baseball Nominees (NorCal)
It’s only been a week since we got finished with all-state girls basketball for this year, but we’re now quickly pivoting to baseball/softball. We start with a list of nominees for the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. These are top players who had strong seasons this year from the CIF Central Coast, Central, […]
NEW State Softball TOP 25 Rankings
There was a big Monday game this week that could have caused changes near the top, but No. 4 Del Oro got past Destiny Christian, 3-1, which also helped set up a showdown on Wednesday vs No. 3 Oak Ridge. Norco and Rosary continue at the top two spots. This week’s only newcomer is St....
2025 Boys/Girls BB Coach Milestones
Both of the boys and girls all-time state coaching records lists have now been updated for everyone through the 2024-25 season. Bishop Montgomery’s Doug Mitchell earned his 800th career win early in the season and we had two more reach 500. For the girls, Oak Ridge’s Steve White won the 700th game of his career […]
Boys BB: Thoughts on Open Division
As the first of the major CIF section boys basketball championships are about to get going on Friday, here’s where we think we stand in terms of which teams in the north and which ones in the south will be going to the Open Division. A lot can still change depending on any upsets for […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Seedings versus Cal-Hi Sports girls rankings is this week’s theme. The biggest difference is by and large seedings are computer driven while these rankings come from personal observation and years of observing and evaluating the state’s top girls basketball talent. As of these current rankings we will have traversed the state and personally seen 24...
