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 […]
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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...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Individual standouts such as Tounde Yessoufou (St. Joseph) and Alijah Arenas (Chatsworth) have been getting most of the attention for their scoring exploits, but this week the focus will return to team results as the post-season comes into focus. The Trinity and Mission League results in the CIF Southern Section affect this week’s State Top...
Tounde Yessoufou Stands Alone
St. Joseph of Santa Maria four-year star moves to No. 1 on the all-time state career scoring list with 30 points in a win on Saturday at the school’s gym vs Weston Ranch of Stockton. We have all of the record-breaking details, what is coming next for the Knights, who is next in line to […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
The career state scoring record is beginning to come into focus for Santa Maria St. Joseph standout Tounde Yessofou, who already has 29 and 30 points in two games this week. He’s close to moving up to eighth on the all-time state list and recently became the 11th in state history to reach 3,000. Tyran...
Freshman FB Players to Watch (Part 1)
Here’s a first list of those now on our radar screen as ninth graders we’ll likely be following for the next few years. This is not a Class of 2028 recruiting list and another one will be done after after the season and after the all-state teams are released. The third ever State Freshman Player...
Boys BB Records Ready for 2024-25
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 2024-25 season. Here’s a recap of the new additions and a look at the career state scoring record currently held by Sacramento Sheldon’s DeMarcus Nelson. We hope you […]
All-State Girls BB 2024: 2nd & 3rd Tms
This is where to stop to see all of the writeups for those who have been selected second team overall and third team overall on the 45th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Girls Basketball Teams. Of the 20 players selected for the Elite Second and Elite Third teams, there are nine juniors, two sophomores and another...
All-State Boys BB 2024: First Team
Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Trent Perry from CIF Open Champ Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, finalist Mercy Miller of nearby Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and NorCal Player of the Year Aaron Hunkin-Claytor of NorCal open champ Salesian of Richmond are among those near the top of the 45th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys […]
NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
Last year’s No. 1 team from Hollister jumps up to No. 3 this week prior to big games against Central (Fresno) and No. 2 St. Francis (Mountain View). Central also moves way up there this week with some help from another Central Section team (St. Joseph of Santa Maria). More big movers include Canyon of...
