This group of leading girls hoops teams in the state for the 2022-23 season is led off by defending CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D1 champion Oak Ridge. We also have a state champion in D2 from last season, a team with a player looking to move up big-time on the all-time career scoring list and at […]
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Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. It was a normal summer for the first time since 2019, as the long-term effects of COVID-19 begin to take shape and California deals with its “new” normal. That normal includes the impact that Name, […]
Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Here’s where to go to see the Cal-Hi Sports 2022 honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. As mentioned in the Mr. Basketball writeup, Corona Centennial junior guard Jared McCain was a state player of the year according to a different criteria, but for juniors it’s plain and simple and […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
The rest of the state will be joining the CIF Southern Section as playoffs begin this week for the other nine sections. Speaking of the Southern Section, first round play in the Open Division didn’t produce any upsets but the two Pool A games were closer than expected. This week’s two newcomers are Oak Ridge...
Boys BB: Introducing 2025 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top ninth-graders. The freshman (2025) class has three elite talents on the perimeter who are already making an impact on quality teams. Some in the group are already mature and it’s important to keep that in mind when projecting future success,...
All-Decade Football: 1980s
CalHiSports.com has been covering the best of California prep sports for over 40 years and in that time we’ve seen some great players on football fields in every corner of the state. Some lived up to all the hype surrounding them as prep players, while others never were able to duplicate their high school production...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
It gets harder to pick these honors each week as the playoffs roll on, but for offense it wasn’t difficult landing on Murrieta Mesa quarterback Jeff Miller from Southern California and Modesto Central Catholic running back Dauson Booker for NorCal. We also have our first honoree this week from a team that lost, but find […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
Matt Bradley of San Bernardino goes into a tie for 10th on all-time state list with 72-point explosion in game earlier this week. Other boys highlighted this week include JoJo Walker from St. Joseph of Santa Maria and 5-foot-6 Jordan Parson of Silver Valley (Yermo). For girls, Christine Buksa of Foothills Christian is yet one […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Big-time recruit Jaelan Phillips does something to get this week’s SoCal Defensive POW honor and get his name into the state record book. Our NorCal Offensive POW, meanwhile, throws for nearly 500 yards in 74-32 win. Other chosen this week are from Atherton, Petaluma, Villa Park and Santa Maria.
