After the CIF pairings from last Sunday plus first round games on Tuesday is when we can begin to look at expected favorites in each division of the CIF state championships. We can’t do it any earlier since there’s no way to know which divisions these teams are going to be in. These also will […]
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NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
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...
All-State FB 2025: 1st Team Defense
Here are the 11 defensive players plus one punter and three of the other six multi-purpose players who have been named First Team Overall on the 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. There has to be a minimum of three DLs, LBs and DBs among this group and we went with a 3-4-4. Within […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
Our new boys basketball state rankings this week had to be turned over quickly as the Mission League semifinals in the CIF Southern Section take place Monday evening and include four highly-ranked teams. Other league tournaments in the CIFSS take place this week and in some major news, the massive section is going to be...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 30 Rankings
A lot has happened since the last rankings done after games completed by January 10, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the top four teams, and maybe new No. 5, that appear to be head and shoulders above the rest. After the first four teams there were no teams that held on to the...
All-State Football Nominees (CIFSS)
Selecting players for the 48th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state football teams is a process for us that includes extensive lists of nominees. This is just the first step in a process and players will be added for a second, updated list. Here is the second of three lists of players considered as nominees for the […]
Ontario Chr leads in 1st Girls BB Ranks
We know another group has ranked Archbishop Mitty No. 1 in the nation, but we’re going to be more cautious with the return of All-American McKenna Wolitczko from injury and we think the Monarchs should be behind Etiwanda to start as well. Ontario Christian should have its big two of Kaleena Smith & Tati Griffin […]
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. There are three big questions heading into the 2025-26 season, one being how good Sherman Oaks Notre Dame will be without Tyran Stokes? The second is how many spots did that team deserve to […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (16-40)
Here’s the rest of our look at the preseason Top 40 of the best boys teams from across the state. This group is led by CIF Sac Joaquin Section favorite and No. 16 Folsom and includes the rest of these teams down to No. 40 Clovis North plus a list of 15 more teams that […]
