It will be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown indeed when Miramonte and Chaminade meet on Saturday in the CIF Open Division state championship. It’s just not the No. 1 team many had been expecting since last season after previous No. 1 St. Mary’s of Stockton was stunned in the NorCal Open Division semifinals...
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NEW Girls BB State Top 20
As more proof that the Cal-Hi Sports state rankings are the most researched and analyzed on a weekly basis than any others perhaps in the nation, we give you the Oaks Christian and Mission Hills girls. The Lions are now up to No. 17 in the state while Mission Hills is now in the top...
Girls Open Division: Super 8s
After all of the Friday and Saturday section finals, here would be the eight girls basketball teams in Northern California and the eight in Southern California that we’d pick for the Open Divisions. The first five positions in the North and first two in the South should be easy, but even No. 3 in the […]
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
It’s been a long time since Mater Dei has not had a spot in these state rankings, but after the Monarchs suffered two straight setbacks in the CIFSS Open playoffs with losses to Etiwanda and Santa Barbara they have to fall back. Will it be for good, however? They can still win a CIF state...
Final, Expanded Top 50 (No. 21-50)
All five state champions crowned in Sacramento are within the top 24 while Norco ends up snagging the final 25th spot in the final rankings. Others that gained after the final week include Rocklin, Chaminade and Oakdale. All 50 teams in this Gold Club post are written up. For breakdowns of teams from No. 1...
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (1-15)
With all five starters back from a team that won the CIF Open Division state crown, St. Mary’s of Stockton is easy choice as preseason No. 1 for the state to start the 2015-16 season. It’s not even that hard to choose No. 2 and No. 3, either, as both Chaminade of West Hills and […]
Week 10 State Top 25 Scoreboard
Biggest upset on Friday night saw No. 5 Serra of Gardena go down to Chaminade of West Hills while on Saturday it was 10-0 Antioch making a case to be in the next rankings after 44-42 win over Pittsburg. No. 8 Bishop Amat of La Puente defeats No. 14 Loyola of Los Angeles in lone […]
Preseason All-Section, All-Area (Part 7)
Many teams have begun playing, but we still have a few more of these teams to finish in a continuing look at top players to watch from each of the state’s CIF sections plus well-known regions inside the CIF Southern Section and CIF North Coast Section. For this seventh and final part, we choose the...
All-State Girls BB: Best of Best
In a week that began with the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state elite boys basketball teams, it is ending with our salute to the 35th annual all-state elite girls squads. These are the teams selected regardless of CIF division or year in school. Every player is written up and profiled. It’s a group with 22 […]
