Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
For another week, there is only one new team in the state boys hoops rankings, as the big news is the shakeup at the top because of the results so far in the ultra-competitive CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs. The No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 teams all lost on Friday,...
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
There is one new team this week and it’s from the Sac Joaquin Section, but the big news in all the changes in the Top 10 surrounds the teams battling for the eight coveted spots in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoff bracket. We break down the potential field and why recent results should...
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
There are three new teams in this week’s boys basketball State Top 25, one each from the CIF Central, San Diego and Southern Sections. Many teams took a loss last week but a lot of those teams also weren’t at full strength. The rankings also reflect the volatile nature of the season with the backdrop...
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
With the official announcement last week that CIF regional championships will take place in Southern California this June, we take a look at how that will impact our weekly boys basketball State Top 25 and our final rankings down the line. The nature of the season being in the spring with COVID-19 looming also has...
NEW State TOP 25 Boys BB Rankings
More NorCal teams are scheduled to tip-off in boys basketball this week, while teams in SoCal eye key wins with playoff seedings and placements in mind. As of now, most NorCal sections in the CIF are not holding postseason playoffs so league titles and key regular season games will be the focus for those teams....
Boys BB: 1st Reg. Season State TOP 25
Even though teams from most CIF NorCal sections haven’t played yet, a month has now passed since the first sanctioned game in Southern California and it’s time to release our first regular season boys basketball State Top 25. There are just as many important updates with regards to how the season may play out as...
Boys BB Primer: Top All-State Players
We broke down the state’s top teams last week heading into this much different spring season and this week we take a look at the top players from around California, including an early season or preseason all-state team. We also break down how the impacted season might impact post-season honors, such as all-state and Mr. […]
Boys BB: 2021 Preseason Primer
The boys basketball season in California is now getting underway, thanks to a lawsuit that made protocols for indoor sports feasible with restrictions a bit tougher than outdoor sports. We’re glad there is a season, but it will still be fragmented with NorCal sections already cancelling post-seasons and for the second straight year, no CIF […]
“Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend” Doc Set
After many years of digging for game footage and conducting candid interviews, the highly-anticipated documentary film on the life and mysterious story of L.A. basketball legend Raymond Lewis is set to be released. The documentary about the 1971 Verbum Dei (Los Angeles) graduate and 1973 first round NBA Draft choice is set to be shown […]
