Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
We finally hit the week where the tougher competition in the playoffs causes some major changes in our weekly State Top 20, including at the very top. With Bishop Montgomery going down in the CIFSS Open Division playoffs, read on to see why Salesian of Richmond gets the nod as the new No. 1 in...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The postseason is now here for the entire state. There were no upsets in the big quarterfinal matchups in the CIF Southern Section Open Division, but one of the lower seeded teams did win one of the games. The only team outside the Southern Section’s top division to lose was Mission Bay of San Diego....
Boys BB: Updated ’20 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in the sophomore (2020) class since we last updated our player rankings in October. There is an abundance of shooting guards in the Top 10 and three newcomers, but ultimately it will be the big men who...
Boys BB: Updated ’19 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in the junior (2019) class since we last updated our player rankings in late September. Our winter 2019 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows 10 newcomers, including fast-ring forward Jonathan Salazar and his St. John Bosco of Bellflower teammate Josh...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The postseason is upon us in some sections around the state, but don’t expect too much change until we get deeper in the playoff brackets. Of course, the 8-team CIF Southern Section Open Division bracket will have a big impact on that movement, but none of the teams would drop out if they lose in...
Boys BB: Updated ’18 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2018) class since we last updated our player rankings in September. Our winter Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows 11 newcomers from our post-summer edition. Our final rankings for the 2018 class will be...
Boys BB: CIFSS Open Predictions
We break down the eight teams in boys basketball that should be selected for the CIF Southern Section’s Open Division playoffs. It’s the fifth season for the massive section’s open division and it’s probably a good thing the section reduced the amount of teams because had it remained 16, the bottom seeded teams wouldn’t have […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The big Westchester-Fairfax rivalry in Los Angeles causes changes in this week’s boys basketball State Top 20. There are also two newcomers this week after teams from two of the toughest leagues in the state go down. With last weekend’s Nike Extravaganza in the books, the major showcases are now done for the season as...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
SoCal No. 1 Bishop Montgomery of Torrance and NorCal No. 1 Salesian of Richmond both record big showcase wins over the weekend while the team Salesian beat is the only one to fall out of the boys basketball state Top 20 this week. The lone newcomer is a NorCal club that is still unbeaten in...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
For the second consecutive week, results in the competitive Trinity League in Southern California cause changes in the state rankings. No. 1 Bishop Montgomery, meanwhile, continued to put its clamps on the No. 1 ranking with another showcase win. More boys basketball CIF Open Division favorites in the South and North also are beginning to...
