Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
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...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change at the top, as defending CIF Open Division champion Bishop Montgomery takes over as the state’s No. 1 ranked team. There is a bunch of other movement in the rankings too as the results of MLK showcase games around the state cause some hopping and lead to two newcomers this week....
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change in the top five after Bishop Montgomery’s impressive win over Sierra Canyon, but still not at the top. We continue to reward teams that are playing tough schedules, but we’re getting to the point in the season where we are starting to seriously consider unbeaten teams or those with one tough...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments come to a close, we ring in the New Year with our updated our boys basketball state rankings. The results of those tournaments were about as random and unpredictable as we can remember in quite some years. After all of that, there are five newcomers for this week’s but Mater...
Boys BB: Major Showcase Schedules
In November, we will begin to release our preseason 2017-18 Cal-Hi Sports boys basketball state rankings. As a preview to how things could shake out, here is a list of the major 2017-18 tournaments and classics involving California teams that figure to be ranked. Look for our preseason Cal-Hi Sports state rankings on Thursday, November […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments heat up, we are updating our boys basketball rankings from the preseason order. Our next update will be January 2 after those tournaments provide us key results. Mater Dei of Santa Ana holds on to the top spot but has a slew of tough upcoming games. Rancho Christian also makes […]
