Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Boys BB: All-Time Preseason No. 1s
Here is a look at preseason No. 1 teams in California boys basketball and how those No. 1 teams ended up going back to the 1979-80 season, which was the first season Cal-Hi Sports did state rankings. We start with a history lesson that we did prior to the start of the 2017-18 season.
Boys BB: Introducing 2021 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming ninth-graders. The freshman (2021) class has some elite talent in the post and on the wing, but a top-flight pass-first point guard has yet to emerge. Many in the group are already mature and it’s important to keep […]
Boys BB: Updated ’20 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2020) has a great crop of shooting guards and a big man with great potential at the top. We expand our 2020 rankings from 25 to 65 with seven newcomers to the...
Boys BB: Updated ’19 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. Yesterday we published our 2018 Hot 100 for seniors and today we take a look at the Hot 100 juniors (2019). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the...
Boys BB: Updated ’18 Player Rankings
We tip off our boys basketball coverage for the 2017-18 school year for Gold Club VIPs with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class, beginning with seniors (2018). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the season and we’ll come back and publish our final...
Preseason FB: All-L.A. City Section
Once again Narbonne of Harbor City is the preseason team to beat in the L.A. City Section and it will be an upset if any other program captures the section’s first open division title. The section has ebbs and flows with regards to the strength of its teams, but there is always an abundance of...
FB: All-Time Preseason No. 1s
Check here for a look at preseason state No. 1 teams since 1979 and for how each of those teams finished in the final rankings. We begin with a historical look at preseason rankings beginning with Mater Dei for 2017.
2016-17 All-State Grid Hoopers
To kick off our end-of-school year content of honoring the best multi-sport and overall athletes of the year, we begin with a look at the state’s best football-basketball combo athletes on our 31st annual Cal-Hi Sports Grid-Hoop All-State team. We have even more listed as Grid-Hoop athletes of distinction and some of these players are […]
Boys BB: Final ’20 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the freshman (2020) class. Our final 2020 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2016-17 school year shows plenty of movement and six new prospects, including a new No. 1. This concludes our player rankings package for...
Boys BB: Final ’19 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the sophomore (2019) class. Our final 2019 Cal-Hi Sports Top 65 for the 2016-17 school year shows 10 newcomers since our winter edition. Our final 2016-17 rankings for the 2020 class will be published in the next...
