Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
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...
Boys BB: Final ’18 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 junior (2018) class. Our final 2018 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 for the 2016-17 school year shows 13 newcomers since our winter edition. Our final 2016-17 rankings for the 2019 and 2020 classes will be...
Boys BB: Final ’17 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 senior (2017) class. Our final 2017 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows two new players and plenty of movement for those who excelled late into the post-season. Our final 2016-17 rankings for the 2018,...
NBA Draft Recap: Lonzo Stays Home
The Los Angeles Lakers select Chino Hills product Lonzo Ball at No. 2 overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. There are four California products chosen in the first round on Thursday in Brooklyn and there were some notable second round selections as well.
Boys BB: Cancer claims Redondo star
Former Redondo Union of Redondo Beach all-stater Ryse Williams dies on eve of his high school graduation and the 2017 NBA Draft. Williams was 18 years old.
Boys BB: All-State Best of Best
One year after Lonzo Ball was written up for this top group of 10 players, brother LiAngelo gets his turn and joins nine others as first team overall and headliners for the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. These players are named regardless of year in school or CIF division and two of […]
