Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Friday Boys BB State Finals
By winning CIF state titles on Friday, Corona Roosevelt’s Steve Singleton (D1) and Rolling Hills Prep’s Harvey Kitani (D5) make history by becoming the second and third coaches to win state championships at two different programs. Mission of San Francisco (D3) makes history of its own by becoming the first public school from the City […]
Boys BB: Open-D1 State Predictions
It’s too hard to choose against the SoCal teams once again in this year’s top two games of the CIF State Basketball Championships, which will be held this weekend at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. But there are unknowns. Bishop Montgomery didn’t exactly light the gym on fire when it opened the season in […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
It will be No. 1 Bishop Montgomery vs. No. 4 Woodcreek in Saturday’s Open Division state final to see which school will win its first Open state crown. The only other state final that will match two ranked teams will be in Division I with No. 8 Roosevelt of Eastvale taking on new No. 20...
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
Woodcreek can still steal the final No. 1 ranking at the end, but for now still has to be fourth heading into CIF Open Division state title game behind No. 3 Chino Hills. SoCal D1 champ Roosevelt of Eastvale also moves up into the eighth spot. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with lists of […]
Boys BB: SoCal Open & D1 Finals
It didn’t gain any style points in doing so, but CIFS Southern Section Open Division champ Bishop Montgomery of Torrance will play for the CIF Open Division state crown next week vs. Woodcreek of Roseville after downing Mater Dei of Santa Ana, 60-53. THe Knights use big fourth quarter to overcome 36-33 deficit heading into […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
The big four from the CIF Southern Section is down to the big three as Sierra Canyon loses to San Diego St. Augustine and drops to No. 6 in this week’s rankings. All four of the CIFSS teams in the SoCal Division 1 semifinals also are ranked, led by top seed and No. 8 Damien....
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
St. Augustine moves from No. 7 to No. 4 after big win over Sierra Canyon in CIF SoCal Open Division. Damien of La Verne also is now at No. 8 and looking strong in CIF SoCal Division I bracket. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with lists of many other teams on the bubble will […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
After all the results from the various section championships around the state are analyzed, we have some movement in this week’s State Top 20, but are there any newcomers? The seeds don’t always match our rankings (which turned out quite well last week for us) and the dubious distinction of the most odd regional playoff...
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
We were alone with Bishop Montgomery at No. 1 last week ahead of Mater Dei and also were alone with Woodcreek as the No. 1 team from Northern California. Guess we do know what we are doing after all as both won featured games last Saturday. Mater Dei also almost fell to No. 3, but […]
CIFSS Boys Open: What We Learned
State No. 1 Bishop Montgomery of Torrance won the CIF Southern Section Open Division title with a 70-55 win over No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana. With the win, the Knights secured the top seed in the SoCal Open Division regional playoffs. The top four seeds will be the four teams that advanced to […]
