Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The big four may be down to a big three if national scores from 3,000 miles away are any indication but the top 10 teams do remain the same in this special MLK edition of our boys basketball state rankings other than a flip-flop at No. 4 and No. 5. No. 1 Chino Hills and...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
The big four stays the same in the latest boys basketball state rankings, with Foothills Christian moving up into the top five despite a loss to No. 1 Chino Hills. Redondo Union and Folsom crack the top 10 because of losses by Corona Centennial and L.A. Fairfax. Did L.A Westchester now move in front of...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
Leading the pack in the first rankings package of the regular season is the No. 1 ranked team in the national FAB 50 — Chino Hills — with California basketball fans eyeing a Jan. 30 showdown with No. 2 Bishop Montgomery and a potential showdown with No. 3 Sierra Canyon down the line in the...
Westchester’s Ed Azzam Offers Advice
With Westchester (Los Angeles) defeating Sheldon (Sacramento), 56-52, to win the platinum division consolation title at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, longtime Comets coach Ed Azzam is now one win away from becoming the L.A. City Section’s all-time coaching wins leader with 804 wins, which would give him one more than legendary Willie West […]
Centennial Downs St. John Bosco
In its second season in the CIF Southern Section’s Pac-5 Division, state No. 2 Corona Centennial captured its second consecutive championship with its second consecutive title game victory over St. John Bosco of Bellflower. In a wild offensive affair won by the Huskies 62-52, there was a total of 114 points and 1,193 yards combined […]
Boys BB: What We’ve Learned So Far
We’ve watched teams and evaluated players in both SoCal and NorCal and we give our quick observations on what we’ve learned about some of the state’s top-ranked teams so far.
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and Chino Hills has the best player and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2015-16 season. Mater Dei of Santa Ana is gunning for its sixth straight SoCal regional title in California’s highest classification, but No. 2 Sierra Canyon and the top-ranked Huskies […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top teams from north to south. This group is led by L.A. Fairfax and St Augustine of San Diego at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest of teams down...
State’s Boys BB Teams in FAB 50
Let the debate begin whether it should be Chino Hills or Sierra Canyon sitting on top of the California preseason boys basketball rankings as the FAB 50 preseason national rankings by sister site GrassrootsHoops.net and powered by Ballislife.com has the Huskies at No. 11 and Trailblazers at No. 13. Mater Dei, Bishop Montgomery and Corona […]
Boys BB: Introducing 2019 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming ninth-graders. The freshman (2019) class has some elite talent among wings and guards, but many in that group are already mature and it’s important to keep that in mind when projecting future success, especially for post players who...
