Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Raymond Lewis Doc In The Works
The story of Raymond Lewis is one of the most unique in the history of California basketball. He was the youngest player ever drafted when in 1973 the Philadelphia 76ers took him in the first round out of Cal-State Los Angeles and Verbum Dei High School. A series of poor management decisions for Lewis’ career […]
SoCal Girls: No 3rd win for ‘Nade
Mater Dei, which was No. 1 overall in the state and nation until a loss two weeks ago to Chaminade of West Hills, finally beats the Eagles and does it this time 48-44 in the CIF SoCal Open Division championship. Go inside here for recaps of all of the SoCal girls championship games both from […]
SoCal Boys: Mater Dei again
With four straight CIF state titles in the highest classification, the Monarchs will now get to try for five after they defeat Fairfax 51-40 in the SoCal Open Division championship. Go inside here for recaps of all of the SoCal boys championship games both from Long Beach and Ontario. Other winners were Chino Hills (D1), […]
BB: Mater Dei-Fairfax Preview
It’s going to be the CIF Southern Section’s best vs. the L.A. City Section’s best when Mater Dei of Santa Ana takes on Fairfax of Los Angeles in the SoCal Open Division Regional Final. After taking in both team’s regional semifinal wins and seeing both teams multiple times throughout the season, here’s what to expect […]
New State 20 Boys BB (Expanded)
The regional playoffs are now underway and there are three newcomers to the State Top 20, led by Torrey Pines. Serra of San Mateo crashes the rankings party for the first time and Sacramento is back in after a one-week hiatus. If you are not a Gold Club member and cannot see this post, please...
Boys BB: Bishop Montgomery wins
After CIF San Diego Open Division champion St. Augustine of San Diego got off to a slow start, it played Southern California’s top-ranked team from Bishop Montgomery of Torrance fairly evenly. The Saints, however, couldn’t overcome their start and lost 75-61 to the Knights on Friday night in the first round of the CIF Southern […]
Boys BB: Flores CIF pairings reaction
Here’s what our main California boys basketball analyst and managing editor Ronnie Flores thinks about the CIF Open Division pairings (both north & south) that were announced on Sunday:
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
With all the CIF section championship games now complete, we update our State Top 20 rankings of California’s elite boys and girls basketball teams this week on the eve of the bracket release for the NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs. San Diego Section D2 champ Foothills Christian of El Cajon and Sac Joaquin Section D1 […]
