Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
No. 1 DLS vs. No. 2 Bosco breakdown
RELATED: Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard We had a chance to evaluate St. John Bosco’s 75-35 rout of L.A. Crenshaw on Friday and De La Salle’s 35-10 victory over Servite on Saturday. Since we just saw the state’s two top-ranked teams on back-to-back nights, we decided to break down the squads by comparing and contrasting their […]
Boys Hoops: 2015 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. Last week we published seniors (2014) and today we take a look at the Hot 100 juniors (2015). Our Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100s will be updated at least once during the season and we’ll...
Boys Hoops: 2014 Player Rankings
We conclude our summer boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class, beginning with seniors (2014). 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 end of season rankings in the...
FB: Norwalk staying focused
After Cerritos posted its first win since 2010 last week against Ocean View of Huntington Beach, Norwalk was going to be a stern test. The Dons were a bit in over their heads as Norwalk improved to 5-0 with a 56-0 running clock victory. It wasn’t so much that Norwalk beat Cerritos — that was […]
Book Aids Hoops Recruiting Process
It’s the dream of nearly every varsity high school basketball player to earn a scholarship and play at the “next level,” but the reality is many of the few who actually have a chance are not properly equipped to make an informed decision. A new book by hoopscooponline.com Editor and long-time McDonald’s All-American voter Clark […]
FB: ‘Nade knocks off Oaks Christian
RELATED: Week 4 State Top 25 Scoreboard After some dizzying offense performances during the first three weeks of the season by pass-happy teams from the San Fernando Valley region, many figured Oaks Christian of Westlake Village and Chaminade of West Hills would put up a dizzying amount of points and yards in a Thursday night matchup.
Boys BB: Player rankings updated
RELATED: What Do National Player Rankings Mean? The national player rankings of the recruiting networks and other credible rankings have been updated. Plenty of Californians are represented and a few have moved up on various lists, among them Stanley Johnson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana), Tyler Dorsey (St. John Bosco, Bellflower), Chance Comanche (View Park Prep, […]
Boys BB: Jordan McLaughlin To USC
Jordan McLaughlin, Hoop Scoop’s No. 41 overall ranked player, will play college basketball at USC, the all-state guard announced Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at Etiwanda High School. As a junior, the 6-foot-1 point guard led Etiwanda to the coveted CIF Southern Section Division I-AA title, its first since 2005, and was a first […]
Boys BB: Top 10 Summer Sleepers
We’ll continue our summer boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top sleeper prospects who emerged from the numerous summer events we attended and where we evaluated player. We’ll follow this report with our post-summer player rankings....
Boys BB: McClendon Still A Bulldog
After checking out all the football action at the UT San Diego Honor Bowl, we continued our weekend of high school sports by checking out the Fullcourt Press Fall Showcase at St. John Bosco on Sunday. This annual event attracts some of Southern California’s best boys basketball players and after watching eight games with players […]
