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McDonald’s 2013: Gordon Shines, Girls Quartet Contributes

Mitty’s Aaron Gordon caps a spectacular week by winning MVP honors at the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago. In the girls game, California quartet contributes 19 points and 22 rebounds to West’s victory.  

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Bay Area Represents at McDonald’s

The San Francisco Bay Area has produced just as many, and perhaps more, NBA standouts than the SoCal basin. When it comes to McDonald’s All-Americans, however, the Bay Area lags behind. Winning high school and AAU programs and new media is changing that trend and this year the Bay Area has three highly-regarded players in […]

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Isaac Hamilton: Maturation Process of an All-American

McDonald’s All-American Isaac Hamilton of Bellflower St. John Bosco dealt with pressures of being a high-profile player in a high-profile basketball league. It wasn’t always a smooth ride, but the lessons learned will be beneficial. Be sure to catch more from Ronnie Flores this week as he covers the McDonald’s All-American Game in Chicago for […]

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Final Cal-Hi Sports Boys BB Top 40

Teams getting a bump for the final, expanded rankings of the 2012-13 season include St. John Bosco, Pleasant Grove and El Camino Real. Here you’ll also see in-depth analysis on state-ranked teams you just can’t find anywhere else.

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Mr. Basketball State Player of Year Finalists

A group of six boys are in line to be selected as the 2013 honoree by Cal-Hi Sports. The Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year list now goes back almost 100 years and includes numerous NBA superstars.

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Cal-Hi Sports State Teams of the Year

Mater Dei boys, Bishop O’Dowd girls named state’s top basketball teams. For Mater Dei, it’s the third consecutive honor, while Lady Dragons are first Oakland school to earn nod since 1988. 

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CIF Open Boys: Three in a row also is No. 10 for Mater Dei

Stanley Johnson and Aaron Gordon both put on a show in first CIF Open Division state final. Johnson’s 26 points leads SoCal team to victory, making coach Gary McKnight’s program the first to win three straight state titles in the top division.

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Saturday CIF Divisional Finals Highlights

It’s a SoCal sweep as Redondo boys, Lynwood girls, Pacific Hills boys and Gardena Serra girls all claim crowns. NorCal’s highlight was 35-point outing by Salesian’s Mariya Moore while Redondo coach Reggie Morris Jr. joins dad as a CIF state champ.

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Friday CIF Finals: L.B. Poly girls get historic title, SaMoHi boys do not

Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove earns D1 boys crown by turning back the Vikings. Jackrabbits suffocate Berkeley in D1 girls final and win their school’s 33rd CIF state title in all sports. Check here as well for D3, D5 boys, girls highlights.

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Inside the Cal-Hi Sports Record Book

Congrats to Ahlisha Henderson of Reseda for breaking the state’s single-season rebounding record. Only one player has ever gone to the line more than Long Beach Poly’s Roschon Prince. Our stat stars feature begins a new focus of tracking upcoming milestones and honoring performances that make our exclusive state record book.

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