Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
Nike X Friday Night Specials
State No. 4 Mater Dei has no trouble with Village Christian while national power Oak Hill Academy got warmed up for its big Saturday game by cruising past Foothills Christian of El Cajon. No. 4 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 74, Village Christian (Sun Valley) 42 Mater Dei led 25-22 at halftime, then Mater Dei took […]
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
With the first six slots seemingly locked in for awhile, there are two teams that this week have moved up into the Super 8 echelon of this week’s rankings — new No. 7 Alemany of Mission Hills and new No. 8 Roosevelt of Eastvale. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with lists of many other […]
Akinjo leads Salesian past O’Dowd
Junior guard James Akinjo leads state-ranked Salesian (Richmond) past Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) in double overtime thriller at the Valley Grind Session event in Napa that mostly involved basketball-academy type matchups.
Boys BB: RHP State Preview Recap
Chino Hills had another statement victory over FAB 50 ranked Wasatch Academy in the marquee game of the Rolling Hills Prep State Preview Classic presented by Scorebooklive. Chino Hills has now won 58 games in a row, eight from tying the reported state record of 66 held by Compton (1967-69).
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
There are no changes at the top of the order in our State Top 20 for this week, but No. 8 Fairfax suffers an injury loss that could be tough to overcome, especially with some of the teams on that team’s schedule in upcoming weeks. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with lists of many […]
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
It’s no debate between Sierra Canyon and Chino Hills for the top spot in the Cal-Hi Sports state rankings since the Trailblazers already were in that position prior to getting their big wins over MLK weekend against Findlay Prep, Memphis East and La Lumiere. Foothills Christian and Fairfax also both move up. NOTE: Our updated […]
Sierra Canyon vs. Findlay Prep?
A CIF member program has never played prep basketball academy Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), but state No. 1 Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth could meet the Pilots in the semifinals of the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions on Friday 13th. Sierra Canyon reportedly will be able to play the Pilots at this event.
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
There are no changes at the top of this week’s rankings, but there’s even more buzz surrounding No. 1 Sierra Canyon as it prepares to play in two huge showcase events over the MLK weekend. There’s also a lot of anticipation at No. 4 Mater Dei whether a prominent transfer will become immediately eligible or […]
Super 8 Boys BB State Ranks Update
After Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth lost its first game of the season in the title game of the Les Schwab tourney in Oregon, there was serious thought that the Trailblazers should no longer be No. 1 in the state. In the end, that didn’t happen. Read below for quick capsules and quick, free look at […]
Boys BB: Major Showcase Schedules
In November, we will begin to release our preseason 2016-17 Cal-Hi Sports boys basketball state rankings. As a preview to how things could shake out, here is a list of the major 2016-17 tournaments and classics involving California teams that figure to be ranked.
