Category Archives: Boys Basketball Blog
Boys BB: Folsom advances in NorCals
It was a slow start for both teams in Friday’s tantalizing CIF Northern California Open Division first-round matchup between state-ranked Folsom and El Cerrito played at Vista Del Lago High in Folsom, but the Bulldogs got their Ford-powered engine cranked up in the second quarter and held off the Gauchos in the fourth quarter for […]
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:
O’Dowd Boys Win NCS D3 Crown
The game everyone in the Bay Area was awaiting for since defending Northern California Division IV champion Moreau (Hayward) moved up to Division III and the domain of defending NorCal Open champion Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland), took place before a packed house on Saturday at the 3,500 seat McKeon Pavilion at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. […]
Montgomery takes CIFSS Open Title
Bishop Montgomery of Torrance wins the coveted CIFSS Open Division title over Etiwanda with a big second half. With the victory, the Knights will move to No. 2 in the state behind NCS D3 winner and season-long No. 1 Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland in the new Cal-Hi Sports State Top 20. The big question is […]
1st Section Title For Maranatha
Maranatha of Pasadena wins its first boys basketball CIF Southern Section title in school history with a 59-53 victory over Campbell Hall of North Hollywood in 4A title game. Star guards for both teams score 25 points, but it’s the Minutemen role players who come up big.
CIF 100th All-Century Team (Winter)
SACRAMENTO – The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) on Thursday announced its 100th Anniversary Winter All-Century Team. The top 100 former student-athletes that received the most votes are included. (Please see below or attached document for a complete list of honorees.) “California has arguably the best high school student-athletes in the nation and I think this […]
CIFSS Open: Etiwanda-Montgomery Final
State No. 5 Etiwanda exorcises playoff demons at Mater Dei’s Meruelo Athletic Center and downs the state’s No. 2 team on Tuesday night to advance to Saturday night’s CIFSS Open Division championship game versus state No. 3 Bishop Montgomery.
NFHS Live: Wall-to-Wall Hoops
The first in a flurry of CIF section basketball finals shown on the NFHS Network begins on Saturday with the CIF Northern Section Division II boys and girls championships that will be held at Pleasant Valley High in Chico.
Before Goal-Setting Can Begin…..
It’s important to note before embarking on any program of setting goals to help you attain success in school and sports that you should know about four key personal traits that most successful people possess.
