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CIF Basketball Picks & Previews

Here are the predicted scores, what to watch for and more for each of the 12 CIF boys and girls basketball state championship games coming up this weekend in Sacramento. We will focus most on the Open Division and Division I, but also have the picks for each of the other divisions too. NorCal teams […]

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NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings

Tuesday’s regional finals are set and once again it will be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the state matchup when Centennial hosts Sierra Canyon for the SoCal open championship. No, the NorCal open title game is not No. 3 vs. No. 4, but both Campolindo and Modesto Christian are confident after big regional...

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Boys BB: State Ranks By Divisions

It’s going to be a busy week so we’ll begin with new divisional rankings for boys hoops following Saturday night’s regional semifinals. Look for more details from the TOP 25 squads when our weekly feature for them drops on Monday. Entering Tuesday’s regional finals, No. 1 teams are Corona Centennial (Open), Damien (D1), Elk Grove […]

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Eleven from CA on NBA 75th Team

The highlight of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend two weeks ago was the celebration of the all-time best players throughout the 75 years of the league. The NBA named and honored the players, but they weren’t ranked in any particular order. There were 11 from California high schools who were presented. Here’s our ranking of […]

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State Stat Stars of the Week

This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. We have more this week from baseball & softball with some season-ending performances in basketball. In boys hoops, final totals are in for San Joaquin Memorial & Dougherty Valley stars while they are not for SF Riordan’s King. In girls...

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Boys BB: State Ranks By Divisions

It will be a sprint to the finish to next week’s CIF state finals, but we will still offer these rankings as has been our tradition for 40 years. No. 1 teams are Centennial (Open), Damien (D1), Elk Grove (D2), Rancho Verde (D3), Scripps Ranch (D4) & Cloverdale (D5). Note: We hope you enjoy this […]

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NorCal / SoCal Players of the Week

This will be the final week for Girls and Boys Basketball Players of the Week as next week we will switch to softball and baseball just as we’ve done every year when the funnel narrows limiting the number of teams in the CIF basketball state playoffs. This week we have four solid honorees from Anaheim […]

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NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings

The section championships are now complete and the regional brackets are out with games beginning on Tuesday. There are only three weeks left in the season, with the focus on the open and D1 brackets among the top boys basketball teams in the state. There wasn’t much surprise among ranked teams, with the only caveat...

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Section Title Hoops Highlights

In the two biggest matchups of state-ranked teams on Friday and Saturday, it was the No. 1 boys from Centennial of Corona and the No. 1 girls from Etiwanda that prevailed in CIF Southern Section Open Division finals against No. 2 Harvard-Westlake and No. 3 Sierra Canyon. We have compiled additional highlights and historical achievements […]

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State Stat Stars of the Week

This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. We have more this week from baseball & softball with some season-ending performances in basketball. For girls hoops, there are outings of 62, 52, 43 and 41 points. For boys, the most prolific are 49 and 43. We also have...

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