Category Archives: boys basketball
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Last week, we honored one player with a 56-point outing. This week, we’ve got a boy with 59 who also made 16 three-pointers in one game and our state leading girls scorer who had a 57-point outburst. In all, our honorees are from Modesto, Sacramento, Rancho Mirage and Chula Vista.
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change at the top, as defending CIF Open Division champion Bishop Montgomery takes over as the state’s No. 1 ranked team. There is a bunch of other movement in the rankings too as the results of MLK showcase games around the state cause some hopping and lead to two newcomers this week....
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Leading the way for this foursome is senior Haley Van Dyke of Moraga Campolindo, who set new CIF North Coast Section single-game scoring record with 56 points. We only went a little further east to Carmichael for our NorCal boys winner while for SoCal the honorees are from a Los Angeles school near the airport […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change in the top five after Bishop Montgomery’s impressive win over Sierra Canyon, but still not at the top. We continue to reward teams that are playing tough schedules, but we’re getting to the point in the season where we are starting to seriously consider unbeaten teams or those with one tough...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
After taking a break for the holidays, this feature returns with honors for two players who have led their teams to unbeaten seasons (as of Jan. 3). Plus, we head down to San Diego County for details on reported state scoring leader Cam Barry and we go up north to Chico for a West Coast […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments come to a close, we ring in the New Year with our updated our boys basketball state rankings. The results of those tournaments were about as random and unpredictable as we can remember in quite some years. After all of that, there are five newcomers for this week’s but Mater...
Boys BB: SJM loves Modesto trip
San Joaquin Memorial forgets about a poor showing from a weekend tournament in Las Vegas before Christmas by winning one in Modesto after Christmas. The Panthers also avenge two of their four losses, including one against host Modesto Christian in tourney championship. Clovis West of Fresno also makes the CIF Central Section look good with […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
This feature will take a break next week for the holidays, but before that happens we have to tell you about four more amazing players. One of them had back-to-back 50-point games last week. Another is an all-state freshman from last season, another is the daughter of a former NBA player while another had a […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
It’s that time of the year when we switch sports for these honors and have our first foursome (two boys, two girls) for the 2017-18 basketball season. Both girls already have had a 50-point game. One of the boys led his team to a 7-0 start while the other one’s team has suffered its only […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments heat up, we are updating our boys basketball rankings from the preseason order. Our next update will be January 2 after those tournaments provide us key results. Mater Dei of Santa Ana holds on to the top spot but has a slew of tough upcoming games. Rancho Christian also makes […]
