Category Archives: boys basketball
Boys Hoops State Team of Year 2017
Bishop Montgomery of Torrance officially goes into the books as state’s best for 2016-17 season after winning CIF Open Division state title. Due to the teams that the Knights beat to finish at the top, such as nationally ranked Sierra Canyon, Mater Dei (twice) and Chino Hills, a case also could be made that they’re […]
Saturday Boys BB State Finals
California’s Knights of the roundball table and Kings of the court are from Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, which won in the first-ever CIF Open Division state final played at the Golden 1 Center over Woodcreek of Roseville. Look for Bishop Montgomery’s final coronation as State Team of the Year coming on Monday. In the D2 […]
Friday Boys BB State Finals
By winning CIF state titles on Friday, Corona Roosevelt’s Steve Singleton (D1) and Rolling Hills Prep’s Harvey Kitani (D5) make history by becoming the second and third coaches to win state championships at two different programs. Mission of San Francisco (D3) makes history of its own by becoming the first public school from the City […]
Boys BB: Open-D1 State Predictions
It’s too hard to choose against the SoCal teams once again in this year’s top two games of the CIF State Basketball Championships, which will be held this weekend at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento. But there are unknowns. Bishop Montgomery didn’t exactly light the gym on fire when it opened the season in […]
Boys BB Divisional State Rankings
Heading into this weekend’s CIF state championships, our top-ranked teams are Bishop Montgomery (Open), Roosevelt of Eastvale (D1), Esperanza of Anaheim (D2), Mission of San Francisco (D3), Helix of La Mesa (D4) and Rolling Hills Prep of San Pedro (D5). It’s no guarantee we’re going to predict every one of the No. 1 teams will...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
It will be No. 1 Bishop Montgomery vs. No. 4 Woodcreek in Saturday’s Open Division state final to see which school will win its first Open state crown. The only other state final that will match two ranked teams will be in Division I with No. 8 Roosevelt of Eastvale taking on new No. 20...
Boys BB: NorCal Open & D1 Finals
Woodcreek of Roseville doesn’t let CIF Sac-Joaquin Section rival Sheldon win in a rematch and advances to an Open Division final that will be closer to home than either the section final or the NorCal final. Jordan Brown was again the difference on Saturday, but not the same way he was when the two teams […]
Boys BB: SoCal Open & D1 Finals
It didn’t gain any style points in doing so, but CIFS Southern Section Open Division champ Bishop Montgomery of Torrance will play for the CIF Open Division state crown next week vs. Woodcreek of Roseville after downing Mater Dei of Santa Ana, 60-53. THe Knights use big fourth quarter to overcome 36-33 deficit heading into […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
It’s a plethora of top outings from boys hoops, girls hoops, baseball and softball. Basketball’s best include one successful state record bid that is now complete while another could still be going into the CIF state finals. In baseball, freshman Adam Christopher of El Camino Real makes a splash while Palma of Salinas pitcher gets […]
Boys BB Divisional State Rankings
Heading into the regional semifinals, our top-ranked teams are Bishop Montgomery (Open), Damien of La Verne (D1), Esperanza of Anaheim (D2), St. Ignatius of San Francisco (D3), Palma of Salinas (D4) and Rolling Hills Prep of San Pedro (D5). Esperanza is the only new No. 1 since last week. If you can’t see this post,...
