Category Archives: boys basketball
Updated Boys BB State Top 20
As the major holiday tournaments heat up, we update our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Our next update will be January 4 after those tournaments give us key results. Sierra Canyon is now the top-ranked team and plays national No. 1 Oak Hill Academy of Virginia on December 15. Note: After the holiday tournaments, all […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
Riverside Norte Vista’s Eric Melesio comes up 36 yards short of the single-season state record for rushing yards and won’t get a chance due to loss to San Gorgonio. La Jolla Country Day’s Braxton Burmeister also becomes just third in state history to surpass 11,000 career passing yards. Boys basketball’s best includes San Bernardino’s Matthew […]
Young no more: Salesian wants it all
With Bishop O’Dowd already owning a win over nationally ranked Bishop Montgomery, Northern California’s preseason No. 1 team also will be looking to start strong when it opens its season on Thursday. Go inside for the full rundown on the Pride and for links to the NorCal and SoCal basketball preview issues (both boys and […]
NorCal Tip Off Classic Recap
Here’s the results and recap from the 10th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Newark Memorial (Newark, Calif.). State No. 15 Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland knocks off preseason boys hoops state No. 1 Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, 70-63, after trailing 17-1 early. Please make sure to check out GrassrootsHoops.net on Sunday evening for exclusive player rankings from the one-day, seven-game […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. Bishop Montgomery of Torrance has all five starters returning from a SoCal Open Division finalist team and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2016-17 season. Sierra Canyon starts out at No. 2 […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top boys teams from all across the state. This group is led by Foothills Christian and its fantastic guard Jaylen Hands and includes the rest of teams down to No. 35 Bellarmine...
State’s Boys BB Teams In FAB 50
Oak Hill Academy of Virginia and La Lumiere Academy of Indiana are in the No. 1 and No. 2 preseason positions for this year’s FAB 50 national boys basketball rankings. These rankings, and many others, were topped last year by unbeaten Golden State squad Chino Hills. There are four California teams in the top 25 […]
Boys BB: Introducing 2020 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming ninth-graders. The freshman (2020) class has some elite talent at wing, but many in the group are already mature and it’s important to keep that in mind when projecting future success, especially for post players who often develop...
Boys BB: Updated ’19 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2019) has a great crop of point guards and three big men with great potential at the top. We expand our 2019 rankings from 25 to 65 with nine newcomers to the original...
Boys BB: Updated ’18 Player Rankings
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. Yesterday we published our 2017 Hot 100 for seniors and today we take a look at the Hot 100 juniors (2018). Our post-summer Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 will be updated at least once during the...
