Category Archives: CIF State Championships
State Coach of Year: Stephen Pezzola
Richmond Salesian’s Stephen Pezzola is a former corporate attorney and currently his school’s president. But his commitment to the girls basketball team and its players has been obvious since he began coaching in 2009-10, and now those efforts have been recognized by his selection for the highest coaching honor in the state. This is the […]
Girls BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for girls basketball. These are the ones for each of the five state divisions, although we do combine the Open and Division I.
Boys BB: CIF Saturday Finals
Corona Centennial completes epic season that began with a decision last June to win its first CIF Open Division state title. It wasn’t as easy as winning section & regional playoff games at home, however, as Huskies had to get past a Modesto Christian squad that had it tied twice late in the fourth quarter. […]
Girls BB: CIF Saturday Finals
When the CIF last staged staged state championships in basketball in 2019, the Open Division girls champion was Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth. Much has changed in the world since then due to COVID, but the Trailblazers have returned to the top of California girls hoops with an impressive win over Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. […]
Boys & Girls BB: CIF Friday Finals
The theme of the CIF state championships in Division 1 on Friday at the Golden Center for both boys & girls was about longtime successful coaches winning their first state crowns. The Damien of La Verne boys also broke a streak of five straight wins for Northern California teams and showed the gap between the […]
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...
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 […]
2021 Fall FB Coaching Highlights
With our state coaches of the year announced within the last two weeks, it’s also the time when we update the all-time state coaching leaders list to include all reported results from the 2021 fall season. The biggest news was Randy Blankenship of Aptos becoming just the 13th in state history to win his 300th […]
