Category Archives: CIF State Championships
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 […]
Girls BB: NorCal Open & D1 Finals
There was no more magic for Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa as the run by the No. 7 seed Cardinals in the NorCal Open Division came to a crashing halt in a 24-point loss to No. 1 seed and No. 1 state-ranked Archbishop Mitty. The Monarchs will now travel to Sacramento for attempt to win […]
Girls BB: SoCal Open & D1 Finals
It was the type of gritty, tough contest that Long Beach Poly’s girls basketball team has won many times over the years, but this time it was Clovis West of Fresno that got the triumph and did its part to set up a rematch with Archbishop Mitty in the CIF Open Division state final. The […]
Girls BB Divisional State Rankings
California’s No. 1 teams according to our rankings heading into the regional semifinals continue to be Archbishop Mitty of San Jose (Open), Windward of Los Angeles (D1), Mater Dei of Santa Ana (D2), Campolindo of Moraga (D3), West Campus of Sacramento (D4) and Eastside Prep of East Palo Alto (D5). If you can’t see this...
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,...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
If the Open Division continues having 16 teams in the future, it’s going to be routine for just about all of the 16 teams to remain in the rankings even after eight of them get knocked out in the opening round of the regional playoffs. For this year’s group, 14 of the 16 Open Division...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
The big four from the CIF Southern Section is down to the big three as Sierra Canyon loses to San Diego St. Augustine and drops to No. 6 in this week’s rankings. All four of the CIFSS teams in the SoCal Division 1 semifinals also are ranked, led by top seed and No. 8 Damien....
Boys/Girls BB Open Divisions Roll On
There were what you’d call upsets in each one of the four NorCal & SoCal brackets that had games on Friday, but the sizzler of the first night of the CIF Open Division state playoffs had to be the Chino Hills boys topping L.A. City champ Birmingham 130-110 in one of the highest scoring games […]
Girls BB Divisional State Rankings
All 16 teams are listed in the Open Division followed by top 10s for each of the five CIF state divisions. Our No. 1 teams heading into first-round games are Archbishop Mitty of San Jose (Open), Windward of Los Angeles (D1), Mater Dei of Santa Ana (D2), Campolindo of Moraga (D3), West Campus of Sacramento...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
In baseball,if you hit .300 you’re an instant millionaire. Professional prognosticators like to bat 1.000 but we’ll take .750 when matching up against the CIF Open Division seeding committee. Our projections based on rankings in the Northern California Open Division were followed by the CIF from No. 1 to No. 8 exactly, and in the...
