Category Archives: CIF State Championships
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 […]
Girls BB: Open-D1 State Predictions
When you have two teams that have played before and went to overtime, that’s the recipe for a great game and that’s what’s in store for CIF Open Division state final between No. 1 Archbishop Mitty and No. 2 Clovis West. Still, we have to pick a winner and we do. In the D1 state […]
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...
Girls BB Divisional State Rankings
California’s No. 1 teams according to our rankings heading into the CIF state championships 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...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
There was some movement after the first three spots and we might even move the next four spots around next week again after taking a closer look at each team’s overall bodies of work. They are difficult to gauge with injuries and lineups at full strength vs. limited strength and all sorts of other aspects...
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 […]
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...
