Category Archives: CIF State Championships
NorCal Girls BB Regional Finals
Big winners include Salesian, Pleasant Grove, Archbishop Mitty, Modesto Christian, Justin-Siena and Pinewood. Salesian’s defense was the key in stopping Miramonte in the Open Division. Modesto Christian’s comeback from 17 points down in the second half against Enterprise also was amazing. Look for our CIF state finals’ predictions on Monday.
NEW Divisional Boys BB Rankings
Mater Dei and Bishop O’Dowd stay on track for Open Division state final showdown – but just barely. Most surprising regional finalist on Saturday is Drake of San Anselmo. These rankings include results from Wednesday and a projection for each CIF state final....
NEW Divisional Girls BB Rankings
Etiwanda throws the race for the CIF Open Division girls title wide open with major upset of state No. 1 Windward. Other surprising teams playing for regional titles on Saturday include Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove and Immanuel of Reedley....
Expanded Boys BB State Top 20
Each team gets broken down in this post from No. 1 Mater Dei down through new No. 20 Cantwell-Sacred Heart. A list of teams on the bubble is added as well. Get your Gold Club membership today to check it out if you haven’t done so yet....
Boys, Girls BB Top 20 Scoreboards
The CIF state playoffs have completed the second round in all regional divisions after Saturday night. Biggest Saturday night winners are Mayfair of Lakewood boys and Hanford girls. Biggest Friday night wins in the Open Division posted by Westchester of Los Angeles boys & Orinda Miramonte girls.
NEW Divisional Girls BB Rankings
With the NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs now underway, we split off the Open Division into a separate category, which completely revamps each CIF division. These rankings include results from Wednesday night plus projected state finalists....
NEW Divisional Boys BB Rankings
With the Open Division teams now being shown separately, the biggest changes are in Division III. Some of those in that division, however, are due to the usual way there are changes – and that’s ranked teams getting knocked off. These rankings include results from Wednesday and a projection for each CIF state final....
NEW Bay Area Basketball Rankings
CIF NorCal pairings and seedings are out, but don’t have much of an impact on these new Top 20 rankings. There are some new boys teams breaking in, including one team, Dougherty Valley, which is done for the season. For girls, Bishop O’Dowd now has to go behind Carondelet and Miramonte, but no further. Check […]
Saturday Section Finals Highlights
Go inside here for highlights from some of the biggest boys and girls basketball section championship games from across the state, including wins by Mater Dei boys and both state-ranked St. Mary’s girls teams. We’ll also break down any developments relating to projected top seeds for next week’s NorCal & SoCal regional playoffs, including the […]
Friday Section Finals Highlights
Go inside here for highlights from some of the biggest boys and girls basketball section championship games from across the state, including monster wins by Windward girls and Monte Vista boys. We’ll also break down any developments relating to projected top seeds for next week’s NorCal & SoCal regional playoffs, including the Open Division.