Category Archives: Preseason coverage
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (1-15)
With the multitude of transfers changing the landscape, it took a lot of digging once we got past the first few teams but one thing that didn’t change from the final expanded rankings after last season was the top three teams: Windward of Los Angeles, Archbishop Mitty of San Jose and Pinewood of Los Altos […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (16-40)
There ended up being 10 new teams that were not this high in the state rankings at the finish of the 2017-18 season. The CIF San Diego Section snagged four of the spots taken by newcomers. We don’t have a bubble list with this set of preseason rankings, but trust us that a lot of […]
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. It was a hectic summer and fall with player movement, but it’s not hard to predict the team at the top. Players came and went to and from California, left CIF programs, but when it’s all said […]
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 Top 40 of the best boys teams from all across the state. This group is led by No. 16 Corona Centennial and includes the rest of teams down to No. 40 Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, plus […]
Preseason All-S.Bay/Long Beach FB
This is the group that includes St. John Bosco of Bellflower, which like Mater Dei of Santa Ana, also has been getting No. 1 in the nation preseason accolades. The Braves obviously dominate with 12 players written up. Serra of Gardena also is in this region of the CIF Southern Section and checks in with...
Preseason All-East Bay FB Team
As is our custom for this team, it includes players from the CIF Oakland Section with those from the East Bay region of the CIF North Coast Section. De La Salle of Concord is actually tied for having the most players on this mythical squad as both the Spartans and Pittsburg have five each. El...
Preseason Redwood Empire FB Team
Because of competitive equity factors and the addition of schools from Napa County, it was more complicated choosing players from this region of the state, which is part of the CIF North Coast Section. Still, Marin Catholic (Kentfield) once again leads the way with seven first team selections. The Wildcats are followed by Rancho Cotate...
Preseason All-State FB Teams
We have two squads selected with 30 players each. Defending CIF Open Division champion Mater Dei leads the way with seven who’ve been named with St. John Bosco and Cajon of San Bernardino both checking in with three. Other schools with more than one player chosen are Orange Lutheran, De La Salle, Jesuit of Carmichael, […]
Preseason All-Northern Sec FB Team
The Redding area of the north has been on a lot people’s minds in recent weeks due to the destructive and deadly Carr Fire. Shasta High, which played in the CIF D3-AA state championship last season, was used for many services and we assume many students lost their homes. Shasta still has a few players...
Preseason State 50 Football Ranks (1)
Does it really matter whether Mater Dei or St. John Bosco is No. 1 in the state to start the 2018 season? It’s very likely the two superpowers are going to play twice once again — first in the Trinity League and later in the CIF Southern Section Division I final — with the winner […]
