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Class of 26 FB: First Hot 100

Mater Dei wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. moves to the top of the state among this class after his transfer from Ohio. Another Monarchs’ transfer, offensive tackle Kodi Greene Jr., is not far behind. This class, however, is also about quarterbacks, led by two of the very best incoming juniors in the nation. FOR A...

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Girls BB: More Digging For Diamonds

The second of our annual Girls of Summer basketball features from longtime analyst Harold Abend focuses on two events in Orange County. While it’s impossible to see great players in one place these days with so many events at the same time, one of those seen that had to get a mention for this feature...

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Girls BB: Mining For Diamonds

After taking a few days off from being co-director of the massive Cali Live boys basketball event in Roseville, Harold Abend hits the road again for girls basketball during the NCAA July viewing period and the first of our Girls of Summer features focuses on some very exciting players, some of them who haven’t yet […]

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Boys BB: Cali Live ’24 Rundown

The 168-team Boys Cali Live ’24 June Scholastic Live Period event concluded on Sunday with first place pool finishers playing another first place finisher in a de-facto championship game. Among the 42 pools, 17 CIF teams went 4-0 during the three-day event. We now take a look at some of the standout players in various...

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Salesian, Riordan impress at CaliLive

The team from Richmond that repped the north in the 2024 CIF Open Division state final and the team from San Francisco that has picked up a big recent transfer both won in their pool division final games at the huge BoysCaliLive24 scholastic event on Sunday in Roseville. We have a list of every team […]

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Boys BB: Cali Live ’24 This Weekend

A June Scholastic Live Period for California high school basketball was first sanctioned through the CIF and NFHS in 2023 and in 2024 it will be hosted in Northern California for the first time. Boys California Live ‘24 for high school basketball will take place this weekend, June 28-30, 2024 at the Roebbelen Center in […]

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Class of 25 FB: NEW Hot 100

There’s a new No. 1 at the top of the state’s recruiting rankings for this group as Mission Viejo’s Dijon Lee has gained a No. 1 or No. 2 ranking among California players in the three major national recruiting rankings. Defending CIF Open Division state champ Mater Dei may have another new coach, but has...

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Class of 24 FB: FINAL Hot 100

As the Class of 2024 football players report to their colleges this month, we will not forget to offer one final look at where the state’s top-ranked 100 are headed to play this fall. We have each of these classes ranked with a final Hot 100 going back to the first years of this web...

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Boys BB: Final ’27 Player Rankings

We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with an updated look at the state’s top college prospects in the freshman (2027) class at the close of the 2023-24 school year. Our final 2027 Cal-Hi Sports Top 25 for the 2023-24 school year shows two new prospects based on play during the high...

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Boys BB: Final ’26 Player Rankings

We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with an updated look at the close of the school year at the state’s top college prospects in the sophomore (2026) class. Our final 2026 Cal-Hi Sports Top 65 for the 2023-24 school year shows three newcomers since our last update and a terrific crop...

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