It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’ll do it with our preseason boys basketball state rankings. There are three big questions heading into the 2024-25 season regarding the use of computer rankings by the CIF Southern Section, the placement of St. Joseph of Santa Maria for the regionals and whether […]
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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 […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. And this week there were milestones galore, especially from just Tuesday night of this week when we had girls scoring 61 and 60 points in a game plus a freshman boy with 60. Last week on the same night we...
Salesian holds on to NorCal summit
Is it too early to start thinking about being the No. 1 seed for this year’s CIF Northern California Open Division boys basketball playoffs? When a team is unbeaten, ranked nationally and No. 5 overall in the state, maybe not. Salesian of Richmond is that team and the Pride closed out the headline game of […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
We finally hit the week where the tougher competition in the playoffs causes some major changes in our weekly State Top 20, including at the very top. With Bishop Montgomery going down in the CIFSS Open Division playoffs, read on to see why Salesian of Richmond gets the nod as the new No. 1 in...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20
There is a change in the top five after Bishop Montgomery’s impressive win over Sierra Canyon, but still not at the top. We continue to reward teams that are playing tough schedules, but we’re getting to the point in the season where we are starting to seriously consider unbeaten teams or those with one tough...
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
Sierra Canyon tightens its grip on the No. 1 ranking after results from another memorable Nike Extravaganza, but still may have to get past defending CIF Open Division state champ Chino Hills in the CIF Southern Section Open Division. This week’s pecking order also sees a three-spot rise into the top 10 for both Sheldon...
Young no more: Salesian wants it all
With Bishop O’Dowd already owning a win over nationally ranked Bishop Montgomery, Northern California’s preseason No. 1 team also will be looking to start strong when it opens its season on Thursday. Go inside for the full rundown on the Pride and for links to the NorCal and SoCal basketball preview issues (both boys and […]
Boys BB Rankings By Divisions
As the section playoffs reach critical stages this week and teams stamp their tickets for the upcoming NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs, here’s a breakdown of how certain teams stack up in projected CIF state divisions. We also project which eight teams in the North and which eight teams in the South are on track […]