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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Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Here’s where to go to see the Cal-Hi Sports 2024 top honorees for juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division with Open & D1 combined. Three different sophomores have collected a player of the year honor since two of them have been chosen for their CIF divisions.
Harvard-Westlake Wins First CIFSS Open Title
State No. 1 Harvard-Westlake of Studio City defeats No. 2 Roosevelt of Eastvale to capture the program’s first CIF Southern Section Open Division crown. The Wolverines hold on at the end after missed free throws and a tough foul call against Roosevelt after the final missed Wolverines’ foul shot. Harvard-Westlake will now enter the SoCal […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
After pouring over the results of the holiday tournaments and New Year’s showcases, there are four newcomers to the latest boys basketball State Top 35 led by red-hot San Ramon Valley of Danville. Other high-risers are No. 2 Roosevelt of Eastvale and the team it just beat in a showcase game, No. 8 St. Joseph...
Tourney time before new year hits
Sierra Canyon girls complete trip up north to win Platinum Division title at West Coast Jamboree. Also on Saturday, Roosevelt of Eastvale boys come out on top in loaded top division at The Classic at Damien. Plus, Carlsbad boys make the locals happy by winning National Division at Torrey Pines Holiday Classic. State No. 1 […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
There is now a second team from the CIF San Diego Section in the latest boys basketball State TOP 25 and a bit of movement among teams looking to challenge for a section open championship. Expect plenty of movement in the rankings as the results pour in from the Tarkanian Classic, The Classic at Damien...
NorCal Tip-Off Classic Recaps
Here’s the results and recaps from the 16th Annual NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Dublin. Nationally-ranked and state No. 4 Roosevelt of Eastvale records a big win over No. 8 Riordan of San Francisco in an early NorCal-SoCal showdown. State No. 13 De La Salle of Concord and No. 16 Branson also pick up key victories […]
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. Two big off-season happenings is the continued impact Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) has on the boys basketball landscape and the NFHS recommended rule changes that eliminates the one-and-one foul shot in high school basketball. […]
Boys BB: Cali Live Is A Hit
Everyone is a winner who got to play in the first-ever event last weekend at eight different schools in Orange County. The teams that enjoyed winning bracket titles on Sunday at Irvine High included Salesian of Richmond, Archbishop Mitty of San Jose and Centennial of Corona. Senior Carter Bryant and juniors Tounde Yessoufou and Brayden […]
NEW Top 65 Class of ’25 Player Ranks
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a look at the state’s top college prospects in each class. The sophomore class (2025) has an excellent crop at the top, and could be one of the stronger classes so far this decade. We expand our 2025 rankings from 25 to 65 for this installment...
