State’s No. 1 team advances to CIF Open Division state final with 56-47 triumph over Modesto Christian. The Dragons weren’t explosive but ground it out behind Ivan Rabb’s 18 points and 18 rebounds. Go inside here for recaps of all of the NorCal boys championship games both from Sacramento and American Canyon. Other winners were […]
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SoCal Boys: Mater Dei again
With four straight CIF state titles in the highest classification, the Monarchs will now get to try for five after they defeat Fairfax 51-40 in the SoCal Open Division championship. Go inside here for recaps of all of the SoCal boys championship games both from Long Beach and Ontario. Other winners were Chino Hills (D1), […]
Want to make all-state next season?
One of the best ways to help any athlete attain greater honors is to use goal-setting and the new goal-setting app from MyGoalMine.com. Here is an example of how the general goal of “I want to become an all-state player next season” can be attained through establishing proper sub-goals.
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
If you haven’t figured it out yet, we try to avoid picking players for this honor that are obvious (like Jake Browning in football or this week with Tyler Dorsey and Katie Lou Samuelson in basketball) and instead try to dig deeper for younger players or less well-known players who happen to be making a […]
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
As the regional playoffs head to the semifinals, there is hardly any change for the first 10 teams in the State Top 20s, but after that there are plenty. Boys newcomers are Torrey Pines, San Mateo Serra and Sacramento while for the girls it’s Clovis West, Ventura and Dublin.
Boys BB: Bishop Montgomery wins
After CIF San Diego Open Division champion St. Augustine of San Diego got off to a slow start, it played Southern California’s top-ranked team from Bishop Montgomery of Torrance fairly evenly. The Saints, however, couldn’t overcome their start and lost 75-61 to the Knights on Friday night in the first round of the CIF Southern […]
Open Division Openers
Shocker of the night was the margin of victory by Serra of San Mateo boys over state No. 12 Moreau Catholic of Hayward. We have recaps of Folsom-El Cerrito and Bishop Montgomery-St. Augustine plus breakdowns of the two regional boys and girls divisions.
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Just like we did during the football season, we are going to do our best to spread around these honors as much as possible with one boy and one girl chosen from each region. This week’s best are from San Francisco, Fairfield, San Diego and Anaheim.
Boys BB: Flores CIF pairings reaction
Here’s what our main California boys basketball analyst and managing editor Ronnie Flores thinks about the CIF Open Division pairings (both north & south) that were announced on Sunday:
CIF Regional Playoff Picks (Boys)
After all of Saturday’s CIF section basketball championships are in the books throughout the state, we break down the teams that should be chosen on Sunday for the regional playoffs. For special updated State Top 20 rankings (boys & girls), CLICK HERE. For CIF regional playoff picks for girls teams, CLICK HERE. FINALLY, IF YOU […]
