Pairings for every boys basketball division plus the announcement of teams for the second-ever Open Division in Southern California were released on Sunday by the CIF state office. Here are some burning questions and choice for best team no longer playing.
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NEW Bay Area Basketball Rankings
CIF NorCal pairings and seedings are out, but don’t have much of an impact on these new Top 20 rankings. There are some new boys teams breaking in, including one team, Dougherty Valley, which is done for the season. For girls, Bishop O’Dowd now has to go behind Carondelet and Miramonte, but no further. Check […]
Saturday Section Finals Highlights
Go inside here for highlights from some of the biggest boys and girls basketball section championship games from across the state, including wins by Mater Dei boys and both state-ranked St. Mary’s girls teams. We’ll also break down any developments relating to projected top seeds for next week’s NorCal & SoCal regional playoffs, including the […]
Friday Section Finals Highlights
Go inside here for highlights from some of the biggest boys and girls basketball section championship games from across the state, including monster wins by Windward girls and Monte Vista boys. We’ll also break down any developments relating to projected top seeds for next week’s NorCal & SoCal regional playoffs, including the Open Division.
NEW Divisional Boys BB Rankings
No. 1 teams are Mater Dei (D1), Redondo (D2), Bishop O’Dowd (D3), Sierra Canyon (D4) and Capital Christian (D5). All but Sierra Canyon also seem like locks for SoCal or NorCal Open Division. Leading newcomers include Serra of San Mateo, Santa Margarita and Moreau Catholic. Note: All games through Wednesday included....
Expanded Boys BB State Top 20
Each team gets broken down in this post from No. 1 Mater Dei down through new No. 20 St. Joseph Notre Dame. A list of teams on the bubble is added as well. Get your Gold Club membership today to check it out if you haven’t done so yet....
NEW Bay Area Basketball Rankings
Section semifinalists that break into this week’s Top 20 are the St. Vincent-St. Patrick boys, Richmond Salesian boys and Justin-Siena girls. The O’Dowd girls also stay right where they were even though season is over. Check this post for the new Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area Top 20 rankings in both boys and girls basketball. We […]
Cosumnes Oaks nips St. Mary’s
It wasn’t your typical No. 3 vs. No. 6 section quarterfinal when St. Mary’s of Stockton lost to Cosumnes Oaks of Elk Grove 76-74 in Friday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs.
State Stat Stars of the Week
Aaron Holiday and Mariya Moore top the boys-girls honor rolls each with getting 38 points in a game. Sophomores Tommy Rutherford, Sierra Campisano and Jackie Cenan also continue to put strong totals against more than decent competition.
Boys BB State Open Division Outlook
Instead of the usual CIF division by division rankings, this week we take a closer look at the projected teams that may be playing in this year’s NorCal Open Division and SoCal Open Division. Note: We’ll basically provide both an updated outlook and top 10 ranking for each division next Wednesday. Please check out and...
