Here’s some record updates and highlights of top coaches, players & teams from the past two weeks as reported to us from CIF Central Section historian Bob Barnett of Fresno. Bob has done phenomenal work on behalf of CIF Central Section schools, athletes and coaches for more than 40 years. COACHES WATCH Tulare Union’s Mark […]
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SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
It was a pair of performances worth gold as Lynwood’s Carl Lewis rampaged for 110 points and continued to make himself more well known to college recruiters. We also have a girls honoree from Bakersfield with a 50-point game plus additional nods going to players from Lompoc and Hughson.
Girls BB: League streak ends at 219
Sonora of La Habra was expected to give Troy of Fullerton a great game on Wednesday night since both teams were ranked right next to each other with Troy at No. 8 and Sonora at No. 9 in this week’s Orange County Top 10 rankings.
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
There were no changes in the first eight spots for this week’s rankings and the first 11 were somewhat easy to place, but after that the records get checkered and placing importance on one win over another or a stinker loss mixed in with a quality win made it a little more difficult with so...
Girls BB: 76 points for Latone
Destiny Littleton may no longer be scoring all those points for Bishop’s of La Jolla, but the San Diego Section has another who is rampaging this season. It’s Shyla Latone of Chula Vista Bonita Vista and on Friday she set a section record and moved to No. 4 on the all-time state list with a […]
Girls BB: State Single-Game Scoring
As an aftermath to Shyla Latone scoring 76 points in a game on Friday, Jan. 19 for Bonita Vista of Chula Vista in a game against Hilltop of Chula Vista, we have compiled an updated all-time girls basketball state list for most points in a single game. We also have added a 59-point game from...
Column: Watered down CIF divisions?
Competitive equity seeding of all teams in the CIF regional boys and girls basketball playoffs is coming soon for the first time and if you look at what happened in girls volleyball recently, a lot of very good teams will be missing from the lower divisions. A lot of teams and players who previously would […]
Out Of The Fire with Maiya Flores
October’s Devastating Tubbs Fire Erased Her Home And Ravaged Her School — But It Couldn’t Damage The Spirit Of Cardinal Newman’s Maiya Flores. Story By MIKE WOOD | Photos By BERRY EVANS III Note: To check out more SportStars Magazine coverage of California girls basketball plus many more free features from other sports, CLICK HERE. Fans who witnessed […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Last week, we honored one player with a 56-point outing. This week, we’ve got a boy with 59 who also made 16 three-pointers in one game and our state leading girls scorer who had a 57-point outburst. In all, our honorees are from Modesto, Sacramento, Rancho Mirage and Chula Vista.
NEW Girls BB State Top 20
At this point of the season in the who beat who syndrome, getting a win doesn’t always automatically elevate one team over another team it just beat. Competitive equity has to be factored with teams that seem to be headed to the CIF NorCal or SoCal Open Division. We also have to place just as...
