We include some big-time efforts from players who have already led their teams this week to major national invitational titles such as Lonzo Ball (Chino Hills) and Aquira DeCosta (Stockton St. Mary’s). Others lighting up scorebooks include Johnny McWilliams of San Marcos and Junior Ballard of Lathrop for boys plus Janelle Sumilong of Hanford and […]
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State Stat Stars of the Week
For the first time this season, boys and girls basketball players get mixed in with the group of those on our honor roll for football. It’s a hot start for a couple of San Diego girls. In football, QBs Brandt Hughes from Pleasant Valley of Chico and Jack Newman from Analy of Sebastopol put up […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (1-15)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and Chino Hills has the best player and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2015-16 season. Mater Dei of Santa Ana is gunning for its sixth straight SoCal regional title in California’s highest classification, but No. 2 Sierra Canyon and the top-ranked Huskies […]
State’s Boys BB Teams in FAB 50
Let the debate begin whether it should be Chino Hills or Sierra Canyon sitting on top of the California preseason boys basketball rankings as the FAB 50 preseason national rankings by sister site GrassrootsHoops.net and powered by Ballislife.com has the Huskies at No. 11 and Trailblazers at No. 13. Mater Dei, Bishop Montgomery and Corona […]
NEW State FB Rankings (Divisions)
Central Catholic pushes back up to No. 2 in its division after throttling Manteca. There’s also some changes in Division II with Napa getting a major bump plus Citrus Hill and Antelope earning newcomer spots. Still No. 1 are De La Salle of Concord (D1), Clayton Valley (D2), Sierra Canyon (D4) and Grace Brethren (D5)....
All-State Girls BB: Best of Best
In a week that began with the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state elite boys basketball teams, it is ending with our salute to the 35th annual all-state elite girls squads. These are the teams selected regardless of CIF division or year in school. Every player is written up and profiled. It’s a group with 22 […]
All-State Girls BB: By Divisions
These are the teams broken down for each CIF division but with the Open Division not considered separately. Several teams ended up with three honorees, led by CIF Open Division champ St. Mary’s of Stockton. The final post for the 35th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball teams will be for first team overall, second […]
All-State Boys BB: Underclass
The day has arrived when honors begin to be announced for the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. We begin with the best of among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth leads the way with three honorees.
More State Girls Players of the Year
We select honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. The most difficult was for Division II with so many balanced scoring teams in the state playoffs. Like the boys, two of this year’s winners also had to be picked twice. For official writeup on the 2014-15 Ms. Basketball State Player […]