There’s been a handful of squads that have already hit the court, but we’re still calling it preseason for the rankings and writeups that are below. Just like the boys, Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth has a CIF Open Division defending state champion that has a loaded roster on the girls side and starts out at […]
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Boys BB: 2019-20 Transfer Rundown
Here’s a quick-hitting list of transfers that will impact this year’s boys basketball state rankings. It’s been a hectic off-season and we offer a rundown of where some of California’s elite players ended up, including some who left the state, and some who just transferred as recently as the past week. California also added some good players […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
There were a bunch of showdowns last week, but the only change in the top 10 of this week’s rankings sees Cathedral Catholic grabbing the 10th spot. Sierra Canyon enjoys the biggest ascent, going to No. 18 after its triumph over previous No. 10 Grace Brethren. We also have both Pittsburg and Liberty of Brentwood...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams getting more than decent bumps this week are new No. 35 Clayton Valley of Concord, new No. 40 Palos Verdes of PV Estates and new No. 45 McClymonds of Oakland. There are four newcomers, meanwhile, and yes it does matter which team any of the newcomers is playing next. Congrats to Carlsbad, Marin Catholic...
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Preseason No. 3 De La Salle loses, but does so by 24-14 to a team that has been placed No. 1 in some national rankings. No. 2 St. John Bosco rolled on Saturday over one of top teams from East Coast. The other highest ranked team to lose was No. 10 Upland (on Thursday), so […]
Preseason FB: All-San Fernando & San Gabriel Valley FB Team
For this final stop of our exclusive preseason football tour of the entire state, which has listed players from Humboldt-Del Norte and Yreka in the north to the Imperial Valley in the south, we’re landing in the combined CIF Southern Section valleys of San Fernando, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita and Antelope (plus a couple of...
Preseason FB: Top 50 Teams (16-30)
This group begins with perennial Orange County powerhouse Mission Viejo, which has a lot of playmakers to replace but has a lot of other positives in the second year under head coach Chad Johnson. This post also has the preseason No. 1 team from the CIF Central Coast Section, the schools that won last year’s […]
Boys BB: All-State 2nd, 3rd 2019
Here’s the place to see all of the writeups for those who are second team overall and third team overall on the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Boys Basketball Teams. The second team features the third player from Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) among the first 20, two more super talents from the Class of 2020 and […]
Girls BB: All-State Underclass 2019
Several days after starting the boys all-state team selections, we’re going to begin with the girls. This is the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Girls Basketball Teams and it starts with a look at the best of the best among juniors, sophomore and freshmen. It’s not a recruiting list so keep that in mind while...