Open Division teams from the north and south aren’t eligible for these rankings, but we wish some of them were because not all Open Division teams were in the final Top 40. Those moving up in these expanded, final rankings include McClatchy of Sacramento (D1), Fairmont Prep of Anaheim (D2), Shasta of Redding (D3), West...
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Saturday CIF Boys Finals
It’s a coronation for Chino Hills as the Lonzo Ball-led squad beats De La Salle to win the CIF Open Division state title and finish 35-0. The Huskies got pushed from the Spartans in the first half, but erase memories of last year’s D1 title game loss to San Ramon Valley. The other two winners […]
Saturday CIF Girls Finals
Open Division showdown won by state No. 2 Chaminade of West Hills over previously unbeaten No. 1 Miramonte of Orinda behind Leaonna Odom’s 33 points. The other two winners on the final day of high school games ever to be played at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento are Cajon of San Bernardino (D2) and Cardinal […]
CIF Open Division Peerless Predictions
Here’s what to look for in Saturday night’s historic CIF Open Division boys and girls basketball championship games to be played at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena. It will be the final two high school games played in the building previously known as ARCO Arena. Perhaps the most people to ever see a game there was...
Girls BB CIF State Predictions
Here are the predicted scores by Cal-Hi Sports for each of the five CIF divisional girls basketball state finals plus the Open Division to be played this week at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.
State’s Greatest Closed High Schools
What do you do when you’re from a school that no longer exists? These schools did exist and some thrived in various sports for many years. Here’s a look back at a few of them.
Saturday CIF Boys Finals
An Ivan Rabb free throw with 0.8 seconds left helps O’Dowd get off the schneid with overtime win over Mater Dei in Open Division. In Division II, La Mirada goes two OTs to beat Archbishop Mitty. In Division IV, De’Anthony Melton makes plays in the final seconds as Crespi triumphs. Note: For next week’s final […]
BB: Mater Dei-Fairfax Preview
It’s going to be the CIF Southern Section’s best vs. the L.A. City Section’s best when Mater Dei of Santa Ana takes on Fairfax of Los Angeles in the SoCal Open Division Regional Final. After taking in both team’s regional semifinal wins and seeing both teams multiple times throughout the season, here’s what to expect […]
Super Tuesday: Regional Semis
We wish the CIF would continue to separate the Open Division games with the other divisions in its regional/state playoffs, but everybody played in Tuesday’s semifinals (other than two teams) and we break down what happened in the Open Division and in Division I.
