After all of the holiday tournaments and showcases, we always expect a major shakeup in the rankings, but this New Year’s edition is the craziest we can recall in recent memory. After we poured over all the results and when it’s all said and done, we have a new state No. 1 because of the...
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NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
After the result of a huge No. 1 vs. No. 2 state showdown from last Saturday, there is a new . 1 as Rancho Christian of Temecula takes down previous No. 1 Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth in a possible preview of the CIF Southern Section Open Division and CIF SoCal Open Division title games down...
Girls BB All-State Nominations Part 1
Although the CIF Southern Section has already released its basketball honors, we’re just getting started. This will be the 39th year for the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in girls basketball. The process begins by posting a list of nominees from every CIF section in the state. It’s an honor in and of itself, but the […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
It turned out to be the perfect week to do Oak Park’s Riley Battin for this feature since he only needs two rebounds in Friday’s game to reach 1,500 for his career and thus join a very select group of just three others in all of California prep history to have more than 2,500 points […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We always look for unusual outings to highlight each week in these honors and found one of the most unusual in a long time. It was by Colton Snipes from Santana of Santee, a versatile athlete who blocked four kicks in a single game. Others selected this week are from Shafter, Sacramento, Dublin, Victorville and […]
Boys BB Open/Regional Projections
We pick which eight teams in both Southern California and Northern California to us seem headed toward this year’s Open Division. We then go through each division both north and south to see if it’s possible to point toward certain teams as leading state title contenders. The group includes one team that is unbeaten at […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
There is only only one new team in the rankings, but some movement since top teams from around the state play each other in weekend showcase games. There is one new team in the Top 10 as the result of a key showcase game at the Take Flight Challenge at Redondo Union. Read on to...
Girls of Summer: Early viewing recap
(This is part 2 of a two-part recap) After Part I focused on what happened at two big events in Southern California, Part II goes in-depth about what happened to top NorCal club teams at events in Oregon and Chicago, including Cal Stars Nike Elite taking top honors at the End of the Trail tourney […]
Girls BB: All-State Underclass
It’s time to begin releasing the teams for the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball selections. We’ll start with underclass players. This is the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Five different schools were able to land three players on this year’s teams: Archbishop Mitty, Clovis West, Long Beach Poly, Pinewood […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
In between the continued acclaim for those like Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills and Sierra Campisano from Torrey Pines of San Diego, this week’s salute of the state’s top outings in boys and girls hoops is infused with some young ones, including Camarillo freshman Jamie Jaquez Jr., Hacienda Heights Los Altos freshman Jared Lucas, San […]
