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 […]
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Friday CIF Girls Finals
McClatchy wins first state title with thrilling triumph in two overtimes in Division I final. Senior guards take over in second half for Bishop O’Dowd in Division III triumph. Shot-blocking leads La Jolla Country Day to win in Division V.
Bracket Breakdowns (Divisions)
We offer some sleeper teams, top first-round matchups and some seedings that we disagree with for every one of the CIF boys and girls divisional brackets. Sierra Canyon boys and girls both earn No. 1 seeds but in different divisions. Note: If you aren’t a Gold Club member and want to see this entire post,...
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (Part 2)
We are continuing to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it this week with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top girls teams from north to south. This group is led by McClatchy of Sacramento and Centennial of Corona at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest […]
Girls BB: CIF Sac-Joaquin stretch run
Young St. Mary’s looking strong despite lack of height, while Sacramento re-emerges as a playoff contender After trailing 7-0 at the start and 24-10 after one quarter, at one point the Sacramento McClatchy girls had pulled to a 42-40 deficit against top-seed and No. 4 ranked St. Mary’s of Stockton in the third quarter of […]
NEW Divisional Girls BB Rankings
Open division picks for both north and south regional brackets also are included in this breakdown. Highest rising teams are McClatchy of Sacramento (D1), Foothill of Tustin (D2), Lakeside of Lake Elsinore (D3), Scotts Valley (D4) and Orangewood Academy (D5)....
Girls BB: O’Dowd, Salesian post wins
O’Dowd and Salesian make statements with impressive victories Southern California won the first two major match-ups but Northern California got the final two marquee games of the MLK – St. Mary’s Showcase on Saturday in Stockton. In what continued as a day in which the girls in the paint had a lot to say about […]