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.
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NorCal Girls: St. Mary’s prevails
State No. 1 Rams win first NorCal Open Division title by making shots in the first half to build solid lead and go on to beat Miramonte of Orinda 67-52. Go inside here for recaps of all of the NorCal girls championship games both from Sacramento and American Canyon. Other winners were McClatchy (D1), Archbishop […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (Part 1)
One week after the boys preseason state rankings were announced, here are the girls. To no one’s surprise, Mater Dei of Santa Ana, with one of the top players in the nation and many other standout returnees, is the team to beat at the start. It’s more difficult after that, however, with St. Mary’s of […]
Girls BB: Top players at NorCal All Star event
Two McDonald’s All Americans, several of California’s top stars and national level talent grace Fourth Annual PassThaBall Senior All Star game The Fourth Annual PassThaBall All Star game at Chabot College in Hayward featured two games. The second and marquee game at 1:30 may very well have had the best talent ever assembled in California […]
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
O’Dowd girls are still No. 6 with season possibly over due to disqualification from section playoffs. Hanford girls also make move up to No. 19. For the boys, J.W. North jumps from No. 11 to No. 8 while another team with forfeit issues, Cosumnes Oaks of Sacramento, goes in as a newcomer. Check below for […]
Open slot still there for BOD girls?
Just before the CIF North Coast Section girls basketball playoffs are supposed to start, the defending CIF Open Division state champions from last year are out.
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 […]
NEW Bay Area boys, girls bb ranks
Check this post for the new Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area top 20 rankings in both boys and girls basketball. We produce these rankings in support of the Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area TV show, which airs live on KOFY Channel 20 in San Francisco on Sunday nights.
Malik McCord: State Coach of the Year
A solid group of young coaches led by Bishop O’Dowd’s Malik McCord are honored this year, including a rare first-year head coach, two with four years experience, one with five, and the veteran of the group with seven.
Coaches Speak: State’s best raved about both Plum and Canada
As a new aspect to the selection process for Ms. Basketball, several of the state’s most successful coaches agreed to say publicly who they’d vote for. La Jolla Country Day’s biggest rival school also cast a vote.
