St. Mary’s being higher-ranked than Folsom proved to be correct as the Rams rolled over the Bulldogs 56-25 to win SJS Division I title. The bigger question for the section rankings, however, is what to do about Del Oro as it looks to win a second straight CIF state title. Should the Golden Eagles continue […]
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CIF NorCal Bowl Board No. 8
Big move of the week is switching Sanger and Selma from the north to the south and vice-versa and we really liked how it balanced out both boards. Both teams still have to win Central Section titles, however, and Sanger will have to battle a surging team from Ridgeview of Bakersfield. We also forecast where...
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (12)
Inderkum proves that the preseason rankings were right all along after big win over previously unbeaten Antelope in D2 semifinals. Defending D2AA state champ Del Oro is next. In the D1 bracket, meanwhile, top two seeds St. Mary’s and Folsom both roll in the semifinals to set up what should be great matchup in section […]
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (11)
This is a week when teams that have been held back in the rankings for having a key head-to-head loss can come roaring in, especially if they’re still going in the semifinal round of the playoffs. Inderkum’s win over Sacramento and Capital Christian’s win over Sonora were the biggest shockers, but Merced’s win over Del […]
CIF NorCal Bowl Board No. 6
The fun part of these boards that it’s possible to run them in different combinations to see how they shape up. This week, we went back to using Bellarmine of San Jose as one of the projected three CCS Open Division champions. Next week, maybe we’ll put Sanger in the south and Bakersfield Christian in...
FB: Sac-Joaquin Section Top 25 (7)
Due to previous No. 8 Grant losing to Sheldon plus previous No. 9 Rocklin and No. 10 Whitney both getting knocked off by Woodcreek and Roseville, respectively, there are a lot of teams on the move in this week’s rankings. Anyone wishing to see writeups and breakdowns of the top teams in the state, sign […]
CIF NorCal Bowl Board No. 2
New teams on the NorCal board this week are Analy of Sebastopol, Berean Christian of Walnut Creek, Manteca, Central of Fresno and Selma. We will run these simulations each week through the various section playoffs. And look for video presentations soon when the section playoffs get even more in focus. To see our second CIF...
All-State Baseball: Medium, Small
Announcement of the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for baseball continues with honors for the best of the best among those from medium or small schools. Medium schools are those that were eligible for our Division III state rankings plus some that were Division II (outside of the CIF Southern Section), even Division I....
All-State Boys BB Nominees (Part 1)
Postseason honors season is also beginning for boys hoops with the first step in our selection process for the annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams, which believe it not will be done for the 38th year in a row. A second updated list – which will be for Gold Club members – will be posted after […]
Boys BB CIF State Predictions
Here are the predicted scores by Cal-Hi Sports for each of the five CIF divisional boys basketball state finals plus the Open Division to be played this week at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento.