There was a chance that the Baseline League of the CIF Southern Section would win two boys basketball state titles on Friday night in Berkeley. Damien of La Verne got it done in the Division III final with a win against Campolindo of Moraga, but Chino Hills fell short with its double-overtime loss to San […]
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CIF Basketball Picks & Previews
Here are the predicted scores, what to watch for and more for each of the 12 CIF boys and girls basketball state championship games. Of the several schools going for boys/girls sweeps, we think O’Dowd, Mitty and Sierra Canyon will do it but Mater Dei won’t. If you can’t see this entire post, consider signing...
CIF Hoop Predictions: Just Scores
Here are the predicted scores of the 12 CIF boys and girls basketball state championships that will be played on Friday and Saturday at the University of California’s Haas Pavilion.
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
With one week to go in the season, four boys teams just coming into the State Top 20 this week include state finalists San Ramon Valley of Danville, Campolindo of Moraga and Mitty of San Jose. For the girls, McClatchy of Sacramento, Serra of Gardena and Mark Keppel of Alhambra are all new and two […]
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.
New State 20 Girls BB (Expanded)
Clovis West causes some changes with its win over previous No. 6 Alemany in the SoCal Open Division. Top five is still Stockton St. Mary’s, Chaminade, Santa Ana Mater Dei, Long Beach Poly and Miramonte. Newcomers include the Golden Eagles, Ventura and Archbishop Mitty. If you are not a Gold Club member and cannot see...
New State 20 Girls BB (Expanded)
Oaks Christian, Modesto Christian and Mission Hills all break into this week’s elite list, but the Crusaders and Grizzlies are huge underdogs in their first-round games of the NorCal and SoCal Open Division playoffs. This week’s new top five, meanwhile, goes Stockton St. Mary’s, Chaminade, Santa Ana Mater Dei, Long Beach Poly and Miramonte. If...
Bracket Breakdowns (Open)
We went 16-for-16 in recommending teams for the NorCal and SoCal Open Division boys basketball playoffs, including Foothills Christian of El Cajon. Bishop O’Dowd and Bishop Montgomery, meanwhile, grabbed the No. 1 seeds in the Open Division. For the girls, The NorCal Open Division could have been picked in a number of different ways after […]
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
The big news this week is on the girls side since a D5 school with just six players on the roster is now inside the State Top 20. Say hello to Eastside Prep. Among the boys, no teams crack the State Top 20 as a vast majority of playoff favorites win in the early rounds […]
New State 20 Boys BB (Expanded)
Here’s more on every change made after the first set of games for the CIFSS Open Division. Every team in this post gets broken down, we have added more images than ever before and this is where you can see a list of bubble teams. If you are not a Gold Club member and cannot...
