In a spectacular display of rim-rattling dunks and jaw-dropping talent, Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth cruises past Sheldon of Sacramento to win its second straight CIF Open Division state championship. The Trailblazers also joined the girls for the first-ever Open Division title sweep since the CIF went to the Open Division in 2013. We also have...
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CIF Bowl Boards 5 (North & South)
With the South board in place and games happening this weekend to determine one state finalist in each division, more of a focus this week is on the north. We could have a big disruption if Valley Christian were to upset St. Francis in the CIF Central Coast Section Open 2 title game and one...
State Stat Stars of the Week
Some games produce multiple stat stars and that was the case last week for shootouts between Western of Anaheim and Garden Grove (Western won 35-31), Pacheco of Los Banos and Grace Davis of Modesto (Pacheco won 61-40) plus Point Loma of San Diego and University City of San Diego (Point Loma won 50-40). We also...
Top Football Coaches Sound Off
We recently received more than 50 responses from many of the top high school football coaches in California on a questionnaire in which they participated in a poll about the controversial transfer situation and were asked a general question regarding their thoughts about the current format of the CIF state football championships. Go inside to […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Our first three NorCal honorees of the 2018 football season wound up being from three different CIF sections. For Southern California, we have two from the CIF Southern Section and one from San Diego. The communities they represent are Moraga, Roseville, Tulare, Apple Valley, Carlsbad and Anaheim.
Boys BB: Division State Ranks (2nd)
There are no new No. 1 teams in any of our divisional rankings heading into Tuesday’s regional semifinals. Still on top are St. John Bosco (D1), Brentwood (D2), Pleasant Valley of Chico (D3), Hillcrest of Riverside (D4) and Santa Clarita Christian (D5). Highest newcomers would be Alameda (D2), Murrieta Mesa (D3) and Liberty Ranch (D4)....
Individual Single Game Highs (Girls)
As part of our continuing effort to maintain state records in girls basketball, we have to compile a list of single game highs toward the end of each season. We’ll did the same for boys on Saturday. These are based on information in the MaxPreps database and on nominations that people have sent in during […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Leading the way for this foursome is senior Haley Van Dyke of Moraga Campolindo, who set new CIF North Coast Section single-game scoring record with 56 points. We only went a little further east to Carmichael for our NorCal boys winner while for SoCal the honorees are from a Los Angeles school near the airport […]
Boys BB: SJM loves Modesto trip
San Joaquin Memorial forgets about a poor showing from a weekend tournament in Las Vegas before Christmas by winning one in Modesto after Christmas. The Panthers also avenge two of their four losses, including one against host Modesto Christian in tourney championship. Clovis West of Fresno also makes the CIF Central Section look good with […]
