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All-State Girls BB: By Divisions

These are the teams broken down for each CIF division but with the Open Division not considered separately. Several teams ended up with three honorees, led by CIF Open Division champ St. Mary’s of Stockton. The final post for the 35th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball teams will be for first team overall, second […]

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No boos for Cal Stars in national event

For this year’s Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass teams, CLICK HERE. Sabrina Ionescu, as expected, was focus of many major colleges at Boo Williams Nike Invitational in Virginia, but every one of them also went home talking about Stockton St. Mary’s freshman Aquira DeCosta. If the talent-laden Cal Stars team wasn’t on the radar screen of […]

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More State Girls Players of the Year

We select honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. The most difficult was for Division II with so many balanced scoring teams in the state playoffs. Like the boys, two of this year’s winners also had to be picked twice. For official writeup on the 2014-15 Ms. Basketball State Player […]

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Ms. Basketball State POY Finalists

Just like the boys, it’s also down to six who can be considered finalists for a prestigious honor that lists winners back to 1972. Unlike the boys, though, it’s two seniors making the cut with four juniors. This year’s Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year will be announced on Monday, April 13.

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Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates

As the regional playoffs head to the semifinals, there is hardly any change for the first 10 teams in the State Top 20s, but after that there are plenty. Boys newcomers are Torrey Pines, San Mateo Serra and Sacramento while for the girls it’s Clovis West, Ventura and Dublin.

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Girls BB: Class of ’16 Player Rankings

For the first time, we are adding a girls basketball class to our coverage for Gold Club members with a look at the state’s top college prospects in the junior class (2016). We’re doing juniors first because the Class of 2015 is pretty much signed, sealed and delivered. Leading the way are Sabrina Ionescu from...

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State Stat Stars of the Week

Betweeen Colin Slater, Ethan Richardson and Rebecca Gallis, they’re keeping CIF Central Section historian Bob Barnett pretty busy these days. A huge week by All-American candidate Sabrina Ionusu of Orinda Miramonte, meanwhile, also stands out.

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Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates

There are two newcomers this week for the State Top 20 among boys as Alemany of Mission Hills and six-time state champion Westchester of Los Angeles join list. For the girls, Alemany gets bumped up into the first 10 but very few changes as section playoffs are poised to begin. Check below for this week’s […]

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Girls BB: Updated State Top 20

Long Beach Poly goes to the top of the heap prior to the Nike TOC and West Coast Jamboree. St. Mary’s of Stockton, meanwhile, moves up a spot to No. 2. There also are seven new teams in this week’s pecking order, led by new No. 11 Alemany of Mission Hills.

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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 […]

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