When you have two teams that have played before and went to overtime, that’s the recipe for a great game and that’s what’s in store for CIF Open Division state final between No. 1 Archbishop Mitty and No. 2 Clovis West. Still, we have to pick a winner and we do. In the D1 state […]
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NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
There was some movement after the first three spots and we might even move the next four spots around next week again after taking a closer look at each team’s overall bodies of work. They are difficult to gauge with injuries and lineups at full strength vs. limited strength and all sorts of other aspects...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
If the Open Division continues having 16 teams in the future, it’s going to be routine for just about all of the 16 teams to remain in the rankings even after eight of them get knocked out in the opening round of the regional playoffs. For this year’s group, 14 of the 16 Open Division...
Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
Pinewood avenges a loss to Bishop O’Dowd and has now joined the top five while looming and seemingly ready for a NorCal Open Division showdown against state No. 1 Archbishop Mitty is 2015 Open Division state champ St. Mary’s of Stockton. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with expanded writeups of the first eight teams […]
Super 8 Girls BB State Ranks Update
Both Pinewood and St. Mary’s of Stockton receive four-spot bumps in this week’s rankings and are now showing at No. 6 and No. 7 overall in the state. No. 1 Archbishop Mitty also may have to beat them both to earn place in CIF Open Division state championship. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with […]
Boys BB State Player Records
Here is a collection of updated state records in player or individual categories. DeMarcus Nelson is still state’s all-time leading scorer while Darnell Robinson is still state’s all-time leading rebounder. These also are the categories that relate most closely to the Ball Brothers at Chino Hills, including La’Melo’s 92-point game and Lonzo’s assists and steals...
Girls BB Open Division Picks
This is a combination of how we’d select the eight girls teams for the Northern California and Southern California Open Division regional playoffs with what we think might happen given our history of covering these selections over the years. Check the CIF state web site at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday to see how it […]
CIF Hoops Open Division Projections
Heading into the championship games of some sections and the semifinals of a few others, here’s how the teams stack up this week for both of the boys and girls Open Divisions for Northern and Southern California. On Saturday night late, late after all section finals are complete, we’ll issue one more Open Division projection...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
With earlier wins over Sacred Heart Cathedral and Cardinal Newman at almost full strength, we know that the St. Mary’s of Stockton girls will be a force in the NorCal Open Division now that the Rams are getting back to total full strength due to injuries. Still, they are going to have to win twice...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
The CIF Southern Section Open Division could easily be re-named “upset central” with several ranked teams either biting the dust or barely escaping with a win against fellow ranked and non-ranked teams. Because of that, after the first eight spots in this week’s rankings, there has now been some major re-adjustments. A familiar face that...
