As is our custom, we like to release at least four and often more finalists among those who are being considered the most strongly for the annual Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year selection. And no, players from prep schools are not eligible for high school competition honors. Never have been, never will be. […]
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Boys BB State Team of Year 2020
It’s a third consecutive State Team of the Year finish for Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, but because of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic, the Trailblazers are the first boys basketball State Team of the Year to not officially win a CIF state title since L.A. Westchester in 2004. Sierra Canyon understands the ramifications of the situation […]
NEW State Top 25 Boys BB Rankings
Sierra Canyon is still No. 1, but from a national perspective CIF teams take it on the shorts nationally over MLK weekend. So just how good are our teams this season? While there isn’t much change at the top, there are plenty of results that cause change in the middle of the pack of this...
NEW State Top 25 Boys BB Rankings
There is a new No. 1, as Sierra Canyon goes back to the top spot following its convincing win over previous No. 1 Rancho Christian. The main question for this week’s boys basketball State Top 25, however, is about No. 2. Do the Eagles fall to No. 2 or No. 3? There is plenty of...
NEW State Top 25 Boys BB Rankings
After all of the holiday tournaments and showcases, we always expect a major shakeup in the rankings, but this New Year’s edition is the craziest we can recall in recent memory. After we poured over all the results and when it’s all said and done, we have a new state No. 1 because of the...
NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
After the Nike Tournament of Champions Joe Smith Division, the West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division and the SoCal Holiday Classic have concluded, the top five teams in the state do not change, but what does change is the order of where they’re ranked. The new No. 1 team is a Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits’ team...
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
As the week of No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 2 St. John Bosco has dawned upon us, more big news out of the Trinity League for this week’s state rankings is Servite of Anaheim surging up to No. 5 in the aftermath of triumph last week over JSerra. This week’s first group also now...
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord was considered top five in the state in three sports and also had enough success in other sports to gain another state overall excellence honor. On the girls side, it also was close but CIF Southern Section Commissioner’s Cup winner Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) was […]
Sierra Canyon sweep inspires combo state record update
Since the CIF Open Division format was adopted in 2013, there hadn’t been a school to sweep the Open Division state titles in boys and girls basketball until Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth did it last weekend in Sacramento. That accomplishment, plus the Trailblazer boys finishing with a 32-3 record with the girls wrapping it up […]
NEW State Rankings By CIF Divisions
Here’s the wrap from Tuesday’s boys and girls basketball CIF NorCal & SoCal regional championships played at home sites plus a look at how the state rankings in each CIF division would look according to our own rankings system (which have been around for 40 years). It will be Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth vs. Sheldon...
