There were some tough choices to be made not toward the top but for the final few spots in each State Top 20 for the 2014-15 season. Getting the nods are De La Salle of Concord and Woodcreek of Roseville for the boys and La Jolla Country Day, Modesto Christian and Salesian of Richmond for […]
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Can St. Mary’s add to Stockton list?
If the St. Mary’s of Stockton girls can get past Mater Dei of Santa Ana (a huge IF) and win in Saturday’s CIF Open Division state final, the Rams will be the State Team of the Year.
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 […]
Bracket Breakdowns (Divisions)
We offer some sleeper teams, top first-round matchups and some seedings that we disagree with for every one of the CIF boys and girls divisional brackets. Sierra Canyon boys and girls both earn No. 1 seeds but in different divisions. Note: If you aren’t a Gold Club member and want to see this entire post,...
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 […]
Boys, Girls BB State Rank Updates
There is one lone newcomer this week in the boys’ Top 20 as Modesto Christian joins list of California’s elite boys teams. Boys teams in the loaded CIFSS Open Division playoffs do get penalized for losing, but only one drops out of the rankings. For the girls, Mitty’s win over St. Ignatius doesn’t cause too […]
