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St. John Bosco will start the 2026 season the No. 1 team in High School On SI's Top 25 preseason rankings after winning the CIF-SS D1 title in 2025.

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Some of the best high school baseball in the country is played in the CIF Southern Section. Here's the preseason Top 25 rankings as of Feb. 22, 2026.

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Sierra Canyon's Jerzy Robinson has the Trailblazers eyeing another CIF Southern Section Open Division crown.

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The CIF Southern Section is just one week away from section finals.

Harvard-Westlake's Amir Jones scored 21 points in the team's Open Division game at Santa Margarita.

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Quarterfinal scores, notable stats and bracket updates from the CIF Southern Section. Also, Open Division knockout play is set.

James Wilson of Rancho Christian commanding traffic against St. Francis in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

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CIF assistant commissioner says the section could use multiple computer systems to create the playoffs next year, here's what it would have produced in 2026.

Palmdale Pete Knight coach Tom Hegre announced his retirement after the 2025-26 season and 20 years at the helm.

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Tom Hegre says he's retiring from being a teacher, athletic director and coach at Pete Knight where he coached Paul George many moons ago.

QB Furian Inferrera posted on Twitter/X that he's leaving Mater Dei and transferring to Mission Hills. His announcement came after two QB transfers have enrolled at Mater Dei in February.

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There's a slight feel of musical chairs in the quarterback room at Mater Dei. Two new QBs have checked in and one left within a 10-day window.

Redondo Union's SJ Madison is one of the top players in the CIF Southern Section.

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Some of the biggest names in high school basketball are in the running to be named High School On SI's Player of the Year for the CIF Southern Section.

Tati Griffin (12) celebrates after a big shot against Etiwanda in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif. on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

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All the 2026 high school boys, girls basketball playoff divisions and pairings on one page, from the Open Division to Division 9.

Sierra Canyon's DeLan Grant weaves through St. Francis defenders during a Mission League game.

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These are the final Top 25 rankings for the 2025-26 regular season. The playoffs begin next week.

Orange Lutheran QB Makena Cook (2027) is one of the country's best girls flag football players.

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California's Makena Cook was extended a historic offer by Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule, marking the first-ever scholarship offer by a Power 4 conference for flag football.

Notre Dame guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. drives to the basket against Santa Margarita at the Trinity-Mission League Challenge in Pauley Pavilion.

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Less than 10 days are left in the regular season, here are the latest high school boys basketball rankings in the Southern Section.

Zach White dunks the ball against Santa Margarita in a game at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion earlier this 2025-26 season.

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Could the Open Division have more than eight teams again? There's certainly an argument for 10, 12 or even a 16-team field.

Sierra Canyon's Maxi Adams gave an impressive performance in a victory over Columbus (FL) in the 2026 Hoophall Classic.

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Sierra Canyon star Maximo Adams, a North Carolina commit, hopes his Hoophall Classic performance helps him to be a 2026 McDonald's All-American.

Inglewood's Jason Crowe Jr. broke the Hoophall Classic scoring record with 48 points against Notre Dame (CT).

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The latest CIF-SS high school boys basketball expert rankings after an action-packed week highlighted by Sierra Canyon, Santa Margarita and Inglewood.

Jerzy Robinson of Sierra Canyon (CA) celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer against Long Island Lutheran at the 2026 Hoophall Classic.

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With Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley on hand, the 2026 Hoophall Classic dedicated a full day to girls basketball for the first time in the event's history.

Aaryn Washington, a 4-star corner committed to USC, is transferring from Mater Dei (CA) to IMG Academy (FL) to play his senior season in 2026.

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Aaryn Washington, who recently committed to USC, told his teammates at Mater Dei he's transferring to play at IMG Academy in Florida.

Santa Margarita's Dash Fifita was named 2025 All-CIF Defensive Player of the year in Division 1.

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Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors, along with a crop of names from each of the CIF Southern Section's 14 playoff divisions.

St. Francis junior Cherif Millogo is one of the more intriguing 2027 prospects in the country at 7-foot-4.

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St. Francis' Cherif Millogo was a standout against Sierra Canyon, which is the No. 1-ranked team in California with 4-and-5-star prospects.

Olivia Elsokary (1) had a record-setting 25 steals in Westlake's 48-31 win over Santa Barbara on December 20, 2025.

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Westlake (CA) sophomore guard Olivia Elsokary broke the national single-game steals record that was set more than 30 years ago.

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A national record was broken in girls basketball; plus, a ton of movement in the second edition of the basketball computer rankings.

Justin Utupo's lifetime ban from coaching in the Long Beach Unified School District was reduced to three years after he won his appeal.

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Former Long Beach Poly football coach Justin Utupo won his appeal against the school district after being let go and receiving lifetime ban.

Palisades wideout Demare Dezeurn is the City Section offensive player of the year for the 2025 season.

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Carson's Chris Fields, Palisades' Demare Dezeurn and Crenshaw's Deandre Kirkpatrick were honored with yearly awards.

Pierce Thompson of Harvard-Westlake is playing some of his best ball ahead of league play this January.

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The latest edition of High School On SI's expert CIF Southern Section high school basketball rankings as teams embark on league play in January.

Sierra Canyon's Brandon McCoy Jr. throws down a dunk in the team's tournament final victory over Columbus (FL).

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5-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr. was named tourney MVP, and North Carolina commit Maxi Adams was named finals MVP at the Les Schwab Invitational.

St. Francis players celebrate after beating Long Beach Poly in the Holiday Hoopfest final on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025

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The last edition of High School On SI's expert rankings in 2025 after the marquee holiday tournaments have concluded.