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Eitwanda's 5-star post Grace Knox, an LSU signee, goes up for two in a recent game with Carondelet. She is one of 18 California players nominated to play in April's McDonald's All-American game.

McDonald's All-American nominees: 18 California high school girls basketball players eligible for April game

Mitch Stephens
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Eitwanda's 5-star post Grace Knox, an LSU signee, goes up for two in a recent game with Carondelet. She is one of 18 California players nominated to play in April's McDonald's All-American game.

McDonald's All-American nominees: 18 California high school girls basketball players eligible for April game

Vote: Which standout from California do you most want to see chosen for nationally televised all-star game?

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Etiwanda 5-star post Grace Knox, shown here shooting in a 79-56 win at Carondelet in the 2025 Sabrina Ionescu Showcase earlier this month, is back from an angle injury and should lead the Eagles in two big games this week.

California Top 25 girls high school basketball rankings (1-15-2025)

Top teams brace for cross-country trip to Springfield (Mass.) to play in the prestigious Hoophall Classic.

Mitch Stephens
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Tounde Yessoufou has been one of the nation's top recruits since his freshman season at St. Joseph of Santa Maria. He scored 87 points in three games last week and added 15 rebounds, 11 assists and 16 steals as the fifth-ranked Knights improved to 16-1.
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Top 25 California high school boys basketball rankings (1/13/2025)

Los Angeles Wildfires dent schedules for many top teams but rest of the state largely goes unbeaten with one big exception

Mitch Stephens
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Kaleena Smith goes long range to score game-high honors 23 points in a 61-44 win over Mitty at the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase in Concord, Calif. on Jan. 4, 2025. Smith, the nation's No. 1 rated player from the Class of 2027, was voted the game's MVP.
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California Top 25 girls high school basketball rankings (1-8-2025)

Ontario Christian moves back to the top spot after gaining payback in a 17-point win over previous No. 1 Mitty at the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase; Game MVP Kaleena Smith leads the way

Mitch Stephens
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Eastvale Roosevelt guard Brayden Burries blows past a St. John Bosco defender in a 56-55 overtime win to take the Damien Classic on 12/30/2024.
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Top 25 California high school boys basketball rankings (1/6/2025)

Boys basketball in the Golden State is in very, very good shape with eight of the top 10 teams sporting a single loss heading into January

Mitch Stephens
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Corona Centennial guard Josh Agbo is one of the best high school freshman in California.
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Top 10 freshmen in California high school boys basketball

California's 'Diaper Dandies' of high school basketball, including standouts from Northern and Southern California.

Tarek Fattal
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Dec 29, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) runs with the ball as Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (8) attempts a tackle during the third quarter at Northwest Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
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Former California high school football standouts selected to NFL Pro Bowl 2025, including four QBs

The 2025 NFL Pro Bowl selections have been announced, and 11 former California high school stars will compete including four (of six) QBs.

Tarek Fattal
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Roosevelt's Brayden Burries drives to the basket against St. John Bosco in the Classic at Damien Platinum Division final.
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Top 20 high school boys basketball duos, trios in Southern California

High school basketball's best one-two (and three) punches in Southern California, most coming from the powerful CIF Southern Section.

Tarek Fattal
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From the 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield
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California High School boys wrestling rankings (12-30-2024)

Longtime wrestling expert Bill Buckheit provides his unmatched knowledge to give you top three wrestlers in each weight class for the Golden State

Mitch Stephens
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Riordan top recruit Jasir Rencher, a Texas A&M signee, helped lead the Crusaders to a Central Coast Section Open Division title in 2024. After winning the Gridley Tournament earlier this month with a one-point win over defending NorCal Open champ Salesian, the Crusaders (9-0) have won three straight games to move into Monday's 8:30 p.m. Holiday Classic National Division title game at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego against Southern California power JSerra Catholic.
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No. 6 Riordan, No. 12 JSerra to meet for Torrey Pines Holiday Classic title: Complete tourney scores, brackets

NorCal, SoCal showdown in store after Riordan surprises Philadelphia power Father Judge; JSerra upends another state-ranked team, previously unbeaten Carlsbad

Mitch Stephens
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Archbishop Mitty junior wing McKenna Woliczko, shown here in a 2023 state-final game loss to Etiwanda, led her team to a second straight Nike TOC championship last week, vaulting the Monarchs to the top of the California Girls Basketball Top 25 rankings this week. Woliczko, a preseason All-American, won the top division's MVP honor for a second straight season.
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California Top 25 girls high school basketball rankings (12-26-2024)

Archbishop Mitty takes a first grasp of the top spot after a 25-point win over previous No. 1 Ontario Christian at the Nike TOC

Mitch Stephens
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Lincoln players celebrate their second state title in three years at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo after winning CIF Division 1-AA title on Dec. 13, 2024
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Box score: San Diego Lincoln 28, Pittsburg 26, California High School CIF State Division 1-AA championship

Oregon bound quarterback Akili Smith Jr. accounts for four touchdowns, Donal Reed III and Junior Curtis each rush for more than 100 yards as the Hornets win their second state in three years

Mitch Stephens
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Pittsburg senior quarterback Marley Alcantara may stand only 5 feet, 7 inches, but his game actually bettered the play of 5-star junior quarterback Ryder Lions in a wild 28-27 Northern California Division 1-AA Regional final at Pittsburg High on 12-6-2024. On Friday he and the Pirates go for their first state championship against Oregon-bound QB Akili Smith and the Hornets of Lincoln of San Diego in the CIF State 1-AA title tilt at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.
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Will Pittsburg's 5-7 quarterback outplay Akili Smith, bring 100th-season Pirates first high school state crown?

A week after out-dueling 5-star 2026 recruit Ryder Lyons, Marley Alcantara faces strapping 6-foot-5, 215-pound Oregon signee in Division 1-AA California final

Mitch Stephens
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Running back Derrick Blanche (right) of De La Salle attempts to elude Grant linebacker Jeremiah Tuiileila in an August game. Both teams reached the State Bow finals, one was picked to win by both CalPreps and SBLive, the other one was not.
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CalPreps, staff predictions for CIF California high school State Bowl Championships

CalPreps picks Northern California in all but three of the games, but one of South's wins is projected to win by 38 points — can you guess who?

Mitch Stephens
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From L-R, Ontario Christian sophomore Kaleena Smith and freshemen Sydney Douglas and Tati Griffin hold up hardware for earning All-Tournament honors at the Troy Classic. Griffin was tournament MVP.
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California Top 25 girls basketball rankings (12-10-2024)

Ontario Christian rattles off nine straight wins before anyone can catch their collective breath; No. 2 Marin Catholic wins La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16

Mitch Stephens
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St. John Bosco senior Elzie Harrington showed why he is one to watch for the Braves this upcoming 2024-25 season, by scoring 41 points in a win over St. Pius.
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Top 25 California high school boys basketball rankings (12/9/2024)

Big four St. John Bosco, Harvard-Westlake, Eastvale Roosevelt and Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks remain on top, NorCal squads Salesian, Riordan and De La Salle move up

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle QB Toa Faavae jukes a couple defenders on his way to a 12-yard scamper in Friday's 42-14 win over San Ramon Valley.
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California CIF State high school football championship previews, storylines for each final

Can De La Salle hang with Mater Dei in the CIF State Open Division final? That's just one storyline ahead of this weekend's 15 state championship finals.

Tarek Fattal, Mitch Stephens
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Pittsburg's football team, in the middle of the program's 100th season, fought back from a 21-0 deficit to defeat Folsom 28-27 in the CIF Division 1-AA Northern California championship on 12-6-20024
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Top 8 takeaways from Pittsburg's 28-27 win over Folsom

One of four games by decided by one put, the CIF high school football regionals were laced with tough matchups, thrilling finishes and one of the better championship games I've seen in 40 years

Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei routs St. John Bosco at Santa Ana Stadium on Friday, October 25, 2024.
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California high school football CIF State championship schedule - date, times, locations

The CIF State championships will be played on December 13-14 in three different locations.

Tarek Fattal
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Edison star running back Julius Gillick rushed 39 times for 240 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's 34-28 win over Granite Hills in the CIF South Region Division 1-A championship. He and the Chargers advanced to Saturday's state 1-A championship to face Fresno Edison.
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CIF State Football regional championship scores, state championship matchups

Fresno Central, Huntington Beach to meet in the 1-AA championship after impressive regional titles; Twelve Bridges, Palos Verdes to tangle for 2-A state crown

Mitch Stephens
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Newbury Park senior Shane Rosenthal, a Princeton commit, became California's all-time reception leader in a playoff victory over San Clemente on November 15, 2024.
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California's all-time reception leader makes insane one-handed catch in traffic (video)

Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal, who is California's all-time reception leader, hauls in an incredible one-handed catch in traffic in CIF State playoff game.

Tarek Fattal
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Lincoln and Newbury Park get into it pregame resulting in three penalty flags.
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California high school football team taunts, tries to intimidate opponent before CIF State playoff game (video)

San Diego Lincoln drew three penalty flags before kick off against Newbury Park in Friday night's CIF State regional semifinal.

Tarek Fattal
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BYU-bound RB Kingston Keanaaina, who signed at BYU on Wednesday, breaks free momentarily while leading Saint Francis to a 27-13 win at St. Ignatius in San Francisco on Oct. 18, 2024 Keanaaina's Lancers host Grant tonight at 7:30 p.m. in a CIF Division 2-AA NorCal Regional championship. St. Ignatius, the CCS Open champion, travels to Central of Fresno on Saturday.
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2024 California high school football playoffs: CIF Regional final scores

Check back for 29 scores througout the weekend to see which teams play for state championships

Mitch Stephens
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San Diego Lincoln will host Newbury Park in the CIF State SoCal regional bowl game on Friday night.
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Calpreps predictions for CIF State high school football SoCal regional bowl games

There are 13 SoCal regional bowl games set for Friday and Saturday that are unofficial semifinals for the CIF State championships next weekend.

Tarek Fattal
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St. Joseph-Santa Maria junior guard Julius Price started the 2024-25 season with quite a 3-game stretch in the Philippines with 78 points, 26 rebounds and 24 assists as the Knights scored triple digits in each victory with its top player.
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Top 25 California high school boys basketball rankings (12/2/2024)

After two weeks down South, No. 1 and 2 St. John Bosco, No. 2 Harvard-Westlake stay unbeaten, Up North Salesian, De La Salle start strong; In the middle, St. Joseph-Santa Maria wins three in Philippines, without Tounde Yessoufou

Mitch Stephens
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