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Sierra Canyon holds off Harvard-Westlake to secure third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys basketball title

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 10, 2026 0

Brannon Martinsen had 18 points and seven rebounds, Brandon McCoy added 13 points and six rebounds, with Maximo Adams contributing 12 points and four assists for top-seeded Sierra Canyon in a 59-53 boys basketball victory Feb. 28 against No. 7 Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship at... Read more

Nik Khamenia, Brandon McCoy, Jr. and Tyran Stokes help U.S. basketball team defeat Germany to win ninth all-time gold medal at FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks July 6, 2025 0

Following a disappointing fourth-place finish at the event in 2023, the U.S. national basketball team returned to the top of the medal stand Sunday at the FIBA Under-19 Men’s World Cup by securing the championship with a 109-76 victory against Germany in Lausanne, Switzerland. Harvard-Westlake graduate and Duke freshman... Read more

Six California athletes help West earn first win since 2018 in McDonald’s All-American boys basketball game; Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer are co-MVPs

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks April 1, 2025 0

Six California competitors helped the West team avoid the first five-game losing streak in the history of the McDonald’s All-American boys basketball game Tuesday night, combining to score 63 points in a 105-92 victory against the East at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Darryn Peterson of Prolific Prep... Read more

Defending boys basketball champ Eastvale Roosevelt knocked off by Plainfield of New Jersey in The Throne national quarterfinals

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 27, 2025 0

The pursuit of back-to-back titles at The Throne national boys basketball showcase ended in unceremonious fashion Thursday for California Open Division state champion Eastvale Roosevelt against local program Plainfield of New Jersey at The Rink at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford. Brayden Burries, a McDonald’s All-American, tied... Read more

Eastvale Roosevelt boys, Mater Dei girls scheduled to compete at The Throne national basketball showcase in New Jersey

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 26, 2025 0

California Open Division boys basketball state champion Eastvale Roosevelt, along with Mater Dei – a semifinal program in the Open Division Southern California Regional girls basketball state playoffs – are both scheduled to compete Thursday at the third annual The Throne event at The Rink at the American Dream... Read more

Woodside Priory’s pace and pressure too much for Fresno Christian in second half of Division 4 boys basketball state final

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker StaffPicks March 16, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Woodside Priory School didn’t panic when Aden Millwee hit a 3-pointer at the end of the first half to give Fresno Christian a one-point lead at the break. The Panthers didn’t lose confidence in their interior play, despite Fresno Christian holding a 10-rebound edge in the opening... Read more

Carmichael Jesuit captures first Division 2 boys basketball state championship, with Alijah Arenas and Chatsworth falling in final for second year in a row

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks March 16, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Although Chatsworth was returning to the Golden 1 Center for the second straight year to compete for a state boys basketball championship, even that familiarity for the Chancellors couldn’t match how Carmichael Jesuit felt playing at the NBA arena twice in a 17-day span. And the motivation... Read more

Brayden Burries brilliant in 44-point effort to elevate Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team to 80-60 win against Archbishop Riordan in Open Division state final

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 16, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Relentless, but not reckless. Explosive, while still remaining efficient. And dynamic, without sacrificing discipline. It didn’t matter to the Eastvale Roosevelt High boys basketball team that its debut in the Open Division state final Saturday was against one of the elite programs in CIF-Central Coast Section history... Read more

Sierra Canyon steps up to challenge in Division 1 boys basketball final against Stockton Lincoln, captures fourth state championship

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section Southern Section StaffPicks March 15, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Even for a group that has played against an elite national schedule, battled against the most grueling playoff grouping in the country in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division and competed in prominent arenas and venues across several states, the members of the Sierra Canyon boys basketball team... Read more

San Gabriel Academy boys basketball team survives chaotic final minute against The King’s Academy to win first Division 3 state championship

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 15, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – The celebration was abbreviated for San Gabriel Academy following the first Division 3 boys basketball title in program history, as the student-athletes from the Seventh-Day Adventist School had to quickly catch a plane back to Southern California following the post-game awards ceremony and media press conference in... Read more

Conor Maguire, International School adapt in second half of Division 5 boys basketball state final to prevail against Diamond Ranch

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks March 15, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Conor Maguire made CIF-North Coast Section history Feb. 6 by hitting a record 14 3-pointers and scoring 63 points in a 100-point effort for International School of San Francisco against Drew. Maguire didn’t hit a single 3-point field goal Friday for International School against Diamond Ranch in... Read more

CIF Basketball State Championships Schedule

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks March 13, 2025 0

CIF Basketball State Championships Schedule – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento Friday, March 14 10 a.m. Division 5 Girls – Rosamond (29-7) vs. Woodland Christian (30-6) 12 p.m. Division 5 Boys – Diamond Ranch (23-14) vs. The International School of San Francisco (23-12) 2 p.m. Division 3 Boys – San... Read more