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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)

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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Kaleena Smith, the nation's top-ranked 2027 girls basketball player, scored 24 points and had seven assists, leading national No. 3 Ontario Christian to a 93-45 win over Millennium in the first day of the of the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase at Carondelet High School. Mitty will play in the second national showdown with Ontario Christian Saturday two weeks after the the Monarchs thumped the Knights 59-34. Ontario Christian is hoping for a major turnaround.
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Sabrina Ionescu Showcase Day 1: Ontario Christian ready for rematch with Mitty; Puff Morris explodes for 36

Knights, Monarchs brace for the second of what could be national trilogy after impressive Day 1 wins; Etiwanda's Aliyahna "Puff" Morris explodes for 36 points in win over host team; Teammate Grace Knox hurt

Mitch Stephens
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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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Sabrina Ionescu (right) takes a team picture with Carondelet after winning a North Coast Section championship. She'll take photos with all the winning teams on Saturday, the second of two days of the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase at Carondelet and De La Salle high schools
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Sabrina Ionescu Showcase continues to grow: WNBA All-Star, champion hasn't forgot her Bay Area roots

Three-time All-Star and WNBA champion for the New York Liberty hosts a two-day, 24-game event in Concord Friday and Saturday

Mitch Stephens
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Mater Dei sophomore Stella Hoss celebrates the moment during the Monarchs 65-49 win over Windward to take home the championship of the West Coast Jamboree Platinum title Monday at Dublin High School. Hoss, MVP Addie Deal, Amaya Williams, Devyn Kiernan and Kaeli Wynn were each named to the All-Tournament team.
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West Coast Jamboree indeed: Mater Dei high school girls basketball team finishes December with flurry

From Hawaii to Phoenix to San Francisco, these tight Monarchs travel in style and victory with championship of Platinum Division of 24th West Coast Jamboree

Mitch Stephens
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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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Mater Dei's dynamic duo of Addie Deal (left) and Kaeli Wynn lead the Monarchs into Monday's West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division championship game vs. Windward at Dublin High school
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Mater Dei girls, Windward move into West Coast Jamboree Platinum finals: Complete score, schedule list

The two-person onslaught from Kaeli Wynn and Addie Deal catapults fifth-ranked Monarchs into the championship after surprising 34-point win over No. 7 Bishop Montgomery

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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Mater Dei football players are all smiles with the 2024 CIF State Open Division trophy after beating De La Salle 37-15 at Saddleback College.
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Is Mater Dei's 2024 football team the best ever? Defense, schedule make strong case

The Monarchs went 13-0 and won their second straight CIF State Open Division title, could this year's edition of Mater Dei could be the best ever?

Tarek Fattal
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De La Salle quarterback Toa Faavae is flipped over by Mater Dei defense in first half when Monarchs took a 23-0 lead.
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Box score: Mater Dei 37, De La Salle 15, CIF Open Division California high school championship

Washington-bound quarterback Dash Beierly throws for 355 yards and 3 touchdowns as Monarchs win their fifth Open Division crown and likely clinch another mythical national championship

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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De La Salle's Dominic Kelley breaks free on a go-ahead and ultimately game-winning 35-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter while QB Brayden Knight signals touchdown en route to a tough 10-7 victory over Pittsburg in the CIF North Coast Section Open Division title game at Diablo Valley College on Nov. 22. | Photo: Dennis Lee
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Police escorted, De La Salle heads to St. John Bosco to play Mater Dei

partans to practice at arch rival of Saturday’s CIF Open Division foe, the national No. 1 ranked Monarchs

Mitch Stephens
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San Ramon Valley MLB and TE Marco Jones won the Peter Villa Award for the second year in a row on Monday.
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Texas A&M signee Marco Jones wins prestigious award for second year in a row

San Ramon Valley linebacker is Peter Villa Award winner after another monster season, beatting out teammate Rhett Thompson, California's 2,000-yard rusher Jhadis Luckey and host of others

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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De La Salle defensive back Ant Dean (right) celebrates scoring on a fumble return against visiting Grant in his team's season opener. Dean is another possible D1 player who isn't afraid of the moment.
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De La Salle a 41-point underdog in CIF Open final? A computer says yes, but talent gap says emphatically no

Mater Dei is clearly the nation's No. 1 ranked team and heavy favorite in Saturday's game at Saddleback College, but these speedy, savvy Spartans are athletic enough to make it a game

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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Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara, shown here during Folsom's 28-25 home win over the Pirates in last year's NorCal D1-A title game, threw for 2,675 yards and 37 touchdowns as a junior. The two teams renew their rivalry for the NorCal D1-AA title Friday at Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg fights back from 21-0 down, beats Folsom, Ryder Lyons 28-27: Live score recap

Marley Alcantara passes for four touchdowns to avenge last year’s season-ending defeat to win the CIF Northern California Division 1-AA championship

Mitch Stephens
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