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Central Section HS Hoops: Final Top 15 Team Rankings

Central Section – Another entertaining high school basketball season in California has come to an end with Harvard-Westlake of Studio City winning its second consecutive Open Division State Championship with a win over Salesian of Richmond on...

Central Section HS Hoops: Top 15 Team Rankings (Version 4.0)

Central Section, CA – The regular season and league play are halfway over and the Saturday showcase events have wrapped up for the 2023-2024 season. There are two weeks left of league play and playoff positioning is...

Pagmeter’s Basketball Showcase: 12 Standout Performers

Fresno, CA - This past Saturday, January 20th, I attended the annual Pagmeter Showcase held at Fresno Christian High School. The showcase featured 8 games with teams from various areas throughout the Central Section, along with NorCal...

Sanger’s Central Valley Showdown: 10 Standout Performers

Sanger, CA - Last Saturday, January 6th, the Sanger Apaches hosted their annual Central Valley Showdown powered by NorCal Sports TV. The event featured 8 games, primarily between Central Section teams with the addition of Monterey High...

Classic at Damien: 15 Standout Performers (Part 2)

La Verne, CA – Last week I attended the prestigious Classic at Damien for the first time and it was an outstanding event in so many facets. Top teams from California and surrounding states on display, elite...

Central Section HS Hoops: Top 15 Team Rankings (Version 3.0)

Central Section, CA – The New Year is upon us and the holiday hoops tournament portion of the season has wrapped up. This is a perfect time of the basketball season to update my team rankings. Over...

Classic at Damien Platinum Division: 15 Standout Performers (Part 1)

La Verne, CA - This past week I attended the prestigious Classic at Damien for the first time and it was an outstanding event in so many facets. Top teams from California and surrounding states on display,...

2023 Tarkanian Classic: 15 Standout Performers (Part 2)

The 11th annual Jerry Tarkanian Classic is being held December 16-21, 2023 @ Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas NV) and surrounding area gyms. 125+ high school boys squads (spread over 8 divisions) and 70+ prep programs...

2023 Tarkanian Classic HS Division: Day 3 Standout Performers

The 11th annual Jerry Tarkanian Classic is being held December 16-21, 2023 @ Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas NV) and surrounding area gyms. 125+ high school boys squads (spread over 8 divisions) and 70+ prep programs...

Central Section Class of 2027: Top 20 Player Rankings

The Class of 2027 has some impressive young talent that have already made an impact on their varsity teams in the early portion of the season, as well as the Fall preseason events held in September and...