1980-81: Red Devils Break Scoring Record
Records are made to be broken, but it took 11 years, until Jan. 23, 1981, for Bill Walton and Helix to surrender the San Diego Section’s signature team scoring achievement. Helix slammed Mount Miguel, 127-31, in the 1969-70 season and the Highlanders’ record seldom was in trouble, other than a couple 122-point assaults by free-wheeling […]
Read More1980-81: Patrick Henry Preseason Favorite for Third Title, But…
Moments from the season: 11/29/80 Nine players returned to the defending champion and preseason No. 1 Patrick Henry Patriots, including 1979-’80 San Diego Section player-of-the-year Steve Brown, fellow all-CIF selection Billy Washington, and Tom Dobyns, son of a 1957-58 Hoover standout. Five players also moved up from a 19-2 junior varsity. Coach Alan (Fritz) Ziegenfuss, […]
Read More1980-81: Twenty-Six Seconds Took Five Minutes
Referees’ whistles echoed throughout the Bonita Vista gymnasium. From a 1/14/81 account of a Metropolitan League game by Linda Murphy of The San Diego Union: Seven-foot, one-inch Bonita Vista center Larry Irwin was fouled by Chula Vista’s Louie Romero as Irvin went up for a rebound. Bonita Vista led, 65-61, with 26 seconds remaining in […]
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