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2024 Football Week 9: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Penalty Flags!
They were flying last week. John Maffei, The San Diego Union high school expert, noted the many infractions and uneven play in the Western League showdown between Lincoln and Cathedral. “It was choppy,” observed Maffei. Perhaps that was because there was an officiating crew of seven instead of the standard six. Play was interrupted 19 […]
Read More2024 Flag Football Week 8: Playoff Divisions Set; Brackets Later
San Diego Section playoffs will consist of four divisions/brackets of 12 teams each, to be chosen by a CIF committee. Only criteria given is that seeding is based on record and MaxPreps* ranking, and brackets will include all League champions. Brackets reveal is on Nov 6. The top 4 seeds get a first-round bye, then […]
Read More2024 Football Week 8: It’s Winning Time for Hornets, Dons, Falcons, Centurions
Number 1 Lincoln is at No. 2 Cathedral and unranked Scripps Ranch visits No. 10 University City Friday with the winners the likely champions in the Western and Eastern leagues. By the numbers: Lincoln is No. 1 in the San Diego Section Top 10 and 13th in the state, according to MaxPreps. Cathedral is No. […]
Read More2024 Flag Football Week 7: 414 Down, 152 To Go
State No. 3 Classical (17-4), with a 36-26 win over local No. 9 Torrey Pines (10-7), remains the team to emulate. A month is left in the season and more than 400 games have been played by 72 San Diego Section teams. The Caimans have played the most games (21) and the most out-of-section games […]
Read More2024 Week 7: No Poll Change From No.1 Through No. 7
MAFFEI FEELS IT John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 7 poll: Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Bold indicates latest. NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps‘ and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. RANK TEAM/RECORD POINTS MAXPREPS CALPREPS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS+ 1. Lincoln (4-2) 26* 296 (1) 14 (16) 55.5 (54.2) 14 (16) 2. […]
Read More2024 Flag Football Week 6: Classical and Mira Mesa Still On Top
Floating at state No. 3, Classical (16-4) hoped for repeat success over #2 Newport Harbor (19-2), but the Sailors battened the hatches for a 37-0 win. The Caimans had keelhauled the seafaring club, 26-13, as well as #4 San Juan Capistrano JSerra (17-5) and #6 Huntington Beach (17-7) earlier this season. Mira Mesa (11-2) bobbed […]
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