2023-2024 Boys Week 10A: Carlsbad Loses Epic Struggle Against Top Seed
San Diego Section boys teams exited early from the Southern California regional tournament, but No. 4 seed Carlsbad stuck around and almost knocked out No. 1.
Coach Clark Allard’s Lancers lost a semifinal battle, 73-72, at Studio City Harvard-Westlake, the same team that had routed Carlsbad, 83-44, in the season’s first game.
The Lancers led by as much as 13 points at 32-19 in the second quarter and were ahead, 41-33, at halftime. The Wolverines nudged ahead, 55-52, in the third quarter and were in front, 65-58 in the fourth quarter before Carlsbad clawed back in the waning moments.
Boys’ Division I teams were disappointments, not only in the 0-5 record. Examples: No. 13 seed Redondo Beach Redondo Union ousted 4 Montgomery, 84-69. No. 12 La Verne Damien beat 5 St. Augustine, 69-44.
The boys’ season, Open to Division V, ended After 7 seed University City lost, 68-55, to 3 Mission Hills Bishop Alemany in the D-III semifinals. San Diego teams were 9-17 overall.
Only games with a San Diego section team are listed. Complete brackets are here. All games played at higher (low number) seed.
Round 1 Teams Tuesday, February 27
Round 2 Teams Thursday, February 29
Semifinals Saturday, March 2
Open Division Wednesday, February 28
5 Downey St. Pius X-St. Matthias (24-7) Southern 72
4 Carlsbad (30-2) 75, overtime
4 Carlsbad (30-3) 72
1 Studio City Harvard-Westlake (31-3) Southern 73
Division I
9 La Jolla Country Day (23-7) 59
8 L.A. Windward (29-4) Southern 74
12 Del Lago (21-11) 43
5 L.A. Garfield (25-3) L.A. City 66
7 Sherman Oaks Buckley (21-11) L.A. City 64
2 Mount Miguel (24-9) 53
15 L.A. New Designs (9-7) L.A. City 39
2 Mount Miguel (24-8) 53
2023-24 Boys Week 10: It’s Unanimous, Carlsbad No. 1 in Final Poll
John Maffei’s weekly, final regular-season Union-Tribune poll and the final Max-Preps and Cal-Hi Sports ratings, inclusive of the state playoffs.
#
TEAM
RECORD
POINTS
PREVIOUS
MAX-PREPS
CAL-HI SPORTS
1
Carlsbad
29-2 (17)
161
1
8/9
10/16
2
Montgomery
28-3
159
2
17/20
27/20
3
St. Augustine
25-5
139
3
21/21
31/24
4
La Jolla Country Day
23-6
108
5
60/59
NR/On the Bubble
5
Torrey Pines
21-8
103
4
43/40
NR/NR
6
Mission Hills
21-8
79
8
93
NR/NR
7
La Costa Canyon
19-8
50
6
76/76
NR/NR
8
Mission Bay
21-11
64
NR
97/98
NR/NR
9
Santa Fe Christian
21-9
38
7
118
NR/NR
10
Cathedral
20-9
9
9
104
NR/NR
Others receiving votes Scripps Ranch (20-12, 17 points), San Marcos (24-7, 156), Olympian (28-3, 10), University City (24-8, 10), Mount Miguel (23-9, 1).
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Bold entries in columns are up-to-date rankings followed by previous. Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings. NR—Not ranked.
Records as of Monday, Feb. 5
VOTING PANEL
John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune
Aaron Burgin, Fulltime Hoops
Steve Brand, Eric Williams, Freelance writers
John Kentera, Freelance Contributor
Rick Smith, partletonsports.com
Adam Paul, eastcountysports.com
Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com
Braden Surprenant 97.3 FM The Fan
Steve Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9-FM
Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section.
Rex Johnson, CIF Advisory Committee
Joe Evangelist, San Diego Coaching Legends Committee.
Tom Helmantoler, Advisor Southern Conference
Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association
MaxPreps
2023-2024 Boys Week 9A: The Hall Truth: Carlsbad Tops Montgomery for Open Title
Jake Hall’s two, late three-point baskets got No. 1 seed Carlsbad past Montgomery, 56-47, Saturday, February 24, for the San Diego Section Open Division championship.
The victory, before more than 3,000 persons at U.C. San Diego’s LionTree Arena avenged a 63-55 loss to the No. 3 Aztecs (28-3) in December, was the Lancers’ 19th straight victory and 29th, against two losses. Also included was a 75-74 win over No. 2 St. Augustine in December.
Carlsbad’s only loss was 83-44 in the season opener at Studio City Harvard-Westlake.
Hall, who scored 19 points, buried a three-pointer with 1:52 remaining in the game to open some space in what was a two-point Lancers lead and then cranked another 3 a minute later to seal the victory.
Montgomery, which had won 15 in a row, including a 56-39 rout of St. Augustine in the semifinals, will take a 28-3 record along with Carlsbad and the six other Open Division playoff squads into the Southern California regionals, pairings of which will be announced Sunday, February 25.
Playoff scores below.
Open Division
Saturday, February 17
Wednesday, Feb 21
Saturday, Feb 24
8 Cathedral (19-9) 64
1 Carlsbad 104
1 Carlsbad 77
5 La Jolla Country Day (23-6) 65
3 Montgomery (28-3) 47
1 Carlsbad (29-2) 56
@ U.C. San Diego
5 La Jolla Country Day 46
4 Torrey Pines (21-8) 45
1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-8) 57
3 University City (24-8) 72
@ San Marcos
9 Patrick Henry (18-11) 62
8 Mt. Carmel 73
12 Ramona (12-16) 52
5 Sage Creek 56
5 Sage Creek 55
4 Vista (20-10) 51
13 San Dieguito (5-22) 45
4 Vista 85
11 Helix (13-16) 49
6 Eastlake 69
6 Eastlake (17-13) 51
3 University City 57
14 Canyon Crest (11-18) 63
3 University City 74
10 The Bishop's (13-15) 52
7 Christian 56
7 Christian (19-8) 50
2 Victory Christian 84
3 University City 66
2 Victory Christian (20-10) 63
15 Coronado (7-23) 54
2 Victory Christian 91
Division III Wednesday, February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Friday, February 23
16 Mission Vista (9-18) 35
1 Olympian 81
8 St. Joseph (19-10) 59
1 Olympian 78
1 Olympian 60
4 Mira Mesa 21-10) 33
1 Olympian (28-3) 50
3 Monte Vista (23-9) 36
@ Clairemont
9 Steele Canyon (15-14) 68
8 St. Joseph 71
12 Imperial 73
5 Point Loma (18-9) 68
12 Imperial (14-16) 68
4 Mira Mesa 77
13 Escondido Charter (16-13) 55
4 Mira Mesa 70
11 Oceanside (11-16) 56
6 Westview 60
6 Westview (18-12) 41
3 Monte Vista 53
14 Granite Hills (13-12) 43
3 Monte Vista 62
10 Maranatha (11-18) 47
7 Calexico Vincent Memorial 65
7 Calexico Vincent Memorial (18-8) 57
15 El Centro Central 61
3 Monte Vista 74
15 El Centro Central (16-13) 67
15 El Centro Central 63
2 La Jolla (15-12) 60
Division IV Wed February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Thursday, February 22
16 Santana (9-20) 55
1 San Diego Southwest 67
8 Valley Center (16-14) 34
1 San Diego Southwest 50
1 San Diego Southwest 74
4 Canyon Hills (20-9) 69
1 San Diego Southwest (28-3) 48
2 Mount Miguel (23-8) 70
@ Otay Ranch
9 Rock (16-10) 53
8 Valley Center 58
12 Crawford 79
5 El Capitan (20-9) 68
12 Crawford (12-16) 42
4 Canyon Hills 56
13 Escondido (10-19) 29
4 Canyon Hills 54
11 Mar Vista (10-15) 37
6 Fallbrook 75
6 Fallbrook (14-15) 55
3 High Tech Chula Vista 62
2 Mount Miguel 80
3 High Tech Chula Vista (23-5) 72
14 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (8-15) 45
3 High Tech Chula Vista 62
10 Brawley (15-14) 46
7 Clairemont 71
7 Clairemont (17-11) 69
2 Mount Miguel 89
15 Sweetwater (11-14) 57
2 Mount Miguel 76
1 Calipatria
8 Chula Vista (9-18) 15
1 Calipatria 60
1 Calipatria 69
4 Coastal (15-6) 25
1 Calipatria (21-4) 43
2 Del Lago (21-10) 59
@ Clairemont
9 Bayfront Charter (14-9) 36
8 Chula Vista 43
12 High Tech North County (13-14) 44
5 O'Farrell 59
5 O'Farrell (16-11) 26
4 Coastal 37
4 Coastal
11 High Tech Mesa 56
6 Holtville (10-13) 53
11 High Tech Mesa (10-19) 66
3 El Cajon Valley 72
3 El Cajon Valley (15-15) 58
2 Del Lago 67
3 El Cajon Valley
10 Mountain Empire (15-8) 33
7 Castle Park 53
7 Castle Park (11-17) 30
2 Del Lago 66
2 Del Lago
Division V-AA Wednesday, February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Thursday, February 22
1 Tri-City
8 Julian (15-10) 20
1 Tri-City 74
1Tri-City 65
4 Bonsall (9-9) 36
1 Tri-City (21-10) 75
3 San Diego Jewish (15-12) 57
@ Canyon Crest
9 Escondido Adventist (6-19) 33
8 Julian 43
12 Borrego Springs (10-13) 32
5 Monarch 53
5 Monarch (17-9) 52
4 Bonsall (17-9) 69
4 Bonsall
3 San Diego Jewish 67
1 The Cambridge (19-3) 47
11 San Diego Academy (8-9) 29
6 Southern California Yeshiva 40
6 Southern California Yeshiva (12-12) 34
3 San Diego Jewish 71
3 San Diego Jewish
10 Ocean View (7-13) 55
7 Warner Springs Warner 57
7 Warner Springs Warner (17-13) 35
2 The Cambridge 57
2 The Cambridge
1974 Track: Banks and Jefferson Bring Home Gold Again
John Sylvester of Hilltop (left) nipped Montgomery’s Clint Bradburn in Metropolitan League 440 final in :50.2.
Willie Banks of Oceanside and Elijah Jefferson of Crawford offered a historic footnote to the 56th state meet in Bakersfield.
Banks and Jefferson we’re the first from the San Diego Section to win successive state championships since Chula Vista’s Tim Danielson in 1965-66 and only the second and third from the area to repeat since the first state meet in 1915.
Banks’ weekend started in disappointment when he was fourth in his heat in :14.1 in the 120-yard high hurdles, but while he tied the San Diego Section record with six others, only three in each heat qualified.
Banks was a qualifying sixth at 23-4 ¾ in the long jump and then essentially ended the competition with a 50-foot, 9-inch triple jump that broke Banks’ meet record of 49-1 and was 33 inches further than the second-place qualifier.
Banks jumped 50-7 in the Saturday final, again almost three feet further than the runner-up jump of 47-8 ¾. He was eighth in the long jump at 23-7 ½.
Smile of a multiple state champion, Willie Banks.
“I’m happy I won but I’m disappointed with my (triple) jump,” Banks told writer John Nettles. “I guess I was disappointed with my long jump finish and I felt sort of depressed, but I still felt I could have done better.”
Banks later posted career bests of 24-2 3/4 and 51-3, respectively, in the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento.
Jefferson, after scorching the Bakersfield track with a record-tying :09.4 in the 100-yard dash in Friday trials, beat the field again on Saturday in :09.8, but did not run the 220.
“It’s great to win this thing two years in a row,” said Jefferson after officials huddled for almost 10 minutes to determine if Jefferson or Mike Simmons of L.A. Carson had won. “I had a great start and felt I was ahead all the way, but I could hear them coming”.
Jefferson felt a twinge in his leg when he qualified at :21.5 in the 220 Friday night and did not in the run in the final.
5/3/74
EASTERN LEAGUE TRIALS, @BALBOA STADIUM
Morse’s Donald Moore ran the 440 in :48.3, fifth fastest in County history. Leaders:
NAME
SCHOOL
TIME
MEET
YEAR
Donald Tyler
Lincoln
:47.2
State
1970
Milton Mitchell
Lincoln
:47.3
San Diego Section (h)
1971
Michael Singletary
San Diego
:47.6
State
1965
Therlee Murphy
Lincoln
:48.1
San Diego Section (h)
1968
Donald Moore
Morse
:48.3
Morse
1974
Moore’s teammates Michael Patrick (:50.2) and Jim Juhl (:50.7) ran 1-2 in another heat.
Crawford’s Elijah Jefferson was an eased-up winner in the 100 and 220 in :10 and :21.8.
Kearny’s Wayne Saxton took early lead in San Diego Section high hurdles race, but Oceanside’s Willie Banks (right) came on to win in :14.4.
GROSSMONT LEAGUE TRIALS, @GRANITE HILLS
El Capitan’s Curt Hampton set a league record with a 64-5 ¾ shot put, bettering the 63-4 by Granite Hills’ George Brown in 1967.
The eighth qualifier in the shot reached 51-2 ¾, good enough to win several league meets.
One of the shot putters was El Cajon Valley’s Mark Malone, fourth at 53-8 ½, and first with a discus toss of 165-7.
Tom Smith of Granite Hills had the day’s fastest mile, 4:21.2. Tim Earle of Granite Hills won a heat in 4:23.9 and Monte Vista’s Bill Bunting led with a 6-6 high jump.
—Mike Grein of Poway was a double winner in the high hurdles (:14.6) and broke his school record (:19.9) with a :19.7 clocking in the lows, but Mission Bay won the Coast League dual meet, 64-63.
—Willie Banks’ 23-foot, 6 ½-inch long jump, 47-1 triple jump, and :15.1 in the 120 high hurdles was more than enough in Oceanside’s 92-44 win over Carlsbad.
5/6/74
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE TRIALS, @CASTLE PARK
Sweetwater’s Jim Frankson found the usual breezes at the Trojans’ track to his liking, running wind-aided :09.6 and :21.4 in the 100 and 220.
“I wasn’t aware of the wind before the race but I knew there was some,” said Frankson. “There wasn’t that much wind,” suggested Red Devils coach Gerry Smith.
John Sylvester of Hilltop (:22.2 220, :51.2 440) and Scott Young of Bonita Vista (:14.8 high hurdles, :20 low hurdles) also were double winners.
Morse’s Quinard McDonald (left) nipped Patrick Henry’s Mats Klavmark in San Diego Section 880 in 1:55.7.
AVOCADO LEAGUE TRIALS, @ESCONDIDO
Willie Banks won his high hurdles test in :14.8 and Oceanside teammate Mosley doubled in the 100 (:10.2) and 180 low hurdles (:20.4).
COAST LEAGUE TRIALS, @SAN DIEGUITO
Mike Grein of Poway led all hurdlers with wins in :14.9 and :20.3. Bregy of Poway won a 440 in :51.5 after taking first in an 880 race in 2:05.8.
5/9/74
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINALS, @RAMONA
Christian scored 59 points, Ramona, 55, and San Diego Military 50 in a meet in which 10 records were set and three were tied in the 3 classes.
Most notable was Ramona’s Bob Hunt, who cleared 6 feet in the B high jump, bettering a 32-year-old mark of 5-11 ½ by Gordon of Brown Military in 1942.
Donald Tavie of San Diego Military was a triple winner with a :10.2 100, :23.1 220, and 20-0 ¼ long jump.
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE FINALS, @CASTLE PARK
Jim Frankson of Sweetwater ran :09.7 in the 100-yard dash, breaking the record of :09.8 by Bill Huntales of Oceanside in 1937 and Bill Massey of Chula Vista in :1964.
Frankson also won the 220 in :21.8. but Scott Young of Bonita Vista won three events and was part of a fourth.
Young prevailed in both hurdles events in :14.6 and :19.8, high jumped 6 feet, 4 inches, and ran a leg on the Barons’ 440 relay, first in :43.6.
John Sylvester of Hilltop won a photo finish with Montgomery’s Clint Bradburn in the 440 in a career best :50.2.
Crawford’s Kirk Pfeffer, winning his mile heat in San Diego Section trials, was fifth in state meet two-mile run.
EASTERN LEAGUE FINALS, @BALBOA STADIUM
Kirk Pfeffer and Elijah Jefferson were double winners for Crawford. Pfeiffer at 4:18.5 and 9:11.6 in the mile and two-mile and Jefferson at :09.8 and :21.8 in the 100 and 220.
Pfeffer bettered the long race record of 9:13.6, set by Lincoln’s Otis Martin in 1966, and was challenged in the shorter race by teammate Phil Hendricks, who was second in 4:18.6.
Donald Moore of Morse won the 440 in :48.9 and anchored the Tigers’ mile relay team to a 3:20.6 victory, fastest in the Section this year, nosing out Crawford, which ran 3:21, ahead of Patrick Henry (3:22) and Lincoln (3:22.6).
Quinard McDonald was on the Morse relay team and also won the 880 in 1:55.7.
WESTERN LEAGUE, @MESA COLLEGE
Wayne Saxton was a triple winner :15.3 high hurdles, :19.8 lows, and 21-6 ½ long jump for Kearny, which also profited from Ron Means’ :50.5 440.
Charles Bussey of Kearny won the 100 in :10.0 but ran out of gas, as did the rest of the 220 field, which mistakenly raced for 235 yards, thanks to incorrect lane markings.
Richard Paxton of University hurled the shot 56-7 and discus 151-6 and Steve Mowry of Madison ran the mile in 4:20.5 and two-mile in 9:20.4.
AVOCADO LEAGUE FINALS, @VISTA
Willie Banks took the state lead with a 50-foot, 6 ½-inch triple jump, was second to teammate Kenny Brooks’ 22-10 long jump with a 22-6½ leap, and tied the hurdles record of :14.4 by Oceanside’s Mike Swaim in 1963.
Tim Woods of Vista ran 4:18.1 in the mile and 9:22.4 in the two-mile and Bobby Rhodes of Vista was a 10-seconds winner in the 100 and in :22.4 in the 220, and anchored the Panthers to a :43.2 photo finish win over Oceanside in the 440 relay.
GROSSMONT LEAGUE FINALS, @GRANITE HILLS
The first five finishers in the 880 were timed in 1:58.1 or better and won by Granite Hills’ Tom Smith in 1:56.1.
Smith earned a difficult double victory when he came back to win the mile in 4:17.7, nipping Tim Earle (4:17.9) of Monte Vista.
El Capitan’s Curt Hampton won the shot put at 63-4 and Mark Malone of El Cajon Valley the discus at 173-3.
COAST LEAGUE FINALS, @SAN DIEGUITO
Mike Grein of Poway won the high and low hurdles in :14.6 and :19.8 and Gary Hernandez of Mission Bay was first in the distances in 4:22.8 and 9:33.6.
5/18/14
SAN DIEGO SECTION TRIALS, @VISTA
Kearny’s Wayne Saxton and Oceanside’s Willie Banks were the stars in the afternoon-evening meet, the latter offering Class B and C competition.
Banks took the national lead in the Triple Jump at 50 feet, 10 1/4 inches, and led long jumpers with a qualifying 23-5 3/4.
Saxton ran the 120-yard high hurdles in a wind-aided :14.3 and the 180 lows in a clean :19.5, and ran a leg on the Komets’ 440 relay. The Komets’ time of :42.6 was best of the day.
Kearny did not finish the relay in the Western League finals but had been byed into the trials.
Kathy Devine of Mission Bay set national record in shot put.
5/24/74
SAN DIEGO SECTION FINALS, @VISTA
Willie Banks tripled, but Crawford, getting more than just an expected double win from Elijah Jefferson, won the team championship.
Keith Miles was second in both hurdles races and triple jump (lifetime best 46-9 ¼), and participated in the 440 relay (second) and mile relay (third). Kirk Pfeiffer won the two-mile in 9:08.6 and was second with a lifetime best of 4:16.8 in the mile.
Jefferson tied the meet record of :09.6 in the 100 and won 220 on a full curve in :21.5.
Morse had four individual winners: Donald Moore, :48.5 440; Quinard McDonald, 1:55.9 880; 440 relay, :42.2, and mile relay, 3:19.7.
Banks won the 120 high hurdles in :14.4, long jump at 23-7 ¼, and triple jump at 49-1 ½.
LADIES MAKE DEBUT
Girls’ track and field, which was introduced as a CIF-sanctioned sport in the dual meet season, was celebrated with a national record by Mission Bay’s Kathy Devine.
Devine pushed the eight-pound shot 51-1 ¼, breaking the record of 48-8 ½ by a girl from Gresham, Oregon, in 1971.
Janice Wiser of La Jolla won the 100 in :10.8 and 220 in :24.5 and Beth Howell of San Dieguito doubled in the 440 and 880.
5/31/74
56THSTATE TRACK TRIALS, @BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE.
EVENT
NAME
SCHOOL
MARK
PLACE
100
Jefferson
Crawford
:09.4
1st
Frankson
Sweetwater
:10.1
22T
220
Jefferson
:21.5
3T
Tavie
San Diego Military
:22.1
12T
440
Moore
Morse
:48.2
5th
Riggins
Helix
:48.9
11T
Klavmark
Patrick Henry
1:53.7
12T
McDonald
Morse
1:54.7
17T
Mile
Smith
Granite Hills
4:13.4
8th
Woods
Vista
4:13.7
10th
120 High Hurdles
Banks
Oceanside
:14.1
8th
Saxton
Kearny
:14.2
10T
180 Low Hurdles
Saxton
:19.5
12T
Miles
Crawford
:20.5
24T
Mowry
Madison
9:03.1
6th
440 Relay
Crawford
:42.3
8th
Morse
:42.6
12th
Mile Relay
Morse
3:16.8
3T
Helix
3:22.0
16th
High Jump
Young
Bonita Vista
6-4
13T
Bunting
Monte Vista
6-4
13T
Long Jump
Banks
Oceanside
23-4 3/4
6th
Brooks
Oceanside
21-7 3/4
18ith
Triple Jump
Banks
Oceanside
50-9
1st
Miles
Crawford
—
—
Shot Put
Hampton
El Cajon
62-0 1/4
2nd
Paxton
University
56-10
14th
Discus
Malone
El Cajon Valley
161-8
14th
Mortensen
Vista
159-11
17th
Pole Vault
Barrows
Mar Vista
13-9
1T
Phillips
Helix
—
—
6/1/74
56TH STATE TRACK FINALS, @BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
EVENT
NAME
SCHOOL
MARK
PLACE
100
Jefferson
Crawford
:09.8
1st
220
Jefferson
—
—
440
Moore
Morse
:49.1
7th
Mile
Smith
Granite Hills
4:10.6
7th
Woods
Vista
4:11
8th
Two Miles
Pfeffer
Crawford
8:59.5
5th
Mowry
Madison
9:03.1
6th
Mile Relay
Morse
3:23.5
7th
Long Jump
Banks
Oceanside
23-7
7th
Banks
50-7
1st
Shot Put
Hampton
El Cajon
61-9
2nd
Pole Vault
Barrows
Mar Vista
14-0
5th
FIRST GIRLS STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, @BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
EVENT
NAME
SCHOOL
MARK
PLACE
100
Wiser
La Jolla
:10.8
1st
220
:24.2
1st
440
Howell
San Dieguito
:58.5
4th
880
2:18.4
4th
Mile
Greer
Oceanside
5:13.2
5th
80 low hurdles
Wilson
Point Loma
:11.4
4th
440 Relay
Morse
:49.9
5th
Sprint Medley 110, 110, 220, 440
Kearny
1:53.9
7th
Shot Put
Devine
Mission Bay
47-4 ½
1st
High Jump
Gilbert
San Luis Rey
5-7
2nd
Long Jump
Whigham
San Diego
16-7
5th
2023-2024 Boys Week 9: Carlsbad-Montgomery Rematch for Championship
Scores through Friday, February 23, are included below. A playoffs wrap-up will appear later along with pairings for the Southern California regionals.
No. 1 Carlsbad will try to reverse a 63-55 loss in December to No. 3 Montgomery when the Lancers and Aztecs meet in the San Diego Section Open Division championship Saturday at U.C. San Diego.
Carlsbad defeated 5 La Jolla Country Day, 77-65, and Montgomery won a raucous 56-39 decision at 2 St. Augustine in last night’s Open Division semifinals.
The Aztecs from the South Bay traveled well. They contributed a large portion to the crowd of at least 2,000 persons in the St. Augustine gym and then coach Ed Martin’s team jumped to a 13-0 lead, never to be headed.
It was 38-20 deep into the third quarter when the Saints began hitting some shots and went on a 16-2 run. It was 40-36 when a basket by the Saints at the buzzer was overruled by a preening lead official who played to the Montgomery crowd by derisively raising his arms to let the visitors know he had waved off the basket.
The game, physical from the opening tip, took on a “no blood, no foul” perception, and grew heated in the fourth quarter.
The Saints, who missed several point blank shots under the rim, were involved in a scramble for the ball, bodies went down, a punch was thrown, and a Saints player and Montgomery player were ejected.
Montgomery regrouped, went on a 11-0 run, and closed out coach Mike Haupt’s Saints, who, as an Open Division team, automatically will be back at it in Southern California Regional play next week.
An amusing sidelight to the evening was when Aztecs coach Martin briefly engaged his assistant coach in a shouting match. A longtime Martin observer said the scene was not unusual.
See below for all scores and championship sites.
Open Division
Saturday, February 17
Wednesday, Feb 21
Saturday, Feb 24
8 Cathedral (19-9) 64
1 Carlsbad 104
1 Carlsbad 77
5 La Jolla Country Day (23-6) 65
3 Montgomery (28-3) 47
1 Carlsbad (29-2) 56
@ U.C. San Diego
5 La Jolla Country Day 46
4 Torrey Pines (21-8) 45
1 Rancho Buena Vista (24-8) 57
3 University City (24-8) 72
@ San Marcos
9 Patrick Henry (18-11) 62
8 Mt. Carmel 73
12 Ramona (12-16) 52
5 Sage Creek 56
5 Sage Creek 55
4 Vista (20-10) 51
13 San Dieguito (5-22) 45
4 Vista 85
11 Helix (13-16) 49
6 Eastlake 69
6 Eastlake (17-13) 51
3 University City 57
14 Canyon Crest (11-18) 63
3 University City 74
10 The Bishop's (13-15) 52
7 Christian 56
7 Christian (19-8) 50
2 Victory Christian 84
3 University City 66
2 Victory Christian (20-10) 63
15 Coronado (7-23) 54
2 Victory Christian 91
Division III Wednesday, February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Friday, February 23
16 Mission Vista (9-18) 35
1 Olympian 81
8 St. Joseph (19-10) 59
1 Olympian 78
1 Olympian 60
4 Mira Mesa 21-10) 33
1 Olympian (28-3) 50
3 Monte Vista (23-9) 36
@ Clairemont
9 Steele Canyon (15-14) 68
8 St. Joseph 71
12 Imperial 73
5 Point Loma (18-9) 68
12 Imperial (14-16) 68
4 Mira Mesa 77
13 Escondido Charter (16-13) 55
4 Mira Mesa 70
11 Oceanside (11-16) 56
6 Westview 60
6 Westview (18-12) 41
3 Monte Vista 53
14 Granite Hills (13-12) 43
3 Monte Vista 62
10 Maranatha (11-18) 47
7 Calexico Vincent Memorial 65
7 Calexico Vincent Memorial (18-8) 57
15 El Centro Central 61
3 Monte Vista 74
15 El Centro Central (16-13) 67
15 El Centro Central 63
2 La Jolla (15-12) 60
Division IV Wed February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Thursday, February 22
16 Santana (9-20) 55
1 San Diego Southwest 67
8 Valley Center (16-14) 34
1 San Diego Southwest 50
1 San Diego Southwest 74
4 Canyon Hills (20-9) 69
1 San Diego Southwest (28-3) 48
2 Mount Miguel (23-8) 70
@ Otay Ranch
9 Rock (16-10) 53
8 Valley Center 58
12 Crawford 79
5 El Capitan (20-9) 68
12 Crawford (12-16) 42
4 Canyon Hills 56
13 Escondido (10-19) 29
4 Canyon Hills 54
11 Mar Vista (10-15) 37
6 Fallbrook 75
6 Fallbrook (14-15) 55
3 High Tech Chula Vista 62
2 Mount Miguel 80
3 High Tech Chula Vista (23-5) 72
14 Blythe Palo Verde Valley (8-15) 45
3 High Tech Chula Vista 62
10 Brawley (15-14) 46
7 Clairemont 71
7 Clairemont (17-11) 69
2 Mount Miguel 89
15 Sweetwater (11-14) 57
2 Mount Miguel 76
1 Calipatria
8 Chula Vista (9-18) 15
1 Calipatria 60
1 Calipatria 69
4 Coastal (15-6) 25
1 Calipatria (21-4) 43
2 Del Lago (21-10) 59
@ Clairemont
9 Bayfront Charter (14-9) 36
8 Chula Vista 43
12 High Tech North County (13-14) 44
5 O'Farrell 59
5 O'Farrell (16-11) 26
4 Coastal 37
4 Coastal
11 High Tech Mesa 56
6 Holtville (10-13) 53
11 High Tech Mesa (10-19) 66
3 El Cajon Valley 72
3 El Cajon Valley (15-15) 58
2 Del Lago 67
3 El Cajon Valley
10 Mountain Empire (15-8) 33
7 Castle Park 53
7 Castle Park (11-17) 30
2 Del Lago 66
2 Del Lago
Division V-AA Wednesday, February 14
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 20
Thursday, February 22
1 Tri-City
8 Julian (15-10) 20
1 Tri-City 74
1Tri-City 65
4 Bonsall (9-9) 36
1 Tri-City (21-10) 75
3 San Diego Jewish (15-12) 57
@ Canyon Crest
9 Escondido Adventist (6-19) 33
8 Julian 43
12 Borrego Springs (10-13) 32
5 Monarch 53
5 Monarch (17-9) 52
4 Bonsall (17-9) 69
4 Bonsall
3 San Diego Jewish 67
1 The Cambridge (19-3) 47
11 San Diego Academy (8-9) 29
6 Southern California Yeshiva 40
6 Southern California Yeshiva (12-12) 34
3 San Diego Jewish 71
3 San Diego Jewish
10 Ocean View (7-13) 55
7 Warner Springs Warner 57
7 Warner Springs Warner (17-13) 35
2 The Cambridge 57
2 The Cambridge
1974 Baseball: Oceanside and Ciammachilli Come Close
For the first time in the San Diego Section’s 14 years, a team not from the city or the eastern suburbs had reached the playoff finals.
Twenty-six squads, including Hoover, Helix, El Capitan, Crawford, Point Loma, San Diego, Santana, Kearny, Clairemont, and University had won or gotten to the championship game from 1961-73, and they were joined this season by a 27th, Patrick Henry.
A 28th, the North County Oceanside Pirates, who had become a power in track and field and was a stalwart in football, broke the City-East lock and became the first from their corner of the area.
The Pirates, behind righthanded pitcher Frank Ciammachilli, parlayed a 13-1 Avocado League and overall 20-3 regular season into a march through three rounds of the playoffs.
The Pirates came up short as an overworked Ciammachilli finally tired and was beaten in the finals.
Cimmachilli’s remarkable season included a 15-2 record, 168 innings pitched, and 148 strikeouts
Frank Ciammachilli was workhorse for Oceanside.
4/30/74
Willie Brigham singled, stole second base, and scored on Dorman Malone’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning and San Diego, with Brigham going the distance on the mound, defeated Western League co-leader Clairemont, 6-5.
—Kearny won its sixth game in a row, 5-3, over Madison and moved into first place after Clairemont lost.
—Bob Robinson of Mission Bay shut out La Jolla, 2-0, on one hit.
—Jeff Byrd’s two-hit pitching and a home run by Gary Armstrong ensured El Capitan’s 7-0 win over Helix, giving the Vaqueros undisputed possession of first place in the Grossmont League with an 8-3 record.
5/3/74
With one week remaining, Crawford (13-1-1) was the only team to claim a league championship, their seventh in the last 11 Eastern League campaigns.
Reese Mitchell improved his pitching record to 9-3, Dave Engle was 3 for 4, and the Colts beat Hoover, 6-3.
5/7/74
Oceanside’s Frank Ciammachilli was 12-1 and his earned-run average 0.65 after Ciammachilli’s four-hitter defeated Vista, 4-0, and the Pirates clinched a second straight Avocado League championship.
Oceanside’s 11th consecutive victory snapped the Panthers’ eight-game winning streak.
—Dan Flanagan’s four-hitter stopped Castle Park, 3-1, and Hilltop clinched a tie for the Metropolitan League championship.
–Bonita Vista beat Sweetwater, 6-5, to stay one game behind the Lancers, who will face the Barons in the final regular-season game in three days.
5/8/74
Clairemont gained a share of the Western League championship behind Gary Stogstill’s six-hit, 1-0 shutout of Kearny.
Kearny’s Billy Joseph allowed only two hits and struck out 10 but gave up the game’s only run in the fourth inning when Steve Agosto singled with two outs, went to second when Steve Splitt was hit by a pitch, and scored on Ron Molina’s single.
The Chieftains and University each finished with a 10-6 league record, but Clairemont held two league wins over the Dons.
—Crawford beat Patrick Henry, 4-3, in 10 innings and the Colts 14-1-1 record was the best in the 14-season history of the Eastern League. A tie with Morse was not included in the standings.
The 1965 Crawford team and 1968 Hoover each posted a 13-2 league record.
—A 4-0 win over El Cajon Valley gained El Capitan (10-4) a share of the Grossmont League title with Monte Vista, 1-0 winner over Santana. The Vaqueros won or shared the championship six of the last 12 years.
FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS
EASTERN
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Crawford
14
1
.933
—
19
4
.826
Patrick Henry
13
3
.829
1-1/2
17
8
.680
Hoover
10
6
.625
4 ½
15
7
.682
St. Augustine
5
11
.313
9 ½
7
15
.318
Lincoln
5
11
.313
9 ½
7
14
.333
Morse
3
12
.200
11
6
15
.286
SOUTHERN
COASTAL DIVISION
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Army-Navy
7
2
.778
—
12
4
.750
La Jolla Country Day
4
5
.444
3
6
7
.462
Francis Parker
4
5
.444
3
8
10
.444
San Diego Military
3
6
.333
4
4
10
.286
MOUNTAIN DIVISION
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Ramona
8
0
1,000
—
13
8
.619
Christian
5
3
.625
3
9
6
.600
Borrego Springs
4
4
.500
4
9
7
.563
Julian
2
6
.200
6
4
9
.308
Mountain Empire
1
7
.125
7
1
11
.091
WESTERN
LEAGUE
OVERALL
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Clairemont
10
6
.625
—
18
7
.720
University
10
6
.625
—
16
7
.696
Kearny
9
7
.563
1
13
9
.591
San Diego
7
9
.438
3
9
12
.429
Madison
6
10
.375
4
10
12
.455
Point Loma
4
12
.250
6
7
15
.318
GROSSMONT
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Monte Vista
10
4
.714
—
16
6
.727
El Capitan
10
4
.714
—
17
7
.708
El Cajon Valley
8
6
.571
2
11
12
.478
Granite Hills
7
7
.500
3
9
13
.409
Grossmont
6
8
.429
4
12
10
.522
Santana
6
8
.429
4
11
13
.458
Mount Miguel
5
9
.357
5
12
11
.522
Helix
4
10
.286
6
9
13
.409
METROPOLITAN
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Hilltop
13
1
.929
—
16
5
.762
Bonita Vista
11
3
.786
2
14
7
.667
Castle Park
9
5
.643
4
12
9
.571
Mar Vista
9
5
.643
4
10
11
.476
Montgomery
6
8
.429
7
11
12
.478
Sweetwater
5
9
.457
8
6
15
.286
Chula Vista
2
12
.157
11
2
20
.091
Martian
1
13
12
12
2
18
.100
COAST
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
La Jolla
10
6
.625
—
12
11
.522
Poway
10
6
.625
—
14
9
.609
Coronado
8
8
.500
2
14
11
.560
Mission Bay
8
8
.500
2
13
11
.542
San Dieguito
4
12
.250
6
8
12
.500
AVOCADO
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Oceanside
13
1
.929
—
20
3
.870
Vista
9
5
.643
4
13
8
.619
San Marcos
7
7
.500
6
11
12
.478
Orange Glen
7
7
.500
6
9
9
.500
Fallbrook
6
7
.462
6 ½
9
9
.500
Escondido
5
9
.357
8
10
122
.455
San Pasqual
4
9
.308
8 ½
9
13
.409
Carlsbad
4
10
.286
9
5
16
.238
Ball eluded Bob Casanova (top) as Hoover’s Jim Daniels stole second base in playoff with El Capitan. Casanova reversed things (below), stealing second as Hoover’s Rudy Arias took wide throw. El Capitan won, 7-5.
5/14/74
SAN DIEGO SECTION PLAYOFFS
CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP
ARMY-NAVY (12-4) 1, RAMONA (13-9) 0, @SAN MARCOS HIGH
Robbie Temple gave up five hits and earned the victory when Joe Smith doubled in the fifth inning, advanced on Scott Kelleher’s infield single, and scored when an attempted pickoff throw at first was wild.
CLASS AA
FIRST ROUND
San Marcos (11-13) 2, @Crawford 16.
Dean Hall scored three runs and had five of the Colts’ 16 hits.
Kearny 2, @Hilltop (16-6) 0.
Billy Joseph faced the minimum 21 batters and hurled a no-hitter, striking out 10 and walking one, erased on a double play.
Joseph’s near-perfect outing marked the second playoff no-hitter since Hoover’s Ken Kollmeyer blanked Granite Hills in 1970.
Vista (13-9) 2, @Patrick Henry 15.
Mike Proctor homered, doubled, and drove in six runs for the Patriots.
El Cajon Valley 8, @Clairemont (18-8) 6.
The Braves exploited Clairemont pitching for five home runs over the Chieftains’ inviting, 250-foot leftfield fence, including two by No. 9 hitter Dan Truttman.
Poway (14-10) 12, @Oceanside 13, 9 innings.
The Pirates survived despite nine errors and then scored the winning run on a Poway error in the second extra inning.
El Capitan 7, @Hoover (15-8) 5, 11 innings.
Joe Unden had five hits in six times at bat—triple, two doubles, and two singles—including the one-base hit that drove in the winning run for the Vaqueros.
University (16-8) 1, @La Jolla 2.
Tom Watson halted Uni at seven hits and drove in both Vikings runs.
Bonita Vista 9, @Monte Vista (16-7) 4.
The Barons stunned the Monarchs with five runs in the third inning.
5/15/74
QUARTERFINALS
Oceanside 2, El Capitan (18-8) 1, @MiraCosta College
The Pirates won their 15th game in a row as pitcher Frank Ciammachilli upped his record to 14-1, cuffing the Vaqueros on two hits and winning his second game in two days.
Rick Ward singled to lead off the game, stole his 28th base and came home on David Meyer’s single, and Ward doubled in the winning run in the seventh inning.
Bonita Vista 5, La Jolla (13-12) 4, @San Diego State.
Winning pitcher Jim Davis doubled to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, advanced on an infield out, and scored the winning run on Donald Slater’s single.
Crawford 11, Kearny (14-10) 8, @Mesa College.
The No. 1 seed Colts were outhit 11-7 but won a three-hour battle, coming from 9-7 behind with two runs each in the sixth and seventh innings.
Patrick Henry 3, El Cajon Valley (11-12) 2, @University of San Diego.
The Patriots eliminated the Braves by scoring two unearned runs in the fifth inning.
5/17/74
SEMIFINALS
Crawford (21-5-1) 2, Patrick Henry 6, @San Diego State.
The Patriots, losers of two, one-run decisions to the Colts in the Eastern League race, led, 2-1, when they got to Crawford ace Reese Mitchell for four runs in the fifth inning.
Matt Powell, who pitched for Hoover in the 1973 championship game and usually came on in relief for the Patriots, held the Colts to five hits in his first start since the April Lions Tournament.
Rich Cosio drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and Matt Proctor slugged a 380-foot, three-run home run in support for Powell.
Trailing, 6-1, in the seventh Mitchell homered for Crawford.
Oceanside 11, Bonita Vista (16-8) 6, 8 innings, @Mesa College.
The Pirates won their 16th game in a row and Frank Ciammachilli improved to 15-1 on the mound, winning his third game in four days, and hit a bases-empty home run for.
Ciammachilli started the Barons’ downfall in the eighth inning when he broke a 5-5 tie with a 340-foot home run. Steve Gelfarb’s bases loaded triple and Joe Gonzales’ run-scoring single sealed the victory
Ciammachilli had relieved starter David Drake in the sixth inning.
Rich Cosio, his shock of hair obscuring face, received hero’s welcome from Patrick Henry teammates after home run in championship game.
5/18/74
CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP
Patrick Henry (21-8) 7, Oceanside (23-4) 3, @San Diego State.
“I thought we’d be a .500 team,” said coach Bob Imlay of his Patrick Henry team that survived four rounds of playoffs to emerge as the fifth second place (Eastern League) squad in 14 years to win the San Diego Section title.
Shortstop Rich Cosio’s 400-foot, three-run home run in the fifth inning broke a 3-3 tie and dealt Oceanside ace Frank Ciammachilli a rare defeat.
“We had a lot of problems and a lot of question marks,” said Imlay, citing inexperience, injury (shortstop Cosio, sore arm and out of position at first base; Casey Clark, regular first baseman, ankle in cast), and grade problems when the season began.
The Patriots’ Dave Disbro, who helped Imlay develop his pitching staff, survived a two-run second inning and settled down to win his ninth game in 12 decisions.
“Disbro was about ready to come out,” said Imlay after his pitcher retired 16 of the last 20 batters he faced.
“It’s just unfortunate that he had to throw so much this week,” said Pirates coach Bill Williams, referencing Ciammachilli’s fourth time on the mound in five days.
