2015-16 Week 6: Knights Receive USA Today Props
Foothills Christian, a weekly, unanimous No. 1 in the San Diego Union-Tribune poll, went “national” this week when it landed as No. 17 in the USA Today rankings. The thrill-a-minute Knights achieved the honor with another roller-coaster performance against Connecticut’s Waterbury Sacred Heart, which was 17th in USA Today the previous week. The Knights defeated the Hearts, […]
Read More2015-16, Week 5: Foothills Goes to Massachusetts
Foothills Christian lost its rematch with Chino Hills but continued as a team of statewide import, still not yet gone “national,” in the eyes of major U.S. ratings entities. The Adidas-influenced Knights will travel again this week, to Springfield, Massachusetts, for the Hoophall Classic and take on Connecticut’s No. 1, 8-0 Waterbury Sacred Heart, averaging […]
Read More1978: Red Devil Caught in Act of Touchdown
John Saleamua took the handoff, cleared the first line of defense, and cut to the outside. Saleamua was running free along the Montgomery sideline when he suddenly went down. Jack Jackson, a Montgomery player, had left his bench area, came onto the field, and tackled Saleamua, short-circuiting a 79-yard touchdown run. “I couldn’t believe it,” […]
Read More2015-16 Week 4: Foothills Gets Another Chance
Foothills Christian, blown off the court, 40-13, in the first quarter and a 106-86 loser to Chino Hills a couple weeks ago, will have another try at the USA Today No. 1 Huskies in the Sierra Canyon Super Showcase in Chatsworth Saturday. The pressing piranhas of 13-0 Chino Hills, averaging 93 points a game, were champions of the recent City […]
Read More1977: Death Threats for Marcus Allen
The messages were not the garden variety “good luck this week,” or “see you at the game.” “I got several phone calls threatening my life,” Marcus Allen told writer Steve Brand. “The callers said I better not be at the game. They didn’t say what they’d do. They just said not to be there. It […]
Read More1977: Old Friend in Trouble
Balboa Stadium’s days were numbered. When construction was completed in 1915, the concrete horseshoe seating more than 23,000 was the largest municipally-owned stadium in the world, according to Don King, author of “Caver Conquest.” The 1933 magnitude 6.3 earthquake that destroyed 230 school buildings in Southern California, including many at Long Beach Poly, resulted in […]
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