1938 Baseball: Strange, Disappointing Ending for Hilltoppers
San Diego’s march to a Southern Section championship was derailed by Glendale in the most confusing finish in the 20-season career of coach Mike Morrow. “Bait and switch” is a often-used political term for what happened to the Hilltoppers. They were told by CIF boss Seth Van Patten that a victory over Norwalk Excelsior in […]
Read More2024 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 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 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 Football Week 6: Hornets Roll in Sacto Intersectional, Stay No. 1 Here
No. 1 Lincoln is the only team in The San Diego Union’s Top 10 with two losses as action moves into the sixth week after many clubs took a mid-season bye. The Hornets’ schedule is one of the most difficult in California and there’s still a game with legendary Southern Section opponent Los Alamitos this […]
Read More2024 Football Week 5: Maffei Feels It, as do Max Preps, CalPreps, Cal-Hi
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 5 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. Max Preps‘ and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. RANK TEAM/RECORD POINTS MAXPREPS.COM CALPREPS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS 1. Lincoln (2-2) 21* 291 (1) 17 (16) 53.3 (51.4) 16 (16) 2. Cathedral (4-1) […]
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