2022 Week 3: Another Hot Night for Preps…in 1963
The thermometer is expected to reach three digits in San Diego Friday, recalling a similar day and high school football 59 years ago. On Thursday, Sept. 26, 1963, an all-time high of 111 degrees scorched the area. The next day the high was 104. I was in the Hoover stadium when the Cardinals and Helix, […]
Read More2022 Week 2: Carlsbad No. 1 in San Diego; Cathedral Still High in State
Despite a 42-7 loss to state No. 3 Corona Centennial, in which it manufactured only 138 yards offense, Cathedral still is held in high esteem by the computer services. Max Preps ranks Cathedral fifth and gives the Dons a 60.7 strength-of-schedule rating, highest among any team in California. Anaheim Servite (60.4) and Norco (60.1) are […]
Read More2022 Week 1A: Calexico and Blythe Have Unusual Ending
Visiting Calexico was in a 7-7 tie in the fourth quarter in the season’s first game when the lights went out at the Blythe Palo Verde Valley stadium. The final score was reported to Max Preps as a tie, a result increasingly uncommon as teams nowadays usually find a conclusion in overtime. A few hours […]
Read More2022 Week 1: Parker’s Williams Scores 4 Ways that equal 52
Francis Parker’s Chris Williams set a San Diego Section record when he scored all 52 points in the Lancers’ 52-27 win over Pasadena Poly, according to information provided to The San Diego Union. Williams did it all: Six touchdown runs, 10, 23,25,27,27, and 45 yards. A 62-yard pass interception for a touchdown. Seven points after […]
Read More2022 Week 0: Preseason Top 10, Coaching Changes, League Moves
John Maffei of The San Diego Union-Tribune and three other ranking services have offered their opinions on 2022 football in the San Diego Section. Maffei canvassed coaches, noted the results of summer 7-on-7 passing competitions, and compared roster compositions, among other factors. The U-T’s weekly poll will begin after this week’s opening round of games. […]
Read More1946 Baseball: Morrow is Back and so are Hilltoppers
Dewey J. (Mike) Morrow, a University of California at Berkeley graduate from Montana, returned from the war to San Diego High and coached the Hilltoppers to his eighth CIF Southern Section championship in Morrow’s 16 seasons and first since 1939. Writer Norrie West of the Evening Tribune said of Morrow’s return: “Not a soul will […]
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