1969-70: Many Could Hoop, Not Just Bill
No team could match, or come close to, the withering pace of Bill Walton and the Helix Highlanders, but individual play was at an all-time high. Eleven players, meeting a minimum of 15 games, averaged at least 23 points. Eleven also scored more than 600 points. By comparison, just 10 players averaged 23 points or […]
Read More2018 Week 16: San Diego Teams Organize Travel Plans
Get your kicks on Route 101 or I-5. And be sure to pack for cool…well, maybe cold weather. That’s the forecast for 3 of the San Diego Section teams still competing in the state football playoffs. Lincoln knows that it will play next week in Division III-AA but not where after winning the Southern California […]
Read More2018 Week 15: Coach’s Son Fires Coach’s Team
Sixth and final in a series on San Diego Section state playoff matchups. VI-A After coach Rob Gilster departed to fledgling Valley Center following a 9-3 season in 1997, Orange Glen went into free fall. They were 51-155 from 1998 until this season when fifth-season coach Jason Patterson, 1-9 in ‘17 and 15-28 overall, turned […]
Read More2018 Week 15: Cavers Go Back to the Future
Fifth in a series this week on San Diego Section playoff matchups. V-A San Diego coach Charles James, while returning the city’s oldest and perhaps most beloved high school to prominence, recognized tradition and greatness. After multi-generation tough sledding, which began with a gradual shift in demographics and school boundaries after Duane Maley retired following […]
Read More2018: After Long Wait Morse Makes Long Trip
Fourth in a series this week on San Diego Section teams’ playoff matchups IV-AA Morse, staggered by a late-season, 47-6 loss to St. Augustine, recharged to win its last four games and claim the Tigers’ first San Diego Section championship in 24 years. The Skyline Drive squad was rewarded with the longest trip of the […]
Read More2018 Week 15: Hornets Visit High Scoring Culver City
Third in a series this week on San Diego Section teams’ Southern California playoff matchups. III-AA Lincoln rallied down the stretch with five consecutive victories and now is 10-4 after it appeared to be sliding into the abyss. Coach David Dunn explained that injuries and other problems left him without enough players to take on […]
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