2018 Week 15: Cathedral Unanimous Choice as No. 1 in Last Vote
Four city schools made the final Union-Tribune Top 10, an outstanding achievement for an area, once the most powerful in the County but lately looking up. No. 1 Cathedral, 3 St. Augustine, 8 Lincoln, and 9 Morse all are in the Southern California playoffs this week, and San Diego, which accumulated a healthy amount of […]
Read More2018 Week 15: Rebounding St. Augustine Takes to Road
Second in a series this week on San Diego Section playoff matchups: A month ago St. Augustine was an unlikely candidate for a Southern California playoff spot. The Saints were coming off a shocking, 27-24 loss to Madison in a game that had been postponed because of lightning bolts three days before, at a point […]
Read More2018 Week 15: Dons Meet Narbonne Gauchos Again
First in a series this week on San Diego Section Southern California playoff matchups. DIVISION 1-AA Two of the state’s most successful coaches will square off at Cathedral Friday night at 7:30 in this repeat of a Southern California playoff in 2016, when Cathedral defeated the Narbonne Gauchos, 35-28, en route to a 15-0 season […]
Read More1969-70: Highlanders’ and Walton’s 33-0, Blow by Blow
Bill Walton’s and Helix’ historic season, game by game, with quotes and attributions by and to Bill Center of The San Diego Union: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1969. HELIX 74, MADISON 60. Mike Dupree scored 28 and Walton 24, off-setting a 30-point performance by Dave Smith, whose Warhawks were down, 57-36, in the third quarter. Thursday, […]
Read More2018 Week 14: On Hiatus
To all our friends and visitors, we are taking the week off for Thanksgiving and will resume on Sunday, Nov. 25. Here’s to a San Diego State victory over Iowa State today. Rick Smith & Henrik Jonson.
Read More2018 Week 13: Take Cathedral Over Torrey Pines
Cathedral and Torrey Pines, 1.8 miles apart on San Diego’s Del Mar Heights Road, meet in the region’s biggest game Saturday night at Southwestern College in Bonita, more than 30 miles away. Southwestern’s Jaguar Stadium is a terrific venue which probably could squeeze 10,000 persons into its concrete stands and is the only edifice capable […]
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