2016-17 Week 4: Littleton Sets Record, Gets Big Mac Invite
The Bishop’s Destiny Littleton sailed past Charde Houston to set the girls’ career scoring record in California and the status quo remained on the boys’ front in San Diego Section basketball last week. Equally significant news was off the court. Littleton was named to play in the 16th annual McDonald’s All-America game in Chicago on March 29, […]
Read More2017: Cleveland (Smiley) Jones, 77
Services for San Diego High legend Cleveland (Smiley) Jones will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at El Camino Memorial Park, 5600 Carroll Road, San Diego, 92123. Viewings are  scheduled from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13.  and from 9-10 a.m. Saturday. A Repast will follow the funeral. Jones, 77, a resident of […]
Read More2016-17 Week 3: All Quiet on Top
The first three teams in the Union-Tribune Top 10 are easy. Between the numerous “Shootouts”, “Classics”, “Showcases”, and “Invitationals” which jot the basketball map at this point in the season, getting a handle on Foothills Christian, St. Augustine, and Torrey Pines, numbers 1, 2, and 3, respectively, is piece of cake. Those teams annually play intersectional […]
Read More2010-2017:Â To Our Subscribers and Passers-by
Next month, on Feb. 14 [2017], will mark the seventh year since we undertook a challenge. I wanted to write the history of San Diego County high school football. That’s where my career started and where it will end. Well, I didn’t write the history (that is almost infinite), but I gave it a shot. […]
Read More2016 Week 17, Cathedral, Madison, & Verdell Hold Sway
Football, it’s  a wrap. Cathedral finished fifth in Cal-Hi Sports‘ state top 25, Helix was 14th, and Madison 19th in an outstanding  San Diego Section season. Coach Sean Doyle’s Cathedral Dons, wearing the letter “U” on  their helmets in the state championship in honor of Cathedral’s previous University of San Diego High designation (and Doyle’s alma-mater), […]
Read More2016-17 Week 2: Knights, Saints Share Top
Foothills Christian, St. Augustine, and Torrey Pines, we know about. Â All three played before overflow crowds of more than 3,000Â persons in the Under-Armour tournament at Torrey Pines over the Christmas holiday. What about the Vista? The Panthers are fourth in the weekly San Diego Union- Tribune poll but they’ve managed to stay under the radar […]
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