2021-22: Weeks 5-6: Hoops Down? Maybe It’s Covid
What does it mean when an unprecedented five different teams receive first-place votes in John Maffei’s latest The San Diego Union poll? It could mean that area hoops are mediocre, at best, this year. No team stands out and the usual powers have done little to get excited about. Or could it be Covid, which […]
Read More2021-22 Weeks 0-2: St. Augustine and Torrey Pines Off to Fast Starts
The first The San Diego Union-Tribune basketball poll has a couple old reliables, St. Augustine (6-1) and Torrey Pines (7-0 after a 70-57 win over Santa Fe Christian last night, after the poll was completed) at the top. St. Augustine’s only loss was to Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, 51-46, in a game the Saints led, 33-27, […]
Read More2020-21 Girls Week 11C: Seven Tried, Two Successful
San Diego Section teams won two of seven Southern California championship basketball games. Mater Dei defeated host Mission Hills Bishop Alemany, 56-42, in Division II-AA and Rancho Bernardo topped visiting San Pedro Mary Star of the Sea, 72-44, in D-IIIAA. The Crusaders were a No. 5 seed and Alemany No. 2. Rancho Bernardo was a […]
Read More2020-21 Girls Week 11 A-B: Ten of 17 Reach Semifinals
After winning only one of seven games in the Open, I-AAA, and I-A divisions, San Diego Section entries in the Girls’ Southern California basketball playoffs rallied in the lower divisions. At least one team is assured a place in finals on Saturday. St. Joseph, the No. 1 seed, in Division V-AAA, plays host to neighboring […]
Read More2020-21 Boys Week 11B: Mater Dei Sweeps Boys’ and Girls’; Torrey Pines Comes Up Short
Memories-for-a-lifetime victories and crushing defeats summed up the pandemic-altered San Diego Section season. The big one eluded 30-1 Torrey Pines in the Open Division final, a 68-65 loss to Etiwanda, but area teams won 6 of 9 championships, a stunning accomplishment considering San Diego’s generally unsuccessful runs in Southern California postseason competition. There should be […]
Read More2020-21 Week 11: Final Regular Season Union-Tribune Poll
The Union-Tribune ‘s final poll included only the regular season. We’ve included San Diego Section and Southern California playoff results in teams’ records but the rankings do not change. RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK 1. Torrey Pines 30-1 (13) 130 1 2. San Marcos 25-2 113 2 3. Cathedral 17-3 107 3 4. St. […]
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