1979-80: Three-Division Realignment Okay, But…
The San Diego Section’s decision this school year to realign into three divisions, 3-A, 2-A, 1-A, based on enrollment and breaking from the 19-year, large school-small school arrangement, seemed like a good idea, but allocation of playoff berths left some good teams holding a bag of basketballs. The 3-A group included teams from the Eastern, […]
Read More1978-79: L.A. Teams Still Kings, But So is Kearny
The best of San Diego almost always does not measure up to the best of Southern California. It’s the law of geography and population. There were a little less than 2 million persons in the County this year, compared with more than 8 million in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and most of Los Angeles County, […]
Read More1977-78: Disputed Call Ends Nash’s Great Career
Gordon Nash retired, taking with him a legacy of great teams and great players, and a sour finish. Nash’s coaching record of 259 wins against 69 losses for a won-loss of .790 was forged over 11 seasons in which Helix won two San Diego Section championships, appeared in five title games, was runner-up three times, […]
Read More1976-77: Madison Welcomed the Traveling Lillys
The arrival of San Diego County’s first 30-points-a-game scorer this year was via a curious journey, from Iceland to Pacific Beach, to Linda Vista, and to North San Diego, where Marshall and Mitchell Lilly landed at Madison High. The twins, who spent the 1974-75 school year in the near-Arctic Circle country (see 1975-76: Patrick Henry, […]
Read More1975-76: Patrick Henry, University Played and Played, and…
—Patrick Henry and University struggled through a twilight zone of 8 overtimes in a season that had at least 24 games that went beyond regulation, including a four-overtime contest, a three-overtime joust, and three of two overtimes. —Grossmont League bosses were overruled after they socked Valhalla with 16 league losses, before it played a game. […]
Read More1973-74: All-Time and this Season’s Scoring Leaders
Dave Moore topped with a 51-point game, but Patrick Henry’s Mark Fitzner had the most points and held off “Score” Moore for highest average among players from large schools. The breezy sobriquet for Moore, courtesy of Bill Finley of the Evening Tribune, fit the San Marcos senior, who scored 594 points in 27 games for […]
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