2013-14: Game of Year Revisited
St. Augustine and La Costa Canyon, which played arguably the game of the regular season in January, go for the gold tonight. The Saints edged the Mavericks, 79-74, as part of a Martin Luther King Day doubleheader at Francis Parker and things haven’t changed. Â Expect the score to be a little lower but the intensity […]
Read More2013-14: Kearny Knocks Off Sweetwater
Kearny High found the key to ending Sweetwater’s great run Saturday afternoon. Coach Carl Bronson, ably assisted by UT-San Diego sportswriter Mark Zeigler, exposed the shorter Red Devils’ lack of a low post defense. The strategy allowed the Komets to repeatedly attack from the low block under the basket for layups and point-blank shots. Kearny […]
Read More2013-14: Alma Maters Beckoned Coaches
How uncommon is this? When Kearny (23-2) meets Sweetwater (28-0) Friday afternoon the teams will be coached by alumni of their respective schools. At stake will be the San Diego Section Division IV championship. Historian Greg (Stats) Durrant came up with this and other nuggets as the veteran prep sports maven prepared to take in […]
Read More2013-14: Foothills Coach Not Quite Boeheim
There are 20.8 seconds remaining in the game. Your team trails, 57-54, after battling back from down 14. A blocking foul is whistled on one of your players. The frustration finally got to Foothills Christian coach Brad Leaf. Leaf channeled his inner Jim Boeheim and was slapped with a technical. The Knights mentor’s outburst at […]
Read More2013-14: Great Matchups in Open Final 4
There will be basketball almost every night this week in the San Diego Section. Girls begin quarterfinals play in Divisions II, III, and IV tonight and  Tuesday night. Boys tip Tuesday night in II, III, and IV. Open semifinals are Tuesday and Wednesday and finals  Saturday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the University of […]
Read More2013-14: Saints No. 1 Here, 18th in State
St. Augustine is top-ranked in the final UT-San Diego regular-season poll and is the defending state champion in Division III as playoff teams enter the homestretch of the season. Coach Mike Haupt’s team,  29-4 a year ago, take a 26-2 record into this season’s playoffs and are ranked 18th in the state by Cal-Hi Sports. St. Augustine finished […]
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