2013-14: Saints Unanimous No. 1 in Poll
The Martin Luther King Day doubleheader at Francis Parker produced the best game of the season, St. Augustine’s 79-74 victory over La Costa Canyon, and the Saints are unanimous choices as San Diego’s top team in the UT-San Diego poll. Trey Kell was brilliant for the winners and scored  37 points, but the tough Mavericks […]
Read More2013-14: Powell Has Moved on and Lincoln Struggles
Lincoln could have used Norman Powell last night at St. Augustine, but Powell is busy rising  at UCLA under first-year coach Steve Alford. It should have been expected. There’s a connection between Powell and Alford. That was apparent three years ago at a Lincoln-St. Augustine game in the Saints’ old Daugherty Gym. The date, Feb. […]
Read More2013-14: Bennie Edens Basketball Classic?
Amid the flourishing mid-season “shootouts” is Point Loma High, among the increasing number of schools hosting all-day, nonleague “showcase” games. The contests don’t always turn out to be showcases, because games often have to be scheduled a year in advance and teams’ fortunes change, ebbing and flowing for myriad reasons. The Pointers call their  annual […]
Read More2013-14: South Bay Teams Make Noise
Rumblings out of the South Bay have become a roar. Mater Dei Catholic and Sweetwater barged into the upper half of the ratings in the U-T San Diego poll this week. Mater Dei, a 26-7 squad and Southern California Division  IV regional semifinalist in 2012-13, is no surprise, posting a 12-2 record and losing only […]
Read More2013-14: Saints Hold off Damien
St. Augustine saw an 18-point lead in the third quarter dwindle to 4 but finally put away La Verne Damien, 73-63, as a full house of about 800 persons nervously looked on at St. Augustine Saturday night. Trey Kell had 22 points for the winners but it was six free throws in the final 38.7 seconds […]
Read More2013-14: Saints Now 10-0 and on 24-0 Run
St. Augustine is 10-0 Â and has a 24-game winning streak after a 65-49 victory over the host team in the first annual Rancho Santa Margarita Tournament today, climaxing a 4-game run through the Orange County event. The Saints beat Trabuco Hills, 62-61, Seattle Prep, 79-60, Â and Alta of Sandy, Utah, 63-56, in earlier games. Â Santa […]
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