2022 Week 0: Preseason Top 10, Coaching Changes, League Moves
John Maffei of The San Diego Union-Tribune and three other ranking services have offered their opinions on 2022 football in the San Diego Section. Maffei canvassed coaches, noted the results of summer 7-on-7 passing competitions, and compared roster compositions, among other factors. The U-T’s weekly poll will begin after this week’s opening round of games. […]
Read More1927: Foothillers Bring Championship to Grossmont
Grossmont’s Southern California Minor Division football championship for schools with less than 1,000 students was achieved following a series of competitive and administrative tug of wars. Coach Ladimir (Jack) Mashin’s Foothillers defeated Calexico High, 9-0, on the Grossmont gridiron to complete an 8-0-3 season that included a championship in the San Diego County League. With […]
Read More2021 Football: About Sutton, Gardinera, O’Sullivan
Lucky Sutton became one the 10 highest single-season scorers in San Diego County history this season. Sutton’s 40 touchdowns for 240 points tied the Cathedral senior and San Diego State-bound running back for ninth with Imperial’s Royce Freeman, who also scored 240 in 2011. Sutton played in 13 games and was deprived of a 14th […]
Read More2021 Week 17 Wrapup: 3 Champs; Doyle, Gilster, Others Move Up; How Section Teams Rate
Scripps Ranch Coach Marlon Gardinera would have been in the spotlight on every college, NFL pregame or postgame show. But Gardinera’s gutsy (crazy?) move did not go “national”, instead raising eyebrows and begging comment on a level just as significant to all involved. Gardinera decided to “relax” his defense and allow Santa Clara Wilcox to […]
Read More2021 Week 16: Three Teams Will Become Part of State Playoff History
Cathedral, Mater Dei and Scripps Ranch will seek state championships this week in games that are ranked tossups. All games Friday and Saturday will be at Mission Viejo Saddleback College. Cathedral (11-2) will get an opportunity to reverse a 21-14 loss in 2018 to Folsom (11-3). Folsom is eighth in the weekly Cal-Hi Sports poll, […]
Read More2020-21: D-VIAA Blythe and Quartz Hill Are Miles Apart
The teams in the Southern California Division 6-AA playoffs tonight play the long game. The Quartz Hill Royals (9-4), located 70 miles north of Los Angeles and on the upper edge of the Southern Section boundary, will travel almost 250 miles, a distance not unfamiliar to their opponent, Blythe Palo Verde Valley. The Yellow jackets […]
Read More