2021 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 More2021 Week 15: Patriots versus Patriots in D3-A
Resurgent Patrick Henry, 19-9 in three seasons under coach J.T. O’Sullivan and 10-2 in 2021, takes on visiting Lake Balboa Birmingham Saturday night in the Southern California Division III-A playoffs. San Diego Section schools don’t often play those from the Los Angeles City Section, usually only in postseason matchups such as this. Birmingham (8-5), which […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Scripps Ranch Travels to DII-A Playoff
Scripps Ranch and the rubber will hit the road Saturday for a 6 p.m. game in the Southern California Division II-A playoffs at Santa Clarita Valencia, 160 miles away. Coach Marlin Gardinera’s team, 11-1 and averaging 44 points after a 42-0 win over La Jolla in the San Diego Section finals last week, are on […]
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