1940: Firestorm Over Oceanside Transfers
Voices were raised, fists shook, and fingers pointed in a conference room at the downtown YMCA on Oct. 24 in a dustup over eligibility involving players who notoriously became known as the “Adopted Football Stars.” Metropolitan League principals and coaches held a special meeting to consider the status of two “sensational Oceanside athletes,” Jimmy Bender and […]
Read More2020: San Diego Squad Part of No. 3 All-Time College Team
As the year ended last week USA Today listed its best 150 teams in the 150-year history of collegiate football. Standing third behind the 1943 and 1945 Army squads, was the University of California “Wonder Team” of 1920. No less than seven players from the national champion, 12-0 San Diego High Hilltoppers of 1916 played […]
Read More2019 Week 17: A Wrap On Football Season
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s last poll, including San Diego Section playoffs: First-place votes in parenthesis. NR–Not ranked. *Includes forfeit win. RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1. Helix (31) 11-1 310 1 2 Carlsbad 10-2 269 2 3. Oceanside 11-3 212 NR 4. Cathedral 8-3 207 3 5. St. Augustine 8-3 168 4 6. Lincoln 10-3* […]
Read More2019 Week 16: El Camino and La Jolla Carry On
El Camino and La Jolla were highly unlikely candidates to get this far, but they’re in the big games this week, San Diego’s last standing, and hitting the road in search of state championships. The Wildcats travel 50 miles beyond the San Franciso Golden Gate bridge to Santa Rosa, 517 miles North of their campus, […]
Read More2019: Doyle joins 9 Others With at Least 200 Victories
Cathedral coach Sean Doyle, average nine wins a season for the next 15 years and catch Herb Meyer. To those who think Doyle, should he decide to challenge Meyer’s record of 339 victories, is likely to fall short, consider that the veteran of 24 seasons, all at the same school, has averaged 9.3 wins the […]
Read More2019 Week 15: We’re Down to 6 Survivors
The season continues for the six San Diego Section division champions. Pairings for the Southern California regional playoffs with teams with AA classification playing on Friday, Dec .6, while teams with A designation will play on Saturday, Dec.7. Division Team Record Opponent Record I-AA Helix 11-1 Chatsworth Sierra Canyon 12-1 I-A Oceanside 11-3 Corona del […]
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