2017: They Made the NFL on Opening Day
Twelve former San Diego Section stars made the 32-team NFL rosters of 1,693 players at the start of the 2017 season. Thirteen made the list in 2016 and 15 in 2015. Helix was one of 40 schools with 3 players active. St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had 12, followed by Long Beach Poly […]
Read More2017 Week 5: Helix Defender Near Top of List
Opinions are like a certain area of the anatomy. Most of us have one. The opinion of Scouts.com, which maintains a running list of who’s who in high school football and who is being recruited by whom, is that the following table is indicative of the probable 10 best players in the San Diego Section. […]
Read More2017 Week 4: U. City, Mira Mesa Enjoying Ride
How significant is 4-0? Depends on your perspective. Nice, but, hey, we’re used to being there, would be the reaction from Mission Hills, Calexico Vincent Memorial, Christian, Crawford, El Centro Southwest, San Marcos, and Calvin Christian. All of those teams have reached the above juncture at least once since 2013. Madison, La Costa Canyon, and […]
Read More2017 Week 3: Cavers Finding It Fun Again
Baby steps to others are leaps and bounds at San Diego High. Save for a 13-8-2 record by the Keir Kimbrough-coached squads in 2010 and 2011, the Cavers have endured stretches of apathy and losses that extend into the misty past. San Diego is 32-109-3 since 2002 and have had 12 winning seasons in the […]
Read More2017 Week 2: Overtime, Then and Now
Palm Springs defeated Scripps Ranch, 42-35, in two overtimes and Army-Navy’s topped Perris Military, 21-20, in one overtime last week. Both of those game results presumably were more easily reached than the first in 1976. That was the year of imposition of the new “California Tie-Breaker”. As noted by Steve Brand, The San Diego Union […]
Read More2017 Week 1: Helix Up, Cathedral Down, Mission Hills Cruises
Too early for trends, but Cathedral’s defending state 1-AA champion has some catching up to do and Helix is positioning itself to make a run such as the Dons’ in 2016. The Highlanders, preseason ranked 12th in Cal-Hi Sports’ overview, eased to a 35-0 victory over Utah’s No. 15 West Herriman, and moved up to […]
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