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2022 Football Week 3, Looking Back: It Was Very Warm in 1963, Too
The thermometer has been over 100 degrees in various San Diego locales recently. It’s been that hot before. Originally posted Sept 1, 2022. The thermometer is expected to reach three digits in San Diego Friday, recalling a similar day and high school football 59 years ago. On Thursday, Sept. 26, 1963, an all-time high of […]
Read More2026 Football Week 6: Give It Up For Mabel O’Farrell!
Standard and Poor’s market index ratings weren’t affected and Nasdaq didn’t notice but don’t tell that to the Mabel O’Farrell Falcons, whose stock rose slightly after winning their ninth game following 75 losses since 2018, blanking Orange Glen, 46-0. The Falcons had scored 49 points in their first five games, all losses. O’Farrell, a K-12 […]
Read More2026 Football Week 5: Carlsbad No. 1 Again
TOP 10 John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 5 poll. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous rankings in (italics). NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. **Cal-Hi Sports did not publish ratings this week; two previous listed. HS-ratings.com and MaxPreps follow computer model. RANK TEAM POINTS PREVIOUS MAX PREPS HS-RATINGS.COM […]
Read More2026 Football Week 4: Eagles Soar Amid Southern Hospitality
It was a curious trip for Santa Fe Christian. The Eagles flew to New Orleans for an almost-midseason, Week 4 intersectional, a type of game usually reserved for San Diego Section opponents in the Pacific or Hawaii time zones. The Eagles dominated Isidore Newman School, 41-7, but it wasn’t the trip or the victory that […]
Read More2026 Football Week 3: Mission Hills, Carlsbad Ascend
Number 1 Mission Hills (19 first-place votes) and No. 2 Carlsbad (6 No. 1’s) are on a North County collision course to a Week 7 clash, which may decide the Avocado West championship and pivot the winner to the San Diego Section playoffs. Mission Hills, with first-year coach John Altieri, and Carlsbad, skippered by 16-season […]
Read More2026 Football Week 2: It’s a Family Affair
TOP 10 John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 2 poll. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. HSratings.com, computerizes points grade. RANK TEAM POINTS PREVIOUS MAX PREPS HSRATINGS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS 1. Cathedral (0-1) *20 301 1 15th 47.8 points 15th 2. […]
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