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1978: Red Devil Caught in Act of Touchdown
John Saleamua took the handoff, cleared the first line of defense, and cut to the outside. The Sweetwater running back was running free along the Montgomery sideline when he suddenly went down. Jack Jackson, a Montgomery player, had left his bench area, came onto the field, and tackled Saleamua, short-circuiting a 79-yard touchdown run. “I […]
Read More2015-16 Week 4: Foothills Gets Another Chance
Foothills Christian, blown off the court, 40-13, in the first quarter and a 106-86 loser to Chino Hills a couple weeks ago, will have another try at the USA Today No. 1 Huskies in the Sierra Canyon Super Showcase in Chatsworth Saturday. The pressing piranhas of 13-0 Chino Hills, averaging 93 points a game, were champions of the recent City […]
Read More1977: Death Threats for Marcus Allen
The messages were not the garden variety “good luck this week,” or “see you at the game.” “I got several phone calls threatening my life,” Marcus Allen told writer Steve Brand. “The callers said I better not be at the game. They didn’t say what they’d do. They just said not to be there. It […]
Read More1977: Old Friend in Trouble
Balboa Stadium’s days were numbered. When construction was completed in 1915, the concrete horseshoe seating more than 23,000 was the largest municipally-owned stadium in the world, according to Don King, author of “Caver Conquest.” The 1933 magnitude 6.3 earthquake that destroyed 230 school buildings in Southern California, including many at Long Beach Poly, resulted in […]
Read More2015: Valley Center’s Gilster Nears Second Century
Rob Gilster of Valley Center moved from 11th to 9th place among all-time winning coaches in San Diego County in 2015 and needs three victories next year to gain admittance to the 200 Club. The Jaguars’ 8-4 season gave Gilster a 27-season record of 197-121-5 for a .618 winning percentage. He was head coach at Orange Glen for nine […]
Read More2015 Week 17, Saints No. 1 in D-II, Helix 7th in D-I
It’s essentially not who you beat, but who you played and how who you played did. St. Augustine lost three games but was 20th in the state and No. 1 in Division II in Cal-Hi Sports‘ final 2015 rankings. Cathedral lost five but its schedule was so difficult that the Dons earned a Cal-Hi ranking of sixth […]
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