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2013: Bakersfield is Stranger in These Parts
San Diego High first played Bakersfield, then known as Kern County Union High, in 1917. The Drillers, who play at Mission Hills Saturday night in a State Southern Regional playoff, last met an area team in 1952. San Diego holds a 6-5, all-time advantage over the Drillers, the Cavemen having won the last five meetings. […]
Read More2013: Mission Hills In; Christian Waits
One San Diego team is in the State Bowl Southern Regional playoffs and another will learn its fate Monday. Mission Hills (12-1) was invited to play host to the Central Section champion Bakersfield Drillers (11-2) Saturday night, Dec. 14, in Division I. Christian, which defeated San Marcos, 19-7, for the San Diego Section III title, […]
Read More1950: As Powell Goes, So Go Cavers
This team may have been the best of all coached by Duane Maley at San Diego High, but the Cavemen lost two of their best players and five reserves as practice started and their best player at the most important time of the season. They came up short in the Southern California playoffs. Starting halfback Darnes […]
Read More2013: Season May Not Be Over
Is a state bowl game series game in the offing for a San Diego Section team? Cal-Hi Sports is suggesting that Mission Hills could meet the winner of tonight’s Southern Section, Vista Murrieta-Corona Centennial Division I championship contest. Such a game would take place on the weekend of Dec. 13-14 and be a Southern California […]
Read More2013: Cathedral & San Pasqual Both Winners
So shocked were San Pasqual defenders they just watched. Cathedral’s Jack Onstott ran 98 yards with an intercepted pass and brought a stunning conclusion to the Division I, San Diego Section championship game. It was the most thrilling finish since…since Auburn beat Alabama with a 99-yard field goal return a week ago. But Cathedral’s three-overtime, […]
Read More2013: Championship Predictions…er, Guesses
Imperial’s dream run and Crawford’s miracle run each came to an end…with a thud. The Tigers of the Imperial Valley were no match for St. Augustine in the San Diego Section Division II semifinals, losing 56-12, despite a good performance by Royce Freeman. Crawford, which had stepped down a division and rekindled success of years […]
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