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2013-14: South Bay Teams Make Noise
Rumblings out of the South Bay have become a roar. Mater Dei Catholic and Sweetwater barged into the upper half of the ratings in the U-T San Diego poll this week. Mater Dei, a 26-7 squad and Southern California Division IV regional semifinalist in 2012-13, is no surprise, posting a 12-2 record and losing only […]
Read More2013-14: Saints Hold off Damien
St. Augustine saw an 18-point lead in the third quarter dwindle to 4 but finally put away La Verne Damien, 73-63, as a full house of about 800 persons nervously looked on at St. Augustine Saturday night. Trey Kell had 22 points for the winners but it was six free throws in the final 38.7 seconds […]
Read More1922: Student Gives Newspaper Inside Scoop
San Diego High had an unusual relationship with The San Diego Union. Student Alan McGrew, who also served in a business position as the “Temporary Football Manager of San Diego High School,” was the de facto Hilltoppers beat writer for the newspaper. McGrew filed daily reports on the Hilltoppers, the headline sports attraction in the […]
Read More2013: Freeman Sets Scoring Pace
Royce Freeman of Imperial scored 43 touchdowns and 258 points in 12 games to lead the San Diego Section for the third year in a row and finished sixth in the state, according to unofficial statistics provided by Max Preps. Freeman amassed 39 touchdowns and 3 two-point conversions for 240 points in 2011 and 36 […]
Read More2013-14: Saints Now 10-0 and on 24-0 Run
St. Augustine is 10-0 and has a 24-game winning streak after a 65-49 victory over the host team in the first annual Rancho Santa Margarita Tournament today, climaxing a 4-game run through the Orange County event. The Saints beat Trabuco Hills, 62-61, Seattle Prep, 79-60, and Alta of Sandy, Utah, 63-56, in earlier games. Santa […]
Read More2013: 38 Coaches Are Members of Club 100
La Jolla Country Day’s Jeff Hutzler, who stepped down recently, became the 37th coach in the San Diego Section to have a career total of at least 100 victories. Jack Mashin of Grossmont recorded 125 victories in the Southern Section. Eleven active coaches have 100 or more (see complete list here): John Carroll (234-74-6, .755), […]
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