2014 Week 14: Champions Await State Invites
John Carroll hasn’t won 247 games for nothing. Thrown off by Helix’ speed and quick start, Carroll, coaching from the Southwestern College press box, went to a no-huddle offense late in the third quarter and Oceanside scored the game’s last 17 points to put away Helix, 20-13, in the San Diego Section Open Division final. “We […]
Read More2014: Elena Casanova Cota, Matriarch of Athletic Family
The St.Charles Borromeo Church was filled to its football-field-sized capacity Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, as family members and friends said goodbye to Elena Casanova Cota, who accomplished much in her 94 years. Mrs. Cota raised five sons and a daughter and three of those sons created an athletic legacy at St. Augustine High. Eldest son Paul was […]
Read More2014 Weeks 13-14: It’s Oceanside and Helix, Again
The San Diego Section could get as many as three teams and as few as none in the upcoming state football playoffs. OPEN DIVISION Oceanside, now ranked fifth in Cal-Hi Sports’ top 25  (the highest a San Diego Section team has been since the ‘Side finished third in 2009), is a probable lock for a Division […]
Read More2014 Week 12: Heady Atmosphere for Some Qualifiers
No less than seven teams still alive in the San Diego Section playoffs haven’t been this far in at least 10 years. Sixteen teams are preparing for eight semifinal games this week, with the computer-oriented seeding process playing out well, but not much differently than when  it was with coaches hollering and screaming on Selection Saturday. El Capitan, the […]
Read More2014 Week 12: Playoffs Essentially Begin This Evening
The real racing in the San Diego Section playoffs, including competition in the Open Division, begins tonight with quarterfinals games on fields drying out from recent rain. Teams with championship hopes also have their sights set beyond, to the state playoffs which begin in  three weeks,  following section championships. Oceanside is seventh in Cal-Hi Sports‘ […]
Read More2014 Weeks 11-12: First Round Like Regular Season
Sixty-four playoff teams became 32, but the action was more like an 11th regular-season game, everyone awaiting the real postseason. It all should change this week, with Open Division competition beginning in the quarterfinals and with some decent offerings. Eastlake (7-3), seeded fifth in the Open, visits No. 4 Mission Hills (8-2). Division I sends […]
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