2013: 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 […]
Read More2013: Warren Vinton, 89, Led Helix in ‘Sixties
Warren Vinton, who helped Helix establish itself as an athletic force as San Diego schools moved to form their own CIF section, passed away in Murrieta in Riverside County recently at age 89. Vinton posted a 25-9-1 record as the Highlanders’ head coach from 1964-67, winning two Grossmont League championships and taking his team to […]
Read More2013: Open Semifinals & III, IV, and V Quarterfinals
Ailing John Carroll, still not fully back from a late-season health scare,  wasn’t about to go hyperbolic. After all, Carroll has won 233 games  in  25 seasons at Oceanside. U-T San Diego writer Don Norcross wanted to know if the Pirates’ rally from 23 points behind at the half to a 33-30 Open Division playoff […]
Read More2013: D-I & II Quarterfinals: No. 8 Beats No. 1
Props to the Open Division, which delivered the games the CIF hoped for in a terrific week of San Diego Section playoffs. But Oceanside’s stunning comeback, which ousted Eastlake, 33-30, and Mission Hills’ grinding, 24-21 win over Helix were just part of  competitive, late November action. And at most venues there was the accompaniment of […]
Read More2013, Week 12B: Favorites Ease Through Round 1
The seeding panel of mostly former coaches did its job. There were almost no upsets in any of the six rounds on the opening Friday of the San Diego Section playoffs. None, except in the ubiquitous and maligned Division IV, where 11 seed El Centro Southwest (3-7) defeated six seed Montgomery (4-6), 10-7, and 10 […]
Read More