2013: Jack Menotti, Head coach at Madison, Ramona
Jack Menotti, who coached Madison to an undefeated season on the field in 1972, passed away Dec. 28, 2012. Menotti, 78, also coached at Mesa College and was head coach at Ramona.  He was introduced to coaching in the 1960s by Birt Slater, the legendary Kearny High mentor. “He didn’t have a  football background but […]
Read More2012: Freeman in State Top 10 in Scoring
Imperial’s Royce Freeman tied for 10th in scoring among California football players in 2012 with 220 points in 12 games. Â Freeman tied for 75th nationally, according to MaxPreps. Madison’s Pierre Cormier scored 176 points for a tie for 34th in California and La Jolla Country Day’s Sage Burmeister was 45th with 168. Freeman and Norwalk’s […]
Read More2012-13: St. Augustine Shuts Riverside North
St. Augustine scored an impressive victory but San Diego teams lost three of four games  in the Long Beach Jordan-hosted Public-vs.-Private showcase Saturday  at Long Beach City College. The Saints defeated high-scoring Riverside JW North, 63-54.  Cathedral was beaten by Etiwanda, 60-54.  Santa Monica topped La Jolla Country Day 60-39, and Corona Santiago edged Army-Navy, […]
Read More2012: Oceanside Among Best in Final Rankings
Cal-Hi Sports has spoken. Oceanside, 12-1, and San Diego Section II champion, is 15th in the newletter’s final 2012 state rankings. The Pirates are fourth in Southern California D-II, following Gardena Serra, West Hills Chaminade, and Huntington Beach Edison. Other San Diego Section entries were far down the list. In D-II Poway (10-3) is 41st overall and […]
Read More2012: Freeman Imperialist Among Scorers
Royce Freeman’s touchdowns are as common as July’s 110-degree days in  the Great Imperial Valley. The 6-foot, 1-inch, 215-pound junior continued to make history this season at Imperial High, whose football lineage dates to 1942 and whose list of graduates goes all the way back to 1908. Freeman led the Tigers to a 9-3 record and won the San Diego Section […]
Read More2012-13: Lincoln Tops in 2nd Poll
Lincoln remained first in the second UT-San Diego basketball poll despite losing in the Drew Gooden Showcase in El Cerrito Saturday night. San Jose Mitty, defending state champion in Division II, defeated the Hornets 71-60 in the event named for Milwaukee Bucks NBA player Gooden, who starred at El Cerrito High, near Oakland. It was the end of a grueling trip for […]
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