2021-22 Weeks 0-2: St. Augustine and Torrey Pines Off to Fast Starts
The first The San Diego Union-Tribune basketball poll has a couple old reliables, St. Augustine (6-1) and Torrey Pines (7-0 after a 70-57 win over Santa Fe Christian last night, after the poll was completed) at the top. St. Augustine’s only loss was to Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, 51-46, in a game the Saints led, 33-27, […]
Read More2021 Week 16: Three Teams Will Become Part of State Playoff History
Cathedral, Mater Dei and Scripps Ranch will seek state championships this week in games that are ranked tossups. All games Friday and Saturday will be at Mission Viejo Saddleback College. Cathedral (11-2) will get an opportunity to reverse a 21-14 loss in 2018 to Folsom (11-3). Folsom is eighth in the weekly Cal-Hi Sports poll, […]
Read More2020-21: D-VIAA Blythe and Quartz Hill Are Miles Apart
The teams in the Southern California Division 6-AA playoffs tonight play the long game. The Quartz Hill Royals (9-4), located 70 miles north of Los Angeles and on the upper edge of the Southern Section boundary, will travel almost 250 miles, a distance not unfamiliar to their opponent, Blythe Palo Verde Valley. The Yellow jackets […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Patriots versus Patriots in D3-A
Resurgent Patrick Henry, 19-9 in three seasons under coach J.T. O’Sullivan and 10-2 in 2021, takes on visiting Lake Balboa Birmingham Saturday night in the Southern California Division III-A playoffs. San Diego Section schools don’t often play those from the Los Angeles City Section, usually only in postseason matchups such as this. Birmingham (8-5), which […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Scripps Ranch Travels to DII-A Playoff
Scripps Ranch and the rubber will hit the road Saturday for a 6 p.m. game in the Southern California Division II-A playoffs at Santa Clarita Valencia, 160 miles away. Coach Marlin Gardinera’s team, 11-1 and averaging 44 points after a 42-0 win over La Jolla in the San Diego Section finals last week, are on […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Local Turf War in DII-AA Pits Helix Against Mater Dei
The CIF came up with an unusual pairing this week: teams representing the same section and which should have intimate knowledge. Intimate knowledge was denied, because COVID canceled a Highlanders-Crusaders match in Week 3. There is shared common knowledge, however. Mater Dei defeated Otay Ranch, 41-7, and St. Augustine, 35-0. Helix beat the former, 29-14, […]
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