The San Diego Section qualified more than 100 boys and girls athletes for the Friday-Saturday, 101st state track championships at Clovis Buchanan High.

The top three finishers in the San Diego Section meet last week and others who met the state qualifying standard earned the 340-mile trip to the Fresno suburb.

Coronado’s Alysha Hickey will defend the long jump title she won last year at Clovis as the section’s first individual winner since 2015.

Madison’s Kenan Chriton will try to double in the 100 and 200 meters.  Riley Washington of San Diego Southwest was the area’s last 100-meter winner, clocking :10.30 at Cerritos College in Norwalk in 1992.

David Russell of Patrick Henry was the last 220 winner, running :20.91 wind aided at UCLA in 1977.  Russell also won the 100 in :09.61w. San Diego’s only other double sprint champion was San Diego’s Jimmy Willson, who ran :09.8 and :21.4 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1929.

Canyon Crest scored 73 points to win the boys’ Division I championship in Saturday’s section final at Mt. Carmel High.  La Costa Canyon followed with 63.  Point Loma had 51, Torrey Pines 49, and Helix 44.

Cathedral (67), Oceanside (59), Sage Creek (52), Madison (48 1/2), and La Jolla (40 1/2) were the D-II leaders.

Scripps Ranch led  girls’ Division I scoring with 68 points, followed by Rancho Bernardo (65), San Diego (49), Eastlake (41), and San Pasqual (41).  University’s 80 points led D-II, followed by Christian (76), Sage Creek (46), Coronado (45), and Madison (43).

Twenty-one girls entries achieved season bests, compared with 17 boys..

Italics below represent new season bests and parenthesis show San Diego Section competitors’ standing against the rest of California.

GIRLS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK	U.S.
100	Shaheed, Madison	:11.57w (2T) :11.87 (12T)	Nowling, Calabasas	:11.40w	:11.27, Davis, Oak Hall, Gainesville, Florida
	Rustkovich, Scripps Ranch	:11.87w
200	Shaheed, Madison	:24.16 (6)	Nowling	:23.64	:23.06, Davis
	Rustkovich, Scripps Ranch	:24.30 (13T)
	Wright, University City	:24.44 (18)
400	Wright, University City	:54.83 (9)	Okonkwo, Murrieta Mesa	:54.25	:52.17, Ford, Northeast, Oakland Park, Florida
	Cramer, The Bishop’s	:55.50 (18)
800	Riedman, La Costa Canyon	2:11.37 (5)	Tomkinton, Atherton Menlo	2:10.61	2:06.1, Mustin, North Canyon, Phoenix
	Farmer, Rancho Bernardo	2:13.15 (19)
1600	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	4:48.34  (5)	Barnett, Sun Valley Village Christian	4:47.30	4:43.74, Halladay, Mountain View, Meridian, Idaho
	Riedman, La Costa Canyon	4:53.28 (16)
	Farmer, Rancho Bernardo	4:55.35 (19)
	Longo, Mission Vista	4:55.95 (25)
3200	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	10:15.80 (2)	Lowe, Clovis Buchanan	10:12.78	9:53.30, Tuohy, Thiells, North Rockland, N.Y.
	Dorostkar,  Canyon Crest	10:28.14 (9)
	Wallace, Sage Creek	10:35.40 (19)
100 Hurdles	Redon, San Diego	:14.17w (6) :14.28	Shearer San Jose Silver Creek	:13.36	:13.33, Jones, Greater Atlanta Christian. Norcross, Georgia
	James, San Diego	:14.44w (12)
	Vaught, Steele Canyon	:14.66w (25)
300 Hurdles	Edwards, San Pasqual	:43.95 (13)	Glenn, Long Beach Wilson	:41.01	:40.82, Phillips, Bullis, Potomac, Maryland
300 Hurdles	Mayo, Grossmont	:44.32 (21)
	Occiano, Mission Hills	:44.34 (22)
4×100 Relay	Scripps Ranch	:46.58 (2)	Calabasas	:45.95	:44.24, DeSoto, Texas
	Canyon Crest	:47.80 (21)
	Mission Hills	:47.81 (13)
4×400 Relay	Scripps Ranch	3:52.16 (12)	Eastvale Roosevelt	3:43.77	3:39.79, DeSoto, Texas
High Jump	Hickey, Coronado	5-10 ½ (1)			Three at 5-11
	Scales, Madison	5-6 (12T)
	Roberts, Westview	5-6 (12T)
Long Jump	Hickey, Coronado	20-9w (1) 20-2	Harris, Upland	20-5 1/2	21-2 ¼w, 20-5 3/4 Bryant, Memorial, Houston
	Hardyway, Oceanside	19-0 ¾ (9)
	Scott, Gompers	19-0 ½ (10T)
	Miller, San Pasqual	18-10 ½ (17T)
	Shaheed, Madison	18-10 (20)
Triple Jump	Miller, San Pasqual	40-06w (3) 39-10	Shearer, San Jose Silver Creek	41-3 3/4	44-10, Moore, Lake Ridge, Mansfield, Texas
	Scott, Gompers Prep	39-5 ½ (11T)
	Hardyway, Oceanside	39-0 ½ (16T)
Shot Put	Tuatasi, West Hills	45-1 ½ (8)	Franklin, Santa Clarita Golden Valley	47-11 1/2	50-1 ½, Hoekstre, Seaside, OregonTuatsas
	Lagoy, Rancho Bernardo	42-0 (17)
	McNairy, San Diego	41-9 ½ (19)
Discus	Cruz, Mission Hills	139-3 (23)	Budwig, Fowler	171-7	174-2 ¼, Meyer, Superior, Nebraska
	Tuatasi, West Hills	138-0 (25)
Pole Vault	Callahan, Torrey Pines	13-6 (2T)	Funk, Clovis West	13-9	14-8, Cunliffe, West, Seattle, Washington
	Thomson, Poway	13-3 (5)
	Cervantes, Poway	13-0 (8T)
	Grudman, Sage Creek	12-6 (13T)
	Ray, Rancho Bernardo	12-0 (22T)

BOYS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK	U.S.
100	Christon, Madison	:10.33 (1) :10.24w	Grubb, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	:10.40	:10.13 :09.98w Boling, Strake Jesuit, Houston
	Steward, Orange Glen	:10.57w (8T)
200	Christon, Madison	:20.55 (1)	Grubb, Notre Dame Sherman Oaks	:20.93	:20.58, Boling. Miller, Bishop Dunne, Dallas, :20.52w
	Steward, Orange Glen	:21.45 (17T)
400	Parker, Helix	:47.99 (12)	Larrier, Elk Grove Monterey Trail	:46.49	:46.22, Robinson, Hazlewood West, Missouri
	Salzman, Calvin Christian	:48.25 (15)
	Lippert, La Costa Canyon	:48.31 (18)
800	Tellez-Velasquez, San Pasqual	1:52.52 (4)	Wingo, Valencia	1:52.08	1:50.24, Woods, E.C. Glass, Lynchburg, Va.
	Ali, Crawford	1:54.17 (18)
1600	G. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:12.92 (11)	Hibbert, El Monte Arroyo	4:07.25	4:05.28. Atwood, Central Valley, Veradale, Washington
	Ali, Crawford	4:13.0 (12)
	J. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.12 (13)
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	4:13.81 (17)
3200	Velasco, Fallbrook	9:07.27 (13)	Young, Newbury Park	8:40.0	Young
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	9:09.06 (16)
110 High Hurdles	Sayles, Steele Canyon	:14.47w (15) :14.72
300 Intermediate Hurdles	Solomon, Grossmont	:38.38 (14)
	Stewart, Canyon Crest	:38.87 (21)
4×100 Relay	Madison	:41.88 (13)	Long Beach Poly	:40.87	:40.08, Fort Bend Marshall, Missouri City, Texas
4×400 Relay	Grossmont	3:19.19 (12)	Placentia Valencia	3:13.73	3:10.56, Strake Jesuit, Houston
High Jump	Brownell, San Dieguito	6-8 (8T)	Allen, Santa Barbara San Marcos	7-0	7-1 ¾, Marseille, Cardinal Gibbons, Fort Lauderdale
	Lugo, Canyon Crest	6-6 1/12 (20)
Long Jump	Christon, Madison	24-0 (3)	Foster Clovis North	25-1 ½	26-6, Martin, Saginaw, Michigan
	Mitchell, Point Loma	23-5 (12T)
	Harris-Williams,  Granite Hills	23-1 ½ (21T)
Triple Jump	Mitchell, Point Loma	48-6 (3)	Hemphill, Upland	48-8 ¼	51-9 ¾, Forde, McMahon, Norwalk, Connecticut
	Gibbs, Oceanside	47-4 ¾ (11)
	Cynkin, Torrey Pines	46-5 ¼ (20T))
	Harris-Williams, Granite Hills	46-4 ¼ (21)
Shot Put	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	54-0	Viveros, Bakersfield, Liberty	71-3	Viveros
Discus	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	162-3	Elbettar, Newport Beach Newport Harbor	197-4	209-6 1/4 Lemmon, Fort Myers, Florida
Pole Vault	Rice, Rancho Bernardo	16-4 (2)	Wright, Lodi	16-8	17-3 ¼, Farmer, Lake Hamilton, Pearcy, Arkansas
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	16-0  (5T)
	Volpe, San Marcos	15-9 (6)
	Jurisoo, Mt. Carmel	15-3 (17T)
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	15-3 (17T)
	Elemparo, Rancho Bernardo	15-3 (17T)

BOYS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK	U.S.
100	Christon, Madison	:10.42 (3) :10.24w	Grubb, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	:10.40	:10.13 :09.98w Boling, Strake Jesuit, Houston
	Steward, Orange Glen	:10.57w (8T)
200	Christon, Madison	:20.55 (1)	Grubb, Notre Dame Sherman Oaks	:20.93	:20.58, Boling. Miller, Bishop Dunne, Dallas, :20.52w
400	Parker, Helix	:47.99 (12)	Larrier, Elk Grove Monterey Trail	:46.49	:46.22, Robinson, Hazlewood West, Missouri
	Salzman, Calvin Christian	:48.25 (15)
	Lippert, La Costa Canyon	:48.31 (18)
800	Tellez-Velasquez, San Pasqual	1:52.52 (4)	Wingo, Valencia	1:52.08	1:50.24, Woods, E.C. Glass, Lynchburg, Va.
	Ali, Crawford	1:54.17 (18)
1600	G. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:12.92 (11)	Hibbert, El Monte Arroyo	4:07.25	4:05.28. Atwood, Central Valley, Veradale, Washington
	Ali, Crawford	4:13.0 (12)
	J. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.12 (13)
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	4:13.81 (17)
	Velasco, Fallbrook	9:07.27 (13)	Young, Newbury Park	8:40.0	Young
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	9:09.06 (16)
4×100 Relay	Madison	:41.88 (13)	Long Beach Poly	:40.87	:40.08, Fort Bend Marshall, Missouri City, Texas
4×400 Relay	Grossmont	3:19.19 (12)	Placentia Valencia	3:13.73	3:10.56, Strake Jesuit, Houston
High Jump	Brownell, San Dieguito	6-8 (8T)	Allen, Santa Barbara San Marcos	7-0	7-1 ¾, Marseille, Cardinal Gibbons, Fort Lauderdale
	Lugo, Canyon Crest	6-6 1/12 (20)
Long Jump	Christon, Madison	24-0 (3)	Foster Clovis North	25-1 ½	26-6, Martin, Saginaw, Michigan
	Mitchell, Point Loma	23-5 (12T)
	Harris-Williams,  Granite Hills	23-1 ½ (21T)
Triple Jump	Mitchell, Point Loma	48-6 (3)	Hemphill, Upland	48-8 ¼	51-9 ¾, Forde, McMahon, Norwalk, Connecticut
	Gibbs, Oceanside	47-4 ¾ (11)
	Cynkin, Torrey Pines	46-5 ¼ (20T))
	Harris-Williams, Granite Hills	46-4 ¼ (21)
Shot Put	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	54-0	Viveros, Bakersfield, Liberty	71-3	Viveros
Discus	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	162-3	Elbettar, Newport Beach Newport Harbor	197-4	209-6 1/4 Lemmon, Fort Myers, Florida
Pole Vault	Rice, Rancho Bernardo	16-4 (2)	Wright, Lodi	16-8	17-3 ¼, Farmer, Lake Hamilton, Pearcy, Arkansas
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	16-0  (5T)
	Volpe, San Marcos	15-9 (6)
	Jurisoo, Mt. Carmel	15-3 (17T)
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	15-3 (17T)
	Elemparo, Rancho Bernardo	15-3 (17T)

Those pesky uprights.

San Diego High’s presumed run to a state championship was blindsided when Ed Pohl, leading as he approached the final obstacle in the 220-yard hurdles, slammed into a 30-inch barrier at San Jose State’s Spartan Stadium.

Pohl stumbled and tried to recover but tripped across the rail separating the field from the track, fell across the finish line in third place, and was disqualified for a lane violation.

The sudden swing from an expected five to zero points, in an event historically known for missteps, knocked the Hillers out of their second team championship in the last four years.

If Pohl had finished the race in front, as seemed certain, San Diego’s point total of 23 would have edged Fresno Edison Technical, which had 22.

The Hillers finished second with 18 points.  Glenn Willis was runner-up in the 100, won the 220 in :21.7, and rolled with his baton-exchanging 880-yard relay teammates to a triumph in 1:29. Lou Barrera was second to the :49.9 440 of Whittier’s O.B. Hughes.

Central Section teams, Edison, Lindsay (14), and Bakersfield (10) were 1, 3, and 4. Hoover was tied for sixth with 7 points. Los Angeles City Section schools did not participate.

Pohl’s misfortune was the only blotch on an outstanding season, in which San Diego and Hoover, the two big entries from the Border City, dominated Southern California.

The Hillers, coached by Ed Ruffa, and the Cardinals, mentored by future San Diego High principal Lawrence Carr, battled in two supercharged dual meets after a water-logged beginning to the season.

JUPITER PLUVIOUS UNCOOPERATIVE

The mythical Roman rain-giver hammered San Diego so often that 24.74 inches of precipitation were measured in the 1940-41 calendar year, the city’s second highest total since 1850, when records began being kept.

Dual meets all over the area were washed out in March.

Ruffa even took his team to Grossmont High for a training session on the Foothillers crushed granite layout, which dried more quickly than the cinder track in Balboa Stadium, the Hillers’ home.

Because the Coast League had dwindled to three members, San Diego, Hoover, and Long Beach Poly, the Hillers and Cardinals would meet twice and face Poly only in the all-Coast League finals.

RECORD RELAY

Ruffa’s favored team, led by Pohl and sprinters Lou Barrera, Glenn Willis, and Don Smalley, nipped Hoover in the first showdown, 61 ½-56 ½, by traversing the final-event, 880-yard relay in a meet record 1:29.8.

Competition was tight throughout the afternoon, but the Hillers hurt the Cardinals when Willis won the broad jump at 21 feet, 11 inches, and hop, step, and jump at 43 feet, topping the favored Willie Steele of Hoover.

“If we could use Emmet Marshall, Willie Steele, and Jack Kaiser in more than three events we’d have a good chance to beat San Diego,” said Carr, as the teams prepared for their second meeting.

Carr was aware that his aces could enter only three events plus the relay .

San Diego had been slightly diminished when Leroy Sheffield, second in the 440 in the earlier joust, dropped out of school.

Ruffa switched Barrera from the 220 to the 440 and Barrera won in: 50.5.

But Kaiser and Steele upset Pohl with a 1-2 finish in the 120-yard high hurdles as Kaiser set a school record of :16.0.

Kaiser shared first in the high jump with two teammates at 5-foot-6 and Marshall, shut out in two events, got up for second against Pohl in the 220-yard lows.

FUTURE OLYMPIC CHAMP

Steele, who seven years later as a San Diego State athlete won the Olympic gold medal in London and had a career best of 26 feet, 6 inches, got even with Willis, winning the broad jump at 23-5, almost two feet further than his previous best, and the hop, step, and jump at 45 feet ½ inch.

The Cardinals’ Ted Jacobs won the shot put at 50-7½ and Bob Keefe took the pole vault at 12 feet.

Al Salmon won the mile in 4:38.4 and San Diego was first in the 880-yard relay in 1:30.3, but the Cardinals, outscoring San Diego, 37-7, in field events, where it was weakest, scored a stunning, 58-55 victory.

SOUTHERN COUNTIES

One of the few events that went off on schedule in March was the Southern Counties Invitational at Huntington Beach High, where the Cavers set a record with 41 points.

San Diego ran away with the team championship.  Ontario Chaffey was runner-up with 13 ½.

Ed Pohl won the 220-yard low hurdles in: 24.3 and anchored a 1:30.1 relay effort that bettered the meet standard of 1:31.0 that San Diego set in 1932.

Lou Barrera was a triple winner at :10 in the 100-yard dash and :21.6 in the 220 and ran a leg in the relay.  Al Salmon won the mile in 4:38.6 and Leonard Fierro was first in one of two 880-yard races in 2:05.8.

Coronado finished third in the small schools division with 14 points, behind Tustin (19) and Newport Beach Newport Harbor (18 ½).

COAST LEAGUE FINALS

The team championship would be decided by the cumulative scores of each school’s A, B, and C teams, which put some spotlight on the nominally younger, lighter, and shorter competitors.

San Diego scored 71 points, Hoover 54, and Poly 15 in Class A, but Poly scored 57, San Diego 35 ½, and Hoover 26 ½ in the B’s.

San Diego reached only 19 ½ in the C’s, behind Hoover’s 42, and Poly’s 35 ½, but the relatively obscure Jim Springfield upset the Class C field late in the afternoon with a first place finish of 5-6 ½ in the high jump to put the Hillers over the top.

San Diego posted an aggregate total of 126 points, Hoover 122 ½, and Poly 107.

Willis ran a career best :09.8 100, came back with a :22 flat 220, and contributed to the Hillers’ 1:29.5, league-record relay time.  Ernest Collier won the 880 in 2:04.3 and Al Salmon ran 4:36.6 for first in the mile.

Hoover’s Jack Kaiser and Willie Steele were blanked in the hurdles, knocking the legs out of the Cardinals’ title ambitions, but Kaiser won the high jump at 6-1 ¾ and Steele doubled in the broad jump (22-8 ½) and H-S-J (44-10 ½).

DIVISIONAL

San Diego and Hoover were aligned with league qualifiers from the Metropolitan, Southern Prep, and Imperial Valley leagues at the San Diego State facility.  Long Beach Poly was in the divisional at Huntington Park.

San Diego won eight track events and outscored Hoover, 66-38, with Holtville, led by pole vaulter Morton, who cleared 13 feet, next with 22.

Pohl was a double winner at :16 flat in the high hurdles and :24.4 in the lows.  Barrera ran :50.1 in the 440 and Willis :10 flat and :21.7 in the sprints. Al Salmon logged a 4:36.3 mile.

LARGEST IN 25 YEARS

The Southern California finals at Glendale Hoover were a coronation for the Hilltoppers.

They scored 34 points, the most since Los Angeles Manual Arts had 52 1/2 in 1916. Glendale Hoover had 16 and San Diego Hoover 15 ½.

“Even better than advertised,” was the observation of the Hillers by the Los Angeles Times’ Bob Smyser.  San Diego scored in seven of the eight running events.

Willis doubled in the 100 (:10.1) and led a 1-2 220 (:22.6) with Don Smalley, and contributed to San Diego’s school record, 1:28.7 victory in the relay. Lou Barrera was unofficially clocked in :49.8 running behind the :49.3 of Whittier’s O.B. Hughes.

Willie Steele of Hoover soared 24 feet, ¾ inch and bettered the record of 24-3/8 by Bill Bugbee of Redondo Beach Redondo Union in 1937.   Santa Monica’s Thelmo Knowles set a record of 1:55.7 in the 880 and the Hillers’ Lou Fierro and Ernest Collier were fourth and fifth.

Ed Pohl was fourth in the 120 high hurdles, won by Jack Nelson of El Monte in :15.6.  Pohl came back to win the 220 lows in :24.5.

Hoover’s Ted Jacobs was fourth in the shot put at 49 feet, 11 15/16 inches, short of his best of 50-7 1/2, and Jack Kaiser tied for first in the high jump at 6-2.

Hoover’s Jack Kaiser (left) and Willie Steele (right) finished 1-2 against San Diego’s Ed Pohl in high hurdles to fuel the Cardinals’ victory in dual rematch.

RED DEVILS RULE

Sweetwater defeated Grossmont, 66-38, in their traditional dual meet and was almost unbeatable in the Metropolitan League, 6-0 in Class A, losing two B meets, and sweeping Class C opposition.

The Red Devils were led by sprinter Marcos Alonzo, who had bests of :10.2 in the 100 and: 22.9 in the 220.

Alonzo, miler Ken Owens, half-miler Tex Comer, and high jumper Jim Bennett were undefeated in dual meet competition.

ANOTHER “RELAY”

Don King in Caver Conquest noted the speed and resourcefulness of Glenn Willis and Don Smalley on another venue.

One of the sprinters would board a street car using a transfer, take a seat, and pass the slip through an open window to the other, who would then race to the next stop and board with the same transfer.

A SCHOOL RECORD, AT LEAST

San Diego High’s 880-yard relay team competed in a special, high school race that was part of the Compton Invitational two weeks after the state meet.

Little is known.  There was no coverage in San Diego newspapers, but the final paragraph in the Los Angeles Times‘ story declared that a “San Diego quartet set a national record in the half-mile relay”.  No time was listed.

Don King’s Caver Conquest declared the Hillers had been clocked in 1:27.8 for the 880 yards that evening,  The school actually listed 1:27.9 as the record until the group of Roscoe Cook, Charles (Sugar Jet) Davis, Willie Jordan, and Bob Staten ran 1:27.2 in 1957.

The Times story had to have been in error.  The accepted national record in 1941 was 1:27.7 by L.A. Manual Arts in 1934.

It still was an outstanding end to a superb season for the Hillers.

SPIKE DUST

Jack Kaiser high jumped 6 feet, 3 1/4 inches for Hoover March 25 versus Escondido, close to the school record of 6-3 1/2, set by Alvin Cordray in 1938…the Long Beach Relays, held traditionally on the first weekend in March, was rescheduled two weeks later, on the same day as the Southern Counties Invitational at Huntington Beach…Hillers coach Ed Ruffa sent what amounted to a junior varsity contingent to Long Beach and it responded by placing fourth and fifth in such events as the 440 relay, 880 relay, mile relay and the medley relay, the latter in which competitors run different distances…the San Diego and Hoover lower division squads had Balboa Stadium to themselves the day before the varsity squads met for the second time…the Hoover B’s won, 53 ½-41 ½, and the C’s won, 55 ½-31 ½…Point Loma’s Brent Stover set a school record with a :52.6 in the 440…the first San Diego-Hoover dual was supposed to be a triangular meet, but Grossmont showed up with so few varsity competitors that only the Foothillers’ B’s and C’s competed….

 

Kenan Christon sat still and endured three false starts in the 100 meters, cautiously came out of his starting blocks on the field’s fourth attempt, and still smoked a wind-assisted:10.26 in the San Diego Section trials last week at Mt. Carmel.

Christon continued his monster, late-season run later in the afternoon by taking the national lead at :20.55 in the 200 and qualified in the long jump and 4×100 relay.

The Madison senior’s now seeming routine of 4 wins a week took place on a day when rain greeted competitors for the first time in the 58-year history of the San Diego Section trials or championships.

The rain left, but, with a few field events remaining, a lightning threat cleared the stadium, according to Steve Brand of The San Diego Union.  Athletes retreated to the Mt. Carmel gymnasium and fans and spectators were urged to seek shelter or return, posthaste, to their automobiles.

Action resumed about 45 minutes later, said Brand.

New section leading marks and personal bests are in italics.  Marks in parenthesis show where San Diego Section performers rank in California.  National leaders have been added to the weekly bests.

A “w” next to a mark stands for over-allowable wind assistance, which caps at 2.0 meters.

BOYS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK	U.S.
100	Christon, Madison	:10.42 (3) :10.26w	Perry, Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga	:10.38w	:10.13 Boling, Strake Jesuit, Houston
	Steward, Orange Glen	:10.57w (10T)
200	Christon, Madison	:20.55 (1)	Grubb, Notre Dame Sherman Oaks	:20.93	:20.58, Boling. Miller, Bishop Dunne, Dallas, :20.52w
400	Parker, Helix	:47.99 (11)	Larrier, Elk Grove Monterey Trail	:46.49	:46.22, Robinson, Hazlewood West, Missouri
	Lippert, La Costa Canyon	:48.31 (18)
	Salzman, Calvin Christian	:48.54 (22T)
800	Tellez-Velasquez, San Pasqual	1:52.52 (3)	Wingo, Valencia	1:52.08	1:50.24, Woods, E.C. Glass, Lynchburg, Va.
	Ali, Crawford	1:54.17 (17)
1600	G. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.77 (12)	Hibbert, El Monte Arroyo	4:07.25	4:07.20 Sprout, Valor, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
	J. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.85 (13)
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	4:15.58 (21)
3200	Velasco, Fallbrook	9:07.27 (8)	Young, Newbury Park	8:40.0	Young
4×100 Relay	Madison	:42.23	Long Beach Poly	:40.87	:40.08, Fort Bend Marshall, Missouri City, Texas
4×400 Relay	Grossmont	3:21.72	Placentia Valencia	3:13.73	3:10.56, Strake Jesuit, Houston
High Jump	Lugo, Canyon Crest	6-6 ½ (19)	Allen, Santa Barbara San Marcos	7-0	7-1 ¾, Marseille, Cardinal Gibbons, Fort Lauderdale
	Brownell, San Dieguito	6-6 (20T)
Long Jump	Christon, Madison	24-0 (3)	Foster Clovis North	25-1 ½	26-6, Martin, Saginaw, Michigan
Triple Jump	Mitchell, Point Loma	48-6 (3)	Hemphill, Upland	48-8 ¼	51-9 ¾, Forde, McMahon, Norwalk, Connecticut
	Cynkin, Torrey Pines	46-5 ¼ (18)
	Brown, La Jolla	46-0 ½ (24)
Shot Put	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	54-0	Viveros, Bakersfield, Liberty	71-3	Viveros
Discus	Peterson, Torrey Pines	160-3	Elbettar, Newport Beach Newport Harbor	197-4	209-6 1/4 Lemmon, Fort Myers, Florida
Pole Vault	Rice, Rancho Bernardo	16-4 (2)	Wright, Lodi	16-8	17-3 ¼, Farmer, Lake Hamilton, Pearcy, Arkansas
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	16-0  (5T)
	Volpe, San Marcos	15-6 (13T)
	Jurisoo, Mt. Carmel	15-3 (17T)
	Sperry, Rancho Bernardo	15-1 (23T)

GIRLS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK	U.S.
100	Shaheed, Madison	:11.87 (12T)	Nowling, Calabasas	:11.40w	:11.27w, Davis, Oak Hall, Gainesville, Florida
200	Rustkovich, Scripps Ranch	:24.41w (15)	Nowling	:23.64	:23.06, Davis
	Wright, University City	:24.44 (16)
	Shaheed, Madison	:24.46 (17)
400	Wright, University City	:55.64 (17)	Okonkwo, Murrieta Mesa	:54.25	:52.17, Ford, Northeast, Oakland Park, Florida
800	Riedman, La Costa Canyon	2:11.37 (5)	Tomkinton, Atherton Menlo	2:10.61	2:06.1, Mustin, North Canyon, Phoenix
	Morales, Scripps  Ranch	2:13.87 (23)
1600	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	4:48.34  (2)	Barnett, Sun Valley Village Christian	4:47.30	4:44.01, Vanderlende, Rockford, Michigan
	Riedman, La Costa Canyon	4:53.28 (13)
3200	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	10:15.80 (2)	Lowe, Clovis Buchanan	10:12.78	9:53.30, Tuohy, Thiells, North Rockland, N.Y.
	Dorostkar,  Canyon Crest	10:28.14 (9)
	Wallace, Sage Creek	10:35.40 (16)
100 Hurdles	Redon, San Diego	:14.28 (7)	Shearer San Jose Silver Creek	:13.36	:13.33, Jones, Greater Atlanta Christian, Norcross, Georgia
300 Hurdles	Mayo, Grossmont	:44.34 (18)	Glenn, Long Beach Wilson	:41.21	:40.82, Phillips, Bullis, Potomac, Maryland
	Occiano, Mission Hills	:44.64 (23)
	Redon, San Diego	:44.66 (25)
4×100 Relay	Scripps Ranch	:46.95 (3)	Calabasas	:45.95	:44.24, DeSoto, Texas
4×400 Relay	Scripps Ranch	3:55.28	Eastvale Roosevelt	3:43.77	3:39.79, DeSoto, Texas
High Jump	Hickey, Coronado	5-10 ½ (1)			5-11, Renner,  Myers Park, Charlotte, N.C.
	Scales, Madison	5-6 (12T)
Long Jump	Hickey, Coronado	20-9w (1) 20-2	Harris, Upland	20-2 1/2	21-3 ¼w, 20-5 3/4 Bryant, Memorial, Houston
	Hardyway, Oceanside	19-0 ¾ (7)
	Scott, Gompers	19-0 ½ (8)
	Miller, San Pasqual	18-10 ½ (15)
	Shaheed, Madison	18-10 (18)
Triple Jump	Miller, San Pasqual	39-10 (7T)	Shearer, San Jose Silver Creek	41-3 3/4	44-10, Moore, Lake Ridge, Mansfield, Texas
	Scott, Gompers Prep	39-5 ½ (11T)
Shot Put	Tuatasi, West Hills	45-1 ½ (7)	Franklin, Santa Clarita Golden Valley	47-11 1/2	50-1 ½, Hoekstre, Seaside, OregonTuatsas
	Lagoy, Rancho Bernardo	42-0 (17)
	Cardona, El Camino	41-0 ½ (24)
Discus	Cruz, Mission Hills	139-3 (20)	Budwig, Fowler	171-7	174-2 ¼, Meyer, Superior, Nebraska
	Tuatasi, West Hills	138-0 (25)
Pole Vault	Callahan, Torrey Pines	13-6 (2)	Funk, Clovis West	13-9	14-8. Cunliffe, West, Seattle, Washington
	Thomson, Poway	13-3 (4)
	Adamiec, Poway	13-0 (7T)
	Cervantes, Poway	12-9 (9)
	Ray, Rancho Bernardo	12-0

The arrival of San Diego County’s first 30-points-a-game scorer this year was via a curious journey, from Iceland to Pacific Beach, to Linda Vista, and to North Clairemont, where Marshall and Mitchell Lilly landed at Madison High.

The twins, who spent the 1974-75 school year in the near-Arctic Circle country (see 1975-76: Patrick Henry, University Played…) before leading Mission Bay to a 22-7 record and the second round of the section playoffs in 1975-76, transferred to Kearny and helped the Komets win the Summer League title.

Then they moved again, to the awaiting whistle of Warhawks coach John Hannon, who played on championship teams at Coronado in the early ‘fifties and had started the Madison program in 1962-63.

Marshall had the most cachet, having averaged 16.4 points at Mission Bay, but Marshall sustained a season-ending broken navicular bone in his right wrist in Madison’s second game.

Mitchell scored 26 points and Marshall 19 in an opening-game, 71-59 loss to Helix. Marshall scored 6 points but was injured in the second quarter of the next game, a 75-62 win over Poway, as Mitchell scored 23.

Marshall’s season was over, but Mitchell’s was just getting started.

Mitchell scored 27 in a 56-50 win over Monte Vista, 35 in a 59-55 tightrope with University, and followed with 32, 36, and 38, the latter in a 73-59 Kiwanis Tournament loss to eventual CIF champion Santana.

Madison then moved to the South Bay and the Baron-Optimist, post-Christmas tournament hosted by Bonita Vista.

THE BIG FIVE-OH

Lilly earned a seven-column headline in The San Diego Union after scorching Torrey Pines for 50 points in an 86-75, opening-round victory.

Lilly made 15 of 24 attempts from the field and was 20×23 for free throws.  He had 22 points in the second quarter and was at 48 when the 6-foot, 1-inch senior launched a 25-footer with seconds to play to reach the half-century mark as the game-ending buzzer sounded.

Crawford was on the receiving end of Lilly’s 38 points in a 98-70 loss. Madison then upset 12-0 Bonita Vista, 92-75, as Lilly knocked down 42 points.

MITCHELL WHISTLED

Lilly had 22 points but fouled out driving to the basket with one second left in the first overtime in a game that went three overtimes before the Warhawks edged Pleasanton Amador, 72-70, for the championship.

Amador took a physical approach to Lilly, defending the Warhawks’ sharpshooter with  four different players, who acquired multiple infractions.  “At times they would double and triple team me,” said Lilly.  “Even on my last foul I was hit pretty hard.”

Lilly’s teammate, Remond Wells, scored a season-high 30 points, including 10 in the extra sessions. Anthony Roberts’ basket with 30 seconds left in the third overtime finally decided the game in favor of the Warhawks.

Lilly’s 130 points in the four games (32.5 average) broke the Baron-Optimist tournament record of 100, set by Bonita Vista’s Jim March in 1972.

THE BIG SIX-ONE

Three weeks later, the senior guard broke the County record with 61 points in a 117-80 rout of visiting San Diego.

Evening Tribune writer Nick Canepa broke down Lilly’s outbursts with contributions from the scoring king:

First quarter, 10 points.  “I was off to my usual miserable start.”

Second quarter, 13 points:  “I felt better, but, still, there was no special feeling.”

Third quarter, 16 points:  “I started warming up. Things started clicking.”

Fourth quarter, 22 points:  “San Diego was in a full-court, man-to-man press.  I was hot.  Everything I was putting up was going in.

“At the end of the third quarter they told me I had 39.  Coach Hannon told me to go for it, but (to) take my time.”

Lilly also was informed when his total reached 55:  “So everyone on the team just gave me the ball after that.”

Lilly, who averaged 12.7 at Mission Bay the previous year, retired with 1:24 remaining in the game.

The sharpshooter was 24×41 from the field for 59 per cent and 13×17 on free throws. He was averaging 32.9 points a game and 37.5 in the Eastern League.

The 61 points topped the record of 60, shared by Tom Shaules of St. Augustine in a 102-38 win over Crawford in 1957-58 and Rob Petrie of Julian in 115-76 win over Mountain Empire in 1968-69.

Lilly would end the season with a CIF-record 31.9 average and his 893 points were second only to the 958 by Helix Bill Walton in 1969-70.

Lilly’s sniping kept Madison in every game but his 47-point effort days later against Kearny was not enough as the Komets, winners of 20 in a row at home and 45 of its last 46 at home,  scored an 86-80 victory.

BELIEVE IT

There were defenses and other maneuvers to stop Lilly, sometimes with unintended consequences.

Lilly scored Madison’s only point in the fourth quarter, after he was fouled as the game ended. He converted a single free throw to give the Warhawks a 32-31 win at Point Loma.

The Pointers had stalled much of the game and for almost all of the fourth quarter and made 2 free throws with 40 seconds left for a 31-31 tie.

Point Loma’s accomplishment in defeat was to hold Lilly to 12 points, his lowest total of the season.

CAVERS REVENGE

San Diego, 5-16 on the season and experiencing its poorest stretch since the John Hobbs-coached clubs went 2-10 and 4-9 in the mid-1920s, upset Madison and knocked the Warhawks out of the playoffs, 67-66, in a rematch of Lilly’s record contest.

San Diego’s Caesar Scott scored only 6 points but was credited with holding Lilly to 26, six points below his average, and only nine points in the second half.

NO POSTSEASON?

The Warhawks were mathematically eliminated largely because CIF bosses had again changed the playoff format, reducing participation from 24 to 16 teams and, in a strange twist, extending the postseason to two weeks.

Madison was out of the money despite a season record of 19-9.  Oceanside (18-8) also was out and Orange Glen (14-12) and Hilltop (14-13) were in.

The bosses had created 4 “conferences”, moving away from the “City” and “County” conference format, at the start of the school year.

Sixteen teams from the 6 major leagues, City East and City West, Grossmont, Avocado East and Avocado West, and Metropolitan qualified.

This meant the East and West, representing the City conference, would qualify two each.  Same for the Avocado East and West.

However, there would be four teams from the Grossmont and Metro conferences.

Madison was third behind Patrick Henry and Kearny in the City East, and Oceanside finished third in the Avocado West behind Fallbrook and Vista.

PLAYOFFS

FIRST ROUND

Santana, 0-2 against Grossmont “Conference” rival Monte Vista, defeated the Monarchs (19-8), 48-38.

Vista 49, Mt. Carmel (22-7), 47.  The Sundevils took their first home loss.

Fallbrook 63, Orange Glen (14-13) 45.

Marian 66, Sweetwater (15-12) 57.

Lincoln 71, Patrick Henry (21-8) 59.

Hilltop 70, Bonita Vista (27-2) 59.  Disregarded Hilltop stunned the Barons with a 31-15 third quarter.

Helix 68, Mount Miguel (16-12) 49.

Kearny 69, St. Augustine (21-7) 59.

QUARTERFINALS

Kearny 68, Hilltop (15-13) 55.

Santana 57, Fallbrook (24-1) 44.  Not as much a surprise as Hilltop’s win over Bonita Vista, but the Sultans were proving, as they did last year, a formidable team in the playoffs.

Jack Sandschulte, in his 21^st season, won his 300^th game as coach at Fallbrook, 84-66 over Torrey Pines, and could rely on his son, John, who averaged 22.8 points, and big man Bob Bartholomew, 18.0.

“Any time the other team (Santana, with CIF player of the year Todd Harper, Mark Price, and Barney Hinkle)  has three good players and you have two, the odds are against you,” said the elder Sandschulte. “The odds have been against us going unbeaten all season and it finally caught up with us.”

There were 2,500 persons at Grossmont College, including many red-clad supporters of Fallbrook, which trailed by  three points with six minutes to go.

Helix 75, Vista (19-11) 52. The Highlanders, 16-0 in Grossmont conference play, had lost only to Kearny, 68-64, in the Kiwanis tournament.

Marian 68, Lincoln (21-5) 64. A near overflow crowd at Chula Vista, saw the Crusaders overcome a 62-59 deficit by outscoring the Hornets, 9-2, in the last 1:54.

Kearny 68, Hilltop (15-13) 55, at Torrey Pines.

SEMIFINALS

Helix 63, Kearny (27-2) 57, before 3,000 persons at Cal Western University.  In previous playoffs, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams would have been seeded to meet in the finals.

Santana 52, Marian (21-9) 40.

CLASS 1-A

Army-Navy 64, Mountain Empire (14-8) 42.

Francis Parker 58, Christian (8-16) 36

FINALS

Santana (26-5), 54, Helix (27-2) 42.  The Sultans had lost to Helix, 44-40, 72-66, and 51-40.

A surprised gathering of 7,233 in the Sports Arena watched patient, deliberate Santana make only 12 shots from the field but 30×38 from the free throw line.

Helix converted 17 field goal attempts but only 8×14 that were free.

Helix led 14-5 early in the second quarter but 6-10 center Mark Snow got into foul trouble and Santana, behind Harper and center Mark Price, took a 26-20 halftime lead.

Snow took a seat after picking up his fourth personal with 6:13 remaining in the third quarter. Santana coach Bart Hare went to what was known as a four-corners offense.

Hare said he took this approach because his center, Price, also had 4 fouls.  No Santana players fouled out, but Helix’ Snow, Mike Durden and Mark Barnes did.

The Sultans held a 39-28 lead entering the fourth quarter against a team that averaged almost 70 a game.

THIRD PLACE

Kearny (28-2) 91, Marian (21-10) 82.

Typical of the consolation games, Kearny and Marian let it all hang out.  Komets coach Tim Short played everyone and 12 players scored.

1-A

Francis Parker (15-7), ahead, 25-8, at halftime, topped Army-Navy (14-4), 35-30.

TOURNAMENTS

Forty-seven teams accepted invitations to the 30^th annual Kiwanis, with El Centro Central, Calexico, and Brawley comprising a visiting contingent.

The Kiwanis still held sway but it was feeling pinched.

There were 12 different December tournaments, four of which, the 10-team Mt. Helix Invitational, Jim Mitchell San Dieguito Mustang-Optimist, Julian, and the Southern Prep League, even got on the calendar before the venerable Kiwanis took its place just before the Christmas holiday.

Winners and championship scores:

Mt. Helix, Helix 60, Oceanside 39.

Julian: Julian 69, Mountain Empire 58.

Southern Prep, Francis Parker 43, Mountain Empire 34.

Jim Mitchell Mustang Optimist: Fallbrook 60, Oceanside 53.

Kiwanis:  Unlimited, Kearny 68, Helix 64; Limited, Bonita Vista 69, Granite Hills 57; Classified, Lincoln 47, University 33.

University:  Huntington Beach 69, Kearny 59.

Grossmont-Santana:  Santana 82, Grossmont 64.

Eagle:  Granite Hills 60, Mira Mesa 58.

Chino: Pomona Ganesha 70, Mt. Carmel 58.

El Centro Elks: El Centro Central 46, Vista 43.

Baron-Optimist: Pleasanton Amador 78, Madison 72.

Western Association Christian Schools:  Western Christian 47, Christian 46, OT.

THAT’S A NO-NO

Bonita Vista coach Bill Foley had his team practice on Sunday and later admitted that he misread a rule against activity on the Sabbath.

Bonita officials reported the gaffe to the CIF, which suspended Foley with no contact with his team for a period of the Barons’ next six games.

MILESTONES AND MARKS

–Escondido’s Jerry Hacknal scored 44 points in a 76-72 loss to San Pasqual and broke the school record of 35 points by Rich Gehring in a 74-44 win over San Dieguito in 1952-53.

–Fallbrook’s John Sandschulte was over 30 five times and reached a career high 39 points as San Dieguito fell, 74-44.

–On the same night that Mitchell Lilly scored 47 against Kearny, Michael Gay of Henry had 36 in an 81-53 rout of Morse, and Rod Dingler of Mt. Carmel had 32 in a 90-45 win over Orange Glen

–Seventy-seven fouls were called during Madison’s 86-66 win over Morse.  The Warhawks’ Mitchell Lilly scored 23 points but fouled out in the third quarter.

THROWBACK

These weren’t scores from decades past, but were typical of the eras cited.

–1930s-‘40s score:  Mt. Carmel 25, Chula Vista 23.

–1920s-‘30s score:  Francis Parker 25, Palos Verdes Chadwick 10.

BROADCASTER’S NOTE

It’s Brazil, as in “frazzle”.  That’s how Bonita Vista’s Scott Brazil pronounced his last name.

Leading scorers:

NAME	TEAM	GAMES	POINTS	AVERAGE
Mitchell Lilly	Madison	28	893	31.9 (1)
Mike Stockalper	Marian	31	719	23.2 (2)
Michael Gay	Patrick Henry	29	641	22.1 (4)
Scott Brazil	Bonita Vista	29	614	21.2 (6)
Rich Beeson	Poway	28	596	21.3 (5)
Bob Bartholomew	Kearny	31	596	19.2
John Sandschulte	Fallbrook	25	562	22.5 (3)
Barney Hinkle	Santana	30	552	18.4
Rod Dingler	Mt. Carmel	29	539	18.6
Jerry Haynal	Escondido	26	536	20.6 (7)
Dave Sullivan	El Capitan	27	514	19.0
Joe Naylor	Oceanside	26	508	19.5 (10)
Allen Gates	Marian	31	503	16.4
Van Note	San Pasqual	26	501	19.3
Gary Davila	San Marcos	25	493	19.7 (9)
Eddie Mendoza	St. Augustine	28	483	17.3
Joe Lehr	St. Augustine	27	474	17.6
John Laidlaw	Torrey Pines	26	468	18.0
Oscar Lopez	Montgomery	24	464	19.3
Ron Hoag	El Capitan	27	463	17.1
Terry Thomas	Orange Glen	25	462	18.5
Mark Snow	Helix	28	456	16.3
Bobby Dean	La Jolla	26	455	17.5
Todd Harper	Santana	31	453	14.4
Bob Bartholomew	Fallbrook	25	449	18.0
Bob Taylor	Chula Vista	25	431	17.2
Ceasar Scott	San Diego	23	392	17.0

Class A, minimum 15 games: Chelette, San Diego Military, 17×339, 19.9 (8). Looten, Borrego Springs, 18×321, 17.8.  Bauers, Mountain Empire, 22×352, 16.0.  Nettles, Army-Navy, 15×256, 17.1.

JUMP SHOTS

Alhambra High of Martinez, located in the north East Bay area of San Francisco, won third place in the Jim Mitchell event, behind the steady play of guard Stan Van Gundy, years later a head coach in the National Basketball Association…Fallbrook had its Bob Bartholomew and Kearny its Bob Bartholomew…they were not related…Marcus Allen was known for football but he was an effective forward for Lincoln, averaging 14 points … Helix’ 6-foot, 10-inch junior Mark Snow, who scored 34 points in a 72-66 defeat of Santana, started as a sophomore at Poway…Helix’ 28-3 record gave coach Gordon Nash a career record of 230-67 and winning percentage of 77.4….

CENTURY CLUB

TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE
Army-Navy	San Miguel School	122-31
Madison	San Diego	117-80
Grossmont	Granite Hills	114-79
Bonita Vista	Marian	106-85
Torrey Pines	Ramona	101-42
Mt. Carmel	El Camino	101-62
Borrego Springs	Cal Lutheran	100-14

San Diego Section seasonal bests were recorded in four events, 2 each in girls and boys, as the 16 leagues participated in their championships last week.

Scripps Ranch’s Jaymie Rustkovich logged a wind-aided 24.41 200 and ran a leg on the the Falcons’ 4×400 relay team, anchored by Brianna Sproles, daughter of Darren, the popular former Charger and 13-season NFL running back, that recorded a 3:55.28 in the Western League meet at University City.

Garrett Stanford of La Costa Canyon improved his 1600-meter run best with a 4:13.77 in the Avocado West championship at Canyon Crest.  Stanford’s brother, Jacob, was close behind in 4:13.85.

Grossmont’s 4×400 relay team ran 3:22.18 in the Grossmont Valley-Grossmont Hills meet at Mount Miguel.

The carnival of races, jumps, and throws moves to Mt. Carmel Saturday for the section trials, followed by section championships May 18 and the state meet in  Clovis May 24-25.

Top nine performances this week qualify for May 18.

CHRISTON BREEZES

Kenan Christon didn’t equal his season bests but the compact and carved Madison senior surveyed the five-star layout at Kearny and hummed to :10.45 and :21.28 victories in the 100 and 200 and anchored the Warhawks to :42.73 and first in the 4×100 relay.

It was easy to spot Christon as he warmed up.  He was wearing a pair of cardinal-and-gold jogging shoes, matching the colors of USC, whose football team Christon will be joining in the fall.

New section leading marks and personal bests are in italics.  Marks in parenthesis show where San Diego Section performers rank in California.

A “w” next to a mark stands for over-allowable wind assistance, which caps at 2.0 meters.

GIRLS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK
100	Shaheed, Madison	:11.87 (10T)	Nowling, Calabasas	:11.40w
	Rustkovich, Scripps Ranch	:24.41w (14)
200	Wright, University City	:24.44 (15)
200	Shaheed	:24.46 (16)	Nowling	:23.64
400	Wright, University City	:55.64 (16)	Okonkwo, Murrieta Mesa	:54.25
800	Riedman, La Costa Canyon	2:11.37 (5)	Tomkinton, Atherton Menlo	2:10.61
	Morales, Scripps  Ranch	2:13.87 (20)
1600	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	4:48.34 (1)	Lowe, Clovis Buchanan	4:49.14
	Riedman,	4:53.28 (11)
3200	Fahy, La Costa Canyon	10:15.80 (2)	Lowe, Clovis Buchanan	10:12.78
	Dorostkar,  Canyon Crest	10:28.14 (8)
	Wallace, Sage Creek	10:35.40 (13)
100 Hurdles	Redon, San Diego	:14.2 (7)	Shearer San Jose Silver Creek	:13.36
	James, San Diego	:14.68w (17T)
300 Hurdles	Occiano, Mission Hills	:44.64 (21)	Glenn, Long Beach Wilson	:41.21
	Redon	:44.66 (22)
4×100 Relay	Scripps Ranch	:46.95 (2)	Calabasas	:45.95
4×400 Relay	Scripps Ranch	3:55.28 (16)	Eastvale Roosevelt	3:47.17
High Jump	Hickey, Coronado	5-10 ½ (1)	Harris, Bakersfield Golden Valley	5-10
	Scales, Madison	5-6 (12T)
Long Jump	Hickey	20-9w (1)	Harris, Upland	20-2 1/2
	Hardaway, Oceanside	19-0¾ (7)
	Scott, Gompers	19-0½ (8T)
	Miller, San Pasqual	18-10 1/2 w (14T)
	Shaheed, Madison	18-10 (17)
Triple Jump	Miller, San Pasqual	39-8 ½ (10)	Shearer, San Jose Silver Creek	41-3 3/4
	Scott, Gompers Prep	39-5 1/2 (11T)
Shot Put	Atuatasi, West Hills	45-1 ½ (7)	Franklin, Santa Clarita Golden Valley	47-11 1/2
	Lagoy, Rancho Bernardo	42-0 (17)
	Cardona, El Camino	41-0 ½ (23)
Discus	Cruz, Mission Hills	139-3 (22)	Budwig, Fowler	171-7
Pole Vault	Callahan, Rancho Bernardo	13-6 (2T)	Funk, Clovis West	13-7
	Thomson, Poway	13-3 (4)
	Adamiec, Poway	13-0 (7T)
	Cervantes, Poway	12-9 (9)
	Ray, Rancho Bernardo	12-0 (19T)

BOYS

EVENT	NAME	MARK	STATE	MARK
100	Christon, Madison	10.42 (2)	Grubb, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	:10.40
	Steward, Orange Glen	:10.66 (16T)
200	Christon, Madison	:20.67 (1)	Grubb, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame	:20.93
400	Parker, Helix	:47.99 (7)	Larrier, Elk Grove Monterey Grove	:46.49
	Lippert, La Costa Canyon	:48.54 (15T)
	Salzman, Calvin Christian	:48.54 (15T)
	Solomon, Grossmont	:48.81 (22)
800	Tellez-Velasquez, San Pasqual	1:52.52 (3)	Wingo, Valencia	1:52.11
	Ali, Crawford	1:54.17 (15)
1600	G. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.77 (9)	Hibbard, El Monte Arroyo	4:07.25
	J. Stanford, La Costa Canyon	4:13.85 (10)
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	4:15.58 (17)
3200	Velasco, Fallbrook	9:07.27 (8)	Young, Newbury Park	8:40.00
	Niednagel, La Costa Canyon	9:09.06 (9)
110 High Hurdles	Sayles, Steele Canyon	:14.69	Marshall, Berkeley St. Mary’s	:13.56
300 Intermediate Hurdles	Solomon, Grossmont	:38.38 (12)	Roberson, Upland	:36.96
	Stewart, Canyon Crest	39.0 (22T)
4×100 Relay	Madison	:42.23 (23)	Long Beach Poly	:40.91
4×400 Relay	Grossmont	3:22.18 (25)	Placentia Valencia	3:13.73
High Jump	Lugo, Canyon Crest	6-6 ½ (12)	Allen, Santa Barbara San Marcos	7-0
	Brownell, San Dieguito	6-6 (16)
Long Jump	Christon, Madison	24-0 (2)	Foster, Clovis North	25-1 1/2
	Mitchell, Point Loma	23-5 (10)
	Harris-Williams, Granite Hills	23-1 ½ (16T)
	Yokley, El Capitan	22-11 (23T)
Triple Jump	Mitchell, Point Loma	48-6 (2)	Hemphill, Upland	48-8 1/2
	Cynkin, Torrey Pines	46-5 ¼ (17)
	Brown, La Jolla	46-0 ½ (23)
Shot Put	Boamah, Scripps Ranch	54-0 (25)	Viveros, Bakersfield Liberty	68-11
Discus	Peterson, Rancho Bernardo	160-3	Elbettar, Newport Beach Newport Harbor	197-4
Pole Vault	Rice, Rancho Bernardo	16-4 (2)	Wright, Lodi	16-8
	Brown, La Costa Canyon	16-0 (5T)
	Volpe, San Marcos	15-6 (13T)
	Jurisoo, Mt. Carmel	15-3 (17T)
	Sperry, Rancho Bernardo	15-1 (23T)
	Clarke, El Camino	15-0 (25)

—Patrick Henry and University struggled through a twilight zone of 8 overtimes in a season that had at least 24 games that went beyond regulation, including a four-overtime contest, a three-overtime joust, and three of two overtimes.

—Grossmont League bosses were overruled after they socked Valhalla with 16 league losses, before it played a game.

—Chula Vista outscored Castle Park, 11-4.  No one turned out the lights and the referees didn’t suspend play.

—A late-season scholastic ineligibility caught up with defending champion San Diego High.

Those were a few of the more notable takeaways from a competitive campaign that still included only one week of playoffs.

THE LONGEST GAME

Patrick Henry and University battled for 2 hours and 37 minutes, at least one hour longer than the usual high school game.  Actual playing time was 56 minutes, each overtime session lasting three minutes.

Henry finally won, 66-61.

The first and fifth extra sessions were scoreless.

Uni coach John Cosentino approached Patriots coach Alan (Fritz) Ziegenfuss during a time out.

“I told Fritz that if it wasn’t over in that overtime (No. 5) we’d go at it one on one,” said Cosentino, joking…maybe.

Three more periods followed before the Patriots’ Ernest Jackson scored and added a free throw, Rich McKee scored, and Tom McGovern made another basket as time was expiring.

The Patriots’ 7-2 advantage in Round 8 was enough to bring matters to a close.

Matt Gorder of Henry had knocked down two free throws with 30 seconds remaining seemingly eons before to etch a 43-43, regulation tie.

SHORTER BUT STILL LONG

Rob Ridgway scored with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime to deliver Monte Vista to a 65-63 victory over El Capitan in a Grossmont League game. A basket by the Monarchs’ James Carley with 1:01 remaining tied the score at 51 and activated OT.

NOT THAT LONG

Sweetwater, comatose since the late 1950s, awakened in Coach Gary Zarecky’s fourth season and its 19-12 record included a triple overtime, 77-75 win over Fallbrook, which had won 16 in a row, in a quarterfinals playoff at Point Loma.

Ten seconds into the third overtime the Red Devils’ Tom Vance, who had a game-high 26 points, drained a long jump shot for the deciding points.

Henry played back-to-back overtimes. Mike Gay scored with 10 seconds remaining in the second three minutes to topple St. Augustine, 71-69, in an Eastern League contest that followed the marathon with University.

San Pasqual’s Rick Roberts nailed an eight-foot jump shot with four seconds left in a second overtime to lift the Eagles to a 55-53 victory over Vista.

Francis Parker edged Pasadena Poly, 41-39, and Clairemont beat Morse, 72-68, in two extra sessions.

DAY BEFORE A NO-NO

Valhalla was charged with opening practice the day before the legal start date, a violation of a Grossmont League and CIF rule.

A special committee from the foothills circuit declared  the Norsemen would forfeit all 16 league games, although none had been played.

Valhalla officials cried foul.

A month later, on Jan. 19, 1976, after the San Diego Section requested a revisiting of the original decision, Grossmont bosses reaffirmed their stand.

At this point in league play Valhalla was 3-3 competitively but 0-6 legislatively.

The case against Valhalla, wrote Henry Wesch of The San Diego Union, “is built around a school bulletin notation advising of basketball ‘tryouts’ prior to the CIF-approved date for practices.”

Valhalla claimed there was no tryout, the notice having been issued only to gauge interest and that no coaches were present when the gym was open and aspiring players were on the floor.

On Jan. 27, another session was convened.

Valhalla and league officials met with a special, three-man panel from the CIF board of managers.

Board honcho Dr. James McDonald, a former basketball game official, later issued a statement that overruled the forfeits.

McDonald praised Valhalla principal George Benson, who apparently laid down the law to coach Bob Speidel.

Speidel, who had won championships at Helix, was perceived by league bosses of trying to circumvent the CIF rule.

“In light of the principal’s intervention, the board of managers lifts the team penalty imposed by the Grossmont League and places the present head basketball coach on probation for a two year period,” was the gist of a four-paragraph statement by McDonald.

“In simplified language, the statement means no forfeits for Valhalla, tread lightly, coach Bob Speidel,” wrote Wesch.

Valhalla finished with a 13-10 record, including 10-6 in the league and in a three-way tie for the last playoff spot with Monte Vista and Grossmont.

Grossmont representatives voted in Monte Vista and the Foothillers.

BASEBALL OR BASKETBALL?

Castle Park shot 100 per cent from the field and lost.

The Trojans attempted just two field-goal attempts and Chula Vista defeated its neighboring rival, 11-4.

Castle Park scored on a second quarter basket by Bob Gadaska and on another in the fourth quarter by Dave Arana.

Chula Vista, however, never trailed, taking a 2-0 lead on Bryan Cottingham’s field goal and converted 5 of 12 attempts from the field.

A six-point outburst in the second quarter provided an 8-2 Spartans halftime lead.

Castle Park went down to its 16th loss in 17 games.

“Chula Vista is one of the best teams ever to come out of the South Bay area and there was no way we could match up with them,” said Trojans coach Ron Wey, explaining his team’s stalling tactic when it possessed the ball.

“We did what we felt we had to do in order to win the game,” said Wey.  “If we had tried to stay with them they might have scored 120 points.”

VICTORY, AT LAST!

Castle Park’s plunge toward the abyss of a winless season was interrupted by a victory after 14 straight losses.

Following a 64-60 win over Mar Vista, Trojans coach Ron Wey reported that there was a two-car victory parade through National City’s Mile of Cars area.

Wey was driving one of the vehicles, his wife the other.

Castle Park closed with a 1-23 record.

CAVERS STUMBLE

At 21-2, San Diego High was in good position, led by superstars Willie Brigham and Percy Gilbert, to claim a consecutive San Diego Section championship, until second semester academic grades were released.

Gilbert reportedly was ruled ineligible for not maintaining good class attendance and the Cavers, while still formidable, no longer were favored.

Ceasar Scott picked up the slack, connecting on 13×15 field goal attempts to score 30 points, and Brigham added 21 as the Cavers demolished Point Loma, 81-55, in their first game sans Gilbert.

The Cavers were 3-2 in Gilbert’s absence, including a 57-52 loss to Kearny, which had nipped them earlier, 69-68, in overtime.

San Diego met a hot Chula Vista team in the playoff quarter finals and went down, 68-42.

The Cavers’ chances of victory were whistled by officials, who stunningly saddled Brigham with his fourth personal foul midway through the second quarter.

MVP TWICE

Kearny’s Alan Trammell scored a rare double in his brilliant career.

He was the most-valuable player, as voted by members of the media, in the postseason, leading the Komets to their second title in three years.

Eight years later Trammell, with a .450 batting average and two home runs in the Detroit Tigers’ five-game near sweep of the San Diego Padres, was named MVP of the World Series.

Trammell had a conversation with himself and coach Tim Short during the season when his shot was not finding the bottom of the basket and his technical fouls were rising.

“Alan started going on the court expecting bad calls by the officials,” Short told Steve Brand of The San Diego Union.  “For some reason he could not accept human error in his own play and that started spreading to the officials….”

“The problem was my shots just weren’t going in,” said Trammell.  “I’d explode.  Afterward, when I calmed down, I regretted what I’d done.”

Trammell, who scored 412 points in 31 games and averaged 13.3, gathered himself and his steady play  was vital in Kearny’s march down the stretch to the title.

Kearny defeated Santana, 57-44, for the championship before 6,000 persons in the San Diego Sports Arena.

The Sultans of coach Bart Hare were 27-5 and, led by junior-to-be Todd Harper, would be back in 1976-77.

HOOPS IN FAR NORTHEAST

Iceland, sitting just outside the Arctic Circle, is known for lava lands, volcanoes, and weather that befits its name.  Basketball, not so much.

But a couple Mission Bay juniors, twins Marshall and Mitchell Lilly, picked up some valuable experience in the Nordic island country.

The youngsters’ father had accepted a civil service position and the family lived there for a year.

The boys gravitated to a recreation hall, according to Nick Canepa of the Evening Tribune.

“It was tough there, believe me,” Marshall told Canepa.  “We were playing against men.  You had to be tough or you didn’t play.  The recreation hall was open 24 hours a day and we played ten, eleven hours a day.”

Marshall was one of the County’s leading scorers with a 16.9 average for the 22-7 Buccaneers, coached by Larry Willis, a Crawford teammate in the early ‘sixties of Patrick Henry coach Fritz Ziegenfuss.

Mitchell was voted most-valuable player of the University Tournament and Marshall was voted most-inspirational as the Bucs topped Lincoln, 70-62, for the championship.

DON’T INVITEMS

Clairemont opened in 1958 and was followed in 1963 by Madison, about 5 miles northeast.

There didn’t appear to be enough distance.

For the second straight year a game between the neighboring rivals was suspended after benches cleared.

Game officials Dave Melton and Jim Uebbing declared Clairemont a forfeit winner.  The Chieftains led, 60-54, with 42 seconds remaining.

When a fracas occurred in the 1974-75 season, Madison was declared winner.

Warhawks coach John Hannon sustained two technical fouls after repeatedly coming off the bench to complain.

“I feel the whole thing was handled poorly,” Hannon lamented to writer Henry Wesch.  “The officials could have ordered the teams back to the benches and played the final 42 seconds.”

SUNDEVILS ARRIVE

Coach John Marincovich’s first-year Mt. Carmel Sundevils posted an 18-11 record and third-place finish in the Coast League with an all-underclass team.

Junior Rod Dingler was fourth in the County with a 20.53 average and 575 points

KIWANIS TOURNAMENT

Forty-six of the 48 teams entered in the 29^th annual were from the San Diego Section.  Outsiders were Calexico and Cerritos Gahr.

Kearny topped Santana, 64-53, for the unlimited Division championship.  St. Augustine rolled Lincoln, 68-47, in the Classified Division.

Game of the tournament matched 8-1 San Diego and 9-0 Chula Vista before more than 3,000 persons at Peterson Gym in the Limited final.

San Diego won, 70-62, despite Bryan Cottingham’s 34 points.  Willie Brigham had 18 points and 10 assists and Percy Gilbert pulled 18 rebounds to go with 16 points for the winners.

CHINO

Mt. Carmel reached the championship bracket finals before losing to Rancho Cucamonga Alta Loma, 51-43.

Escondido was beaten in the fifth place game by Santa Ana, 62-57.

COLLEGE OF DESERT

Vista topped Thermal Coachella, 64-61, for the championship after beating Indio, 63-45, and Twentynine Palms, 58-40.

Coachella was the essential tournament host, although games were played at the junior college campus in nearby Palm Desert.

BARON-OPTIMIST

San Diego defeated Madison, 51-46, for first place.

Reported scoring leaders:

NAME	TEAM	GAMES	POINTS	AVERAGE
Bryan Cottingham	Chula Vista	32	658	20.56 (2)
Victor Edwards	Sweetwater	31	579	18.6 (9)
Rod Dingler	Mt. Carmel	28	575	20.53 (4)
Mark Johnson	Clairemont	27	555	20.55 (3)
Chris Smith	San Marcos	29	543	18.7 (7)
Wayne Smith	Mar Vista	24	519	21.6 (1)
Barney Hinkle	Santana	32	519	16.4
Mike Heaton	Carlsbad	25	510	20.4 (5)
Jeff Ward	Grossmont	27	510	18.9 (6)
Rich Beeson	Poway	24	496	17.1
Dave Ferguson	Madison	28	491	17.53
Marshall Lilly	Mission Bay	29	490	16.9
Willie Brigham	San Diego	28	489	17.46
Bob Chambers	Mission Bay	29	476	16.4
Skeeter Freeman	Lincoln	27	463	17.1
Jeff Lee	Madison	28	462	16.5
Scott Brazil	Bonita Vista	28	447	16.0
Kevin Paulson	Poway	27	446	16.5
Rob Gay	Hoover	27	446	16.5
John Kentera	Torrey Pines	24	442	18.41 (10)
Jim Ferrari	Point Loma	25	441	17.6
Ray Nagem	St. Augustine	26	438	16.8
Randy Long	El Cajon Valley	24	430	17.9 (10)

Campbell, Coronado 21×387, 18.42 (8).  David Cook, Francis Parker, reportedly led County with 23-point average and scored more than 600 points.

PLAYOFFS

FIRST ROUND

University, with a 7-18 record, was one of 16 teams invited.  The champions of the 6 County Leagues and second-place finishers from the Western and Grossmont League had first-round byes.

North County squads were 5-1 out of the gate, with a couple upsets.  Oceanside (10-13) defeated Clairemont (14-13), 59-58, and San Dieguito (11-13) topped St. Augustine (14-12), 60-50.

Escondido went the long way to oust Uni, which took the Cougars into overtime before bowing, 59-58.

Other scores:

Patrick Henry 58, Hilltop (15-13) 49.

Sweetwater 74, Morse (11-16) 62.

Poway 75, Monte Vista (17-11) 56.

San Marcos 81, Marian (21-8) 71.

Grossmont 62, Mt. Carmel (18-11).

SECOND ROUND

Escondido 59, Mission Bay (22-7) 57.

San Diego 83, San Dieguito (12-14) 45.

Fallbrook 62, Poway (16-13) 58, OT.

Chula Vista 88, Oceanside (11-14) 39.

Sweetwater 80, Lincoln (22-5) 77, OT.

Kearny 73, Grossmont 53 (15-14).

Santana 54, Patrick Henry (19-11) 39.

Helix 75, San Marcos 63 (17-12).

QUARTERFINALS

Sweetwater 77, Fallbrook (21-5) 75, 3 OT.

Chula Vista 68, San Diego (24-5) 42.

Santana 65, Escondido (20-10) 63.

Kearny 59, Helix (18-6) 57.

SEMIFINALS

Santana 55, Chula Vista (29-3) 46.

Kearny 67, Sweetwater (19-12) 48.

FINALS

Kearny (29-2) 57, Santana (27-5) 44.

JUMP SHOTS

Francis Parker (24-3) defeated Christian (9-14), 74-48, before a crowd of 2,000 at Patrick Henry for the 1-A championship…David Cook led the Lancers with 33 points…Mark Malone of El Cajon Valley was more prominent in another sport…quarterback-wide receiver Malone was a No. 1 draft choice of the  Pittsburgh Steelers out of Arizona State in 1980 and played 10 seasons in the NFL…the total of 15 points in the Chula Vista-Castle Park game represented the fourth lowest total in state history, according to Cal-Hi Sports…Stockton beat Lodi, 10-0, in 1925; Whittier knocked off San Clemente, 6-4, in 1979, and Sacramento Encina defeated Sacramento Mira Loma, 8-6, in overtime after a 2-2 regulation score in 1975…Castle Park tried stalling again in the rematch with Chula Vista but the Spartans won, 59-27…San Diego was waltzing, 75-46, after three quarters against St. Augustine, which mounted a 29-7 fourth quarter that made the final score, 82-75…Ray Nagem had 34 points for the Saints, but Percy Gilbert had 26 and Willie Brigham 22 for the Cavers…Madison edged Patrick Henry, 64-63, on Dave Ferguson’s free throw after the final buzzer…Mar Vista’s Wayne Smith took a 28-point average into the Kiwanis Tournament but finished with a 21.6 average, still tops in the County…Smith had back-to-back games of 36 in a 88-55 win over Christian and 37 in a 71-54 triumph against El Cajon Valley…Crawford’s Vince Badinovatz had the season’s reported high score, 38 in a 72-51 Kiwanis Tournament victory against Oceanside…Carlsbad’s Mike Heaton took 30 shots in three quarters, knocked down 18, finished with 37 points and 12 rebounds in the Lancers’ 88-56 romp over Christian….

CENTURY CLUB

TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE
Julian	Borrego Springs	116-83
Julian	Borrego Springs	113-54
Crawford	Coronado	107-46
Chula Vista	Montgomery	105-51
Helix	Granite hills	101-43