2018 Week 10: Torrey Pines Rolls With Mac Truck
Torrey Pines’ Mac Bingham banged Oceanside for a San Diego Section, record-tying eight touchdowns in a 71-41 win and will lead the Falcons against La Costa Canyon this week, hoping to tie up the Avocado League championship, earn a first-round bye and top seed in the playoffs, and get the Falcons to 9-0 for the […]
Read More1966-67: Oscar Left Amid Cheers and Championships
The Oscar Foster era was ending and so was the greatest three-year run in San Diego High’s storied basketball history. The 6-foot, 7-inch forward never was first in scoring among San Diego Section players but set a career scoring record; led the Cavers to two championships in three seasons, established a school record with 41 […]
Read More2018 Week 9: Weather Creates Havoc
Friday Night Lights turned into Friday Night Lightning. Games were shortened, postponed, or called because of torrential rain and bolts from the sky. The score at the time of mass evacuations from the field and stands stood as final for many of the games. Some, as in the Avocado League, were declared “no contest” and […]
Read More2018: Week 8: Patriots (7-0) Meet Dons (6-1)
“A Good Big Man Will Always Beat a Good Little Man” Sounds like an observation from that noted philosopher Aristotle. The above doesn’t mean that Cathedral will beat Christian in a battle of Division 1 and D-3 powers, but the adage will be tested when these two teams meet for the first time Friday night […]
Read More1965-66: Jacobsen Scores But Helix Wins
Von Jacobsen set the records and Crawford set the pace, but it was defense, played by the champion Helix Highlanders, which narrated the season. “I can’t understand why more teams don’t stress defense,” wondered Bob Speidel, coach of the 23-4 Scots, who parlayed playing without the ball to drive opponents into submission, as witnessed by […]
Read More2018 Week 7: Five at 6-0 Share Room at the Top
Christian, El Centro Central, Francis Parker, Kearny, and Torrey Pines continue to set the pace, each with a 6-0 record. Seven teams, Valhalla, Patrick Henry, Ocean View, El Cajon Valley, Hoover, Mabel O’Farrell, and Clairemont, are setting a reverse pace, each without a win. La Costa Canyon, which I had voted as the top team […]
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