2017 Week 7: Big Week for Komets, Cavers
There was no Week 6 blog, with the attendant rankings from The San Diego Union, because we were celebrating my beautiful bride’s birthday on a seven-day cruise south, along the Mexican Riviera. I had a fat attack, unable to resist the relentless, daily, gastronomic temptations. There are several interesting games this week, two in particular: […]
Read More2017: They Made the NFL on Opening Day
Twelve former San Diego Section stars made the 32-team NFL rosters of 1,693 players at the start of the 2017 season. Thirteen made the list in 2016 and 15 in 2015. Helix was one of 40 schools with 3 players active. St. Thomas Aquinas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, had 12, followed by Long Beach Poly […]
Read More2017 Week 5: Helix Defender Near Top of List
Opinions are like a certain area of the anatomy.  Most of us have one. The opinion of Scouts.com, which maintains a running list of  who’s who in high school football and who is being recruited by whom, is that the following table is indicative of the probable 10 best players in the San Diego Section. […]
Read More2017 Week 4: U. City, Mira Mesa Enjoying Ride
How significant is 4-0? Depends on your perspective. Nice, but, hey, we’re used to being there, would be the reaction from Mission Hills, Calexico Vincent Memorial, Christian, Crawford, El Centro Southwest, San Marcos, and Calvin Christian. All of those teams have reached the above juncture at least once since 2013. Madison, La Costa Canyon, and […]
Read More1959-60: Pointers Prevail After Others Falter
San Diego was leaving the Southern Section at the end of the school year but was going out with an unprecedented show of force. Hoover was ranked No. 1 and Helix No. 2 in seeding for the 32-team major playoffs. Glendale, beaten by both Hoover and San Diego, was seeded fourth. Hoover’s undefeated regular season […]
Read More1959-60: Hoover Comes Up Short at Finish Line
Seldom was a defeat as disappointing as that which knocked out Hoover in the semifinals of San Diego’s swansong in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The Cardinals sustained a numbing, 39-34 loss to Anaheim in the round of four in a season when they were unbeaten for 26* straight games. Coach Charlie Hampton had returned […]
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