2023 Week 17B: Just Call This High Scoring Cardinal Sir
SirDarius Autry, a 160-pound junior running back, wide receiver, and cornerback, became the 37th player in County history to score at least 200 points in a season. “Sir” Autry also became the third running back to finish first in the County in the Hoover Cardinals’ 94-season history, according to available statistics from newspapers and Max […]
2023 Week 17A: Joyner 49th Member of 100 Club; Hauser on Cusp of 200
The Coach 100 Club welcomed a new member in 2023 and the 200 club could add another in 2024. Mater Dei coach John Joyner, who announced he was stepping down at conclusion of the season, became the 49th to win at least 100 games, finishing the season with an all-time record of 104-69, .601 and state […]
2023 Football Week 17C: Final, Final Rankings
The last of John Maffei’s The San Diego Union weekly poll voting was at conclusion of the San Diego Section playoffs. Cal-Hi Sports and Cal Preps.com rankings included all games in the CIF state postseason. Max Preps’ entries were inclusive of San Diego Section playoffs. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. NR–Not ranked. Last […]
2023 Week 16: Red Devils Play Red Hawks for State Division VI-A Championship
After five defeats in the Southern California regionals, including a couple jaw-droppers, Del Norte, 30-28 to Lake Balboa Birmingham, and St. Augustine, 21-20 to Ventura St. Bonaventure, the San Diego Section is down to one team. Would you believe 8-6 Sweetwater? The same Red Devils, 0-4 at the start of the season and 8-43 from […]
2023 Week 15B: State Regional Playoffs, At a Glance
San Diego Section teams in bold. Columns 4, 5, and 6 are prep outlets’ ratings of opponents. DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT CAL-PREPS.COM MAX PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS I-AA Granite Hills (12-0) @Mission Viejo (11-3) 65.9/69.7 7/5 6/12 I-A St. Augustine (10-4) Ventura St. Bonaventure (11-3) 46.4/51.4 39/31 43/29 III-AA Del Norte (11-1) Lake Balboa Birmingham (11-2) 32.2/33.0 […]
2023 Week 15: San Diego Section Teams Challenged in State Regional Playoffs
This is the curious time of the season. The San Diego Section rounds of championship games, concluding with Division I, II III, and IV last week, now centers on the Southern California Regional playoffs. And many of us are curious about these strangers suddenly looming on the postseason schedule. How good are San Diego Section […]