2026 Football Week 2: It’s a Family Affair
TOP 10 John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 2 poll. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps and Cal-Hi Sports‘ are state rankings. HSratings.com, computerizes points grade. RANK TEAM POINTS PREVIOUS MAX PREPS HSRATINGS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS 1. Cathedral (0-1) *20 301 1 15th 47.8 points 15th 2. […]
Read More2026 Football Week 1: Idle Cathedral Leads First Poll; Father-Son Matchup On Tap
This could be a first since the first game in San Diego County in the 19th century. I can’t remember another. A father and his son will be head coaches against each other when Francis Parker plays host to Borrego Springs in a Week 2 game. Tim White, who moved from Borrego Springs to Francis […]
Read More2026 Football Week 0: Six Teams in Max Preps’ State Preseason Top 25
Clear the decks! Football is Back. A few late schedules have drifted in but most teams, with schools in session, have wrapped “training camp” modes after toiling under hot August skies and gearing for the 67th season of the San Diego Section, which started in 1960. First games are this week, most on Aug. 21 […]
Read More1930 Football, Looking Back: They Don’t Like Their Vintage Mascot
Originally published Aug. 16, 2014. Now wait just a grape-pickin’ minute! Students at Escondido High were up in arms. They did not cotton to the term Grape Pickers or its use to describe the school’s athletic teams, although the wine-making fruit held agricultural sway in the area and the city had hosted a Grape Day […]
Read More1978 Football, Looking Back: Where Did That Tackle Come From?
Originally published Jan. 10, 2016. John Saleamua took the handoff, cleared the first line of defense, and cut to the outside. The Sweetwater running back was running free along the Montgomery sideline when he suddenly went down. Jack Jackson, a Montgomery player, had left his bench area, came onto the field, and tackled Saleamua, short-circuiting […]
Read More1960 Football, Looking Back: For Better or (Mostly) Worse
Originally published Feb. 21, 2014. San Diego County was “free” of the giant Southern Section and on its own, twenty-eight schools strong. The formation of the local CIF section pleased administrators and assorted education honchos who wielded the sharp end of the stick. Coaches and most fans were ambivalent. The great competition against Northern schools […]
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