2023 Week 8: San Diego Beats Hoover; Helix-Grossmont, No Change
Two of the San Diego Section’s most enduring rivalries were on display. San Diego and Hoover met for 73rd time, Helix and Grossmont for the 70th. San Diego ended a nine-game, non winning streak against the Cardinals with a 56-45 victory, the Cavers’ first of the season. Helix beat Grossmont for the 27th consecutive time, […]
2023 Week 7: Del Norte Ties Section Record in Four-Overtime Win
Del Norte survived four overtime possessions and finally defeated Rancho Bernardo, 49-43, last week, tying a 46-44 Granite Hills victory over Helix in 2022 for the longest game ever played by a San Diego County team. Existing rules are that each team has four downs beginning at the 25-yard line with straight football rules. Simply […]
2023 Week 6: Carlsbad-Mission Hills Headlines Avocado League Opener
The week’s schedule is loaded with potential benchmark league openers as 11 of the 18 San Diego Section loops begin play. Key games: AVOCADO Carlsbad (5-0), @Mission Hills (4-1). Mission Hills leads, 4-3, since 2011 in games matching two of the section’s most successful coaches, the Grizzlies’ Chris Hauser and Carlsbad’s Thadd MacNeal…Hauser is in […]
2023 Week 5: Can Army-Navy Do It?
The Army and Navy Academy, which has graduated future officers and gentlemen since 1910, won its fourth straight game last week, 55-0, over Francis Parker in the Coastal League opener and has not allowed a point this season, rampaging to consecutive blowouts of at least 40 points. But it will be a huge underdog this […]
2023 Week 4: Carlsbad Chips Away at Hornets’ Lead; Helix Rising
Carlsbad cut into Lincoln’s first place lead in the Union-Tribune poll for a second straight week and had 13 No. 1 votes to the Hornets’ 17. Lincoln had 19 first-place votes two weeks ago but lost ground again despite a 54-19 win over declining state Division II-AA champion Mater Dei, while Carlsbad crowned Queen Creek […]
2023 Week 3: Helix Barges Into Contention
A month ago, before the games, Lincoln and Carlsbad were the likely candidates for a destination game in the Open Division playoffs, well into November. The Hornets and Lancers have not disappointed, 6-0 combined with impressive wins against intersectional rivals. It’s too early to rule out other contenders, but Cathedral, after an early rout of […]