2018 Week 13: Take Cathedral Over Torrey Pines
Cathedral and Torrey Pines, 1.8 miles apart on San Diego’s Del Mar Heights Road, meet in the region’s biggest game Saturday night at Southwestern College in Bonita, more than 30 miles away. Southwestern’s Jaguar Stadium is a terrific venue which probably could squeeze 10,000 persons into its concrete stands and is the only edifice capable […]
Read More2018 Week 12: Santana, Country Day Come Close to 100-year Record
The Santana Sultans, not usually compared to the St. Louis Rams’ “Greatest Show on Earth” of a generation ago, or today’s L.A. Rams, almost short-circuited the scoreboard. Coach Tim Estes’ squad defeated La Jolla Country Day, 76-55, in an opening-round game in the Division IV playoffs. This was not eight-man football. The score represented the […]
Read More2018 Week 11: Winning Season Not Enough for Scripps Ranch
The move away from the ubiquitous and arcane “Power Ratings” to those offered by Max Preps and Cal Preps.com, preferred by the coaches, did not evoke the usual shouts of “We wuz robbed,” but still was painful to Scripps Ranch. The Falcons, who moved to the City League from the Eastern this season, are the […]
Read More2018 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 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 […]
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