2017 Week 18: Helix 10th; Desert Runner Leads Scorers
A nagging, Week 2 loss to Lancaster Paraclete that Helix appeared to overcome reared up again after the Highlanders were beaten by Folsom, 49-42, in the state 1-AA championship. Helix, seventh in the state going into the game as selected by Cal-Hi Sports, dropped to a final ranking of 10th. Â Â Helix might have finished eighth […]
Read More2017 Week 17: Cougars Were Steeled in Stretch Run.
Steele Canyon’s winning the State Division 3-A championships was comparative to an NFL team sneaking into the playoffs as a wild card and taking home the Super Bowl trophy. The Cougars of Coach Scott Longerbone were 4-4 at midseason, got into the San Diego Section playoffs as a No. 7 seed, won 4 games in […]
Read More2017: Hamamoto, Hauser, Jackson Jump 3 Places
Three coaches each moved up three spots in the annual review of those with at least 100 victories in their careers in this area or in the San Diego Section. Monte Vista’s Ron Hamamoto now has 218 victories and is fifth all-time behind Herb Meyer (339), John Carroll (248), Bennie Edens (239) and John Shacklett […]
Read More2017 Week 16: Helix Faces Hostile Environment on Neutral Field
The San Diego Section has four chances to win at least one of the six state championships this week. Last year the Section was 2-3, with victories by Cathedral in Division I-AA and Madison in D-3. Most of this week’s games appear tossups, but no team has a challenge like that facing the Helix Highlanders, […]
Read More2017: Week 15: Helix Game Site in Question
Note: Westlake Village Oaks Christian closed school today because of smoke and ash from the nearby wildfires. Helix is scheduled to play there Friday night, Dec. 7. The field at Southwestern faces south to North but the football moved east. Helix, Steele Canyon, and Monte Vista, from the two Grossmont leagues in the foothills of […]
Read More2017 Week 14: More Picks (Guesses) For Finals This Week
The so-named expert is trying his hand again as 10 San Diego Section teams come together for the playoff finals at Southwestern College Friday and Saturday. I tied the Union-Tribune’s resident genius, prep honcho John Maffei, each of us picking seven out of 10 winners last week. My bad was a stinko choice of Hilltop […]
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