1920: Hilltoppers Set Record With 130 and “New” Grossmont Arrives
Army-Navy had a 5-0 record. San Diego High (4-1) had just been run off the field, 51-0 by the 5-0 Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits. Did Army-Navy have a chance the following week against the Hilltoppers and their 24-year-old, rookie head coach, John Perry. No. Perry addressed a school assembly the day before his team would […]
Read More1921: Army-Navy’s Left Out of Loop’s Loop
Army-Navy Academy in Pacific Beach couldn’t rely on a six-game County League schedule to complement a full slate of games. As reported in The San Diego Union,”…through an error at the beginning of the County League the eleven was omitted.” If that report is to be believed, the person who drew up the County League […]
Read More2016: Jerry Ralph is Most Traveled Head Coach
Jerry Ralph made history earlier this week when he was announced as the head football coach at El Camino High in Oceanside, becoming the first to lead five different San Diego Section programs. Ralph has compiled a 123-76-2 (.614) record in 18 seasons, beginning in 1997 at Santana, followed by stints at St. Augustine, Del […]
Read More1963: Playoff Operations Snafu
Who saw the game and who didn’t commanded almost as much attention as Kearny’s semifinals playoff victory over Escondido. President John F. Kennedy’s death and the resulting week’s postponement generated several more days of pregame coverage by area media outlets and contributed to a building buzz about the game. And some unforeseen problems. The estimated attendance of 17,000 was the largest […]
Read More1963: Death of a President
On Nov. 22, 1963, my address was an apartment at 2742 B Street in the Brooklyn-Golden Hill neighborhood. It was about 9:30 on a Friday morning. I had a free day until covering the Escondido-Kearny playoff that night in Balboa Stadium. I don’t remember if I was watching television or listening to the radio, but within minutes […]
Read More2015-16 Week 8: Another Tough Assignment for Leaf & Co.
Foothills Christian’s national cred will be tested this week when the Knights take on Santa Ana Mater Dei in a Nike event Saturday night. Foothills (16-3) is fourth in the latest Cal-Hi Sports rankings, 16th in USA Today, and No. 1 in San Diego. Mater Dei (21-3) is fifth in Cal-Hi Sports and out of USA Today‘s […]
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