1971: The Saints and Patriots Were Don’t Invitems*
The Watergate break-in and burglary in Washington, D.C., still was about nine months from taking place, but spying and potential dirty tricks already were part of a fierce Eastern League rivalry. St. Augustine’s defending San Diego Section champion was scheduled to play Patrick Henry, the city’s “elite”, newest public school, one that quickly had become […]
Read More2015: Week 5, Chula Vista & Sweetwater Keep Streak Alive
You haven’t found them in any top 10 poll lately, but in a constantly shifting world one thing is certain: Chula Vista and Sweetwater will play, every year. The South Bay schools, connected by Highland Avenue in National City and 4th Avenue in the community to the South, have battled each other every season since 1947. Theirs is the longest continuous rivalry in the […]
Read More2015 Week 4: Helix Seeks Return to Top 20
Helix has vanished! From Cal-Hi Sports. The Highlanders are nowhere to be found in this week’s top 20 ratings. Coach Troy Starr’s Scots are 1-1 and coming off a 56-7 blowout of Eastlake. They aren’t even given “On the Bubble” status, that “something’s missing here” honor being accorded locally only to Cathedral and St. Augustine. “A typo,” said […]
Read More1970: Musty Beginning for Vista Coach Haines
Dick Haines embarked on a 25-year career as head coach at Vista and North County football would not be the same, but Haines, taking over an 0-9 team, had a rush of buyer’s remorse. The regular-season final game in 1969, a 21-0 loss to Oceanside, had been played in the rain, according to Tom Shanahan […]
Read More2015, Week 3: St. Augustine, Loyola in Rematch Here
How far has coach Richard Sanchez’s program come at St. Augustine? The Saints get another shot against a major opponent this week, tradition strong Los Angeles Loyola, ranked 24th in the L.A. Times and winner of its first two games, 34-0, and 45-7. St. Augustine is 2-0 and second in the Union-Tribune poll after an […]
Read More1968: El Capitan is Pistol-Packin’ Mad
Late November in San Diego County produced rain, muddy fields, and fog. Such expressions by Mother Nature carried the promise of critical fumbles and controversial calls, but not a field goal that no spectator saw, accompanied by not one but two shots from the timer’s pistol. A 29-yard placement by University’s Steve Johnson gave the […]
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