2014 Week 9: A Vote for Cathedral
Cathedral has been on a rampage and Oceanside may be losing some steam. So Cathedral was No. 1 when I emailed my weekly Top 10 selections to John Maffei of UT-San Diego today. The Dons ran away from St. Augustine, 57-22, in the battle of Catholic school titans last week and Oceanside gradually put away Carlsbad, 28-14. The Pirates are […]
Read More2014 Week 9: What Did Oceanside Do Wrong?
You win your last four games by combined points of 168-21 and lose votes? That’s what happened to Oceanside (7-0) in this week’s UT-San Diego poll. The Pirates, who defeated Torrey Pines, 42-21, remained on top, but it wasn’t unanimous. No. 3 Helix (6-1) claimed two first-place votes. Cathedral, ranked second with a 7-1 record and a victory […]
Read More2014 Week 8: Hast(ings) Makes No Waste
U.S. citizens have elected 11 Presidents since 1946, but Point Loma hasn’t gotten with the program. The Pointers have had three head coaches in the 69 seasons since World War II. Count ‘em. Don Giddings replaced Bill Maxwell in 1946 and guided fortunes on Chatsworth Blvd., through 1954, succeeded by Bennie Edens, who didn’t hang […]
Read More2014 Week 8: Oceanside Faces Tough Final 4
Can anyone topple No. 1 Oceanside? We’ll just stick with the regular season for now. The Pirates’ last 4 opponents have a combined 16-8 won-loss record. On paper, no other team in the UT-San Diego weekly top 10 (see below) has a more difficult month ahead except No. 9 El Camino and No. 4 El Capitan, whose […]
Read More1952: 3 Too Much For Chula Vista
“We couldn’t convince ourselves that this team was as good as the Sweetwater and Oceanside teams we defeated.” Such was the lament of Chula Vista coach Chet DeVore, whose Spartans’ season ended with a 19-0 loss to Laguna Beach in a CIF lower division, Southern Group semifinal playoff. The small crowd of about 2,500 at […]
Read More2014 Week 7: Oceanside, Carroll On Move
The opponents and the milestones continue to pass for John Carroll and his Oceanside Pirates. The 42-16 victory over Mission Hills left the Pirates with a 6-0 record and within shouting distance of an unbeaten, 10-0 regular season. Herb Meyer doesn’t hear shouts or footsteps, but Carroll’s 240th career victory moved the Oceanside coach past Point […]
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