2009: No Neon in This Deon
Deon Randall, his jersey in tatters and his high school career at an end, walked off the Carson Home Depot Field. “It’s a great parallel,” Randall said, “a great analogy, a great symbol to how the game went…it was a rough game.” Randall was a warrior in the State Small Schools Bowl. He rushed for […]
Read More2013: San Diego Teams Land 4 in First 25
No state champions, but there were four San Diego Section teams in Cal-Hi Sports‘ final, overall top 25. San Diego tied for second with the Sac-Joaquin Section in number of top 25 squads from the 10 state sections. Mission Hills (11-2) was 11th, Oceanside (10-3) 13th. St. Augustine and Cathedral, each 11-2, were 24th and […]
Read More1922: Student Gives Newspaper Inside Scoop
San Diego High had an unusual relationship with The San Diego Union. Student Alan McGrew, who also served in a business position as the “Temporary Football Manager of San Diego High School,” was the de facto Hilltoppers beat writer for the newspaper. McGrew filed daily reports on the Hilltoppers, the headline sports attraction in the […]
Read More2013: Freeman Sets Scoring Pace
Royce Freeman of Imperial scored 43 touchdowns and 258 points in 12 games to lead the San Diego Section for the third year in a row and finished sixth in the state, according to unofficial statistics provided by Max Preps. Freeman amassed 39 touchdowns and 3 two-point conversions for 240 points in 2011 and 36 […]
Read More2013: 38 Coaches Are Members of Club 100
La Jolla Country Day’s Jeff Hutzler, who stepped down recently, became the 37th coach in the San Diego Section to have a career total of at least 100 victories. Jack Mashin of Grossmont recorded 125 victories in the Southern Section. Eleven active coaches have 100 or more (see complete list here): John Carroll (234-74-6, .755), […]
Read More2008: It Was Gaffney, Seale, and Rouse…and 28 Others
That Tyler Gaffney led Cathedral to a State championship and scored a record 56 touchdowns in 14 games only reinforced the notion that this was a year of the running back. Thirty-one San Diego Section players rushed for at least 1,000 yards and none were more productive than Gaffney, Escondido’s Ricky Seale, and Madison’s Robbie […]
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