2005: A Double What? Forfeit (Both Teams!)
Game officials came under fire. A brawl between Helix and Mount Miguel resulted in a referee’s suspension and “double forfeit”. Playoff divisions increased. At least two programs were rocked by ineligibility. WEAK SHALL INHERIT The San Diego Section playoffs became five divisions, marking the first expansion of the postseason since a fourth division was added in […]
Read More1954: Bulldogs’ Bite Felt in Foothills
Ramona High, in business since 1894 but sans football until 1938, was emerging. Nestled at 2,200 feet between Mount Woodson and Iron Mountain in San Diego’s East County, the Bulldogs had quietly plugged along in relative mediocrity for 15 years, save for the 6-1 season of Charlie Snell’s 1940 squad. Ramona suddenly posted a 7-0 […]
Read More1954: South Bay Dynasty
Chet DeVore was thinking of an earlier, distant journey and a notion called the “Spin T”. “We expect a tough game from an aggressive, well-coached team,” DeVore said of coach Gus Headington’s 10-1 El Centro Central squad and its uniquely designated offensive formation, “but we took one, long ride home with a beaten team this year and […]
Read More1954: Cavemen Come of Age
Duane Maley, his voice hoarse and body soaked from an impromptu shower by the coach’s shouting, celebrating players, stood amid the bedlam of the San Diego High sideline in Balboa Stadium. “My kids played the best football game I’ve ever seen,” said Maley after the gritty, 7-0 victory over the 7-0 Hoover Cardinals in perhaps […]
Read More1954: Coronado’s Fallen Officer
Frank Greene had spent much of his life around a football field or in law enforcement when he was shot and killed at age 43 on Oct. 12, 1954. Greene set the standing California high school record of 80 points in one game when he scored 11 touchdowns and 14 points after in a 108-0 […]
Read More1954: “A Play That Will Live in Infamy”
Hoover principal Floyd Johnson was thinking of making a change when he met with football coach Bob Kirchhoff before the 1954-55 school year. Johnson was dissatisfied. A 1953 season that began with much promise was sullied by a 4-4-1 finish that included a 39-0 loss to rival San Diego High. Johnson would retire after the […]
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