Football Blog – Recent

This could be a first since the first game in San Diego County in the 19th century.  I can’t remember another. A father and his son will be head coaches…

Clear the decks! Football is Back. A few late schedules have drifted in but most teams, with schools in session, have wrapped “training camp” modes after toiling under hot August…

Originally published Aug. 16, 2014. Now wait just a grape-pickin’ minute! Students at Escondido High were up in arms. They did not cotton to the term Grape Pickers or its…

Originally published Jan. 10, 2016. John Saleamua took the handoff, cleared the first line of defense, and cut to the outside. The Sweetwater running back was running free along the…

Originally published Feb. 21, 2014. San Diego County was “free” of the giant Southern Section and on its own, twenty-eight schools strong. The formation of the local CIF section pleased…

Originally posted Dec. 30, 2016. By the grace of a 17-14 advantage in first downs, San Diego High survived a 20-20 standoff with Anaheim in the CIF playoff semifinals before…

San Diego Section football is done for the year and the Section did well in the opinions of various voting and ratings entities: Six of Cal-Hi Sports’ top 70, nine…

Cathedral’s 42-21 victory over Los Alamitos last week in the state regional Division I-AA playoffs was the 251st in coach Sean Doyle’s career. That’s right, 251.  The Dons’ victory over…

MAFFEI MADNESS John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune final 2025 poll: Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous rankings in (italics). NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps, Cal Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports are…

Six area teams, from Granite Hills in the East suburbs of El Cajon to Valley Center in the rural North, won San Diego Section championships and are moving on and…