High School Boys
La Costa Canyon defeated Cathedral Catholic 15-12 Saturday to improve to 4-0 Southern California’s Varsity Red Division.
Previously undefeated Cathedral drops to 3-1. The game was very tight all the way through, with both sides getting chances to score. The different, said LCC Head Coach Michael French, was that his La Costa players’ made decisions that worked.
The University City Honey Badgers clinched 1st place in the Southern California Varsity White division's San Diego Conference, beating Rancho Bernardo 20-12 Friday night.
Here's where we are in the Southern California Boys school leagues as we come down to the final weeks:
Varsity Red
Who finishes first will likely be decided Saturday as 3-0 Cathedral plays 3-0 La Costa Canyon. The losing team will have to worry about the winner of Torrey Pines and Del Norte.
South Carolina’s Boys HS league starts up this weekend with a full slate of games.
Among the notable matchups, Chapin takes on defending state champion South Greenville. South Greenville was an experienced squad last season, and remains so this year, although several seniors have graduated. Chapin, as always, is a contender.
The Kickoff Tournament in Sacramento gets the HS and younger seasons going in Northern California.
The tournament, thanks to grants and donations, has been able to refurbish the fields at Cordova HS in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The fields are in excellent shape and as a result, despite some HS teams holding their own preseason events, the KOT has added teams from last year.