Longhorns rebound with road win; Santa Fe Christian stays unbeaten
Last week, a fourth-quarter sprint came up just short. This time, there was no drama. Rancho Buena Vista trailed Fullerton by 21 points entering the...
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Prep football: Cathedral drops opener to Orange Lutheran
Reigning San Diego Open Division champion and state 1-AA runner-up Cathedral Catholic finally got its season underway Friday night, but the No. 11 Dons couldn’t...
El Camino football coach Michael Hobbs stepping down
OCEANSIDE — Michael Hobbs, who spent the past nine years leading El Camino High School’s football program, announced in a Dec. 4 post on social...
Mission Hills QB Troy Huhn decommits from Penn State amid upheaval
On Oct. 3, the lights at Jack Ashby Field burned bright as Mission Hills hosted La Costa Canyon in a battle of unbeaten Avocado West...
La Costa Canyon topples first-place Carlsbad in crosstown clash
CARLSBAD — La Costa Canyon didn’t just win Friday night’s clash of crosstown Avocado West powerhouses; the Mavericks ran past previously unbeaten, first-place Carlsbad, 50-22...
Huhn guides Grizzlies past La Costa Canyon in Avocado thriller
SAN MARCOS — The punters sat idle as Mission Hills’ Troy Huhn and La Costa Canyon’s Quinn Roth went throw-for-throw Friday night in a heavyweight...
El Camino football aims higher after tough homecoming loss
OCEANSIDE — A sluggish start to the season for El Camino football deepened Friday night, as the Wildcats fell 52-28 to Poway at Herb Meyer...
RBV defense, culture shift fuel narrow victory over Canyon Hills
VISTA — After back-to-back one-win seasons marked by blowouts and futility in all three phases of the game, Rancho Buena Vista football pulled off the...
Mission Hills senior Josh Gonzales emerges as big-play threat
SAN MARCOS — Mission Hills senior wide receiver Josh Gonzales opened his first two games of the season with a combined eight catches for 120...
Knights’ historic season ends in tough championship loss
SAN MARCOS — A season of triumph ended in heartbreak for San Marcos as turnovers and an early 21-point deficit proved insurmountable in a 42-25...
Friday Night Lights: North County prep football preview
ENCINITAS — In the runup to this week’s prep football’s return under the stadium lights starting Aug. 23, The Coast News traveled around North County...
Carlsbad High quarterback Julian Sayin commits to Crimson Tide
CARLSBAD — One of the nation’s most talented high school quarterbacks recently announced his future plans on Nov. 2 during ESPN’s “College Football Live.” Carlsbad...
Top-ranked Lancers football team primed and ready for CIF playoffs
CARLSBAD — Prince may be gone, but purple has been raining down on the gridiron this season. The No. 1-ranked Carlsbad High School football team...
Sports Talk: Prep football likely to punt its fall season
It’s Friday Night Mights and welcome to prep football in 2020 where the vision is cloudy at best. While North County sizzles with summer heat,...