SDFNL Game of The Week -Helix vs St. Augustine

The SDFNL Game of the Week will feature the Highlanders (2-1) of Helix High School against the Saints (4-0) of St. Augustine Catholic School for a 7:30 Friday match up at Mesa College. The last time the Highlanders faced off against the Saints was last season at the CIF championship game when the Saints struck gold with a 21-20 thrilling overtime victory to capture the coveted San Diego CIF Division-1 title. With one of the toughest schedules straight out of the gate, the Highlanders are

SDFNL presents Lincoln's Marquese Allen Patmon

The name Lincoln Hornets is synonymous with the grounds of where their from, Southeast San Diego. And if you're ever in the neighborhood and you speak to some “Old Skool Cats” about Lincoln Football, they may tell you about a legend known as Marcus Allen, or that cold night in 1986 when Patrick Rowe and the Hornets dismantle Junior Seau’s Pirates to win a CIF Ship. But let's not forget about the 2018 Hornets ! They were pretty good, actually very good. A team with a talent laden roster, head

SDFNL Season Preview : Madison Warhawks

The Madison High School Warhawks finished 6-5 (2-2 Western League) with an early postseason exit, losing in the first round of the 2018 Division I CIF San Diego Section playoffs. Head coach Rick Jackson said the Warhawks’ goal for this season is simple: play up to their potential. “It’s about playing up to our level,” Jackson said. “Last year, I didn’t think we were playing to the level we were capable of playing. At the end, it kind of showed. We have to improve, and we have to get better –

SDFNL Team Preview: Torrey Pines

Torrey Pines Falcons Head Coach - Rod Gladnick The Falcons won outright CIF Championships in 1992 and then again 2003. They were co-champions in the 1997 and 2004 seasons, and CIF runners-up in 1998 and 2005. In 2018, the Falcons finished the regular season undefeated earning their 7th league championship in school history giving them the top seed in the Open Division bracket. After holding off a late comeback from 4th-seed San Marcos in the Open semi-final game, Torrey Pines earned their 7th

SDFNL Season preview: Kearny Komets

Kearny Komets Head Coach - Will Gray The Kearny Komets football program has been around since 1944, and the school last celebrated a CIF Championship when they won back-to-back AA titles in 1963 and 1964.  ​ The Komets appeared in CIF Championship Games in 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, and again in 1990, but the school missed the playoffs 17 times from 1995 to 2014. That all changed when Kearny hired Clairemont High Graduate and Kearny JV Head Coach Will Gray prior to the 2015 season. In his first

SDFNL Season Preview: La Jolla Country Day

After a down year finishing 2-8 (0-3 Coastal League) in 2018, La Jolla Country Day football carries one motto into the 2019 campaign: tunnel vision. The idea behind tunnel vision is the team will not let anything distract them from achieving their goals of winning a league title and succeeding in the CIF San Diego section playoffs. En route to those goals, the Torreys will rely on highly motivated seniors who tasted success as freshmen when the team finished 12-4 and were runner-ups in the

SDFNL Season Preview: Cathedral Catholic

Cathedral Catholic was one touchdown away from hoisting the Division 1-AA state championship trophy against Folsom last December. The 21-14 overtime loss lingers in the minds of Dons (12-2, 4-0 Western League) head coach Sean Doyle and his players, which has fueled the team in the offseason prior to the 2019 campaign. “All the upcoming seniors, we made it a goal to carry on our tradition and strive for state. That (loss) really made us want to work harder, and we been working out every day