Price was just a monster in high school and alot more physical than Crenshaw. Los Angeles City Section As it that wasnt enough, the late Ron Settles also had NFL-type talent as a ball-carrier and Stanley Wilson (Oklahoma/NFL) was also on the roster. I remember the 1974-75 San Fernando wishbone offense. It could be a game filled with hitting since both teams used their No. I dont know of too many teams that ever did that. Correct. Home - Baseball - CIF Los Angeles City Section CIF LA City Section 2022 baseball playoff brackets: Matchups - MSN Bell High Alumn here. Final Cal-Hi Sports Ranking: No. Final Cal-Hi Sports Ranking: No. 216 Granada Hills, CA 91344 Telephone: 818-767-0800 Fax: 818-767-0802 www.cif-la.org: 128 Schools: 6: SAN DIEGO SECTION Joe Heinz, Commissioner: 3470 College Avenue Details & Contact Live Now No live events at this time. CIF - LA City Section (CIFLACS)Baseball - NFHS Network Their biggest claim to fame was the 63-0 Halftime score against rival Lincoln, and Lincoln got on the bus at half-time and went home. You dont know what it was about back in the day. LOL! LA Highs defense held Gardena to 129 total yards and 16 points. Won-Loss Record: 14-0 Ive looked over your Carson Colt bias. 4. for best prep sports column. Keith Minton was injured early in the championship game. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ON STAFFS THAT WON THE CITY & THE CIF!!! Keep quiet pal, and I am being nice saying this. Baseball Championship Watch Later Carson High School Birmingham Community Charter High School on demand May 27, 2023 | 1:00 PM PDT Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Darius, I went to a LA City school and did play football there. That was a top historical team with d thrill hill Pittsburg Steelers m Smith az wild cats myself new mexico lobos!! They beat a very good Sylmar team in the quarters on a fg 3-0. Harvard-Westlake has its No.1 pitcher, Cal-bound Christian Becerra, rested and ready to go. 77 Wilson still brings up strong opinions. 2 seeds. There were no 3A or 4A classifications in those days. Some teams they beat by 50 points to end a perfect season. Greg Diles was named 2nd team all-city that year. Mando beat Perry Klein his junior year at Palisades for the city championship. Bet some Dorsey Dons fans wont agree! Yes, the Marine League was great, but in the end, I decided not to add any 3A or 2A teams to the top 10. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS WRITER TRUELY DOES NOT KNOW HIS HISTORY OF CITY FOOTBALL. Im not qualified to even comment on whether or not this listing is valid and accurate considering the lengthy history of the LA City area. All rights reserved. (QB Melvin Yarbrough, RB Holman Wiggins, DB Steve Smith, coach Mike Walsh. It was an honor to play for a genius coach Vic Cuccia & the most EXCITING atblete in high school football in the 70s,Ron Cuccia the Italian Stallion.BTW We beat all the 4A teams every summer in the Watts Summer Games at Cal State L.A. and ALL the different summer passing leagues.We beat all the San Diego schools even the S.D.champs Lincoln High led by some guy named Marcus Allen.BTW I had 4 TDs by halftime vs. Lincoln before they rolled it up & quit at the half. North Coast Section Pat Cruickshank, Commissioner 5 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 209 San Ramon, CA 94583-1621 Phone: (925) 263-2110 Fax: (925) 263-2120 While discussing some of Californias all-time greats in football, and since an all-time California tournament was already completed for football and basketball, jimmychitwood.com decided to produce an all-time tournament with the greatest football teams ever from the Los Angeles City Section. LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION FOOTBALL TEAMS Carson was untouched in the late 80s early 90s woo.. So in 1977 Texas scrapped the wishbone and put Earl Campbell back at tailback and he won the Heisman. I actually attended that Banning, St Paul game where Banning squeaked out the win. Lets be honest here, Most of the 3A teams Wilson settled on playing were nothing more then soccer teams in football uniforms. I agree, Bell had real depth and some stars along the way. This is a list of L.A City Teams. Something like that trumps all. Did I miss something? Just thought the 94 team was a bit better, but its close. CIF Section Offices - California Interscholastic Federation He then became the starter. upcoming on demand 2023 CIF-LACS Open Div. Steve, just stop it Wilson of the 70s deserve absolutely NO consideration, Coach Cuccia was too cowardly to play anyone who could threaten his team and his little son Beating up on inferior 3A teams who were nothing more then soccer teams in football uniforms deserves no consideration, if fact it only showed how little class Cuccia actually had for his opponents. Aint gonna count the 3A/2A ones. ), 1987 Granada Hills 9-3 cant consider Scrimmages in these rankings. JSerra baseball players will be trying to win their first Southern Section Division 1 championship. This team had a great chemistry to put aside individual accolades, as it won its fifth consecutive L.A. City title and was in the midst of a 30-game winning streak. Weve got to keep it going another 30 years, OMalley said in 1998. San Pedros softball team wont participate either. An ongoing trademark of Vic Cuccia was to run up scores against lower level teams by as much as 80+ points. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. The Division II and III finals will be played at Birmingham on May 27. On the other hand, all four San Fernando backs in 1974-75 were pretty much unstoppable by anybody in high school, so the wishbone must have given defenses nightmares. I left for the Bay Area (Cal) the day after graduating Carson HS and have never been back to live. First-round matchups start on Thursday, May 12, Friday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 17. He can be reached atronlocc1977@yahoo.com. We grew up playing together and then had to play against each other only in high schoolwhen cats were hungry as wolves to get on and earn a scholarship. It hasnt always been like that. Wilson can never be compared to the 4A times of its time. First-round matchups start on Thursday, May 12, Friday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 17. I played on the 69 Gardena team. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7e81ce782f738fca CIF Los Angeles City Section High School Baseball Scores Baseball - May, 30 Schedule & Scores State Association Association CIF Los Angeles City Section Top 25 Only May 26, 2023 May 27, 2023 May 30, 2023 Feb 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Mar 2023 love your passion, thanks for chiming in. Handbooks We did be Stanley Wilson and his Banning (eventual City Champs) team our Junior year, 14-0, at El Camino College. Having Price is also a major plus, as he was a 6-foot, 220-pound back with that rare combination of speed and power. To Milton Knox of Birmingham 2008 mr football The Skinny: After QB Exavier Johnson returned from a broken hand, the Patriots averaged over 51.1 ppg in their final 10 games. To me thats weak and undeserving of any label of greatness. Apparently Micho is confusing teams of today with the great teams of yesterday! Initially, it was decided upon to conduct an eight-team tournament, but with the information we have in our L.A. City Section Football Record Book, the decision was made to expand the field to 16 teams. HAD OUR QB BURT CALL,NOW MATER DEI BASEBALL COACH ON SIDELINE..TO SEE THE L.A.CITY INTENSITY AND TALENT!!! I miss all my teammates and hearing Skintight by the Ohio Players as we took the field. Ray Vernoy was head coach and legendary Narbonne coach Jack Bobbinette was the sole assistant. Only 2 teams scored on them the whole season. Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. I saw the 1974 San Fernando team that had Heisman winner Charlie white who also won the 300 hurdles and had a 46.5 split in the mile relay. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Ill break it down over on Facebook. The 77 wilson team with cuccia would have have kicked any team in the 4A division ass it wasnt there fault they were in 3A. Sometimes, guidelines have to be established. The championships will. Great college game!!! Greg Battle was the best 195 Pac 10 Inside LB f all time. sorry about leaving the y out in they in last message. 2 on the all-time U.S. prep list. Key Players: QB Troy Williams, WR AJ Richardson, OT Atlanta Toussant, DL Paulo Lepua, LB Lejon Fisher, LB Marquis Lomax, LB Kieshawn Bierria, C Sese Tauesi. 5. Its not close the Gardena Mohicans 1969 Team was the Greatest Of California. (I TAPED IT..I WAS HEAD COACH AT SAN CLEMENTE HIGH THEN..AND WANTED MY PLAYERS TO SEE THE RIVAL..FINAL SCORE 37-16 CARSON..COACH VOLLNOGLE WAS THE WINNINGEST COACH IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY WHEN HE RETIRED IN 1990! I was just an average players, but I know the history of city ball and always support it! This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Dorsey has won four 4A city titles. Danny Andrews ran back the opening kick off 95 yards for a TD for Bannings only score. California High School LA City Section News - Scorebook Live Humble too . Similar to our co-founder, the late Nelson Tennis, and some of the high school historians we collaborate with, particularly but not limited to Bruce McIntosh, Bob Barnett, the late Bill Frazier, Kevin Askeland, Rick Orbrand, and a host of others, Clarks labor of love is compiling and researching high school sports information. Our research partners over at jimmychitwood.com are dedicated to capturing the essence of high school and college athletics, especially during a time when amateur athletics was pure and not so commercial, and celebrating its great teams and players. Class of 93. To think if Carson wasnt built back in the early 60s, just how much of powerhouse Banning wouldve been..and most of the games between Carson, Banning and their CIF counterparts were close. Im with MT on this one, 2012 Narbonne is better than 2016 Narbonne. This was at a time prior to the gradation system when the Northern League existed as an equal entity to the rest of the city leagues. please stop it! Went undefeated and won the City Championship. We hold championship events in 19 sports across three seasons a year (fall, winter, spring). El Camino Real has won nine City championships. Michael Alo is the best all-around player in City history. Your IP: All-City Teams - Baseball - CIF Los Angeles City Section 2A well 33 best means, someone felt sorry for you. For more info on the L.A. City Section football all-time greats tournament, including schedule, starting lineups, results, box scores, grid logs, and for a post all-tournament team at the conclusion of the simulation CLICK HERE. Unfortunately we didnt live up to their legacies on the field but we did the best we could with what we had. In softball, the City Section Open Division final has El Camino Real hosting Granada Hills at 11 a.m. Again, great job Ronnie on compiling this info. which shutout. That penalty gave GH a first down, thus allowing Dana Potter to move his team down the field for a late game-winning touchdown. They never wavered under Walsh. We are a non-profit organization located in Granada Hills, CA. 1994 Sylmar Mike where is Saint Paul today? Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The 1983 Manual Arts team with Jeff Joseph, Steve Broussard, Tilton Gray, Dorsey Brown and another 8 who played college football. We didnt realize we were that good until we won it all in 1974. Isnt that when you send in third string to see what he has? THats the city for you, crazy things happen. Coming into that game Franklins record was 1-2-1. Remember Carson 33 20 la city champions threw for 333 and 2 tds and ran for 2 in the championship December 14 1984. Kind of a combo of the run and shoot and what is known now as the spread. In that game Gardena held LA High to 169 yards total offense 0 points. I played for bishop amat in 75 and 76 started as a sophomore then transferred to Wilson. This was the 1971 Bell High football team. Perry was at Pali in 87 football season. The winner of that epic game would win it all, was the consensus. If we all went to Carson, lights out. That was actually the championship game. Resume: Defeated rival Banning, 29-28, in one of the greatest regular season games in state history. Would have made the list if they didnt lose to Eisenhower, a team made up mostly of juniors. Positive memories from City Section baseball finals - Los Angeles Times one of the most saddest stories in high school football. 1963 Lake Balboa Birmingham Baseball Championship Watch Later Carson High School Birmingham Community Charter High School on demand May 27, 2023 | 1:00 PM PDT Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Pub. Hope you enjoyed the article. Uiagalelei in Round 20, High schools of All-Star starting pitchers, High school baseball: 2023 state champions. The Skinny: After the team began to jell with Klein and understand the high-octane, double-spread, quick-pass offense employed by Vollnogle and offensive coordinator Steve Clarkson, this team was an offensive juggernaut. I would like to shout out the 1978 LA Jordan Bulldogs. Just on character these two teams should be mentioned. ), 1965 Los Angeles 11-0 They were the best high school Ive ever seen. During the time 1969-1973 Franklin was 4 & 1 against the Cuccia led teams. RIP Gary Turner. Sylmar gets credit for routing the teams it should and beating the best teams in the L.A. Basin in the post-season. B.S. Resume: The Colts struggled early after some in-house rumblings regarding the highly-publicized transfer of Klein from Palisades. 20, 10:00 PM . "2022 CIF LA City Section Baseball Championships - Division II" tournament & Division III" tournament. ), 1947 Los Angeles Washington 8-0 there have been some excellent 3A and 2A teams, but none good enough to make this list. CIF - North Coast Section (CIFNCS)Baseball - NFHS Network You answered your own question. Melvin Yarbrough seemed brash before the season in predicting that the Pirates would flat out go undefeated, probably because the Pirates came so close to winning the championship in 1995, losing 10-8 to Dorsey due to a field goal at the end being blocked. The 79 game was billed as #1 City vs #1 CIF. All 2023 CIF Los Angeles City Section Baseball teams are listed. I think Alo was more like 240. I WISH he would have stepped up and played someone good of that era 4A or CIF just so that all you Wilson dreamers would know the truth. LAs defense scored 14 points! By clicking "Accept," you agree to our use of cookies and our, Diles 1965 Romans Team Considered One Of LAs Best | Wonderland1981 - The Wonderland Murders. Too bad Wilson couldnt have played St. Paul, Carson or Banning. Most if not all Carson and Banning kids are neighbors, where the kid from across the street goes to Carson and youre going to Banning. Tyrone Crenshaw was the Two Time City player of the year 92 and 93. Wilson passing attack could not be stopped. Transfer Eligibility - California Interscholastic Federation This season, Dodger Stadium is available for use on May 28. True Pilots! by CIFLACS 2023 CIF-LACS Div. I would agree with you overall, from about 76-90, Carson-Banning were just unreal with the amount of talent they had. Former Dodgers owner Peter OMalley made it clear the stadium would be made available as part of its commitment to the Los Angeles community. Always some BS at Daniels field. Cant argue with that. Brian, PLEASE WAKE UP FROM YOUR FANTASY just stop it Wilson of the 70s deserve absolutely NO consideration, Coach Cuccia was too cowardly to play anyone who could threaten his team and his little son Beating up on inferior 3A teams who were nothing more then soccer teams in football uniforms deserves no consideration, if fact it only showed how little class Cuccia actually had for his opponents. Oh Ronnie, Coach Robinsons 1st year as Locke coach was in 1980, with Junior Quarterback Gunslinger Washington Brown. I was on the 1970 Wilson football team, last years of the incomparable Rick Holoubekbefore Cuccias son Ron would lead the Mighty Mules to the City Championships back thenwhat an athelete Rick Holoubek was he truly gave his all! I was a junior on the BB team that lost to Fremont at Pauly. Crosons club rebounded with a big win over Long Beach Poly (20-7) and beat Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (28-21) on national television. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. This teams combination of high-level coaching and talent level (17 eventual D1 signers) was a big factor in its ranking on this list. Please check back soon. Its great they had a bunch of D1 players, etc, but thats not the criteria here. I saw the 1977 Wilson team play, and I saw some of the great Banning and Carson squads along with the newer teams listed. How good are the recent Narbonne teams in comparison? Game 13. It is really hard to compare ERAs Nick, thats why I didnt include 1925 Los Angeles High School. Mike Alo and Danny Andrews were the best combo I ever seen. Jamaal, the SPHS team of 1996 would have been in the top 10 had coach walsh played someone note worthy, but then again he has always played a weak non league schedule, and this is exactly why the 96 team isnt in the top 10 Hey I remember you the following year in the playoffs at Fremont when you threw down your tape recorder thinking Pedro lost only to have them come back and win. It was sold out, and we were there 20min, before kickoff. They wouldnt have been mentioned at all. I never liked Walsh but I respected him as a coach. CIF Los Angeles City Section 10660 White Oak Ave. Suite 216, Granada Hills, CA 91344 Phone: (818) 767-0800 Fax: (818) 923-5156 . So the SoCal program with the most tradition, the most NFL players, and most consistent level of success does not have a single team that can crack this list? I see no mention of Bell High playing San Fernando in the semis in 1974-they say that SF team was so great-I was on the field for the Bell team and Bell had a 6 Pt lead with less than a minute to go-Bell had SF beat and on 4th and 35 SF did some end around and Bell in prevent screwed up and let them score-but-the runner had stepped out of bounds never to be called-Bell got the ball back with 50 seconds and little chance at that juncture-. 2023 CIF Regional Baseball Championships - California Interscholastic Los Angeles, CA. I dont even want to name off any because I dont want to do anyone a disservice. 1 (Sports State Team of the Year) And our defensewow! Micho the Wilson hater, cmon hater its time u give credit where credit is due.. South Gate RAMS 1988 14-0 3a City Champs.Defense Baby!!!! 2023 CIF Los Angeles City Section High School Baseball Rankings - MaxPreps Come on now really?? IN BANNING CONTEST..WHAT WAS SPERLINGS BENCH IN CARSON CONTEST? At nike spark .also being number one ranked 100 runner in the state. No 3A or Division II champ made the top 10. WRICH..WASH DALE HIRAYAMA ONE OF YOUR COACHES?BTW..KEBVIN COLE WAS ON THE UNDEFEATED MOHICAN TEAM OF 1973..THEY BEAT US AT CARSON IN LEAGUE 9-0 AND WE LOST IN THE CITY FINALS 28-0..WE LOST TO CIF-SS CHAMPION 7-0 1ST GAME OF THE YEAR ..GADENA WAS BETTER THAN THOSE SWORDAMEN..FROM SANTA FE SPRINGS! Editors Note: Special thanks to publisher Steven Clark of jimmychitwood.com for providing to this story some of the commentary he published as a preview to his simulated tournament. Look what happened to 87 Carson. Required fields are marked *. Washington broke our streak on a fluke. Ever rushing for 2,988 yards and recording the most touch downs I still think the Dorsey team Hue Jacksons senior year had some of the most individual talent Ive seen. Thanks so much for doing this list! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 3 Resume: Beat a good Kennedy team (16-14) it had tied the previous season and completely dominated its Valley Pac-8 Conference foes. Stephen Keith went to SC, I think Mark Tucker went to SC,. Lets be honest here, Most of the 3A teams Wilson settled on playing were nothing more then soccer teams in football uniforms. How could you leave off the 95 dorsey team #1 defense in the city did not loose a game in los angeles only loss to torrey pines in a 35-37 shoot out8 players went D-1 and 5 went to NFL I think you should research Alain LeRoy Locke High School 1984-1985 Football Team Stats. Unreal team that ran the bone. RUNNING BULL1965 & 66 CHARLIE EVANS..2 TIME CITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR..(I BELIEVE) USC STAR , NEW YORK GIANTS NFL STAR! Jerome Casey or Curtis Scott .greastest backs in the City Section class of 89 and 90. CIF LA City Section Baseball (California) (@CIFbasebal) / Twitter There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The 1988-89 Dorsey team was ANY TEAM THAT BEATS CIF CHAMP L.B. Could this club be higher? 1 pitchers in the semifinals on Wednesday. Would have been a great match up. Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. In the 1980-81 year Wilson was placed into the 4A division because of their dominance of the 3A, the only problem was that all the great players had graduated, yet Wilson still made it to the 4A semi final game vs El Camino and lost a close game. Hope I can one day! Unfortunately, LA Jordan Bulldogs loss top LA Wilson 12 to 15. Great write up Florres. CHreg Battle was closer to 180 when he started at MLB as a true freshman walk on for an Arizona State defense that led the nation. Hall of Fame Media & Multimedia Playoffs & Championships Scheduling & Events Sports CIF LA Sponsors Date Jul. LOLUMMMMMM I THINK THIS WRITER EXPOSED HIMSELF IN SHOWING HE KNOWS NOTHING!! 10 likes, 1 comments - California_Interscholastic_Federation (@cif.nets) on Instagram: " Varsity Baseball 2023 CIF LA City Section Baseball Championships . Players: TB Bruce Williams, QB Leon Otis, WR Eugene Clark, OL Roland Pumphries. SQUAT..FOR 975 LB. 2002 Team had 3 loses but they beat probably the best team in California Taft High school in the first all valley bowl 35-7. II NorCal Regional Baseball Final I know they were in the 9A Cuccias senior year, but no one had an answer for them.