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Football: McFarland eligible to play after transfer from Riordan to Mission

Football: McFarland eligible to play after transfer from Riordan to Mission 

By Jeremy Balan

The football game between Mission and Riordan scheduled for next season just got considerably more intriguing.

Running back Armani McFarland, who led the Crusaders in rushing yardage and touchdowns last season, and figured to be one of the WCAL’s top returning players next season, has transferred to Mission High School and has been cleared to play for the Bears.

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Football: Riordan schedules Lincoln and Mission for next two seasons

Football: Riordan schedules Lincoln and Mission for next two seasons 

By Jeremy Balan

With the fall season still over seven months away, word has broken of a pair of early treats for City high school football fans.

Archbishop Riordan High School has scheduled Lincoln and Mission for non-league games in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

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Year in Review: Top 25 moments of 2011

Year in Review: Top 25 moments of 2011 

By Jeremy Balan

A remarkable year in San Francisco high school sports was marked by lengthy championship droughts coming to an end, epic runs through the playoffs and one historic football game at AT&T Park.

Here are the top 25 moments from City high school sports in 2011.

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Girls Basketball: Convent’s offense awakens in tourney win over Berean Christian

Girls Basketball: Convent’s offense awakens in tourney win over Berean Christian 

By Jeremy Balan

Convent of the Sacred Heart High School’s girls basketball team hasn’t exactly showed the ability to score in bunches in its first six games, but the Cubs’ offense found a rhythm on Thursday.

Convent shot just over 54 percent from the floor and had three players score in double figures in a 72-57 win over Berean Christian of Walnut Creek to tip off the Urban Shootout tournament at Kezar Pavilion.

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Football: SanFranPreps.com All-City Team

Football: SanFranPreps.com All-City Team 

By Jeremy Balan

It’s hard to put into words just how important Valentino Miles was to the Sacred Heart Cathedral football team this season.

The best way to gauge Miles’ impact, however, was when he was not on the field. In the moments where Miles was not in the game, the Irish offense struggled mightily, but when he was in, the standout senior running back was electric.

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Football: O’Malley’s fumble return gives St. Ignatius CCS title win over Sacred Heart

Football: O’Malley’s fumble return gives St. Ignatius CCS title win over Sacred Heart 

By Jeremy Balan

The Central Coast Section Division III championship between St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Cathedral essentially came down to a bounce.

With the game tied at 14-14 with 4:18 remaining in the third quarter, a botched snap caromed off Sacred Heart quarterback Jack Harrington and hit the turf.

St. Ignatius junior linebacker Danny O’Malley scooped up the ball and ran 50 yards for the game-winning score in the Wildcats’ 21-14 win on Saturday night in front of 12,000 fans at AT&T Park.

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Saturday Scoreboard

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Game of the day – Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. St. Ignatius football: One word describes this matchup — unprecedented. The primeval City rivals have never met twice in a season or in any postseason game. For live updates on this game, follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SanFranPreps.

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Football: A pick ‘em CCS championship finale

Football: A pick ‘em CCS championship finale 

Every week, members of the SanFranPreps.com staff, other local media members and one of our commenters will make predictions on the weekend’s games featuring our local San Francisco teams. Please feel free to make your own picks in the comment section and discuss the week’s games.

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Football Game of the Week: SI and Sacred Heart both peaking at the right time

Football Game of the Week: SI and Sacred Heart both peaking at the right time 

By Jeremy Balan

As much as the rivalry, venue and circumstances of the Central Coast Section Division III football championship between Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius on Saturday night means to San Francisco, what may be most exciting is that both teams are playing their best football of the season.

The two schools have gone on extended road trips in the first two rounds of the playoffs and have come away with an opportunity to play in the first high school football game in AT&T Park’s history.

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Football: Sacred Heart-St. Ignatius CCS championship game moved to AT&T Park

Football: Sacred Heart-St. Ignatius CCS championship game moved to AT&T Park 

By Jeremy Balan

High school football in the City apparently is not over.

After originally slating the Central Coast Section Division III championship game between Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius to Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, CCS officials and the athletic departments of both schools upped the ante.

With Kezar Stadium unavailable, the game will now be played at AT&T Park on Saturday at 7 p.m., where the field is currently still set up for football after the University of California-Berkeley played it’s entire 2011 home schedule at the San Francisco Giants’ home field.

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Commentary: Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. St. Ignatius, Part II belongs at Kezar Stadium

Commentary: Sacred Heart Cathedral vs. St. Ignatius, Part II belongs at Kezar Stadium 

By Jeremy Balan

In the afterglow of St. Ignatius’ shocking win over Valley Christian in the Central Coast Section semifinals on Saturday, there was a collective feeling of confusion from many who follow high school sports in San Francisco.

An unprecedented matchup of venerable City rivals Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius in the Division III CCS championship will be played in . . . Pacifica?

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Football: St. Ignatius shocks Valley Christian to advance to CCS title game

By Ryan Kuhn

SAN JOSE — In what could have been his last game in a St. Ignatius uniform, senior tight end Travis McDow made two catches to keep the Wildcats’ season alive.

After the visiting Wildcats gave up a go-ahead touchdown with 1:35 left in the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals against Valley Christian, St.Ignatius quarterback Jack Stinn found McDow for 18-yard score with 30 seconds remaining and also hit McDow on the ensuing two-point conversion to defeat the Warriors 43-42 on Saturday night.

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