Of the six long-standing football programs in the Academic Athletic Association, Balboa High School has one of the longest championship droughts, going without a Turkey Bowl title since 1984. This year appeared to be just another title-less season for the Buccaneers when they dropped all four of their nonleague games and waited until the last week of the regular season to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot in the AAA. Read More

After Washington crushed Galileo last week, many coming to Eagle Stadium were expecting a similar result on Thursday, but instead saw an inspired Lions team nearly pull off the upset without star running back Quincy Nelson. But Jeremy Jetton’s interception with 1:34 remaining in the game sealed Washington’s third Turkey Day appearance in four years as the Eagles held off a gritty Galileo bunch 19-13 in the CIF-San Francisco Section-Academic Athletic Association semifinals. Read More

Balboa High School did not have a pleasant day offensively in its 37-6 nonleague loss to visiting Analy High School of Sebastopol on Saturday.The statistics were daunting for the Buccaneers (0-3): Forty-eight total first-half yards, five interceptions, seven sacks allowed and a staggering 17 plays for negative yardage. Read More