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Crowds flock to Bellflower to watch Mater Dei take on St. John Bosco 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

The two best high school football teams in the Golden State are located right here in Southern California, and they met head-to-head on the gridiron Friday night.Thousands were in attendance Friday night at St. John Bosco High School's Panish Family Stadium to watch the Braves take on the Mater Dei High School Monarchs in what has become one of the most riveting high school football games in the country.Fans of St. John Bosco – the nation’s ninth-highest ranked high school football team – were out voicing their support well before kickoff. “It’s the biggest game of the year,” said Larry James, a St. John Bosco fan. “It’s the best game in Southern California, it’s the best game in the country and Bosco is the best team in the country.” Mater Dei fans weren’t shy about voicing their support for the nation’s top-ranked high school football team. “It’s become a phenomenon [over] the last ten, 15 years,” said Mater Dei supporter Aaron Fogelsong. “It’s become the game every...

Unbelievable finish: De La Salle survives San Ramon Valley’s stunning rally to win in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

DANVILLE — What unfolded on Friday night between De La Salle and San Ramon Valley might never be forgotten by anyone who was there to see it.The fourth quarter was wild, zany, unbelievable.It ended with San Ramon Valley, which trailed by 15 points with less than four minutes to play, missing a 36-yard field goal with 5.1 seconds left that would have broken a tie and ended De La Salle’s 32-year unbeaten streak against North Coast Section opponents.In overtime, after SRV didn’t score on its possession, Derrick Blanche ran across the goal line for the winning touchdown, the 6-yard run giving De La Salle an absolutely remarkable 33-27 victory.“I’ve been coaching for 26, 27 years,” DLS coach Justin Alumbaugh said. “I’ve never had a quarter like that. This place was packed and everybody got their money’s worth. A lot of resilience showed on both sides of the field tonight.”SRV coach Aaron Becker called it “one of the wildes...

How a halftime adjustment put Alhambra in front of the DAL-Valley title race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

MARTINEZ – Alhambra went into the halftime locker room incapable of tackling Mt. Diablo’s superb running back Herschel Turner. The three-star prospect with offers from FBS schools had torn Alhambra’s defense apart, toting the ball 10 times for 242 yards and four touchdowns.But when the game resumed for the second half, those gaps Mt. Diablo had exploited for huge gains were nowhere to be seen, replaced by a swarm of ready Bulldog tacklers. Alhambra jumped out to a three-touchdown lead and held on for the thrilling 49-47 victory.So what was that critical adjustment, the change that held its league rivals to just over just 90 rushing yards in the second half, the modification that unofficially clinched the Diablo Athletic League Valley title for Alhambra?“We widened our defensive ends, got our safeties a little deeper, because they were running by us,” Alhambra coach Alan Hern said. “A couple of nice adjustments really helped us out, and the kids really started swarming to the b...

Daniels, Ayomanor help rally Stanford Cardinal from 29 points down, stun Colorado 46-43 in 2OT thriller

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

The biggest receiving game in Stanford football history led to the biggest comeback in school history.Redshirt freshman Elic Ayomanor set a Stanford record with 294 receiving yards, including 97- and 60-yard touchdowns in the second half and a 30-yard highlight-reel touchdown in overtime while being blanketed by star wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, as Stanford defeated Colorado 46-43 in double overtime on Friday night in Boulder, Colorado.“For our guys, to know what they went through, to be down 29-0 on the road against a really good team, and just continue to compete and believe, a number of times they could have succumbed, I’m really proud of them,” said first-year coach Troy Taylor, who recorded his first Pac-12 win. “They don’t stop, they come in every week with incredible focus and tenacity. They inspire me every day.”Stanford (2-4, 1-3 Pac-12) broke a four-game losing streak at Folsom Field in a game that had been sold out since mid-July. Alaka’i Gilman intercepted She...

Surfer injured in apparent shark attack at Pacifica beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

PACIFICA – A surfer was injured in an apparent shark attack Friday afternoon in Pacifica, police said.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Park Service says search for missing Point Reyes swimmer is now a ‘recovery effort’ California News | Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer following apparent shark attack near Point Reyes California News | Point Reyes: Search underway for missing swimmer following reports of shark attack off of Wildcat Beach The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. at Linda Mar Beach, the Pacifica Police Department said in a statement. Officers and North County Fire Authority firefighters arrived to find a 52-year-old man suffering from an injury to his lower leg.The man told officers he was bitten while surfing. He did not see what bit him and could not confirm if it was a shark, police said.The man was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injury, which was not considered life-threatening.The...

Brothers arrested outside Maryland State House take case to Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

Jeff Hulbert, one of two protesters arrested in February 2018 in Annapolis at a gun rights rally, addressed a larger group of 2nd Amendment supporters that turned out to rally at the State House after his arrest. (File photo by Bruce DePuyt.) Jeff Hulbert, one of two protesters arrested in February 2018 in Annapolis at a gun rights rally, addressed a larger group of 2nd Amendment supporters that turned out to rally at the State House after his arrest. (File photo by Bruce DePuyt.) An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court by Second Amendment activists in Maryland could affect protections for police officers and the public’s right to document the activities of law enforcement.The case, which began as the arrest of ...

Prince William Co. human rights commission condemns Hamas attack on Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

The Prince William Human Rights Commission on Friday afternoon issued a statement condemning the attacks carried out against Israel by Hamas last weekend.“As the most diverse County in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the tenth most diverse County in the nation, reflecting the rich tapestry of our racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, we join our Jewish citizens and residents in condemning acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in particular the antisemitism terrorist acts carried out by Hamas this week,” commission Chair Curtis Porter said in a statement.“The Prince William County Human Rights Commission will continue fighting antisemitism and all forms of discrimination in our community and pledge our support for all victims of discrimination,” Porter continued.Hamas, a Gaza-based terrorist organization that controls Palestine, launched a surprise attack on Israel last Saturday, bringing a decades-long conflict between the nations to a head and resulting in the ...

Edgewood football’s defense takes Rams home with 20-0 win over North Harford: John Denver is ‘glue for the team’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

After the clock struck zeros and the postgame handshake line reached its closing stretch, Edgewood football gathered together near their visiting sideline. The Rams, with each win, have a ritual.Keith Rawlings, in his third season coaching Edgewood, let out a jovial, “Sing it louder!” to his team, which had just beaten North Harford, 20-0, on the road.After every win — Friday night being Edgewood’s sixth without a loss — the team belts out in unison the chorus to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” How did a country anthem about Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River become Edgewood football’s fight song?“We went to camp this summer up in the hills of West Virginia and introduced that song to them,” Rawlings said. “I’ve coached a couple championship teams that after every game, they would sing it. So that’s kind of become our motto.”Rawlings was defensive coordina...

France is deploying 7,000 troops after a deadly school stabbing by a suspected Islamic radical

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

ARRAS, France (AP) — France will mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic radicalization, the president’s office said Saturday.Some children and personnel returned to the Gambetta-Carnot school in the northern city of Arras as it reopened Saturday morning, after a schoolday attack Friday that rattled France in a context of global tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.Counterterrorism authorities are investigating the stabbing, and the suspected assailant and several others are in custody, prosecutors said. The suspect is a Chechen who had attended the school and had been under recent surveillance by intelligence services for radicalization.The government heightened the national threat alert, and President Emmanuel Macron ordered up to 7,000 soldiers deployed by Monday night and until further notice to bolster security and vigilance ...

Australians decide if Indigenous Voice is needed to advise Parliament on minority issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:06 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians voted in a referendum Saturday on whether to enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives.Proponents said creating an Indigenous Voice via the constitution would recognize the special place that Indigenous people have in Australian history while giving them input in government policies.Opponents argued it would divide Australians along racial lines without reducing Indigenous disadvantages.Bipartisan support regarded as essential in Australia for successfully changing the constitution never emerged, and Indigenous leaders were divided on the idea.WHO ARE THE INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS?The Aboriginal people of Australia’s mainland are culturally distinct from Torres Strait Islanders who come from an archipelago off the northeast coast. So Australia’s Indigenous population is known collectively as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.They accounted for 3.8% of...