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Articles by Phillip Brents

Smith leads Chiefs to second comeback win, 2-0 start

Helix High School graduate Alex Smith continued to excel in the early going of the 2017 NFL season after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a 27-20 victory against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Sept. 17.

Smith took a pounding after being sacked four times by the Philadelphia defense but came through with an inspired performance in the second half by leading the Chiefs to a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns.

His 15-yard shovel pass to tight end Travis Kelce with 6:25 left in the game put the Chiefs in front 20-13.

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Aztecs turn out lights on No. 19 Stanford - post electrifying 20-17 win

The San Diego State University football team recorded one of its most meaningful wins in program history when the Aztecs defeated the 19th-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 20-17, last Saturday, Sept. 16, at San Diego Stadium.

The win allowed SDSU (3-0) to jump into the No. 22 position in the latest Associated Press poll.

Prior to defeating Stanford, SDSU recorded an equally mesmerizing 30-20 win at Arizona State on Sept. 9.

Aztec head coach Rocky Long remained predictably modest after the groundbreaking win over the Cardinal.

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Valhalla is off to the races with showcase prep cross-country

The Valhalla High School cross country team is high stepping it after winning three division championships and placing runner-up in another at last Friday’s 23rd annual Mustang Invitational at Chula Vista’s Rohr Park.

The Norsemen swept titles in the boys and girls varsity Silver Division and also won the boys junior varsity Silver Division title. For good measure, the East County team finished runner-up in the girls JV Silver Division team standings.

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Former Helix star Smith is NFL’s top passer after upset of Patriots

Though the Chargers have departed San Diego for supposedly greener pastures in Los Angeles, Helix High School graduate Alex Smith continues to keep America’s Finest City in the NFL spotlight after leading the league with 368 passing yards in last week’s round of season opening games.

Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs earned the spotlight in Week 1 with their 42-27 defeat of the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots Sept. 7 in Foxboro, Mass. 

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Homecoming for locals as UC Davis tackles SDSU in college football season opener

The UC Davis football team lists two East County high school alumni on its roster: senior receiver Ryan Green from Grossmont High School and freshman defensive back Evan Perkins from Helix High School.

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Sultans swat Trojans, 56 - 19, to win season opener

The Santana High School football team finished runner-up in last year’s San Diego Section Division IV championship game to conclude a rather eventful 8-5 season.

The Sultans enter the 2017 campaign in a bit of a “rebuilding year,” according to head coach Tim Estes.

But, following last Friday’s 56-19 non-league victory at Castle Park High School, it appears the Sultans still have enough holdover power to make some noise. 

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On the road to the great American Eclipse of 2017

It was hailed as the Great American Eclipse of 2017 and, for the tens of millions of people who gathered along a 70-mile wide strip of the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina on Aug. 21, it proved to be the experience of a lifetime.

Some called August’s total eclipse of the sun perhaps the most viewed astronomical event in the history of this country.

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Summer track season closes on high note for East County standouts

The San Diego Summer Nights all-comers track and field meet series wrapped up July 26 at San Diego City College. The five total meets offered an opportunity for competitors of all ages to indulge in their favorite events – or even try new ones – in a relaxed but still competitive environment.

East County athletes and coaches turned out in large numbers at the July 19 meet at Sweetwater High School in National City.

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East County teams get passing grade in summer football test

Seven East County high school football teams participated in last weekend’s 11th annual South County Passing Tournament at Southwestern College.

One of them was still playing when it came time to shift the finals to the main campus stadium, the same field where six San Diego Section championship games were played last December.

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Granite Hills’ diver leads East County contingent to CIF state swim meet

The third annual CIF state swimming and diving championships will take place Friday through Saturday, May 19-20, at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex at Clovis West High School in Clovis.

East County will be well represented at the elite state championship meet for high school swimmers.

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