My father played high school football in the Sacramento area in the 1960's. He was telling me how much most things have changed, and few remain the same. The dominant football teams in the area in those days were Grant, Sacramento, Burbank, El Camino, Bella Vista, Mira Loma, Woodland, Norte Del Rio, Bishop Armstrong, Hiram Johnson, etc. He said Folsom was a power before Cordova opened. Of all those schools Grant is the only one to remain consistent over the years. Sacramento and Folsom have made comebacks , Burbank under Hef, but for the most part changing demographics over the years have contributed to the downfall of the "city" schools. Are there any "oldtimers" out there who remember McClatchy vs. Sacramento on Thanksgiving Day filling Hughes Stadium? Hard to imagine, huh?
