The Point Loma Pointers’ 2015 football season gets underway later this month, and it includes games against two teams that were CIF finalists and six others that earned playoff spots.
Head coach Mike Hastings guided his squad to a 9-3 record last season before Madison eliminated the Pointers from Div. 1 playoffs in an unfortunate CIF scheduling matchup just 14 days after the Warhawks downed the Dogs for the Western League title.
The Warhawks were thus responsible for two losses on the Pointer schedule, and this year’s game, set for Oct. 16 at Madison, is surely circled on both teams’ calendars.
Homecoming, a major date for Pointer alums, takes place Oct. 2, when Hoover’s Cardinals fly into Pete Ross Stadium.
Scripps Ranch joins the Western League this year along with the Pointers, Madison, Mission Bay and La Jolla. A preview of the 2015 Pointers season: – 3 p.m. Aug. 29, El Camino, Home. Saturday triple-header with Freshman (10:00) and JV (12:30) also playing. Last year, Pointers won, 38-28. The Wildcats (7-6 overall, 1-3 in Avocado West League) lost to St. Augustine in CIF Div. I semifinals. – 7 p.m. Sept. 4, Ramona, Away. Pointer fans make the long trek to see the Bulldogs, who hung an early-season loss (7-6) on the Pointers last year before going 8-3 overall (3-1 in Palomar League) before surrendering to powerful Helix in CIF Div. I quarterfinals. – 3 p.m. Sept. 12, Lincoln, Home. Official Saturday “Kickoff Game” against rival Hornets, who finished 6-6 overall (2-2 in Eastern League) before a quarterfinal loss to San Marcos in CIF Div. II quarterfinals. Last year, the Pointers won 40-20. – 6:30 p.m. Sept.18, Serra, Away. The Conquistadors return to the Pointer schedule after an absence of several years. Last year, the team struggled, going 2-8 overall and falling to 1-3 in the City League. They did not qualify for the CIF playoffs. 3 p.m. Sept. 25, Olympian, Home. The Eagles also return to the Pointer schedule. Last year, the team finished 4-7 overall and 2-2 in the Metro Mesa League before dropping a CIF Div. I first round game to Vista by a score of 35-14. – 3 p.m. Oct. 26, Hoover # Home. The Cardinals had a resurgence last season, posting a 10-3 overall record (4-0 to win the City League title). They went all the way to the CIF Div. III Championship game before a tough loss to Christian. – Oct. 9, bye week for Pointer football. – 3 p.m. Oct. 16, Madison *Home. Pointers are eager to get back at the Warhawks, who beat them twice in 14 days last year (36-14 and 49-28) costing the Pointers the Western League title and eliminating them from CIF Div. I playoffs. Madison lost to St. Augustine in the CIF Championship game. – 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Scripps Ranch *Away. The Pointers grounded the Falcons by a 34-27 margin last year. The Ranchers went on to a 5-7 season (1-3 in Eastern League) before dropping a CIF Div. II quarterfinal game to eventual finalist Rancho Bernardo. – 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Mission Bay *Away. The Bucs played all their games on the road last season while a new lighted stadium was constructed on campus. While they managed a 4-6 overall record (1-3 in Western League), the team did not qualify for the playoffs. The Pointers sank the Bucs 42-19 last year. – 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6, La Jolla *Away. The regular season ends with the annual battle for “The Shoe,” one of the county’s longest,running rivalries. Last year, the Vikings sailed to a 6-6 record, including a 35-21 loss to the Pointers. They were 2-2 in the Western League before a CIF Div. III quarterfinal loss to Christian. Nov. 13, TBACIF first-round games Nov. 20, TBACIF quarterfinals Nov. 27, TBACIF semifinals Dec. 4, TBACIF Championships * League game # Homecoming