Opening the season at home against the Imperial Tigers, the Bucs came up just a little short, losing 25-20. The Tigers averaged 5.0 yards a carry, amassing 150 yards to go along with 193 yards through the air. Mission Bay countered with 220 yards passing, but only five yards on the ground. Sean Lander had 145 receiving yards to go along with 7 tackles. (Mario Ramirez led the team with 8 tackles). Major Scott had a touchdown and an interception. Bucs quarterback Austin Stefl

Corey White, who played under Coach Pugh and alongside Toby Trout has been hired as the Head Coach at Whittier College. The Poets are in the SCIAC Division which features former Bucs players Teddy Buettner (Chapman) and Jack Ryan (Redlands). Ethan Silber transferred to Whittier after being recruited by Coach White. Coach White was featured on KUSI's Prep Pigskin Report and talked fondly of his time at Mission Bay High. His parents still live in Pacific Beach and attend Bucs

Mission Bay had two players win KUSI-TV's Prep Pigskin Awards this year. Jevyn Higman won the "Like a Rock" award for being a leader on and off the field. Quarterback Trey Arnold won "Breakout Player of the Year". Also, Coach Tate was a finalist for the "Coach of the Year" award. Impressive.

In the playoffs, being an undefeated 10-0 team in the regular season with a first-round bye and facing a 6-5 opponent doesn't always result in a win. The Bucs fell behind early and were playing catch up until midway through the fourth quarter when the Cavers simply ran out the clock with a long sustained drive and a score following an untimely fumble by Mission Bay. Despite Mission Bay drawing quite a few yellow flags and struggling to stop the run, there were also some fant

They say defense wins championships. Mission Bay's defense is flexing its muscles this season and the 4-0 record is a result of solid...

What a difference a year makes. Last year we traveled to Brawley and in 104 degree temperatures struggled under the heat and weight of...

All wins are important and valuable, but beating Holtville in a hard-fought battle is a very good sign for things to come. Mission Bay...

A Bucs team tradition is a big meal after practice on Thursdays, enjoyed by the players and coaches. The team bonding and more casual...

Week one started out with a convincing win over Kearny High School in their house. With a lopsided score like this Coach Tate was able to...

Clark Fahrenthold wrote a really good piece about the upcoming football season and where the Bucs football program is at. There's some...

The Bucs lose 18-14 in the first round of the playoffs. Everything lined up and a win would have meant a second home playoff game against...

The Bucs will battle another division opponent on Friday, November 15th at Mission Bay. Let's create a real home field advantage.

Despite two interceptions and multiple penalties (many unwarranted) the Bucs won their final regular season game on senior night. Notable...

Once again the Bucs faced a dominating opponent, this time UC came to Mission Bay with a 7-1 record. For most of the game the Bucs held...

Although the score of 53-7 was a lopsided one, for the first half and into the second it felt a lot closer. Special teams was...

Former Mission Bay center Teddy Buettner (now a guard for Chapman College) and former QB/CB Ethan Silber and WR Charlie Parks who now...

In 103-degree heat, the Brawley Wildcats handed the Bucs their fifth loss, 55-14. In the lopsided defeat there was no quit in the Mission...

Thanks to fundraising (and deal making by Lily) the boys will not be in a hot yellow school bus on the two-hour drive to Brawley....

There were fireworks at halftime for the homecoming celebration and fireworks on the field as the Mission Bay offense came to life...

The good news is the JV team won the early game. The bad news is the varsity game got off to a rough start with the Vikings returning the...