San Jose

Mascot: Bulldogs.

Location: San Jose.

Founded: 1863.

Rival school: Lincoln. (In fact, the schools meet Thursday at San Jose City College in the 64th Big Bone Game, the only remaining Thanksgiving Day football rivalry game in the western United States. Kickoff is at 11 a.m.)

Top teams this year: Boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer, track and field.

Top athletes this year: Francisco Castaneda, baseball; Cindy Mayoral, soccer; Kevin Monge, football; Ebony Nicholas, track and field; Chantelle Phung, basketball and track; Lynn Turn, basketball; Trisha Yamaichi, basketball.

Notable sports moments: San Jose High first played football in 1895, and its best teams were those in 1936 and ’37. With future Stanford Rose Bowl star Pete Kmetovic as a single-wing tailback, San Jose won 20 consecutive games under Coach Walt Williams, going 10-0 and then 9-1. The Bulldogs earned 12 shutouts in those years with Kmetovic scoring 21 touchdowns. In the Central Coast Section era, San Jose has won two of its three titles in boys soccer, highlighted by its 1981 triumph over Saratoga. After playing to a 120-minute 0-0 draw, they met in a replay three days later. Winger Primo Jauregui made it count by burying a 25-yard shot in the 36th minute for a 1-0 victory.

Famous alumni: Franklin Mieuli, owner of the Golden State Warriors championship team of 1974-75; Sam Arena, 1930s and ’40s motorcycle racing star; Jacque Robinson, the Washington running back and only player named MVP of both the Rose and Orange bowls; Don Titcomb, horseshoe champ and author of “The Don Titcomb Story, My Way”; and Cung Le, kickboxing and mixed martial arts standout.

Did you know? San Jose High alum Chuck Taylor is frequently confused for the “other” Chuck Taylor, whose name graces the black canvas basketball shoes that gained a second life as a fashion trend in the rockabilly, punk and grunge scenes. San Jose’s Chuck Taylor played and coached football at Stanford, earning national coach of the year honors in 1951.