Carlsbad High School
Overview
Sage Creek's main rival and sister school, Carlsbad High School has always had a strained rivalry. In recent years, especially 2016-2017, attempts to improve said relations have been attempted but ultimately the fire of individuality burns hot within both schools.
Each year, the SCHS vs CHS Basketball Game is one of the most widely attended events, sometimes even outattending the Hoopcoming Basketball Game.
History with Sage Creek
Pre-Sage Creek, Carlsbad High School(CHS) was the only primary high school within the Carlsbad Unified School District but rumors spread of a new high school being built to mitigate the population and divergence in District assets.
CHS had been a longstanding "jewel" of Carlsbad and had recently gone under heavy construction but it wasn't enough to support the growing class sizes.
Thus, Sage Creek was built.
The two schools were supposed to create a yin-yang balance between academic/STEM and academics/sports/liberal arts.
The two Carlsbad schools have competed in the Avocado West Sports League, with both engaging in competitive play in all areas of sports until a recent change in 2017 by Carlsbad Unified School District to move Sage Creek High School into the East League by 2018-2019.
By 2016-2017 Sage Creek had become able to stand on a similar level to CHS, and garner significant standing as a burgeoning high school.
During the infamous Battle of The Fans, CHS students displayed three 'K' signs in close formation resembling the white nationalist group during a white out game. The ensuing Sage Creek- Carlsbad Flame War of 2017 garnered mass attention and student involvement. The battleground being the Instagram page, "battle of the fans" with students mudslinging and "harassing" each other. Both schools were disqualified ending in a white peace.
As such, Sage Creek Administration, ASB, and Carlsbad Unified School District have made attempts as of 2017-2018 to reduce the tension and instill a more friendly rivalry.