Thirteen players on opening week NFL rosters made their bones on fields of the San Diego Section:
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE | TEAM | POSITION |
| Jamal Agnew | Point Loma | San Diego | Lions | Cornerback |
| Jake Bailey | Santa Fe Christian | Stanford | Patriots | Punter |
| Joe Cardona | Granite Hills | Navy | Patriots | Long Snapper |
| Royce Freeman | Imperial | Oregon | Broncos | Running Back |
| Tony Jefferson | Eastlake | Oklahoma | Ravens | Safety |
| Jordan Miller | Oceanside | Washington | Redskins | Cornerback |
| Tim Patrick | University City | Utah | Broncos | Wide Receiver |
| David Quessenberry | La Costa Canyon | San Jose State | Titans | Tackle |
| Scott Quessenberry | La Costa Canyon | UCLA | Chargers | Center |
| Kenny Stills | La Costa Canyon | Oklahoma | Texans | Wide Receiver |
| Levine Toiolo | Helix | Stanford | 49ers | Tight End |
| Fred Warner | Mission Hills | Brigham Young | 49ers | Linebacker |
| Damian Williams | Mira Mesa | Oklahoma | Chiefs | Running Back |
SCOTS STEP UP
Helix’ 45-27 victory last week over Cathedral, not predicted but not surprising, vaulted the Highlanders to No. 1 in the San Diego Section, according to the panel coordinated by John Maffei of the Union-Tribune.
“We didn’t play good and they’re great,” Cathedral coach Sean Doyle told Jim Lindgren of the Union-Tribune, adding, “They had two weeks to prepare for us and did a great job.”
Helix will be immediately tested Friday night at Mesa College when the Scots visit St. Augustine.
The Saints have rolled to 4-0 by an average score of 47-3, but they’ll be facing one of the premier running backs in Helix’ Elelyon Noa. who scored three touchdowns and rushed for 116 yards and caught five passes for 79 yards against Cathedral.
Noa, powerful and quick, recently broke Reggie Bush’s school career rushing record.
The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 4 poll:
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
First-place votes in parenthesis. NR–Not ranked.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
| 1. | Helix (14) | 2-1 | 292 | 3 |
| 2. | St. Augustine (16) | 4-0 | 290 | 2 |
| 3. | Cathedral | 3-1 | 255 | 1 |
| 4. | Carlsbad | 3-1 | 211 | 5 |
| 5. | Steele Canyon | 3-0 | 176 | 6 |
| 6. | Torrey Pines | 3-1 | 113 | 8 |
| 7. | Lincoln | 3-1 | 108 | 4 |
| 8. | Grossmont | 3-0 | 81 | 9 |
| 9. | Mission Hills | 2-2 | 65 | 7 |
| 10. | La Costa Canyon | 3-1 | 50 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Oceanside (2-1, 42 points), San Diego (3-0, 6), Vista (3-1, 5), Madison (2-2, 3), Granite Hills (3-1, 2), Hilltop (4-0, 2), Scripps Ranch (4-0, 1), Poway (3-1, 1).
Voting panel of 31 sportswriters, sportscasters, various County football honchos:
- John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jim Lindgren, Rick Hoff, Terry Monahan, Don Norcross, Thomas Gutierrez, freelance contributors.
- Paul Rudy, Brandon Stone,Ted Mendenhall, KUSI Chl. 51
- Adam Paul, ECpreps.com
- Ramon Scott, EastCountySports.com
- Bodie DeSilva, sandiegopreps.com
- Taylor Quellman, The Mighty 1090
- Steve Brand, San Diego Hall of Champions
- Troy Hirsch, Kaylyn McMakin, Tabitha Lipkin, Fox 5, San Diego
- Rick Smith, PartletonSports.com
- Jerry Schniepp, John Labeta, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section
- Joe Heinz, Coordinator, Athletics, Sweetwater School District
- Raymond Brown, sdfootball.net
- Bob Petinak, free lance.
- John Kentera, Brandon Suprenant, 97.3 FM The Fan
- Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM
- Mike Dolan, John Carroll, San Diego Section Tournament Directors.
- Christian Pederson, SoCal Prep Insider.
- Joe Heinz, Athletics Director, Sweetwater School District.
- Eric Williams, WBK Sports/San Diego Friday Night Lights Magazine.
AS OTHERS SEE SAN DIEGO’S TOP 10
| TEAM | RECORD | CAL PREPS.COM | MAX PREPS | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| Helix | 2-1 | 46.1 | 26 | 20 |
| St. Augustine | 40 | 53.3 | 13 | 17 |
| Cathedral | 3-1 | 70.6 | 4 | 22 |
| Carlsbad | 3-1 | 37.5 | 37 | 46 |
| Steele Canyon | 3-0 | 31.2 | 56 | On bubble |
| Torrey Pines | 3-1 | 31.0 | 57 | On bubble |
| Lincoln | 3-1 | 26.9 | 76 | On bubble |
| Grossmont | 3-0 | 26.6 | 80 | NR |
| Mission Hills | 2-2 | 30.5 | 59 | NR |
| La Costa Canyon | 3-1 | 32.1 | 53 | NR |
Cal Preps.com and Max Preps ratings are based on computer algorithms. Cal-Hi Sports ratings are product of publisher Mark Tennis’ eye test and information from Tennis’ correspondents throughout the state..
POINTS
There has been a 37-34 final score five times in the almost 50,000 games played by San Diego County schools since the first in 1891.
All of those 37-34’s have occurred since 2006.
But with the same team involved, on successive weeks?
It happened this season with the Imperial Tigers, who lost to Coronado and Valley Center by scores of 37-34.
La Costa Canyon in 2006 against Lakewood came out a winner. So did Valley Center against San Pasqual in 2008 and Cathedral versus Stockton St. Mary’s in a state championship game in 2008.
