2014 Week 8: Oceanside Faces Tough Final 4
Can anyone topple No. 1 Oceanside?
We’ll just stick with the regular season for now.
The Pirates’ last 4 opponents have a combined 16-8 won-loss record.
On paper, no other team in the UT-San Diego weekly top 10 (see below) has a more difficult month ahead except No. 9 El Camino and No. 4 El Capitan, whose final 4 opponents also are 16-8.
No. 2 Cathedral would appear to have the best opportunity to move up, with a final three that has posted a combined 8-6 mark.
Not so quick. Two of Cathedral’s last three are Lincoln (4-2) and Catholic rival St. Augustine, which seems better than its 2-4 record.
Of course, it’s all on paper. Anything can happen now that league play is on in earnest.
Oceanside begins its stretch run this week with an Avocado West opener against 4-2 Torrey Pines.
These are not the Falcons of the Ed Burke era, but Torrey won its last 3 games by an average score of 33-12, and they played it close in losses to Mission Hills (17-21) and Cathedral (7-8).
The table lists the remaining opponents for this week’s Top 10:
=League. @Away.
| Team | Opponents | Combined | |
| 1 | Oceanside (6-0) | =Torrey Pines, =Carlsbad, =@La Costa Canyon, =@El Camino | 16-8 |
| 2 | Cathedral (6-1) | =Lincoln, =@St. Augustine, =@Mira Mesa | 8-6 |
| 3 | Helix (5-1) | =@Mount Miguel, =Valhalla, =Grossmont, =@El Capitan | 16-9 |
| 4 | El Capitan (6-0) | =Valhalla, =Steele Canyon, =@Mount Miguel, =Helix | 16-8 |
| 5 | Mission Hills (4-2) | =Rancho Buena Vista, =Del Norte, =@Vista, =@San Marcos | 13-11 |
| 6 | San Marcos (6-0) | =Del Norte, =@Vista, =San Pasqual, =Mission Hills | 10-14 |
| 7 | Ramona (5-1) | =Westview, =@Poway, =@Rancho Bernardo, Carlsbad | 9-15 |
| 8 | Eastlake (3-3) | =@Chula Vista, =Bonita Vista, =@Olympian, =Otay Ranch | 11-15 |
| 9 | El Camino (5-1) | Vista, =Torrey Pines, =@Carlsbad, =Oceanside | 16-8 |
| 10 | Christian | Hilltop, =@Clairemont, =@University City, Santa Fe Christian |
Poll result after Week 7:
| # | Team (1st place votes) | W-L | Points* | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oceanside (19) | 6-0 | 190 | 1 |
| 2 | Cathedral | 6-1 | 159 | 2 |
| 3 | Helix | 5-1 | 148 | 4 |
| 4 | El Capitan | 6-0 | 127 | 5 |
| 5 | Mission Hills | 4-2 | 120 | 2 |
| 6 | San Marcos | 6-0 | 83 | 6 |
| 7 | Ramona | 5-1 | 69 | 9T |
| 8 | Eastlake | 3-3 | 42 | 9T |
| 9 | El Camino | 5-1 | 31 | NR |
| 10 | Christian | 6-0 | 20 | NR |