2019 Week 17: A Wrap On Football Season

The San Diego Union-Tribune’s last poll, including San Diego Section playoffs:

First-place votes in parenthesis. NR–Not ranked. *Includes forfeit win.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1. Helix (31) 11-1 310 1
2 Carlsbad 10-2 269 2
3. Oceanside 11-3 212 NR
4. Cathedral 8-3 207 3
5. St. Augustine 8-3 168 4
6. Lincoln 10-3* 144 7
7. El Camino 8-6 119 NR
8. The Bishop’s 12-1 64 9
9. Steele Canyon 9-2 58 5
10. Mission Hills 9-3 54 6

Others receiving votes: La Jolla (9-4, 22 points), Madison (7-5, 22), Scripps Ranch (10-0, 10), Santana (1`1-2, 1), Torrey Pines (6-6, 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.

HOW OTHERS IN CALIFORNIA SAW SAN DIEGO’S TOP 10 AT SEASON CONCLUSION:

Team Record Cal.Preps.Com Max Preps Cal-Hi Sports
Helix 11-2 56.9 12 15
Carlsbad 10-2 53.4 19 23
Oceanside 11-4* 46.3 37 34
Cathedral 8-3 53.0 20 24
St. Augustine 8-3 46.9 28 30
Lincoln 10-3* 42.9 47 50
El Camino 9-7 38.3 70 NR
The Bishop’s 12-1 32.6 100 NR
Steele Canyon 9-2 36.6 75 NR
Mission Hills 9-3 44.9 37 Honorable Mention

Unranked state Division IV- A finalist La Jolla finished with 10-5 record, and respective ratings of 24.9, 158, and 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.

HISTORY OF STATE BOWL PLAYOFF SERIES

Sections: *North Coast. **Sac-Joaquin. ***San Francisco.. ##Central Coast. +Central. +++Oakland.

YEAR DIVISION TEAM OPPONENT SCORE
2007 II Oceanside *Novato 28-14
2008 III Cathedral **Stockton St. Mary’s 37-34
2009 V Francis Parker **Modesto Christian 40-44
2010 IV Madison **Escalon 14-30
2011 II Helix **Loomis Del Oro 35-24
2012 IV Madison *Marin Catholic 38-35
V Santa Fe Christian **Modesto Central Catholic 7-66
2014 I Oceanside **Folsom 7-68
III El Capitan *Moraga Campolindo 28-35
2015 III-A Rancho Bernardo ##Atherton Sacred Heart 35-14
IV-AA Bonita Vista +Hanford 21-33
V-AA Mater Dei +Reedley Immanuel 55-21
VI-AA Coronado ++East Nicolaus 6-16
2016 I-AA Cathedral **Stockton St. Mary’s 38-31
II-AA Madison ##San Jose Village Christian 21-17
III-A The Bishop’s **Oakdale 0-47
V-A La Jolla Country Day +++Oakland McClymonds 17-20
VI-A Horizon +Strathmore 22-62
2017 I-AA Helix **Folsom 42-49
III-A Steele Canyon ##Half Moon Bay 44-42
IV-AA El Centro Southwest ##Milpitas 41-45
VI-A Calexico Vincent Memorial ***S.F. Galileo 20-38
2018 I-AA Cathedral **Folsom 14-21>
III-AA Lincoln ##Menlo-Atherton## 7-21
V-AA San Diego **Colfax 21-10
VI-A Orange Glen ***S.F. Lincoln 13-24
2019 III-AA El Camino *Santa Rosa Cardinal Newman 14-31
IV-A La Jolla **Escalon 21-52