2018-19 Week 11A: Most Favored Seeds Escape Untouched

Thirty-one of the 36 first-round, San Diego Section playoff games in divisions I-V last night were won by team’s with the lower number (better) seeds and the upsets were won by teams on the road.

The stunner was 15 seed Bonita Vista (11-17) kayoing 2 seed host Westview (21-8), 66-52.

Other home team jolts were experienced by No. 6 Ramona (16-13), eliminated by No.11 San Dieguito (11-18), 50-40; No. 6 Pacific Ridge (17-12), knocked off by No. 11 San Diego High Tech (14-13), 62-60, and No. 7 La Costa Canyon (14-14), ousted by No. 10 Helix (17-11), 61-55.

Things should get a little more difficult for the favorites Saturday night in quarterfinals that also will include Open Division teams playing for the first time.

OPEN 

8 San Marcos (17-9) vs. 1 Foothills Christian (21-5) at Cuyamaca College.

5 Vista (20-8) at 4 Santa Fe Christian (20-7).

6 Poway (21-6) at 3 Torrey Pines (22-6).

7 Mission Bay (17-11) at 2 St. Augustine (22-6).

DIVISION I

5 El Camino (18-11) at 4 La Jolla Country Day (17-12).

6 Mater Dei (17-11) at 3 Francis Parker (18-9).

10  Helix at 2 Montgomery (26-3).

8 Christian (16-13) at 1 Cathedral (20-9).

DIVISION II

8 Scripps Ranch (17-9) 1 Rancho Buena Vista (25-4).

5 Olympian (19-9) at 4 The Bishop’s 19-10).

6 Mount Miguel (22-7) at 3 Carlsbad (23-6).

15 Bonita Vista  at 2 Escondido (19-10).

DIVISION III

9 San Ysidro (20-9) at 1 Sweetwater (23-6).

5 University City (19-10) at 4 San Diego (19-8).

11 San Dieguito at 3 Del Norte (18-10).

7 Sage Creek (11-17) at 2 Valhalla (26-3).

DIVISION IV

8 El Capitan (15-13) at 1 San Diego Southwest (23-6).

5 Imperial (18-9) at Mabel O’Farrell (24-4).

11 San Diego High Tech at 2 Mission Vista (17-11).

7 Calexico (16-9) at 2 Mt. Carmel (13-14).

DIVISION V

8 San Pasqual (10-18) at 1 San Diego Academy (21-4).

5 The Cambridge (13-8) at 4 Del Lago (17-11).

6 Clairemont (13-15) at Southern California Yeshiva (14-5).

7 Liberty (14-11) at 2 North County High Tech (14-6).

SCORE IT

There were nine games this regular season in which the winner totaled at least 100 points, San Ysidro, leading with 5 (not all teams reported indivdual or team scoring totals):

San Ysidro 114, Castle Park 26.

San Ysidro 113, Maranatha 49.

San Ysidro 107, Castle Park 22.

Foothills Christian 106, Steele Canyon 46.

Sweetwater 102, Castle Park 10.

San Ysidro 101, Preuss 45.

Montgomery 101, Calexico Vincent Memorial 44.

San Diego Academy 101, Ocean View 41.

San Ysidro 100, Mar Vista 43.

JUMP SHOTS

San Ysidro was the section’s highest scoring team in the regular season with a 78.1 game average.  Foothills Christian averaged 77.8, Montgomery 73.0, Torrey Pines, 71.2, and St. Augustine, 70.9…Escondido has won 12 in a row…Fallbrook (1-25) claimed its only victory, 60-49, over San Pasqual, coached by star alumnus Erik Meek and looking to move beyond the quarterfinals…Tyrone Shelley, who holds the San Diego Section with 76 points in one game, was listed as coach at San Pasqual Academy this season…Shelley, playing for Crawford, lit up the scoreboard against Burlington Central of Ontario, Canada, in the 2005-06 season….