2021 Week 11: Hat’s Off! Eighteen League Champions
League championships can be forgotten amid the giant second season of playoffs.
if a team has a pulse, no matter how few W’s and how many L’s, it’s most likely a postseason participant.
But don’t pass that along to the San Diego Section’s regular-season winners. Players identify these achievements on their letter jackets, coaches enhance their resumes, and student bodies and communities take pride.
Take a bow, champions.
| LEAGUE | TEAM | RECORD | OVERALL | COACH |
| Avocado | Carlsbad | 6-0 | 10-0 | Thadd MacNeal |
| Central | Mission Bay | 4-0 | 8-2 | Greg Tate |
| Citrus | Victory Christian | 5-0 | 7-1* | Earl Benson |
| City | Patrick Henry | 4-0 | 7-2 | J.T. O’Sullivan |
| Coastal | Santa Fe Christian | 5-0 | 9-0 | Jon Wallace |
| Desert | Blythe Palo Verde Valley | 4-0 | 8-2 | Dominique Hill |
| Eastern | Mira Mesa | 3-0 | 6-3 | Chris Thompson-Aurelo Morales |
| Grossmont Hills | Helix | 3-0 | 6-3 | Robbie Owens |
| Grossmont Valley | West Hills | 6-0 | 10-0 | Casey Ash |
| Imperial Valley | Brawley | 4-0 | 8-2 | Jon Self |
| Metro Mesa | Mater Dei | 4-0 | 8-0 | John Joyner |
| Metro South Bay | Sweetwater | 4-0 | 5-3 | Ervin Hernandez |
| Ocean | San Diego Jewish | 5-0 | 7-0* | Justin McKenzie |
| Pacific | Escondido Charter | 4-0 | 8-1 | Greg Brose |
| Palomar | Mt. Carmel | 4-1 | 9-1 | Drew Westling |
| Valley | Ramona | 5-0 | 7-3 | Damon Baldwin |
| Western | Cathedral | 3-0 | 7-2 | Sean Doyle |
*Playing for San Diego Section 8-man championship.
RATINGS GAME
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | |||
| 1. | Carlsbad | 10-0 (16) | 232 | 1 | |||
| 2. | Cathedral | 8-2 (9) | 224 | 2 | |||
| 3. | Mission Hills | 8-2 | 180 | 4 | |||
| 4. | Mater Dei | 9-0 | 172 | 3 | |||
| 5. | Torrey Pines | 6-3 | 140 | 6 | |||
| 6. | Madison | 8-2 | 115 | 7 | |||
| 7. | Helix | 6-3 | 88 | 6 | |||
| 8. | Lincoln | 6-3 | 80 | 5 | |||
| 9. | Santa Fe Christian | 9-0 | 39 | 9 | |||
| 10. | Scripps Ranch | 8-1 | 23 | 10 | |||
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mt. Carmel (9-1, 21 points), West Hills (10-0, 7), El Camino (4-6, 3) Mira Mesa (6-2, Eastlake (7-3, 2), Poway (7-3, 2), Patrick Henry (7-2, 1).
VOTING PANEL
Twenty-four sportswriters and sportscasters throughout San Diego County.
- John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Steve Brand, Thomas Gutierrez, Rick Hoff, Jim Lindgren, Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, freelance contributors.
- John Carroll, Nick Pollino, KUSI Ch. 51.
- John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan).
- Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
- Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
- Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
- Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
- Troy Hirsch, Fox 5 San Diego.
- Raymond Brown, sdfootball.net.
- Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, Mike Dolan, CIF San Diego Section.
- Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
- Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM.
How others see San Diego’s Top 10:
*The second entry in each rating is from the previous week.
| Team | Record | Cal-Hi Sports | MaxPreps | CalPreps |
| 2. Cathedral | 7-2 | 17/16* | 14/15 | 59.2/58.3 |
| 1. Carlsbad | 9-0 | 14/14 | 18/18 | 55.4/55.2 |
| 4. Mission Hills | 7-2 | 19/21 | 29/28 | 50.6/49.9 |
| 5. Lincoln | 6-3 | 31/31 | 36/37 | 48.3/46.8 |
| 3. Mater Dei | 8-0 | 27/30 | 37/39 | 47.8/46.3 |
| 8. Helix | 5-3 | Bubble/NR | 68/65 | 39.4/39.2 |
| 6. Torrey Pines | 5-3 | 37/37 | 46/47 | 45.1/43.6 |
| 10. Scripps Ranch | 7-1 | NR/NR | 79/78 | 36.5/35.7 |
| 7. Madison | 7-2 | Bubble/Bubble | 61/76 | 40.5/36.4 |
| 9. Santa Fe Christian | 9-0 | NR-NR | 158/153 | 25.1/4/6 |