Floating at state No. 3, Classical (16-4) hoped for repeat success over #2 Newport Harbor (19-2), but the Sailors battened the hatches for a 37-0 win. The Caimans had keelhauled the seafaring club, 26-13, as well as #4 San Juan Capistrano JSerra (17-5) and #6 Huntington Beach (17-7) earlier this season.
Mira Mesa (11-2) bobbed at local #2, with a 47-0 win over Hoover (5-9). The next best all rose in the state rankings, as Brawley (11-6) and Torrey Pines (10-7) soared 18 and 16 spots, respectively.
Among the coverage-neglected, modest enrollment schools,  Santa Fe Christian (3-1), Tri-City (5-1), Francis Parker (3-1), and Escondido Charter (6-1) stand out, rated state 136, 165, 228 and 256, respectively, by MaxPreps. Tri-City bowled over now one-loss Escondido Charter, 33-7, and bested larger Vista (2-7) and Canyon Crest (3-6).
Complete schedules and results are here.
Top 10 San Diego Section teams per the MaxPreps ranking system*, as of Oct. 3:
| TEAM | RECORD | STATE RANK/Previous | |
| 1 | Classical | Â 16-4 | Â 3/3 |
| 2 | Mira Mesa | Â 11-2 | Â 20/20 |
| 3 | La Costa Canyon | Â 9-1 | Â 23/33 |
| 4 | Grossmont | Â 7-2 | Â 30/34 |
| 5 | Otay Ranch | Â 6-0 | Â 31/36 |
| 6 | Our Lady of Peace | Â 9-1 | Â 34/42 |
| 7 | Cathedral | Â 8-3 | Â 37/44 |
| 8 | Calexico Vincent Memorial | Â 8-1 | Â 44/52 |
| 9 | Torrey Pines | Â 10-7 | Â 57/73 |
| 10 | Brawley | Â 11-6 | Â 61/79 |
Others in MaxPreps top 100: 66 Imperial (10-3), 72 Bonita Vista (7-5), 77 Westview (8-2), 83 San Marcos (10-2), 95 Poway (9-2), 100 Mission Bay (11-2)
* The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.
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