2023-24 Boys Week 8A: The Playoffs Are Here, Follows Last Regular-Season Vote.

John Maffei’s weekly, final regular-season Union-Tribune poll.

# TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS MAX-PREPS CAL-HI SPORTS
1 Carlsbad 26-2 (8) 161 1 8/9 15/15
2 Montgomery 26-2 (9) 159 2 17/20 20/21
3 St. Augustine 24-4 139 3 21/21 21/20
4 Torrey Pines 21-7 108 4 40/37 On the Bubble
5 La Jolla Country Day 22-5 103 5 59/58 NR/NR
6 La Costa Canyon 19-7 79 6 58/65 NR/NR
8 Mission Hills 21-7 50 7 76/80 NR/NR
7 Santa Fe Christian 20-8 64 8 98/88 NR/NR
9 Cathedral 19-8 38 9 106/102 NR/NR
10 San Marcos 22-6 9 NR 133/126 NR/NR

Others receiving votes
Vista (19-9, 5 points), Mission Bay (17-11, 5), San Diego Southwest (25-2, 3), Rancho Buena Vista ( 21-7, 2), Olympian (24-3, 1), Victory Christian (18-9, 1),

First-place votes in parenthesis.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Bold entries in columns are up-to-date rankings followed by previous.
Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings. NR—Not ranked.

Records as of Monday, Feb. 5

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune
  • Aaron Burgin, Fulltime Hoops
  • Steve Brand, Eric Williams, Freelance writers
  • John Kentera, Freelance Contributor
  • Rick Smith, partletonsports.com
  • Adam Paul, eastcountysports.com
  • Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com
  • Braden Surprenant 97.3 FM The Fan
  • Steve Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9-FM
  • Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section.
  • Rex Johnson, CIF Advisory Committee
  • Joe Evangelist, San Diego Coaching Legends Committee.
  • Tom Helmantoler, Advisor Southern Conference
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association
  • Maxpreps



2023-24 Girls Week 7: Last Poll Before Playoffs

John Maffei’s Girls Week 7 Union-Tribune Poll

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Rank/Prev Team (Record) Points* MaxPreps
Rank/
Rating
Cal-Hi
Sports 35
1/1 Mission Hills (20-8) 60 (6) 16/31.68 15/15
2/2 La Jolla Country Day (22-6) 54 20/30.11 22/22
3/4 Westview (18-10) 41 76/23.19 NR
4/3 Poway (19-8) 39 81/22.51 NR
5/8 Francis Parker (16-9) 35 101/21.15 NR
6T/5T Bonita Vista (14-12) 34 148/18.08 NR
6T/7 Del Norte (18-9) 39 119/19.81 NR
8/5T Rancho Bernardo (19-9) 34 126/17.91 NR
10T/9 Bishop’s (20-7) 6 208/15.13 NR
10T/NR Grossmont (20-8) 6 211/15.93 NR

Others receiving votes:
Cathedral (6).

*First-place votes in parentheses. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
Max Preps and Cal-Hi Sports are state rankings. NR/Not ranked.

The San Diego Union freelance representative Don Norcross and county-wide coaches participate in the poll.

Records as of Monday, Feb 12.

Notes: Mission Hills +2 (Mx-1), LJCD +1 (Mx+2), Poway +3 (Mx+13),
Westview +3 (Mx+11), BV 2-1,  RB -2, DN 1-3, FP 1-1, SR +1, …




2023-24 Week 7 Girls: Newly Crowned Await Playoffs

Twenty-nine champs and co-champs of 22 leagues prepare for the post-season that begins Tuesday.
Now when ratings based on strength of schedule determine playoff seeds, are league banners just gym rafter eye candy for fans and newbies? Maybe, but players and coaches agree they’re a reminder of the camaraderie and journey to the top that lasts forever.

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LEAGUE TEAM(S) W-L OVERALL AVERAGE/TOTAL PF-PA*
Avocado Rancho Buena Vista 8-0 17-11 50.4 – 43.0 (1411-1204)
Central Madison 8-0 18-8 40.9 – 36.5 (1064-950)
City Hoover 7-1 16-12 50.2 – 49.5 (1405-1386)
Coastal Torrey Pines
La Costa Canyon
8-2 15-13
15-13
51.4 – 46.5 (1439-1302)
54.4 – 47.2 (1522-1322)
Desert Calexico Vincent Memorial 9-0 13-5 53.3 – 36.8 (959-663)
Eastern Mira Mesa 10-0 17-9 47.0 – 40.4 (1221-1051)
Freelance Hilltop 8-0 19-9 47.0 – 34.5 (1317-966)
Grossmont Hills Grossmont
Helix
8-2 20-7
18-7
58.7 – 39.7 (1585-1073)
51.4 – 37.6 (1285-941)
Grossmont Valley Steele Canyon
West Hills
7-1 20-8
19-7
55.0 – 35.4 (1540-991)
44.6 – 32.6 (1160-848)
Imperial Valley Imperial
Palo Verde Valley
6-2 16-12
15-10
42.0 – 34.3 (1176-959)
42.4 – 39.5 (1061-987)
Manzanita Warner 8-0 18-4 39.6 – 23.3 (871-512)
Metro Bonita Vista 6-0 14-12 56.7 – 49.1 (1475-1276)
Ocean Escondido Adventist 8-0 15-5 37.7 – 27.3 (754-546)
Pacific Escondido Charter 10-0 17-11 50.5 – 43.9 (1414-1229)
Palomar Mission Hills 10-0 20-8 65.1 – 44.7 (1822-1251)
Patriot O’Farrell Charter 6-0 16-10 31.9 – 29.3 (829-761)
Pioneer Monarch 6-0 7-12 20.1 – 28.6 (381-543)
Sierra High Tech NC 8-0 14-2 37.7 – 23.0 (603-369)
South Bay Victory Christian
Montgomery
7-1 19-6
17-11
51.3 – 39.4 (1282-984)
54.7 – 45.6 (1531-1276)
Summit Horizon Prep
Bayfront Charter
6-2 13-6
14-11
35.6 – 25.5 (676-484)
34.6 – 32.5 (866-812)
Valley Fallbrook 10-0 21-7 57.9 – 38.1 (1622-1067)
Western Scripps Ranch
Cathedral
7-1 17-8
17-11
60.0 – 46.0 (1500-1150)
55.7 – 51.5 (1559-1442)

* Overall Points For – Points Against (Total PF-PA)