2024 Flag Football Week 5: Classical Slips But No Fall
State No. 3 Classical (13-3) slipped two notches by losing to #11 Corona del Mar (13-5) and #18 Huntington Beach (13-6), but crept back up by thumping #20 Mira Mesa, 41-0. The Caimans are outscoring opponents 553-259, led by sophomore QB Ella Moore, who has passed for 70 touchdowns. Moore has a 71% completion rate and is on pace for 4,000 yards for the season.
Mira Mesa (10-2) and La Costa (7-1) have improved from middling 9-7 and 7-4 seasons, respectively, in 2023 to gain Top 10 spots. Otay Ranch (5-0) has improved from 4-7, and Our Lady of Peace (9-1) shows consistency with its 8-1 season of 2023. Bonita Vista (7-4), the 2023 Division I champ, has skidded from a 19-1 record.
Of the 26 new teams, San Marcos (9-1), Poway (8-1), Rancho Buena Vista (7-2), and Westview (7-2) programs are showing the way.
Complete schedules and results are here.
Top 10 San Diego Section teams per the MaxPreps ranking system*, as of Sept. 26:
| TEAM | RECORD | STATE RANK/Previous | |
| 1 | Classical | 13-3 | 3/2 |
| 2 | Mira Mesa | 10-2 | 20/11 |
| 3 | La Costa Canyon | 7-1 | 33/15 |
| 4 | Grossmont | 6-2 | 34/9 |
| 5 | Otay Ranch | 5-0 | 36/– |
| 6 | Our Lady of Peace | 9-1 | 42/55 |
| 7 | Cathedral | 7-3 | 44/34 |
| 8 | Poway | 8-1 | 58/75 |
| 9 | Bonita Vista | 7-4 | 63/41 |
| 10 | Torrey Pines | 8-4 | 73/– |
Others in MaxPreps top 100: 74 San Marcos (9-1), 79 Brawley (10-6), 83 Imperial (8-3), and 86 Westview (7-2)
* 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.
Henrik Jonson, Webmaster