It didn’t have much influence on John Maffei’s Union-Tribune Top 10 poll through Week 7, but the Carlsbad-Torrey Pines game, a last-second, 34-33 win for coach Thadd MacNeal’s unbeaten Lancers, rates as the game of the year and easily the best since the pandemic.
Sophomore quarterback Julian Sayin drove the Lancers 90 yards in the waning moments and connected with Josh Davis on a 12-yard pass for a game-winning, come-from-behind touchdown with 0.9 seconds remaining in the game.
Sayin completed 18 of 28 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.
Carlsbad remained at the top of the poll but Torrey Pines dropped from fifth to sixth. The Falcons, it says here, should have risen in the poll.
OLD RIVALRY
One of the oldest will be observed tonight when San Diego visits Coronado. San Diego leads, 16-9, in a series that began in 1915. Infrequent is the best way to describe their meetings.
The teams didn’t play from 1919-43 and from 1945-89. Coronado has led with nine victories to eight since then, with other lapses.
Each is now aligned in the City League after being together in the Central League.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | |||
| 1. | Carlsbad | 6-0 (13) | 227 | 1 | |||
| 2. | Cathedral | 5-2 (11) | 224 | 2 | |||
| 3. | Lincoln | 5-1 | 193 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Mater Dei | 5-0 | 158 | 4 | |||
| 5. | Mission Hills | 4-2 | 141 | 6 | |||
| 6. | Torrey Pines | 3-2 | 130 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Scripps Ranch | 5-0 | 87 | 7 | |||
| 8. | Mt. Carmel | 6-0 | 64 | 9 | |||
| 9. | Helix | 3-2 | 37 | 10 | |||
| 10. | Santa Fe Christian | 6-0 | 21 | NR | |||
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Madison (4-2, 10 points), Poway (4-2, 10), Eastlake (4-2, 6), El Camino (3-3, 6), El Capitan (5-1, 2), Ramona (4-2, 10). Â
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 |
| Cathedral | 4-5 | 20/20* | 18/14 | 53.7/54 |
| Carlsbad | 6-0 | 13-13 | 20/18 | 51.7/48.8 |
| Mission Hills | 4-2 | 25/25 | 32/33 | 43.8/43.5 |
| Lincoln | 5-1 | 15/15 | 27/25 | 47.7/47.4 |
| Mater Dei | 5-0 | 41/47 | 35/32 | 42.9/33.5 |
| Helix | 3-2 | NR/NR | 70/65 | 33.1/31.1 |
| Torrey Pines | 3-2 | 35/40 | 42 | 40.9/39.2 |
| Scripps Ranch | 5-0 | NR/NR | 62/70 | 35.6/32.9 |
| Mt. Carmel | 6-0 | NR-NR | 119/121 | 23.3/22 |
| Santa Fe Christian | 6-0 | NR-NR | 171 | 18.2 |
MaxPreps.com and CalPreps.com computer ratings are usually the same and based on strength of schedules and other factors.
Cal-HiSports.com ratings are created by publisher Mark Tennis, who coordinates with several state-wide sources.
And still others, such as the CIF San Diego Section Open Division power ratings, based on several factors including strength of schedule, with points noted:
1–Carlsbad, 47.17.
2–Cathedral, 46.29.
3–Mission Hills, 46.0.
4–Torrey Pines, 45.0.
5–Lincoln, 44.50.
6–Helix, 44.0.
7–Madison, 44.33.
8–Granite Hills, 44.00.
9–Eastlake, 43.67.
10–Grossmont, 42.50.
