2022 Week 2: Carlsbad No. 1 in San Diego; Cathedral Still High in State

Despite a 42-7 loss to state No. 3 Corona Centennial, in which it manufactured only 138 yards offense, Cathedral still is held in high esteem by  the computer services.

Max Preps ranks Cathedral  fifth and gives the Dons a 60.7 strength-of-schedule rating, highest among any team in California.  Anaheim Servite (60.4) and Norco (60.1) are closest.

Cathedral remained the No. 10 team in the Cal-Hi Sports poll and their 60.6 Cal Preps.com score was higher than the previous week’s.  Computer rankings generally are based on who you play and who your opponents play.

San Diego Union-Tribune Sportswriters/Sportscasters Week 2 poll.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
*First-place votes. “Previous” indicates last week.  NR—Not ranked. Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings.

RANK TEAM/RECORD POINTS/PREVIOUS MAX PREPS.COM CAL-PREPS.COM CAL-HI SPORTS
1 Carlsbad (1-0) 27* / 285 / 2 16 45.3 16
2 Cathedral (1-1) 11* / 255 / 1 5 60.6 10
3 Madison (2-0) 229 / 3 36 33.9 34
4 Helix (2-0) 202 / 6 38 31.8 30
5 Lincoln (1-1) 160 / 4 47 29.9 44
6 Mission Hills (2-0) 156 / 7 44 30.2 On the Bubble
7 Mater Dei (0-2) 149 / 5 17 45.0 23
8 Poway (2-0) 89 / 8 78 21.1 On the Bubble
9 Ramona (2-0) 69 / 9 75 22.4 NR
10 El Camino (2-0) 28 / NR 137 10.6 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Torrey Pines (0-2, 8 points), El Centro Central (2-0, 6), Granite Hills (1-1, 2), St. Augustine (1-1, 2), Del Norte, 1), Mira Mesa (1).

VOTING PANEL

  • John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
  • Steve Brand, Thomas Gutierrez, Rick Hoff, Terry Monahan, Don Norcross, Eric Williams, Freelance contributors.
  • Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, John Carroll, KUSI-Channel 51 TV.
  • Rick Smith, partletonsports.com.
  • Ramon Scott, Adam Paul, eastcountysports.com.
  • John Kentera, Braden Suprenant (97.3 FM The Fan).
  • Bodie DeSilva, scoreboardlive.com.
  • Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country 107.9 FM.
  • Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
  • Troy Hirsch, Nic Pollino (Fox 5 San Diego).
  • Todd Cassen, Joe Heinz, Ron Marquez, CIF San Diego Section.
  • Mike Dolan, Rex Johnson, CIF Advisory Committee.
  • Joe Evangelist, San Diego Coaching Legends.
  • Will Torrez, Valley Sports Network.
  • Raymond Brown, sdfootball.net.
  • Tom Helmantoler, Southern Conference Advisor.
  • MaxPreps.com

TRUE GRID
Cathedral goes back into the cauldron this week after the 42-7 loss to Corona Centennial…the Dons play Chandler, the No. 5-ranked team in Arizona, coached by former San Diego State footballer Rick Garretson, whose brother (Ron) and father (Darell) were referees in the NBA…Ron retired after 32 seasons  in 2019 and Darell, who worked 27 years, is in the NBA Hall of Fame…Rick was a wide receiver for the  Aztecs from 1975-78 and is 23-0 as the Wolves’ head coach through 2021, beginning with a 13-0 state championship season in 2019…a win this week at Montgomery and Troy Starr will become the 45th San Diego County coach to win 100 games…Starr,  99-38-1 (.721),  is in his fifth season at Mount Miguel after eight at Helix…the Matadors have yet to be scored on with 42-0 and 22-0 wins over Sweetwater and Chula Vista…El Cajon Valley tied a school record in its 56-0 win over Hoover…the Braves defeated Orange Glen, 56-26, and Castle Park, 56-32, in back-to-back playoff games in 2005, during an 11-3 season led by  passing star Abraham Muheize…Army-Navy is 2-0 and hasn’t given up a point…the last time was in 1968, when the John Maffucci-coached Warriors opened with shutouts of 18-0 over La Jolla Country Day and 9-0 over San Miguel School…A-N head coach and athletic director Nehemiah Brunson may cut his son some slack this week when it comes to cleaning his dorm room or mowing the lawn and taking out the trash at home…Nehemiah, Jr., scored two touchdowns, one on a 91-yard run, in a 24-0 win over Clairemont….