Big Brother split with Little Brother in two traditional games last week.
Younger Helix made it a quarter century of continued success with a 25th consecutive win over older Grossmont, 29-14, and older Mira Mesa topped younger Scripps Ranch, 38-35.
Helix now is 46-18-2 against Grossmont since 1951, when the fledgling school divided enrollment and geographic borders with the Foothillers and struck out on its own.
Mira Mesa, honoring their late coach, Chris Thompson, who passed during the season, won its fifth game in a row under coach Aurelo Morales and took a 21-7 lead over Scripps Ranch in a rivalry the schools trumpet as “The Battle of Interstate 15”.
Scripps Ranch, which opened in 1994, is less than 2.5 miles from Mira Mesa and separated by I-15.
The Marauders (6-2), who played their first game in 1976, had the Falcons (7-1) on their heels, leading 14-0, 21-7, and 35-21 well into the third quarter. The game was tied at 35 when Mira Mesa freshman Eddy Medina kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired.
According to Don Norcross of The San Diego Union-Tribune, the Falcons’ student section was shouting, “No pressure! No pressure! No pressure!”
Medina replied to Norcross, “Were they? I didn’t hear them.”
The Falcons twice had called timeout in an attempt to “ice” Medina.
Steady Eddy.
OVER-AND-OVER TIME
The Oceanside-Ramona thriller which went three overtimes before the visiting Pirates escaped with a 35-33 win was a record fourth triple extra since the first between Torrey Pines and Vista in 2002.
Other three-overtime games matched Cathedral and San Pasqual in 2013 and Escondido and Mira Mesa in 2014.
There have been 79 San Diego Section games since 1976 that were forced into an extra session, including 58 that ended in the first overtime and 17 that necessitated two, according to Henrik Jonson, who maintains our scores database and coordinates our website.
Jonson pointed out that the period of 2012-2014 favored frantic finishes. There were 9 in 2012, 5 in ’13, and 7 in ’14.
RATINGS GAME
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | |||
| 1. | Carlsbad | 9-0 (15) | 231 | 1 | |||
| 2. | Cathedral | 8-2 (9) | 226 | 2 | |||
| 3. | Mater Dei | 8-0 | 180 | 4 | |||
| 4. | Mission Hills | 7-2 | 172 | 5 | |||
| 5. | Lincoln | 6-3 | 111 | 3 | |||
| 6. | Torrey Pines | 5-3 | 106 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Madison | 7-2 | 99 | 10 | |||
| 8. | Helix | 5-3 | 85 | 8 | |||
| 9. | Santa Fe Christian | 9-0 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 10. | Scripps Ranch | 7-1 | 22 | 6 | |||
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mt. Carmel (8-1, 12), Mira Mesa (6-2, 11), El Capitan (8-1, 4),West Hills (9-0, 3), Eastlake (6-3, 2), Patrick Henry (7-2, 1), Poway (6-3, 1).
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 |
| 2. Cathedral | 7-2 | 13/19* | 15/16 | 58.3/56.7 |
| 1. Carlsbad | 9-0 | 14/14 | 18/24 | 55.2/52.7 |
| 4. Mission Hills | 7-2 | 21/22 | 28/33 | 4.99/48.9 |
| 5. Lincoln | 6-3 | 31/15 | 37/25 | 46.8/51.1 |
| 3. Mater Dei | 8-0 | 30/33 | 39/31 | 46.3/45.7 |
| 8. Helix | 5-3 | NR/NR | 58/65 | 39.2/36.8 |
| 6. Torrey Pines | 5-3 | 37/38 | 47/40 | 43.6/40.0 |
| 10. Scripps Ranch | 7-1 | NR/NR | 78/54 | 35.6/39.8 |
| 7. Madison | 7-2 | Bubble/NR | 76/104 | 36.4/27.9 |
| 9. Santa Fe Christian | 9-0 | NR-NR | 153/175 | 24/6/20.8 |
