Lincoln, now No. 2, crept up on No. 1 Madison in the Top 10 poll this week by virtue of the Hornets’ 31-17 win over Cathedral and trail the Warhawks by four first-place votes and six overall.
The Hornets and Warhawks won’t meet until the season’s final regular-season game, but Madison’s status will be challenged this week by Cathedral, still dangerous despite four losses in a killer schedule that includes teams of national prominence.
Will Madison have memory loss or be cowed by the results of the last four meetings with its Western League rival? Cathedral has won, 49-6, 41-0, 51-0, and 52-6.
Weekly The San Diego Union-Tribune Top 10:
First-place votes in parenthesis. NR—Not ranked.
Points on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
*First-place votes.
Last entries in columns indicate previous rank.
Cal-Hi Sports’ and Max Preps’ represent state rankings.
| RANK | TEAM/RECORD | POINTS | MAX PREPS.COM | CAL-PREPS.COM | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1 | Madison (6-0) | 15*/278/1 | 26/29 | 45.3/40.5 | 23/26 |
| 2 | Lincoln (6-1) | 11*/272/3 | 20/31 | 49.3/43.8 | 19/23 |
| 3 | Carlsbad (5-1) | 4*/252/2 | 23/25 | 46.8/45.1 | 20/21 |
| 4 | Helix (5-1) | 200/5 | 35/43 | 41.8/41.3 | 29/28 |
| 5 | Cathedral (3-4) | 181/4 | 30/24 | 43.9/45 | 28/19 |
| 6 | Poway (6-0) | 164/6 | 43/45 | 36.2/38.3 | On the Bubble |
| 7 | Granite Hills (4-2) | 99/7 | 77/75 | 29.2/28 | NR/NR |
| 8 | Mater Dei (2-4) | 78-8 | 66/88 | 31.9/28.7 | On the bubble |
| 9 | El Camino (4-2) | 53-NR | 85 | 28.3 | NR/NR |
| 10 | Mira Mesa (4-2) | 25/10 | 96/83 | 26.1/28 | NR/NR |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mt. Carmel (5-1, 18 points), Mission Hills (3-3, 13), La Costa Canyon (3-3, 11), San Marcos (4-2, 4) Point Loma (5-1, 3).
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.                                                                                          Â
TRUE GRID
Cathedral was 11-8 versus Madison from 1963-2004 when it was known as University of San Diego High, or Uni for short…Mount Miguel and El Capitan, whose coaches, Troy Starr and Ron Burner, respectively won their 100th games last week, will reward one of their mentors a 101st victory when they roll at El Cap this week…Carlsbad is a badge of consistency…two coaches in the last 28 years…Thadd MacNeal is 81-46 (.638) in his 12 seasons as head coach, following Bob McAllister, who was 132-66-6 (.661) in his 17 seasons, 1994-2010…Poway’s 6-0 start is the best since the Titans won their first nine in 2016…Madison was 6-0 in 2017…Roderick Robinson, Lincoln’s big, swift running back, rushed for 206 yards in 30 carries and scored three touchdowns but it was a 90-yard pass interception return for a score by Josiah Cox which broke up what was a close game after Cathedral had overcome a 14-0 deficit and were tied, 14-14, at halftime….
