Carlsbad cut into Lincoln’s first place lead in the Union-Tribune poll for a second straight week and had 13 No. 1 votes to the Hornets’ 17.
Lincoln had 19 first-place votes two weeks ago but lost ground again despite a 54-19 win over declining state Division II-AA champion Mater Dei, while Carlsbad crowned Queen Creek Castille, the number 8 team in Arizona from the traditionally tough Phoenix-Mesa area, 49-9.
Helix, rapidly ascending, stayed fourth in the San Diego voting but has climbed to 19 in the human eyes of non-computer Cal-Hi Sports.
Lincoln gets another Southern Section test at home week against usually tough San Bernardino Cajon (3-0). Carlsbad is a big favorite over Ramona
Helix seeks its fifth win in a row at Cathedral, 1-3 and coming off a 35-28 loss to San Francisco St. Ignatius in the Bay Area. A better idea could result in how far Helix has come and how far Cathedral has fallen.
John Maffei’s Week 5 Union-Tribune Poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes.
NR–Not ranked. Last entries in columns are previous rankings.
Max Preps‘ and Cal-Hi  Sports‘ are state rankings.
| RANK | TEAM/RECORD | POINTS | MAX PREPS.COM | CALPREPS.COM | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1. | Lincoln (4-0) | *17/287/1 | 12/11 | 52.5/55.1 | 8/9 |
| 2. | Carlsbad (4-0) | *13/282/2 | 8/12 | 57.9/53.4 | 9/10 |
| 3. | Granite Hills (3-0) | 224/3 | 32/26 | 34.4/38.1 | 27/27 |
| 4. | Helix (4-0) | 220/4 | 17/22 | 44.4/31.9 | 19/24 |
| 5. | Mission Hills (3-1) | 143/7 | 52/57 | 26.5/26.2 | On Bubble/On Bubble |
| 6. | Cathedral (1-3) | 121/6 | 86/63 | 18.5/25.5 |
On Bubble/On Bubble |
| 7. | Madison (2-2) | 120/5 | 73/70 | 20.9/24.3 | 39/26 |
| 8. | La Costa Canyon (3-1) | 115/9 | 80/74 | 19.1/17.9 | NR/NR |
| 9 | El Camino (3-1) | 54/10 | 98/88 |
17.6/20.2 | On Bubble/NR |
| 10. | St. Augustine (2-2) | 46/8 | 93/84 | 17.1/22 | NR/NR |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mount Miguel (4-0, 16 points), San Marcos (3-1, 7), El Capitan (3-1, 5), Del Norte (3-1, 3), Mission Bay (4-0, 2), Oceanside (2-2, 2), Poway (3-1, 2), Ramona (2-1, 1).
VOTING PANEL
29 sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from San Diego County, plus Max Preps.com.
- John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
- Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez , Freelance contributors.
- Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, John Carroll (KUSI, Channel 51).
- Rick Smith (partletonsports.com).
- Adam Paul (EastCountySports.com).
- Bodie DeSilva (ScorebookLive.com).Â
- John Kentera, Braden Suprenant (97.3-FM The Fan).
- Steve (Biff) Dolan (Mountain Country 107.9-FM).Â
- Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
- Troy Hirsch, Nic Pollino (Fox 5 San Diego).Â
- Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF San Diego Section).
- Mike Dolan, Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee).
- Joe Evangelist (San Diego Coaching Legends Committee).
- Will Torrez (Valley Sports Network).
- Tom Ronco (Imperial Valley Press).
- Raymond Brown  (SDfootball.net).
- Tom Helmantoler (Southern Conference Advisor).
- Max Preps.
