2015: Champions of 19 Leagues, Take a Bow!

The regular season is finished, playoffs are about to begin, and who claimed league championships?

AVOCADO EAST                                                                                                               Mission Hills.  It’s time to retire the trophy.  Grizzlies have won or tied for championship six consecutive seasons.

AVOCADO WEST                                                                                                     Carlsbad.  It’s the Lancers’ first  since 2006, a year they won the San Diego Section D-I crown.

CITRUS (EIGHT-MAN)                                                                                                      Ocean View.  Third title in last four years in this or the Sunset League .

CITY                                                                                                                                    Christian Patriots are 32-4 overall and 10-0 in league play in Central or City League since 2013.

CENTRAL                                                                                                                            Kearny‘s first since they were in the Central in 2011.  Komets moved to the Western in 2012 and had a rough patch, 3-23, before moving back.

COASTAL                                                                                                                          Santa Fe Christian. First for Eagles since 2012 and first for third-year coach Jon Wallace.

EASTERN                                                                                                                           St. Augustine has won the East four times in coach Richard Sanchez’ seven seasons.

GROSSMONT VALLEY                                                                                                      Granite Hills alums who were there in 1988 now are in their mid-40s.  Eagles claimed first title since they were part of Grossmont AAA League 27 years ago.

GROSSMONT HILLS                                                                                                      Helix has taken High(landers) road  13 times in the last 20 years, for four different coaches, Jim Arnaiz, Gordon Woods, Donnie Van Hook, and Troy Starr.

IMPERIAL VALLEY                                                                                                       Imperial, two seasons later still trying to absorb the graduation of superstar Royce Freeman, finished first for the first time since 2013 season and for third time in last six.

MANZANITA                                                                                                               The change of scenery agreed with  Crawford, with two Manzie titles in three years and 23-10 overall after going 10-68 in Central from 2005-13.

METROPOLITAN MESA                                                                                              Former Scripps Ranch assistant Chris Thompson has Bonita Vista rising, from 3-8 and 5-6 to this season’s 8-2.

METROPOLITAN PACIFIC                                                                                         Castle Park earned a first first-place finish since 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                          METROPOLITAN  SOUTH BAY                                                                                  Mater Dei would be 10-0 and in position take a shot at school-record 13-0 of 2003 squad except for dreaded administrative glitch and forfeiture of one victory.

OCEAN (EIGHT-MAN)                                                                                                   A first  since 2009 when Calvin Christian of North Escondido was in D-V Southern League and the second since Crusaders started football in 2007.  They tied with Calvary Christian San Diego, each with 2-1 league record, but Calvin beat the Royal Knights  head-to-head, 44-16.

PALOMAR                                                                                                                        Coach Tristan McCoy’s Rancho Bernardo Broncos make it two in a row after going 2-19 in 2012 and ’13.

PACIFIC                                                                                                                           Tri-City  Christian of Vista is back in driver’s seat since winning in 2010 and ’11.

VALLEY                                                                                                                        Fallbrook, San Pasqual, and Valley Center took turns beating each other and arrived at the finish line, each with  3-1 league record.

WESTERN                                                                                                                      Madison has blown up the league, beating closest pursuers Point Loma and Mission Bay, 48-0 and 64-7. Rick Jackson’s Warhawks have won 108 games and 11 championships in 11 seasons, one in Harbor, five in Central, and five in Western.