Three weeks ago I wrote it was “not likely” that Point Loma, standing at 4-0 for the first time since 2005, would run the regular season schedule out to a 10-0 record, with La Jolla, San Diego, and Cathedral its next three opponents.
Now, in their 100th football season, dating to 1926, here are the Pointers at 7-0, after a 14-7 victory over Cathedral in Week 7. Coach Ryan Price’s squad is three games removed from 10-0, with Eastern League games remaining against Madison (2-5), Christian (2-5), and St. Augustine (2-5).
While the schedule looks relatively easy, the three opponents have a combined, all-time won-loss record of 45-20-1 against the Pointers—Madison, 22-17-1, Christian, 3-2, and the Saints 20-8.
Point Loma has enjoyed six undefeated seasons since 1926, including three undefeated, untied seasons, last achieved by the Bennie Edens-coached, 13-0 club led by Stephen Cota, Bob Brasher, and Marcel Brown in 1987.
The Point Loma victory, clinched midway in the fourth quarter on a 29-yard touchdown pass, Henry Hauser to Leo Sahd, was a statement for second-year coach Price’s team, although visiting Cathedral was operating without quarterback Brady Palmer, out weeks with a shoulder injury, plus other starters, in a tense, emotion-filled contest that included some controversial calls by the game officials.
NO LOSSES FOR POINT LOMA
| YEAR | COACH | LEAGUE | RECORD |
| 1936 | Joe Beerkle | Metropolitan | 6-0-1 |
| 1937 | Joe Beerkle | Metropolitan | 7-0 |
| 1939 | Charlie Wilson | Metropolitan | 7-0 |
| 1946 | Don Giddings | Metropolitan | 7-0-1 |
| 1982 | Bennie Edens | Western | 11-0-1 |
| 1987 | Bennie Edens | Western | 13-0 |
ONE LOSS
| YEAR | COACH | LEAGUE | RECORD |
| 1932 | Lawrence Purdy | City Prep | 4-1 |
| 1938 | Charlie Wilson | Metropolitan | 8-1 |
| 1942 | Bill Bailey | Metropolitan | 6-1-2 |
| 1949 | Don Giddings | Metropolitan | 9-1-1* |
| 1950 | Don Giddings | City Prep | 6-1 |
| 1966 | Bennie Edens | Western | 10-1 |
| 1991 | Bennie Edens | Eastern | 13-1 |
| 2005 | Mike Hastings | Western | 12-1 |
*Won Southern Section Small Schools championship.
MAFFEI MADNESS
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 8 poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous rankings in (italics).
NR–Not ranked. MaxPreps, Cal Preps, and Cal-Hi Sports are state rankings.
| RANK | TEAM/RECORD | POINTS | MAX PREPS | CAL PREPS | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1. | Lincoln (6-1) 30* | 300 (1) | 8 (8) | 55.8 (57.1) | 8 (8) |
| 2. | Carlsbad (7-0) | 252 (5) | 15 (19) | 55.2 (47.5) | 15 (36) |
| 3. | La Costa Canyon (6-1) | 221 (4) | 19 (15) | 50 (49.7) | 17 (17) |
| 4. | Mission Hills (6-1) | 208 (3) | 16 (14) | 54.2 (59.3) | 16 (13) |
| 5. | Cathedral (5-2) | 188 (2) | 18 (13) | 45.4 (56.0) | 41 (16) |
| 6. | Granite Hills (4-3) | 138 (6) | 33 (27) | 43.8 (44.8) | 42 (45) |
| 7. | Rancho Bernardo (7-0) | 105 (8) | 91 (77) | 30.4 (25.8) | NR/On Bubble |
| 8. | Point Loma (7-0) | 101 (NR) | 71 | 46.4 | 40 (NR) |
| 9. | San Marcos (5-2) | 80 (7) | 54 (31) | 38.1 (39.3) | On Bubble/On Bubble |
| 10. | Mount Miguel (5-3) | 28 (9) | 64 (44) | 33.1 (32.9) | NR/On Bubble |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Imperial (8-0, 12 points), Steele Canyon (7-0, 6) Santa Fe Christian (8-0, 4), Oceanside (3-4, 3), Mission Bay (8-0, 3).
VOTING PANEL
Twenty-nine sportswriters, sportscasters, and administrators from the San Diego Section, plus Max Preps:
- John Maffei (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Donald Ray Norcross, Kevin Farmer, Rick Hoff, Steve Brand (Union-Tribune correspondents)
- Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (San Diego Section)
- Brandon Stone, Allison Edwards, John Carroll, Chase Izidoro (KUSI-TV)
- Rick Smith (partletonsports.com)
- Braden Suprenant (93.7 FM “The Fan”)
- Mike Dolan (Coaching Legends)
- Tom Helmantoler (Southern Conference)
- Joe Evangelist, Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee)
- Raymond Brown (sdsports.net)
- Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association)
- Bodie DeSilva, John Kentera, Dennis Ackerman, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (freelance contributors).
