2025 Flag Football Week 12: All Top Seeds Fell As Defenses Took Charge

The finals results displayed the overall skill quality and parity of the leagues in the San Diego Section’s third season, plus  the effect of 2025 defensive rule changes. Not a single top seed found the finals!

All finalists were 2-to-7 seeds, plus 12 seed Canyon Crest. The ability to rush the quarterback unheeded was particularly effective.

Full brackets summary with scores in bold are listed below.

DIVISION I—Torrey Pines 20, Westview 13.
The Falcons (19-10), runners-up in 2024 and 2023,  bested Classical and Mission Hills to face the Wolverines who had upset top seed and undefeated (20-0) Bonita Vista, 18-9.

Westview (17-3), the 2024 D-II champion, had throttled Grossmont 23-0, in a revenge win for an early season loss. However, Torrey Pines used its own defense with key, late takeaways to secure the championship.

D-II—Calexico Vincent Memorial 40, Imperial 34.
The 74 combined points is a section playoff record. The Scots (23-5) topped Granite Hills then upset top seed Poway to advance to the final, while the Tigers beat Clairemont in overtime, 26-20.  Scots sophomore Azul Trujillo, who leads the nation with more than 9,400 passing yards and more than 100 touchdown passes, tossed six TD’s, four to Jessica Manriquez.

D-III—Mira Mesa 25, Brawley 0.
The Marauders (13-11), who lost in a D-I semifinal to eventual champion Classical in 2024, lost their first seven games of 2025, but finished with seven consecutive wins, including over Point Loma and higher seeds Mater Dei and Helix.
The Imperial Valley-based Wildcats got by Ramona and Our Lady of Peace, but ran into a stingy Mira Mesa defense.

D-IV – Patrick Henry 25, Mt. Carmel 20.
The Patriots (12-9) survived the road hazards of Morse, University City and El Capitan, the No. 1 pot hole, to claim their first championship. They fell in the D-II first round in 2024, but held off a late charge by the Sundevils for the D-IV  win.

D-V – Olympian 25, Canyon Crest 12.
The Eagles (8-12), the only 2025 repeat champions, beating San Ysidro in 2024 (D-I Classical repeated in 2023 and 2024), bested Valhalla and San Diego. The 12th-seeded Ravens, got past the 5, 4 and 1 seeds, and led 6-0 in  the final, but then Olympian’s Aubrey Tibayan threw for three TD’s, and held the Canyon Crest to one score, to win going away.

Complete 2025 season schedule and scores are here.

DIVISION I

Quarterfinals  November 1	Semifinals  November 5	Final November 8
1 Bonita Vista (19-0) 26-13 8 Steele Canyon (18-4)	1 Bonita Vista 5 Westview 18-9	5 Westview 2 Torrey Pines 20-13
4 Grossmont (18-4) 5 Westview (16-2) 23-0
2 Torrey Pines (16-10) 24-13 7 Classical (18-8)	2 Torrey Pines 27-21 6 Mission Hills
3 Carlsbad (20-5) 6 Mission Hills (17-4) 19-12

DIVISION II

Round 1 October29	Quarterfinals  November 1	Semifinals  November 4	Final  November 8
8 La Costa Canyon (9-6) 27-6 9 Mabel O’Farrell (18-2)	1 Poway (13-6) 19-6 8 La Costa Canyon	1 Poway 4 Calexico Vincent Memorial  21-20	4 Calexico Vincent Memorial 40-34 3 Imperial
5 Granite Hills (12-5) 31-25 12 Scripps Ranch (13-7)	4 Calexico Vincent Memorial (20-5) 39-33 5 Granite Hills
7 Escondido Charter (15-2) 10 San Marcos (11-9) 12-0	2 Cathedral (15-5) 10 San Marcos 26-0	10 San Marcos 3 Imperial 34-33
6 Clairemont (14-4) 34-26 11 Del Norte (13-7)	3 Imperial (20-3) 26-20 6 Clairemont

DIVISION III

Round 1 October28	Quarterfinals  November 1	Semifinals  November 5	Final  November 8
8 Santa Fe Christian (10-3) 9 Our Lady of Peace (10-10) 20-7	1 Calexico (12-6) 9 Our Lady of Peace 20-13	9 Our Lady of Peace 4 Brawley 34-13	4 Brawley 6 Mira Mesa 25-0
5 Ramona (13-12) 13-6 12 San Dieguito (12-9)	4 Brawley (13-12) 40-0 5 Ramona
7 San Ysidro (15-5) 10 Mission Bay (14-10-1) 18-7	2 Helix (10-10) 27-13 10 Mission Bay	2 Helix 6 Mira Mesa 27-20
6 Mira Mesa (10-10) 18-2 11 Point Loma (7-8)	3 Mater Dei (12-5) 6 Mira Mesa 32-0

DIVISION IV

Round 1  October29	Quarterfinals  November 1	Semifinals  November 4	Final  November 8
8 Castle Park (14-5) 9 Escondido (11-10) 33-12	1 El Capitan (13-6) 25-6 9 Escondido	1 El Capitan 5 Patrick Henry 32-7	5 Patrick Henry 25-20 7 Mt. Carmel
5 Patrick Henry (8-9) 13-7 12 Morse (7-8)	4 University City (10-9) 5 Patrick Henry 25-0
7 Mt. Carmel (9-9) 32-14 10 Francis Parker (6-6)	2 Otay Ranch (7-10) 7 Mt. Carmel 13-7	7 Mt. Carmel 32-6 3 Hilltop
6 Santana (7-13) 11 Kearny (13-5) 19-12	3 Hilltop (12-4) 28-6 11 Kearny

DIVISION V

Round 1  October28	Quarterfinals  November 1	Semifinals  November 5	Final  November 8
8 Eastlake (6-14) 20-15 9 El Centro Central (4-15)	1 San Pasqual (11-5) 21-19 8 Eastlake	1 San Pasqual 12 Canyon Crest 32-14	12 Canyon Crest 2 Olympian 25-12
5 Sage Creek (8-11) 12 Canyon Crest (6-14) 7-6	4 Chula Vista Learning (6-7) 12 Canyon Crest 13-6
7 Valhalla (7-10) 20-19 10 Oceanside (5-13)	2 Olympian (5-12) 20-7 7 Valhalla	2 Olympian 26-21 3 San Diego
6 West Hills (7-7) 24-0 11 Montgomery (7-5)	3 San Diego (10-8) 27-6 6 West Hills

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