By three points, Carlsbad retained its lead over Cathedral, 226 points to 223 and will sit out this week with a bye.
John Maffei’s weekly The San Diego Union-Tribune Top 10:
First place votes in parenthesis. Points on scale of 10 points to 1 point.
| RANK | TEAM/RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS | ||||
| 1. | Carlsbad | 5-0 (13) | 226 | 2 | |||
| 2. | Cathedral | 3-2 (11) | 223 | 1 | |||
| 3. | Lincoln | 3-1 | 191 | 3 | |||
| 4. | Mater Dei | 3-0 | 167 | 4 | |||
| 5. | Torrey Pines | 3-1 | 133 | 6 | |||
| 6. | Mission Hills | 3-2 | 129 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Scripps Ranch | 4-0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| 8. | Helix | 3-1 | 55 | 10 | |||
| 9. | Madison | 3-1 | 52 | 8 | |||
| 10. | Eastlake | 3-1 | 33 | 9 | |||
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Mt. Carmel (4-0, 12 pts), Santa Fe Christian (5-0, 11), El Camino (2-2, 6), Poway (3-2, 4).
VOTING PANEL
Twenty-four sportswriters and sportscasters throughout San Diego County.
- John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Steve Brand, Thomas Gutierrez, Rick Hoff, Jim Lindgren, Terry Monahan, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, freelance contributors.
- John Carroll, Nick Pollino, KUSI Ch. 51.
- John Kentera, Braden Suprenant, 97.3-FM The Fan).
- Adam Paul, ECPreps.com.
- Bodie DeSilva, scorebooklive.com.
- Rick Smith, Partletonsports.com.
- Christian Pedersen, San Diego Sports Association.
- Troy Hirsch, Fox 5 San Diego.
- Raymond Brown, sdfootball.net.
- Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, Mike Dolan, CIF San Diego Section.
- Ramon Scott, Eastcountysports.com.
- Steve (Biff) Dolan, Mountain Country, 107.9-FM.
How others see San Diego’s Top 10:
*The second entry in each rating is from the previous week.
| Team | Record | Cal-Hi Sports | MaxPreps | CalPreps |
| Cathedral | 3-2 | 20-10* | 11/8 | 54/61.6 |
| Carlsbad | 5-0 | 13-13 | 18/21 | 48.8/47.9 |
| Mission Hills | 3-2 | 25/25 | 31/35 | 42.5/40.7 |
| Lincoln | 3-1 | 15/15 | 21/14 | 47.4/48.8 |
| Mater Dei | 3-0 | 49/Bubble | 61/74 | 33.5/26.2 |
| Helix | 3-1 | NR/NR | 67/76 | 31.1/23.6 |
| Torrey Pines | 3-1 | 41/44 | 40/38 | 39.2/35.4 |
| Scripps Ranch | 4-0 | NR/Bubble | 72/70 | 29.3/18.6 |
| Eastlake | 3-1 | NR-NR | 76/86 | 28.2/22.9 |
| Madison | 3-1 | NR-NR | 104/100 | 23.2/20 |
MaxPreps.com and CalPreps.com computer ratings are usually the same and based on strength of schedules and other factors.
Cal-HiSports.com ratings are created by publisher Mark Tennis, who coordinates with several state-wide sources.
And they do it using kids that live in their district. No recruits.
What a novel approach!
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I show it and feel it. Every day.