John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 11 poll, the last of the regular season and will resume after the playoffs end. 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’ are state rankings. HS-ratings.com and MaxPreps follow computer model. Cal-Hi Sports’ rankings are the opinion of creator Mark Tennis.
I missed by picking Madison over Henry in Week 9, finishing with a 2-1 record. I was 2-1 in Week 10, Francis Parker stumbling to St. Joseph, 46-33, to end a quest for an undefeated season. Patrick Henry concluded a 10-0 regular season with a 35-21 win over Mira Mesa and Santa Fe Christian became the other 10-0 finisher with a 42-13 victory against The Bishop’s.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | PREVIOUS | MAX PREPS | HS-RATINGS.COM | CAL-HI SPORTS |
| 1. | Cathedral (7-3) *27 | 317 | 1 | 31/37 | Â 46.3/44.9 | 21/19 |
| 2. | Carlsbad (8-2) *5 | 289 | 2 | 23/11 | 48.4/51.8 | 29/34 |
| 3. | Mission Hills (8-2) | 254 | 4 | 62/58 | 36.9/32.6 | 33/35 |
| 4. | Santa Fe Christian (10-0) | 211 | 6 | 28/27 | 44/42.3 | 35/40 |
| 5. | Helix (8-2) | 184 | 7 | 50/64 | 36.8/31.5 | 43/NR |
| 6. | Granite Hills (7-3) | 142 | 3 | 40/41 | 40.6/41.1 | On Bubble/33 |
| 7. | La Costa Canyon (6-4) | 135 | 5 | 61/60 | 32.9/31.6 | On Bubble/39 |
| 8. | Rancho Bernardo (8-2) | 98 | 7 | 77/82 | 33/28.3 | On Bubble/Bubble |
| 9. | Patrick Henry (10-0) | 33 | 10 | 73/62 | 22.7/23.7 | NR/NR |
| 10. | San Marcos (5-5) | 32 | 9 | 259/NR | 30.5/26.9 | On Bubble/Bubble |
Others receiving votes: Oceanside (6-4), 30 points; Torrey Pines (6-4), 27; Lincoln (4-6), 3; Imperial (8-2), 2.
Voting panel: Sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from the San Diego Section:
John Maffei (The San Diego Union-Tribune).
Donald Ray Norcross, Kevin Farmer, Rick Hoff, Steve Brand (The San Diego Union-Tribune independent correspondents).
Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez, Cristina Byrne (San Diego Section bosses).
Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, John Carroll, Chase Isidoro (KUSI-TV, Chl. 51).
Rick Smith (partletonsports.com).
Braden Suprenant, Frank Markese (97.3 FM The Fan).
Mike Dolan (Coaching Legends).
Tom Helmantoler (Southern Conference).
Joe Evangelist, Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee).
Raymond Brown (sdfootball.net).
Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
Bodie DeSilva, John (Coach) Kentera, Dennis Ackerman, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (independent contributors).
Max Preps.
