2024 Football Week 5: Maffei Feels It, as do Max Preps, CalPreps, Cal-Hi
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 5 poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Bold indicates latest. NR–Not ranked. Max Preps‘ and Cal-HiSports‘ are state rankings.
RANK
TEAM/RECORD
POINTS
MAXPREPS.COM
CALPREPS.COM
CAL-HI SPORTS
1.
Lincoln (2-2) 21*
291 (1)
17 (16)
53.3 (51.4)
16 (16)
2.
Cathedral (4-1) 2*
256 (2)
38 (28)
38.3 (33.0)
43 (48)
3.
Granite Hills (3-1) 7*
242 (3)
44 (49)
36.7 (32.9)
18 (18)
4.
Mission Hills (4-1)
190 (5)
53 (56)
33.1 (30.3)
32 (40)
5.
La Costa Canyon (5-0)
183 (6)
34 (69)
40.4 (38.8)
35 (42)
6.
San Marcos (4-1)
140 (4)
61 (56)
30.3 (36.2)
46 (36)
7.
Carlsbad (4-1)
127 (7)
56 (42)
32.4 (34.3)
On Bubble (Bubble)
8
Mount Miguel (5-0)
95 (8)
125 (134)
18.2 (14.7)
On Bubble (Bubble)
9.
El Camino (3-1)
71 (9)
106 (109)
21.3 (19.3)
On Bubble (Bubble)
10.
Rancho Bernardo (4-1)
12 (10)
93(124)
18.5 (21.9)
NR (NR)
OTHERS RECEIVING VO TES La Jolla (4-1, 11 points), University City (4-0, 10), Mt. Carmel (4-1, 3), Scripps Ranch (5-0, 3) Helix (2-2, 4).
VOTING PANEL
Thirty sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from San Diego County, plus Max Preps.com.
John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Kevin Farmer (Union-Tribune Freelance contributors).
Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF San Diego Section).
Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
Tom Helmantoler, (Southern Conference advisor).
Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee).
Mike Dolan, Joe Evangelist (San Diego Coaching Legends).
Raymond Brown (SDfootball.net).
John Kentera, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Dennis Ackerman, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (Freelance contributors).
1977 Baseball: Granite Hills Stays Course, Wins First Title
Granite Hills shook off a tie with Monte Vista, one of the the poorest teams in the County. The deadlock had prevented the Eagles from a championship tie with Helix in the Grossmont League, but the Eagles went on to win their first San Diego Section title.
Kearny first baseman Jack Daugherty (top) chased Granite Hills’ Dale Hanson, who crashed, prompting Daugherty to look elsewhere to make a play.
3/11/77
Granite Hills, a preseason No. 2-ranked in the San Diego Section, stumbled in its season opener, losing, 6-4, to less regarded Clairemont.
The Eagles committed four errors in the first three innings and Clairemont, it its third game, took advantage with a 4-3 lead.
The Chieftains’ Byron Eiler followed with a home run in the fourth inning.
—A two-run double in the eighth inning by Vince Angarola broke a 3-3 tie and was the impetus for No. 7 Carlsbad’s 7-3 win over Poway.
—Jeff Mallon allowed only two hits, tripled in the tying run, and scored the winning run on an error in the top of the seventh as No. 9 La Jolla beat San Dieguito, 2-1.
3/18/77
No. 1-ranked Bonita Vista managed one hit, a run-scoring single by Dave Kinsell, and struggled to a nine-inning, 4-4 tie with Monte Vista in a season opener that was called because of darkness.
—Crawford opened with a 6-0 shutout of Santana, behind the five-hit pitching of right hander Charlie Burkhead and the hitting of catcher Brent Wittmayer, whose home run cleared a 20-foot embankment and 10-foot fence in right field.
A news report declared that Wittmayer’s drive was a not-to-be-believed, paltry 300 feet.
“We’re going to have to scratch and scramble all year, but should have good pitching,” said Colts coach Jerry Tooze.
—Patrick Henry’s Jim Peterson gave up four hits and shut out No. 3 Helix, 3-0, and No. 4 Madison moved to 3-0 with a 3-1 win over Castle Park.
5/11/77
Bob (Rags) Ragland’s no-hitter in a 6-0 win over Marian pushed Bonita Vista closer to the Metropolitan League championship.
—Helix’ Greg Morton struck out 19 El Cajon Valley batters and allowed two hits, but it took Paul Springs’ squeeze bunt that scored Scott Demchak for the game’s only run in the last half of the seventh inning.
—University won its ninth in a row, 9-5 over La Jolla and Kearny claimed a fifth straight, 8-5 over Morse.
In the era of a weighted bats for practice swings, Madison’s Tony Espinosa loosened up with a sledgehammer.
5/13/77
David Martinez’ two hits and a triple play helped University to a 5-1 victory over Serra that kept the Dons one game ahead in the Western League.
—Brian Graham’s triple, double, and two singles led Granite Hills to a 6-3 win over Santana and Grossmont beat El Capitan, 6-3.
The winners remained tied for the Grossmont League and El Capitan coach Ed Olsen was not a happy camper, ejected for arguing an interference call on a Vaqueros batter.
—Tim Ellis’ fifth-inning home run was the difference in Kearny’s 4-3 win over Clairemont and maintained the Komets’ one-game lead in the Western League.
5/17/77
Rich Desmond’s two-out single scored Ed Armijo in a 1-0 victory over Mission Bay that allowed the Dons to win the Eastern League championship.
The win gave Uni a two-game lead with one to play over St. Augustine and Mission Bay.
5/18/77
Kearny lost to Point Loma, 4-1, but backed into the Western League title; Crawford and Madison lost to miss tying for the championship, and those two plus Clairemont and Henry deadlocked for second place.
5/19/77
Eastern League vice principals voted for Madison as the circuit’s second San Diego Section playoff team, casting a stink eye at Clairemont, Crawford, and Patrick Henry, which tied the Warhawks, each with an 8-6 loop record, behind Kearny’s 9-5.
5/20/77
Madison (18-6) was ranked No. 1in the Evening Tribune’s Final Top 10. Bonita Vista (17-5-1) won the honor in TheSan Diego Union.
STANDINGS
*TIE GAME
WESTERN LEAGUE
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
University
12
2
.857
—
16
6
.727
St. Augustine
10
4
.714
2
12
10
.522
Mission Bay
9
5
.643
3
14
8
.636
La Jolla
8
6
.571
4
14
10
.583
Hoover
8
6
.571
4
12
9
.571
Lincoln
4
10
.286
8
6
15
.286
Mira Mesa
4
10
.286
8
5
15
.250
Serra
1
13
.071
11
3
19
.143
EASTERN LEAGUE
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Kearny
9
5
.643
—
14
10
.583
Madison
8
6
.571
1
18
6
.750
Clairemont
8
6
.571
1
13
9
.591
Patrick Henry
8
6
.571
1
14
7
.667
Crawford
8
6
.571
1
13
9
.591
Point Loma
6
8
.429
3
11
13
.458
Morse
6
8
.429
3
12
10-1*
.543
San Diego
3
11
.286
6
9
14
.391
AVOCADO EAST
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
San Pasqual
10
2
.833
—
16
8
.667
San Marcos
10
2
.833
—
15
7
.682
Poway
8
4
.667
2
9
11
.450
Escondido
7
5
.583
3
12
10
.545
Mt. Carmel
5
7
.415
5
11
13
.458
Orange Glen
1
11
.091
9
3
15
.167
Ramona
1
11
.091
9
1
21
AVOCADO WEST
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Torrey Pines
11
1
.909
—
18
4
.818
Carlsbad
9
3
.750
3
16
6
.727
San Dieguito
7
5
.583
4
13
9
.591
Oceanside
5
7
.417
6
9
10
.474
Fallbrook
4
8
.333
7
12
9
.571
Vista
4
8
.333
7
6
13
.316
El Camino
2
10
.167
9
4
13
.235
METROPOLITAN LEAGUE
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Bonita Vista
16
2
.889
—
17
5-1*
.761
Marian
12
6
.667
4
13
9
.591
Mar Vista
11
7
.611
5
14
10
.583
Hilltop
10
8
.556
6
12
10
.545
Montgomery
9
9
.500
7
10
12
.455
Coronado
8
10
.444
8
11
12
.478
Chula Vista
7
10-1*
.417
8 ½
12
11-1*
.520
Sweetwater
7
11
.389
9
9
14
.391
San Diego Southwest
5
13
.278
11
8
15
.348
Castle Park
4
13-1*
.250
11 1/2
4
17-1
.250
GROSSMONT LEAGUE
LEAGUE
OVERALL
TEAM
WON
LOST
Pct.
GBL
WON
LOST
Pct.
Helix
11
5
.688
—
14
9
.609
Granite Hills
10
5-1*
.656
½
16
7-1*
.688
El Capitan
9
7
.563
2
11
11
.500
Grossmont
9
7
.563
2
10
12
.455
Valhalla
8
8
.500
3
11
11
.500
Mount Miguel
8
8
.500
3
10
12
.455
El Cajon Valley
7
9
.438
4
10
12
.455
Santana
6
10
.375
5
9
15
.375
Monte Vista
3
12-1*
.219
7 ½
6
13-2*
.333
Hoover slugger Mike Davis was a future major leaguer.
5/21/77
2-A PLAYOFFS
San Marcos 3, @Torrey Pines (18-5) 2, @Warren Junior High.
The day’s upset hinged on one play.
The Knights’ Bob Schmautz singled in runners from second and third and kept running after the throw to the plate got past the Falcons’ catcher. Schmautz then drew a wild throw sliding into third base and scored, giving San Marcos a 3-1 lead.
University 7, Madison (18-7) 0, @University of San Diego.
Uni pitcher Mike Thomas allowed two hits, both to leadoff hitter Dennis Brickel.
Kearny 10, St. Augustine (12-11) 2, @USD.
The Komets put together nine hits and seven runs in the third and fourth innings after the Saints took a 1-0 lead.
Carlsbad (16-7) 5, @San Pasqual 6, 10 innings.
El Capitan (11-12) 1, @Helix 2.
Run-scoring singles by Larry Hayes and Phil Strom in the first inning were enough for Dave Ciampoli, who stopped the Vaqueros on four hits.
Marian’s Mike Owens was out at second base and Kearny’s Brian Giles completed double play with throw to first. Giles had three hits in Komets’ 10-7 playoff win.
Hilltop (12-11) 3, @Bonita Vista 10.
Mar Vista (14-11) 4, @Marian 5, nine innings.
Granite Hills 3, Grossmont (10-13) 2-0.
Lefthander Bill Demo gave up six singles, did not allow a runner past second base, and won his ninth game for the Eagles.
Kearny scored three times to break 7-7 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning and shortstop Jimbo Harris, the Komets’ football quarterback, singled twice, doubled, and walked.
5/24/77
Bonita Vista 2, University (17-7) 0, @Hoover.
San Marcos 3, Helix (15-10) 2, @Palomar College.
Jack Thomas pitched the victory and drove in the winning run.
Granite Hills 9, San Pasqual (17-9) 4, @Grossmont College.
1-A SEMIFINALS
Francis Parker (15-1) gave up two runs in the first inning, but moved on with a 5-3 victory over visiting Mountain Empire.
5/25/77
Army-Navy 1, @Christian 9.
The Patriots gave up a run but Dave Carpenter pitched a no-hitter.
5/26/77
SEMIFINALS
Kearny 5, San Marcos (17-8) 2, @Palomar College.
A throwing error by Bonita Vista attempting to complete a double play opened the door for Kearny to break 1-1 tie in the seventh inning.
“We didn’t have a lot of hits today, but we hit the ball hard at people, so I’m not discouraged (by) our offense today,” said Komets coach Jack Taylor.
Granite Hills 5, Bonita Vista (19-5-1) 1, @Southwestern College.
Henry Coleman was touched for five hits and the Barons did not score on the Granite Hills right-hander until an Eagles error with two outs in the seventh inning.
“I had good control of my curve today and I was able to keep the ball outside,” said Coleman, who had been tagged with all losses in Granite Hills’ 11-5 league record.
Coleman’s teammates gave him a two-run lead in the third inning.
“Some of the games I’ve lost have been 0-0 in the late innings, but with these hitters I knew they could explode at any time,” Coleman said of Granite’s 22-hit attack, led by a single and double by Shawn Davidson that was responsible for three runs.
Crawford’s Brent Wittmayer tagged out Madison’s Shawn Smith. Warhawks’ Dennis Brickel observed. Madison won Eastern League game, 9-7.
CHAMPIONSHIP
1-A
Christian 2, Francis Parker (15-2) 1, at University San Diego.
Dan Besieger scored from second base on a fielder’s choice for the winning run in the seventh inning.
2-A
Granite Hills (20-7-1) 8, Kearny (17-11) 4, @USD.
A seven-hits, five-run sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie for the title-bound Eagles.
Mike Vint doubled, Gary Hanson walked, and Duane Antijuntti, Pat Jackson, Glenn Stemmer, Dale Hanson, and Brian Graham singled to close out the scoring. Gary Hanson had tied the game in the fourth inning with a two-run, 380-foot home run.
2024 Flag Football Week 4: Classical Shares National Top Ranking
State No. 2 Classical (12-1) bested then No. 3 San Juan Capistrano JSerra (10-3), 28-13. The Caimans’ and No. 1 Orange Lutheran (15-0) also are numbers 1 and 2 nationally, according to Max Preps.
Classical next faces Mira Mesa (9-1), whose lone loss was to a strong Our Lady of Peace (6-1) squad.
Grossmont jumped up to local #2, based on besting last year’s D-I champion Bonita Vista (5-3), and a 7-6 win over previously undefeated 6-1 Chula Vista Learning (minimum 5 games).
The anticipated ‘scoring juggernauts’ game Poway (7-1) vs. San Marcos (7-1) was a dud, as San Marcos won 8-6. Both had previously outscored their opponents by an average of over 20 points. Poway then squeaked by 5-2 Westview, 21-20.
Other successful efforts were by La Costa Canyon (6-1), San Marcos (7-1), Santana (6-1-1), and Calexico Vincent Memorial (4-1).
Top 10 San Diego Section teams per the Max Preps ranking system*, as of Sept. 19:
TEAM
RECORD
STATE RANK/Previous
1
Classical
12-1
2/2
2
Grossmont
6-1
9/37
3
Mira Mesa
9-1
11/23
4
La Costa Canyon
6-1
15/30
5
Cathedral
6-2
34/43
6
Bonita Vista
5-3
41/42
7
Our Lady of Peace
6-1
55/45
8
Brawley
9-5
59/64
9
Chula Vista Learning
6-1
64/54
10
Poway
7-1
75/69
Others in Max Preps top 100: 80 Imperial (7-3), and 81 San Marcos (7-1).
* The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.
Henrik Jonson, Web Master
2024 Football Week 4: San Diego Section Teams, Stay Away From the Trinity League
The Trinity League forms a 30-mile stretch of Orange County, with side trips to State 55 and the area around I-605.
Bellflower St. John Bosco, Anaheim Servite, Santa Ana Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Juan Capistrano JSerra comprise the far-flung circuit, where it is a 43-mile trip from Bosco to JSerra and several others of at least 20 miles.
It has not been a good place to travel for San Diego Section squads or to have those schools come South.
Dating to 1957, schools that now constitute the Trinity League have a 24-10 advantage in head-head meetings.
Beginning with No. 1 Mater Dei, Cal-Hi Sports ranks teams from the Trinity 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12 this week. Max Preps gives those teams ratings of 1,3,5,6,7, and 10.
Lincoln played JSerra last week at Southwestern College (the Hornets’ home field, Vic Player Stadium, is undergoing construction/repairs) and the Hornets, No. 1 here, were in the game but lost, 28-19.
The defeat was the 13th in the last 15 meetings with the Northerners.
The on-and-off series:
TEAM & SITE
YEAR
SCORE
OPPONENT
SCORE
@Escondido
1957*
14
Santa Ana Mater Dei
20
@Oceanside
1963
7
Anaheim Servite
13
Oceanside
1964
14
@Servite
34
@Sweetwater
1965
6
Mater Dei
47
@San Diego
1966
6
Servite
47
San Diego
1967
33
@Servite
14
@Oceanside
1987
7
Mater Dei
33
Oceanside
1988
36
@Mater Dei
33
@Rancho Bernardo
1991
37
Rancho Santa Margarita
23
St. Augustine
1995
6
@Santa Margarita
28
Grossmont
1996
7
@Bellflower St. John Bosco
30
@St. Augustine
1996
7
Santa Margarita
27
@Carlsbad
1996
1+
@Santa Margarita
0
@Rancho Bernardo
1998
23
Santa Margarita
24
@Carlsbad
1999
40
Santa Margarita
20
Fallbrook
2001
21
@Mater Dei
28
Holtville
2004
35
@San Juan Capistrano JSerra
7
Horizon
2004
59
@JSerra
0
Army-Navy
2005
25
@JSerra
23
@Midway Baptist
2005
6
JSerra
28
@St. Augustine
2005
14
Servite
37
@St. Augustine
2006
0
Servite
23
@La Costa Canyon
2008
14
Santa Margarita
18
@Poway
2008
20
Santa Margarita
42
Mission Hills
2010
21
@St. John Bosco
47
@Oceanside
2010
7
Servite
31
@Cathedral
2015
14
Santa Margarita
40
@Cathedral
2017
0
Orange Lutheran
37
@Cathedral
2021**
71
Orange Lutheran
62
@Helix
2021
7
Servite
42
St. Augustine
2021
10
@Santa Margarita
39
@Helix
2022
38
Servite
31
@St. Augustine
2022
0
Servite
1+
#Lincoln
2024
19
JSerra
28
*Southern Section Small Schools playoff.
**Southern California Division I playoff.
#At Southwestern College.
MAFFEI FEELS IT
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 4 poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Bold indicates latest ranking. NR–Not ranked. Max Preps‘ and Cal-HiSports‘ are state rankings.
RANK
TEAM/RECORD
POINTS
MAXPREPS.COM
CALPREPS.COM
CAL-HI SPORTS
1.
Lincoln (2-2) 20*
289 (1)
16 (18)
51.4 (50.5)
16 (15)
2.
Cathedral (3-1) 2*
260 (2)
48 (28)
33.0 (40.4)
48 (16)
3.
Granite Hills (3-1) 8*
242 (3)
49 (47)
32.9 (32.0)
18 (19)
4.
San Marcos (4-0)
174 (4)
56 (51)
30.3 (31.0
36 (38)
5.
Mission Hills (3-1)
172 (5)
69 (70)
32.9 (26.1)
40 (41)
6.
La Costa Canyon (4-0)
164 (6)
31 (31)
38.8 (38.2)
42 (43)
7.
Carlsbad (3-1)
137 (7)
42 (30)
34.3 (38.9)
On Bubble (Bubble)
8
Mount Miguel (4-0)
99 (8)
134 (151)
14.7 (10.4)
NR (NR)
9.
El Camino (2-1)
47 (10)
109 (90)
19.3 (21.4)
On Bubble (Bubble)
10.
Rancho Bernardo (4-0)
42 (NR)
93
21.9
NR (NR)
OTHERS RECEIVING VO TES La Jolla (3-1, 10 points), Mt. Carmel (4-0, 8). Helix (2-2, 4). University City (3-0, 1),
VOTING PANEL
Thirty sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from San Diego County, plus Max Preps.com.
John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Kevin Farmer (Union-Tribune Freelance contributors).
Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF San Diego Section).
Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association).
Tom Helmantoler, (Southern Conference advisor).
Rex Johnson, Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee).
Mike Dolan, Joe Evangelist (San Diego Coaching Legends).
Raymond Brown (SDfootball.net).
John Kentera, Steve (Biff) Dolan, Dennis Ackerman, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (Freelance contributors).
2024 Flag Football Week 3: Caimans Feast on Barons
State No. 2 Classical (10-1) handled Bonita Vista (4-2), 43-6, and next week faces No. 3 San Juan Capistrano JSerra. The Caimans’ lone loss was to state and national No. 1 Orange Lutheran (13-0), 40-14. Classical is averaging 39 points a game and has outscored opponents, 433-172.
Mira Mesa (7-1) squeaked by Torrey Pines, 9-8, to move up in the ranks, along with newcomers Grossmont (3-1), Westview (5-0) and Our Lady of Peace (5-1).
This week’s featured game is Poway (6-0), a scoring machine at 180-32 points overall, at San Marcos (6-0), a 212-46 juggernaut.
Top 10 San Diego section teams per the Max Preps ranking system*, as of Sept. 12:
TEAM
RECORD
STATE RANK/Previous
1
Classical
6-1
2/4
2
Mira Mesa
7-1
23/26
3
La Costa Canyon
3-0
30/40
4
Grossmont
3-1
37/–
5
Westview
5-0
40/–
6
Bonita Vista
4-2
42/22
7
Cathedral
5-2
43/51
8
Our Lady of Peace
5-1
45/–
9
Chula Vista Learning
4-0
54/55
10
Calexico Vincent Memorial
4-0
60/–
Others in top 100: 64 Brawley (7-4), 69 Poway (6-0), 73 San Marcos (6-0), 79 Imperial, 91 Mission Bay
* The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.
Henrik Jonson, Web Master
2024 Football Week 3: Hauser And Grizzlies Enter Elite Circle
Take a bow, Chris Hauser, and a doffing of the fedora to the Mission Hills coach, the 11th in San Diego County history to win at least 200 games.
Hauser (200-87-2) last week coached the Grizzlies to a 28-14 victory over Oceanside 21 seasons after his first, 26-6 over Vista Murietta in 2004.
That win in ’04 was the only taste of success for the Grizzlies, who, finished 1-10 and followed with a 4-6 in 2005 before finding their stride with a 9-3 campaign in 2006.
Hauser played for the legendary Dick Haines at Vista and coached the Panthers to a 34-15 record from ’00-03 before taking the start-up program at Mission Hills.
Hauser’s 200 wins is third among active coaches to the 237 of Monte Vista’s Ron Hamamoto and 234 of Cathedral’s Sean Doyle.
The all-time leader is Herb Meyer, light years away with 339, after 113 at Oceanside and 226 at El Camino, from 1959-2003.
Several coaches could earn their 100th victories his season. San Pasqual’s Tony Corley (98), Carlsbad’s Thadd MacNeal (98), Lincoln’s David Dunn (96), and Granite Hills’ Kellan Cobbs (95) are well placed. La Costa Canyon’s Sean Sovacool (92) has a shot.
GLOBAL WARMING?
The term wasn’t a part of the lexicon more than 60 years ago, but the triple index temperatures that visited the area last week brought back memories of a game I covered for the Evening Tribune on a hot Friday night.
“Hoover and Helix battled heat that set a San Diego record of 111 degrees on Thursday, Sept. 27, and on Friday reached 104, the fifth highest reading since records began in 1874.
Temperature for the 8 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 28 was at least 100 degrees and the Cardinals and Highlanders responded with a memorable game before about 6,000 persons at Hoover.
The Cards won, 14-13, when Hoover drove 81 yards in the final 4 minutes to score the winning touchdown.”
MAFFEI FEELS IT
John Maffei’s The San Diego Union Week 3 poll:
Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. *First-place votes. Previous ranking in (italics). Bold indicates latest ranking. NR–Not ranked. Max Preps‘ and Cal-HiSports‘ are state rankings.
RANK
TEAM/RECORD
POINTS
MAXPREPS.COM
CALPREPS.COM
CAL-HI SPORTS
1.
Lincoln (19)* 2-1
281 (2)
18 (21)
50.5 (50.6)
15 (17)
2.
Cathedral (7)* 3-0
268 (3)
28 (27)
40.4(40.6)
16 (18)
3.
Granite Hills (4)* 2-1
239 (1)
47 (20)
32 (47.2)
19 (15)
4.
San Marcos (3-0)
191 (4)
51 (67)
31 (26.8)
38 (46)
5.
Mission Hills (2-1)
179 (5)
70 (46)
26.1 (32.9)
41 (49)
6.
La Costa Canyon (3-0)
152 (8)
31 (60)
38.2 (28.5)
43 (NR)
7.
Carlsbad (2-1)
116 (7)
30 (50)
38.9 (31.6)
On Bubble (Bubble)
8
Mount Miguel (3-0)
107 (6)
151 (168)
10.4 (7.6)
NR (On Bubble)
9.
La Jolla (3-0)
59 (9)
90 (100)
21.4 (19.5)
NR (NR)
10.
El Camino (2-1)
41 (10)
108 (130)
25.8 (17.3)
On Bubble (Bubble)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Rancho Bernardo (2-0), 5 points. Mt. Carmel (3-0, 4). Helix (1-2, 3). University City (3-0, 2), El Centro Central (2-0), 1), Scripps Ranch (3-0), 1.
VOTING PANEL
Thirty sportswriters, sportscasters, administrators from San Diego County, plus Max Preps.com.
John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune).
Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Kevin Farmer (Union-Tribune Freelance contributors).
Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF San Diego Section).
State No. 2 Classical (12-1) bested then No. 3 San Juan Capistrano JSerra (10-3), 28-13. The Caimans’ and No. 1 Orange Lutheran (15-0) also are numbers 1 and 2 nationally, according to Max Preps.