Open Division

Quarterfinal matches start on Wednesday October 27, with top seed San Marcos hosting 8 seed Carlsbad, which they bested previously, 27-6.
The Knights’ (21-1) lone defeat was to state #4 Huntington Beach.  Three seed Helix (16-1) expects to be in the mix, with its only loss coming to Bonita Vista (20-5).

Divisions I, II, III and IV

Matches began Tuesday October 26, with next round on Thursday October 29.
In a D-IV “play in” match for the 12 spot, Oceanside (6-14) defeated Orange Glen (8-11), 12-7 , and will play El Cajon Valley.

All games are at home of higher (smaller number) seed.

OPEN DIVISION

DIVISION I

DIVISION II

DIVISION III

DIVISION IV

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

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

DIVISION II

DIVISION III

DIVISION IV

DIVISION V

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

Division I games begin Saturday, November 1, with unbeaten and No. 1 Bonita Vista a favorite to repeat its 2023 championship campaign, starting against No. 8 Steele Canyon, which tested the Barons  in Week 6 in an overtime squeaker, 25-18.

All other brackets held true to regular-season form, except:

No. 10 San Marcos upset No. 7 Escondido Charter in D-II, and now faces No. 2 Cathedral in Round 2.

The 20-game experience aided No. 9 Our Lady of Peace in  a D-III victory over No. 8 Santa Fe Christian, and will play No. 1 Calexico.

Half of the higher seeds in D-IV stayed alive, as No. 9 Escondido topped No. 8 Castle Park, and No. 11 Kearny bested No. 6 Santana.

No. 12 Canyon Crest slid by No. 5 Sage Creek, 7-6, to meet No. 4 Chula Vista Learning in D-V.

Full brackets summary with to-date scores in bold are listed below. Complete 2025 season schedule and scores are here.

DIVISION I

DIVISION II

DIVISION III

DIVISION IV

DIVISION V

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

The five division, 56 team playoff seeds and pairings are set.  First games are Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the site of each higher (lower number) seed. All championship games are Saturday, Nov. 8, are at Escondido high.

Full brackets are listed below, chosen per the official CIF postseason process*.

Complete 2025 season schedule and results are here.

Division I Bracket

Division II Bracket

Division III Bracket

Division IV Bracket

Division V Bracket

*The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 56 MaxPreps** state-ranked local teams into 8 top teams, then 5 equal 12 team groups. The top 8 teams become Division I (D-I), the next 12 become Division II, and so on.

In the 12 team brackets, the top 4 seeds get a first round bye and teams 5-12  are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team format.

**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, Webmaster

All teams are putting a finer edge on their weapons this last week of the regular season, as playoff seeds and pairings come out Saturday, Oct. 25, with first games on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The top eight seeds, per MaxPreps‘ ranking system, become the Division I bracket. The next 12 are D-II, and so on, down through D-V.

See the 2024 brackets for an example of the format, plus the official CIF postseason outline for more detail. All the 2025 Championship games are Saturday, Nov.  8 at Escondido High.

Remaining schedule and latest scores here.

ON THE FIELD

Bonita Vista survived a scare from Eastlake (5-12) to win by an uncommon 2-0 score, but regained focus to bounce Otay Mesa (5-10) and San Ysidro (13-5), to stay undefeated at 18-0 and earn an expected  No. 1 seed.

John Maffei’s Week 9 poll is largely status quo, but Grossmont slipped with a 26-7 loss to Steele Canyon, and Poway displaced No. 10 Imperial (19-3) by topping Torrey Pines, 13-12.

DESERT HIDDEN GEM

Azul Trujillo, quarterback for Calexico Vincent Memorial (18-5), leads the nation in passing with 7,577 yards, an average of 329 a game, with a high of 485 in a loss to Poway, according to MaxPreps. No ‘flash in the pan’, Azul also was an NFL Under 15 Flag Champion most-valuable player. and will lead the Scots, ranked 11th by MaxPreps, in the D-II playoffs.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 9 Girls Flag Football poll, with MaxPreps‘ ratings:

Previous rank in parenthesis. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
*First-place votes. NR–Not ranked.  MaxPreps’ local rankings as of Oct 19.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Imperial (19-3, 7 points) .

VOTING PANEL

Ten sportswriters, sportscasters, and administrators from the San Diego Section, plus MaxPreps:

• John Maffei (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Giantoni Canales (San Ysidro)
• Victor Cruz (Imperial)
• Neil Jamison (Mission Hills)
• Henrik Jonson (Partletonsports.com)
• Rafeal Guzman (Westview)
• Gary Keeton (San Marcos)
• Lance Thomas (Carlsbad)
• Ryan Wiegand (Cathedral)
• Jason Womack (Escondido).

Bonita Vista cast aside Mater Dei (11-3), 40-0, and Olympian (3-11), 52-31, to reach an unblemished 15-0 record  while there was only minor elbowing in the top spot queue.

In their 2023 Championship run, the Barons’ were 19-1 with a win streak of 14 at season’s end, as the lone loss came in  week 6 to Grossmont, 19-13.

Cathedral (12-4) slipped to No. 8 with losses to Our Lady of Peace (9-9), 39-27, and a  26-0 shutout by Carlsbad (18-4).

The Lancers also held off No. 7 Mission Hills (14-4), 20-14, to squeeze past idle Westview (13-2) into the No. 2 spot.

Imperial (18-3) joined the Top 10, topping neighbors Calexico (10-4), 19-18, and Calexico Vincent Memorial (15-5), 45-40.

See remaining schedule and all scores here.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 8 Girls Flag Football poll, with MaxPreps‘ ratings:

Previous rank in parenthesis. Points awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
*First-place votes. NR–Not ranked.  MaxPreps’ local rankings as of Oct 9.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Poway (10-6, 5 points), Calexico Vincent Memorial (15-5, 1) .

VOTING PANEL

Ten sportswriters, sportscasters, and administrators from the San Diego Section, plus MaxPreps:

• John Maffei (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Giantoni Canales (San Ysidro)
• Victor Cruz (Imperial)
• Neil Jamison (Mission Hills)
• Henrik Jonson (Partletonsports.com)
• Rafeal Guzman (Westview)
• Gary Keeton (San Marcos)
• Lance Thomas (Carlsbad)
• Ryan Wiegand (Cathedral)
• Jason Womack (Escondido).