Bonita Vista marched on, topping Mater Dei (11-2), 40-0 , while Torrey Pines (14-9) stubbed its toe on San Marcos (8-7), 31-26. Carlsbad (16-4) topped  Oceanside (3-8), 45-0, and Mission Hills (13-5), 20-14.

Steele Canyon (13-4) crashed the Top 10 with a win over Santana (7-8), 21-7.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 7 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 ranking as of Oct 5.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Granite Hills (10-2, 3 points), Imperial (16-3, 3), Poway (9-6, 3), Mater Dei Catholic (11-1, 2).

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).

As the section’s only undefeated team, Bonita Vista (12-0) dominates with defense.

Taking advantage of the newly adopted national rules that allow a pass rush without 2024’s mandated, 7-second delay, Ella Gomez leads the section with 37 sacks, and Dariyan Wilson has 17 interceptions. Holding opponents to 6 or less points in 9 of 12 games, and a scoring edge of 353 to 88 is a winning formula.

The next test for the Lady Barons is Mater Dei (10-1), with its 366-46 scoring stat, and 6 points or less in 10 of 11 games, on Oct. 7.

Torrey Pines (14-6) moved up to No. 2 in ratings with a win over Carlsbad (14-4), 25-18.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 6 Girls Flag Football poll, with MaxPreps included:

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’ state ranking as of Sept. 29.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Steele Canyon (12-4, 10 points), Imperial (14-3, 3), Granite Hills (8-2, 2), Mater Dei (10-1, 1).

VOTING PANEL

Nine 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)
• Gary Keeton (San Marcos)
• Lance Thomas (Carlsbad)
• Ryan Wiegand (Cathedral)
• Jason Womack (Escondido).

Bonita Vista’s Lady Barons remain undefeated (10-0) and on top, with a dominating 289-69 scoring advantage. Rising No. 10 Steele Canyon (11-2) may prove a test, with its even-better 375-57 points statistic.  Bonita ranks 13th in MaxPreps‘ state poll, Steele 78th.  The teams will meet at Steele Canyon on Sept. 27.

Westview’s Lady Wolverines (9-2) moved up to No. 2 locally, after topping Carlsbad, 20-13, and Helix, 34-24.

John Maffei’s The San Diego Union-Tribune Week 5 Girls Flag Football poll:

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’ state ranking as of 9/22.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Poway (8-5, 5 points), Granite Hills (7-2, 2), Imperial (12-3, 2), Our Lady of Peace (6-6, 1).

VOTING PANEL

Eleven 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)
• Gary Keeton (San Marcos)
• MaxPreps.com
• Lance Thomas (Carlsbad)
• Dan Salas (Classical)
• Ryan Wiegand (Cathedral Catholic)
• Jason Womack (Escondido).

Bonita Vista (9-0),  Carlsbad (12-2), and Torrey Pines (12-4) top the local rankings.

The Lady Barons have yet to be challenged; their next test may be Steele Canyon (9-2). Carlsbad’s Lady Lancers have proven themselves with wins over Classical (twice) and Grossmont, and could rise with success over Westview. The Falcons losses are to non-San Diego teams and Grossmont (11-2), and will face Carlsbad shortly.

Individual standouts include Mission Bay’s Valerie Young, who leads the nation with 1,397  receiving yards, according to Max Preps, and Imperial quarterback Mirella Barron is fifth with 3,442 passing yards.

Find all 2025 scheduled games and scores here.

Max Preps‘ San Diego Section Top 10 and California top 100 ranking through September 14:

Henrik Jonson, Web Master

Bonita Vista (6-0) and Carlsbad (9-2) top local rankings with Torrey Pines (5-2) and Classical (6-4) in pursuit.

The Barons bounced back from a disappointing first-round playoff loss in 2024, and a 12-7 record but have outscored their opponents this season, 179-49.
Carlsbad is building on a 15-10 inaugural season and a loss in the 2024 Division II championship game to Westview, with losses only to San Juan Capistrano JSerra and Mission Hills.

Torrey Pines  has lost to Newbury Park and state second-ranked Newport Beach Newport Harbor.  Classical  is looking to get back to its D-I 2024 championship form.

The chatter this year has been about adjusting to nationally standardized rules that apply to all levels of play, high school, college and Olympics. The major differences from 2024 are changes that allow rushing the quarterback, running in all situations and ‘screen blocking’ everywhere.  A  complete list here.

Find all 2025 scores and scheduled games here.

San Diego Section Top 10 with a Max Preps top 100 state ranking through Aug. 28:

Henrik Jonson, Web Master

November 23 championship game results at Palomar College: 

Division I— Classical Academy (25-4) won its second consecutive title, led start to finish and dominated Torrey Pines, 42-19, as they’ve done all season, outscoring opponents, 1,014 to 400.

Sophomore quarterback Ella Moore threw for 114 touchdowns, with a 73 per cent completion rate and 123 passer rating, and accumulated more than 6,600 yards for the state No. 4 and national No. 7 Caimans. They topped all local teams, while their 4 losses were to only Southern section teams, including state and national No. 1 Orange Lutheran (23-2), and 2 Newport Harbor (25-3).

Division II— Westview (16-3) QB Mya Omisore tossed six touchdown passes  and the Wolverines defeated Carlsbad, 39-24. The Wolverines outscored all opponents, 566-222, and won 10 of their last 11 games.

Division III— Mater Dei (12-11) played tough defense with four interceptions, to top Scripps Ranch, 25-13. The Crusaders had a sub .500 season, but ended the regular season 4-4 against teams that made the playoffs, and then 3-0 for the title.

Division IV— Olympian (10-9) topped San Ysidro, 21-6, with two TD passes from QB Jaiden Liera to Aubrey Tbayan.

Go here for complete season game results.

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster