Rest not only can cure what ails you but can help in the rankings.

Oceanside and Mission Hills, idle last week as they ramped up for this week’s battle of the Highway 78 corridor, each was elevated in Cal-Hi Sports’ weekly State Top 25.

Oceanside moved from eighth to seventh and was positioned at fifth in the South Division I ratings.

Mission Hills went from 13^th to 11^th.  Cathedral and Helix more or less enjoyed “On the Bubble” status.

El Capitan ranks first in DIII South and Christian is first in DIV South.

Cal-Hi’s First 20:

Although this week’s matchup is nonleague, the game has season-long implications.

The Avocado West Pirates are hoping for high seeds in San Diego Section and Southern California postseason events.

A loss will severely damage Oceanside’s chances and a loss will essentially end any postseason hope beyond the San Diego Section for Mission Hills.

Clear the Decks.

With a nod to the beginning of league play next week, seven of the top 10 teams in the weekly UT-San Diego poll this week took the night off.

Through Week 6, ten teams still are undefeated, compared with seven a year ago.

The 2014 unbeatens:

*Wins in a row from start of season.

Borrego Springs’ forfeit victory over Warner this week assured the Rams of their 11^th winning season in the 48 since they teed it up for the first time in 1967.

A 6-0 record represents very rarefied air. Borrego’s overall record is 125-249-8, a .338 “winning” percentage.

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Cathedral got past tough Eastlake, 17-14, on Tim Semenza’s 37-yard field goal as the game ended…Mission Bay scored than half of its 62 points with a 34-point first quarter against San Diego…Madison was ahead of Mira Mesa, 42-0, after 17 seconds had elapsed in the second quarter…El Camino’s fourth straight victory, 38-6 over San Pasqual, is the Wildcats’ most in a row since a Herb Meyer club won five straight in 2001…Orange Glen clinched its first winning season since 1988 with its 41-20 victory over El Cajon Valley…

Coach Ron Burner has El Capitan on a fast track, but will its wheels hold up?

The Vaqueros have started 5-0 twice, in 1967 under  Joe Till, and in 1973, with Joe Rockhold.

They can become 5-0 this week, but a 5-0 visitor, Granite Hills, stands in the way, as do Steele Canyon (5-0), Helix (4-1), Grossmont and Mount Miguel (each 3-2)  and Valhalla (2-2), upcoming opponents with a combined record of 22-7.

El Capitan has  gotten an endorsement from Cal-Hi Sports, which elevated the Burners to No. 1 in Southern California Division III, a lofty position helped in part last week by Cathedral’s 42-28 win over then-undefeated Newbury Park.

Christian (5-0) is No. 1 in Southern California D-IV, but hasn’t cracked the San Diego Top 10. The Vaqueros are fifth in the local voting,

Burner, who for many years operated a sheet-metal business in nearby Santee, has guided the Lakeside entry to a 61-43-2 record since 2005.

Oceanside and Mission Hills, which will meet Oct. 10 at Oceanside, each has a bye this week.

Oceanside  moved  to No. 8 in Cal-Hi Sports‘ Top 25 and Mission Hills is 13th. Comebacking Cathedral (4-1) now has “On the Bubble” status, an upgrade from the abyss of its 55-10, opening-game loss to Folsom.

Helix and St. Augustine (2-3) also are on the bubble.

The UT-San Diego poll after games of Week 5:

*Awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
NR: not ranked.
Others receiving votes:  Granite Hills, 14; Sweetwater, 12;  Christian, 9; St. Augustine, 4; Point Loma, 3; Carlsbad, 1.

Nineteen sportswriters, sportscasters, and CIF representatives from throughout San Diego County vote in the weekly poll:
John Maffei, Kirk Kenney, UT-San Diego;
Terry Monahan, Tom Saxe, Rick Hoff (UT-San Diego correspondents);
Bill Dickens (eastcountysports.com);
Steve Brand (San Diego Hall of Champions);
John Kentera, Ted Mendenhall, Bob Petinak, (The Mighty 1090);
Jerry Schniepp (CIF San Diego Section);
Rick Willis, Brandon Stone, (KUSI-TV);
Bruce Ward (San Diego City Schools);
Rick Smith (partletonsports.com);
Steve (Biff) Dolan, Rick (Red) Hill (Mountain Country 107.9 FM);
Bodie DeSilva (Sandiegopreps.com);
Drew Smith (sdcoastalsports.com).

Mission Hills at Oceanside this week brings together the top  teams in the UT-San Diego poll and coaches with a combined 358 victories in their careers.

Oceanside’s John Carroll (239), generally acclaimed major domo of San Diego Section mentors, holds a 7-2-1 record against Chris Hauser (119), but the Mission Hills coach is 2-1-1 against Carroll since 2011, including decisive, 30-6 and 36-14 victories in 2013, the latter earning the Grizzlies their first San Diego Section championship.

Each team harbors hopes of winning berths in the state playoffs.  They won’t be considered for the oft-confusing slate of the Open Division but the winner should merit strong consideration for Division I, as long as it continues to post blowout victories.

Mission Hills earned a D-I opportunity in 2013 but bowed to eventual champion Bakersfield, 35-28. The 4-1 Grizzlies have lost only to Utah’s Provo Timpview, which is 6-0 and had a full game under its belt when San Marcos school opened the season against the Thunderbirds.

Oceanside (5-0) did its due diligence with a schedule more difficult than the Grizzlies’, defeating St. Augustine and intersectional opponents Mission Viejo and Temecula Chaparral, but those three teams have a combined record of only 7-10.

With strong media backing from John Maffei of UT-San Diego, it’s easy to give an edge to Oceanside.  We’ll do that, but the edge is very thin.

Both teams should be ready, each chilling with byes last week.  Meanwhile, focus is shifting to Cathedral as it continues to rehabilitate.

The third-ranked Dons ventured 165 miles north to top undefeated Newbury Park, 42-28, two weeks ago and knocked off Eastlake, 17-14, for its fifth straight win last week.

Results of  voting after Week 6:

*Awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

Others receiving votes:   Sweetwater, 16;  Christian, 11; El Camino, 3; Granite Hills, 2; St. Augustine,  Point Loma, The Bishop’s,  Carlsbad, 1 each.

Nineteen sportswriters, sportscasters, and CIF representatives from throughout San Diego County vote in the weekly poll: John Maffei, Kirk Kenney, UT-San Diego; Terry Monahan, Tom Saxe, Rick Hoff (UT-San Diego correspondents); Bill Dickens (eastcountysports.com); Steve Brand (San Diego Hall of Champions); John Kentera, Ted Mendenhall, Bob Petinak, (The Mighty 1090); Jerry Schniepp (CIF San Diego Section); Rick Willis, Brandon Stone, (KUSI-TV); Bruce Ward (San Diego City Schools); Rick Smith (partletonsports.com); Steve (Biff) Dolan, Rick (Red) Hill (Mountain Country 107.9 FM); Bodie DeSilva (Sandiegopreps.com); Drew Smith (sdcoastalsports.com).

As the first woman coach in San Diego County history and believed to be the second in California, Knengi Martin’s advice was simple.

“Whatever stereotypes might be out there, break through them and follow your passion,” she said.

The jovial Martin, who replaced Doug Packwood at San Diego High, spoke with Don Norcross of UT-San Diego:

“My real hope is it allows other people to pursue theiur dreams,” said Knengi,” pronounced with a silent K.

Martin, 30,  has played women’s semifinal football for a decade and was serving as San Diego’s junior varsity coach.

Although the result of her first game was a 44-0 loss to University City, Martin said, “They played their hardest.  They gave it their best shot.  I’d go to war with these guys any day.”

According to Mark Tennis of Cal-Hi Sports, one other lady has been a head coach in the state.

Pauline Foster coached Corning High, located in Tehama County, about 170 miles Northeast of San Francisco, for two games in 1942.

Pauline Rugh coached Salinas, Pennsylvania, in 1943.  Natalie Randolph was 16-26 in four seasons at McKinley High in Washington, D.C., from 2010-13, and Amy Arnold has headed the 8-Man program at Arete Prep in Gilbert, Arizona, since 2008.

Britney Garner was appointed head coach at Pickett County in Byrdsville, Tennessee, in the middle of this season, although published reports question whether she actually coaches or serves in an administrative capacity.

MILESTONES

Oceanside’s 42-10 victory over Rancho Buena Vista was the 239th in John Carroll’s 26-season career.  He’ll tie Bennie Edens of Point Loma for second all time with his next win, which doesn’t figure to come easily.

The Pirates meet Mission Hills next and the Grizzlies’ Chris Hauser will be seeking his 120th victory, a total Christian’s Matt Oliver attained this week in a 49-10 victory over Mission Bay.

Oliver is the 30th in  County history to reach 120, tying the retired John McFadden of Eastlake.

Monte Vista’s Ron Hamamoto is at 198 victories.  He could become the eighth to reach 200.

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Steele Canyon is 5-0 for the first time in the school’s 12-year history, after a 3-8 in 2013…David Savage rushed for 159 yards in Imperial’s 21-14 victory over Chula Vista…Savage had one carry for minus 3 yards combined in the season’s first four games….

Christian can’t get no respect.

Pardon the double negative, but maybe the UT-San Diego poll voters should train an eye on the Patriots of El Cajon.  Me included.

The Patriots are 4-0 and the No. 1-ranked Division IV team in Southern California, according to Cal-Hi Sports.

Should coach Matt Oliver’s club be ranked in the Top 10? It was 12-1 and won the D-IV championship in 2013 .  Its only loss was 24-21 to Mission Bay, the Patriots’ opponent this week.

IT’S ALL RELATIVE(S)

Tradition and family run deep at Christian.

Quarterback David Jeremiah, the leader of this year’s team, is the nephew of  Dan Jeremiah, who quarterbacked Christian to D-IV titles in 1993, ’94, and ’95.

Dan’s older brother and David’s father (also named David) played at Christian in the late ‘eighties.

Another David, last name Beezer, is the athletic director at Christian and was the 23-year-old coach of the Patriots when they won in ’93.

Beezer was 30-9 in three seasons, with three titles.

Results of the voting after Week 4:

*Awarded on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.
NR: not ranked.
Others receiving votes: Steele Canyon, 15; Granite Hills, 11; Sweetwater, 9;  Christian, 3; Rancho Bernardo, 2.

Nineteen sportswriters, sportscasters, and CIF representatives from throughout San Diego County vote in the weekly poll:
John Maffei, Kirk Kenney, UT-San Diego;
Terry Monahan, Tom Saxe, Rick Hoff (UT-San Diego correspondents);
Bill Dickens (eastcountysports.com);
Steve Brand (San Diego Hall of Champions);
John Kentera, Ted Mendenhall, Bob Petinak, (The Mighty 1090);
Jerry Schniepp (CIF San Diego Section);
Rick Willis, Brandon Stone, (KUSI-TV);
Bruce Ward (San Diego City Schools);
Rick Smith (partletonsports.com);
Steve (Biff) Dolan, Rick (Red) Hill (Mountain Country 107.9 FM);
Bodie DeSilva (Sandiegopreps.com);
Drew Smith (sdcoastalsports.com).