San Diego Section playoff pools getting a look-see as regular season fades to a close
There are two weeks remaining in regular season play for the San Diego Section’s tackle football teams. Some schools only have one regular season game left. The new playoff format promises to be more competitive at the top of each division. The top four Division I teams will split off to form the elite Open Division as before but the next eight teams will form the Division I bracket, not 12 as before. The latest section rankings place No. 1 Carlsbad (8-0), No. 2 Mission Hills (6-2), No. 3 Cathedral Catholic (5-3) and No. 4 Granite Hills (6-2) among the top four Division I teams. The next eight Division I teams include No. 5 Santa Fe Christian (9-0), No. 6 Helix (6-2), No. 7 La Costa Canyon (5-3), No. 8 Lincoln (3-5), No. 9 Oceanside (4-4), No. 10. San Marcos (4-4), No. 11 Rancho Bernardo (7-1) and No. 12 Torrey Pines (5-3). The next 12 teams will comprise the Division II playoffs and the next 12 after that the Division III bracket and the next 12 teams the Division IV bracket. There are 14 teams listed in Division II through Division IV, meaning two teams in each division will not qualify for the playoffs. The Division V bracket will now include 16 teams with no first-round byes. There are 22 teams in the division, meaning six teams will not qualify for postseason play. Division V-AA includes 10 teams. Eight will make the playoff cut. Six teams comprise the 8-player division. Four teams will make the playoff cut. League champions are automatic playoff qualifiers. Southern exposure Where do the South County teams stack up? Mater Dei Catholic (3-6) is the highest-ranked Metro Conference team at No. 17, fifth deep in the Division II playoff pool behind No. 13 Poway (4-4), No. 14 Del Norte (4-4). No. 15 St. Augustine (4-4) and No. 16 Point Loma (6-2). Eastlake (8-1) dropped to No. 32, eighth deep in the Division III playoff pool, following last Friday’s 42-7 Metro-Mesa League loss at Mater Dei Catholic to fall from the ranks of the undefeated. At present, No. 25 Grossmont (6-3) would be the top seed in the Division III playoff field, The Division IV playoff pool includes six Metro Conference teams: Otay Ranch, Montgomery, Olympian, Hilltop, Chula Vista and Sweetwater. Some rearranging may be order as Otay Ranch is the only team in the group that currently resides in the designated playoff pool. Otay Ranch (4-4) sits at No. 38 in the section rankings, positioned as the No. 2 seed among Division IV teams behind Mission Bay (4-4). No. 55 Chula Vista (2-6), No. 57 Hilltop (5-3) and No. 63 Olympian (2-6) all sit in the Division V rankings while No. 71 Montgomery (2-6) and No. 76 Sweetwater (1-7) fall outside the 64-team rankings brackets. Teams can move down one playoff pool. Otay Ranch defeated Olympian, 32-20, in last Friday’s Battle of the O’s rivalry Metro-Mesa League matchup. Local teams in the Division V playoff pool include Bonita Vista, San Ysidro, Southwest, Mar Vista and Castle Park. No. 51 Bonita Vista (4-4), No. 60 Southwest (5-3) and No. 62 Mar Vista (5-3) all fall in the Division V rankings but No. 79 San Yisdro (2-6) and No. 84 Castle Park (3-5) fall beyond the 64-team cut-off. Bonita Vista would be the No. 3 seed in the Division V playoff bracket while Chula Vista would be the No. 7 seed and Hilltop the No. 9 seed. A lot of things still need to be worked out. Hilltop hosts Bonita Vista on Friday while Hilltop hosts Chula Vista in the teams’ Kiwanis Bowl rivalry game on Oct. 30. In Metro-South Bay League openers last Friday, Bonita Vista held off a late rally by visiting Chula Vista to win 12-7 while Hilltop opened defense of its league title with a 23-3 win at Sweetwater. In Metro-Pacific League openers last Friday, Southwest defeated host Castle Park, 45-8, while Mar Vista defeated visiting San Ysidro 12-0. Victory Christian Academy is the lone South County team entered in the Division V-AA playoff pool, ranking No. 86 among the 86 section teams in the MaxPreps rankings. San Diego Section Girls Flag Football Rankings 1. San Marcos (19-1) 2. Helix (14-1) 3. Bonita Vista (18-5) 4. Mira Mesa (17-5) 5. Torrey Pines (12-8) 6. Mission Hills (14-5) 7. Carlsbad (13-6) 8. La Costa Canyon (11-4) 9. Classical Academy (12-6) 10. Scripps Ranch (13-7) 11. Cathedral Catholic (11-7) 12. Granite Hills (10-6) 13. Point Loma (15-2) 14. Mater Dei Catholic (14-4) 15. Ramona (12-5) 16. Calexico (14-5) 17. Mt. Carmel (10-7) 18. Steele Canyon (10-9) 19. Brawley (15-6) 20. Hilltop (13-2) 21. Our Lady of Peace (10-8) 22. Grossmont (11-7) 23. Morse (13-2) 24. Canyon Crest Academy (15-3) 25. Del Norte (10-8) 26. Escondido Charter (9-7) 27. Mission Bay (12-11) GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD Metro-Mesa League: Eastlake 20-12 (5-1 league) Otay Ranch 19-15 (5-1 league) Bonita Vista 10-13 (3-3 league) Mater Dei Catholic 11-18 (1-4 league) Olympian 8-22 (0-5 league) Metro-South Bay League: Hilltop 12-20 (3-1 league) Montgomery 13-15 (3-1 league) San Ysidro 18-12 (1-3 league) Southwest 10-14 (1-3 league) •Based on MaxPreps scores The San Diego Section's tackle football teams have two weeks remaining in regular season play, with some schools having only one regular season game left. The new playoff format allows for more competitive at the top of each division, with the top four Division I teams splitting into the elite Open Division. The next eight teams will form the Division I bracket, not 12 as before. The Division V bracket will now include 16 teams with no first-round byes, meaning six teams will not qualify for postseason play. Mater Dei Catholic (3-6) is the highest-ranked Metro Conference team at No. 17, fifth deep in the Division II playoff pool, and Eastlake (8-1) dropped to No. 32, eighth deep in Division III.
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There are two weeks remaining in regular season play for the San Diego Section’s tackle football teams. Some schools only have one regular season game left.
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