Although there are lots of questions about which teams belong after Helix, there is no doubt the Scotties are No. 1 in the San Diego Section as they swept both polls by ever-growing numbers this week.
Helix, whose only loss came in the season-opener to Eastlake and is now a distant memory, continues to roll. The Scotties are also rated the No. 1 team by CalHiSports for the Southern California Division II Bowl berth as well.
Oceanside, another Division II schools like Helix, improved to 4-1-1 and is rated No. 2 in the UT poll but unbeaten Poway, keeping the green theme alive (all three teams – Helix, Poway and Oceanside sport green uniforms), retained the No. 2 spot in the Sportswriters/Sportscasters poll.
Both rankings had the same team, in different order, in the first nine spots but the Union-Tribune moved Valhalla, losers only to ranked Mount Miguel by a single point, in at No. 10 after the Norsemen defeated previously unbeaten Grossmont. The Sportswriters/Sportscasters favor streaking Valley Center, which has won six straight after a season-opening loss to San Pasqual.
Here are this week’s rankings with playoff divisions in parenthesis:
Sportswriters/Sportscasters
- Helix (II) 5-1-0
- Poway (I) 5-0-1
- Cathedral Catholic (III) 5-1-0
- Oceanside (II) 4-1-1
- St. Augustine (III) 6-0-0
- Eastlake (I) 5-2-0
- Madison (IV) 7-0-0
- Mount Miguel (IV) 5-1-0
- San Pasqual (I) 5-1-1
- Valley Center (IV) 6-1-0
Union-Tribune
- Helix (II) 5-1-0
- Oceanside (II) 4-1-1
- Cathedral Catholic (III) 5-1-0
- St. Augustine (III) 6-0-0
- Poway (I) 5-0-1
- Madison (IV) 7-0-0
- San Pasqual (I) 4-1-1
- Eastlake (I) 5-2-0
- Mount Miguel (IV) 5-1-0
- Valhalla (II) 5-1
