November 2, 2011

SAN DIEGO—Nov. 2, 2011—It’s the time of year when there are few major shakeups in the high school football polls.

Few, but some.

While Helix continued to dominate the No. 1 position, La Costa Canyon, which started the season in the Top 10 before struggling early and dropping out, made great strides after an impressive victory over highly-rated Oceanside.

With the 21-16 triumph, the Mavericks leaped from No. 9 to No. 5 in the Union-Tribune poll and from No. 10 to No. 6 in the Sportswriters/Sportscasters Top 10. Oceanside conversely, slipped to No. 8 in the S/S and No. 7 in the UT.

Here are this week’s rankings with playoff divisions in parenthesis:

Sportswriters/Sportscasters

  1. Helix (II) 7-1-0
  2. Poway (I) 7-0-1
  3. Cathedral Catholic (III) 7-1-0
  4. St. Augustine (III) 8-0-0
  5. Eastlake (I) 6-2-0
  6. La Costa Canyon (II) 6-2-0
  7. Madison (IV) 8-0-0
  8. Oceanside (II) 5-2-1
  9. Mount Miguel (IV) 7-1-0
  10. Valley Center (IV) 7-1-0

Union-Tribune

  1. Helix (II) 7-1-0
  2. Cathedral Catholic (III) 7-1-0
  3. St. Augustine (III) 8-0-0
  4. Poway (I) 7-0-1
  5. La Costa Canyon (II) 6-2-0
  6. Madison (IV) 8-0-0
  7. Oceanside (II) 5-2-1
  8. Eastlake (I) 6-2-0
  9. Mount Miguel (IV) 7-1-0
  10. Valley Center (IV) 7-1-0