WEEK FIFTEEN
CIF SAN DIEGO SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS – FINALS
The
Great Eight
2011
CIF-SAN DIEGO SECTION DIVISION V CHAMPION
CHRISTIAN PATRIOTS
Dillon's
‘greatest throw of my life'
to unheralded freshman lifts Christian Dislocated finger fails to hinder Collins'
first career – and game-breaking – catch
But the path to the game-winning, 37-yard MASON
POWELL field goal was set-up from an unexpected
source.
In the biggest third-down conversion all evening,
senior quarterback SHANE DILLON went through his
progression of receivers to finally connect with
freshman SETH COLLINS for a 48-yard gain deep
into Eagles territory.
Did anyone mention it was the first reception
of the season for Collins, the heir apparent to
the University of Colorado bound Dillon at quarterback
next season.
"I just hustled back and looked to Shane,
but he was under attack," said Collins. "I
just laid out for the ball and did what I could,
then gave glory to be to God."
Actually, the reception being his initial catch
of the season shouldn't be so surprising.
"It was my first game at receiver,"
he added. "Really."
Collins, lining up on the left side along the
Christian sideline, ran a hook-and-go pattern.
"The defender came up on the hook, so I
was wide open on the fade," he added. "I
was gone and luckily made the grab, all glory
be to God."
Collins, with two hands extended toward the end
zone, barely placed his hands underneath the football
for a spectacular catch. Collins, at best, was
the third option among possible targets.
"We actually called a play for TRENT SAULS
up the middle and tried to hit him down the seam,"
said Dillon. "But it wasn't there because
they blanketed him, and they blanketed 'J' (JASON
GAINES), too."
"So I stepped up – the line gave me
a great pocket – and threw the greatest ball
I've ever thrown in my life."
Of course, Powell needed to come though, calmly
placing his career-long kick between the uprights.
"Mason Powell is a stud," added Dillon.
"He came up to me as I was going to the sideline
and I told him he was going to make it for the
seniors. Then I started crying."
"It's a great way to go out with a bang,
winning against your rivals."
Although Collins wouldn't admit, his ability
to catch the ball was hindered according to teammates.
"Seth had a dislocated finger when he made
that catch – it was ridiculous," said
right tackle GRANT TODD, who was moved to the
line due to injuries. "The O-line worked
hard to help me adjust because I'm just not built
for the line, then we relied on the receivers
to make big catches."
"The pass" was the final toss of Dillon's
high school career. RAYVON OWENS, who is expected
to gain a berth on the San Diego Hall of Champions'
All-CIF team next week, then carried the ball
three times to wind-down the clock and center
the ball for Powell's winning effort.
In the second half, the Patriots lined up eight
times on third down to earn a new set of downs.
Five times they converted. Twice, Eagles penalties
handed them first downs, then Owens' final carry
set-up the winning field goal.
"What a win, huh! Nobody thought we had
a chance to win except us," declared Christian
head coach Matt Oliver. "We ran the ball
better in the second half after we hung close
to them in the first half."
"Then we got that huge catch – we had
to have it," he added. "It's one of
the biggest wins we've ever had, and perhaps one
of the sweetest wins."
The match-up may be the final meeting between
the schools for several years since Christian
moves to the City Conference for 2012.
"We'll only see Santa Fe if we meet in the
playoffs," added the coach, who noted the
conference sets a majority of the non-league schedule
along with the league play calendar.
Especial
During the regular season, Christian once trailed
by as many as four touchdowns before falling to
the Eagles, 48-34, in Solana Beach during Week
9. So how does a ballclub execute a 30-point turnaround?
"In our first game, we gave them so much
on special teams, so we worked hard all week on
special teams," added Todd. "Down the
stretch, it was just crazy out there, but it all
came together. We knew we needed to push hard."
The Patriots special teams survived with Dillon
substituting at punter for TAYLOR MIINCH, one
of the nation's top stock car drivers in his age
group. The coaches were well aware in advance
that Miinch was unavailable to play Friday (Dec.
9) due to a racing commitment in North Carolina.
HE AIN'T HEAVY
Sophomore running back/linebacker TRENT SAULS
only played one season with his older brother,
former record-breaking running back TYRONE SAULS.
After winning the championship, the younger brother
was reminded to call his older brother, who is
now attending the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
"I got this ring especially for him,"
said Trent Sauls. "Tyrone was here at Christian
for all four years and played his heart out, but
never got the championship. This one is definitely
for him."
Just like his sibling, hard hits on defense carried
the Patriots, especially in the second half.
"We needed to play hard in the second half.
We knew we needed to give a war – and we
gave them a war."
FAMILIAR FOE
Collins wasn't the only player in a new role for
Christian.
"I recognized the blocks they were throwing
at me and fought hard," said junior defensive
lineman TYLER LESLIE, who made several key tackles
in the first half to allow Christian to grab a
9-7 first-quarter lead. "I have to give it
up to my coaches. We scrapped for so long, so
it feels great to win a championship. It's just
exciting"
Leslie went through the Santa Fe Christian Schools
system "from preschool to 5th grade"
before moving to East County, thus, he played
against many of his childhood friends.
"We wanted to play Santa Fe. We're glad
they're not in the other division," noted
Leslie, who noted that SFC often elects to "opt
up" and participate in the Division IV tournament.
"We wanted to play them because to be the
best, you have to beat the best."
CIFSDS
3,000-yard Passers
Rank,Name,School
Year
Yards
1. Abraham
Muheize, El Cajon Valley
2. D.J. Busch, Santana
3. David Ortega, Palo Verde Valley
4. Scott Barrick, Fallbrook
5. John Mende, Oceanside
6. Jim Plum, Helix
7. Cree Morris, Orange Glen
8. Lance Webb, Midway Baptist 9. Shane Dillon, Christian
10. Donnie McKillop, Poway
Oliver would be the first to admit he didn’t
really have a premonition of a title-winning boot.
But he’s been around long enough to know
that you never know what might happen in a pressure-packed
championship game. His job is to get everybody
ready for the unknown.
“I said that half jokingly,” Oliver
would say later.
Yet, lo and behold, there was Powell getting
set to line up for a 37-yard field-goal attempt
with 33.4 seconds left in a 29-29 game. It was
fourth-and-2 at the 19-yard line. The Patriots
had just handed off to RAYVON OWENS three straight
times for 3, 5 and 0 yards after freshman SETH
COLLINS made a brilliant over-the-shoulder catch
to complete a 48-yard pass from SHANE DILLON to
the 27-yard line.
Time out, SFC.
Decision time, Oliver.
Vision time?
Powell was 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts in
13 games, the lone success being from 24 yards.
He was 47-for-54 on PATs, including 3-for-3 on
the night. Powell would say later he couldn’t
recall what his longest field goal was –
“I don’t know, 28, maybe 33 yards,”
he stammered.
“Never a doubt,” Oliver said. “We
were going for it.”
So … the snap was good, the hold was down,
and the kick was GOOOOOD!
In a see-saw battle that saw six lead changes,
Christian had defeated the mighty Eagles 32-29
to claim its eighth section title, third best
among all schools in the San Diego Section.
Or had they?
Twenty-eight seconds remained on the clock, and
warming up on the SFC sideline was another sophomore
kicker, Drew Shields, eager for his chance at
stardom … if the Eagles could muster a hurried
counter attack.
And they did.
A 24-yard kickoff return by Grant Lucier gave
SFC the ball at their 39. A Christian penalty
pushed it forward to the 44. Then Connor Moore
connected with Jarrod Watson-Lewis on a 25-yard
pass to the Patriots’ 31-yard line.
Two incomplete passes left only 6.1 seconds on
the clock, but SFC coach Nick Ruscetta felt he
needed a few more yards to put Shields into range.
He got it when Moore fired a bullet to Watson-Lewis
for a 7-yard pickup, out of bounds at the 24-yard
line.
Shields’ field-goal attempt from 41 yards
was plenty long enough, plenty high enough…
but whiskers wide left.
“He killed it,” Ruscetta said. “I
thought it was good. He must have only missed
by a foot or two.”
Finally final: Christian 32, Santa Fe Christian
29.
While the Eagles dropped to the turf in disbelief,
the Patriots leapt from it in celebration of their
first title since 2006 and their first victory
over SFC after three straight losses. When these
teams met to decide the Coastal League crown in
the regular season, SFC beat Christian 48-34 to
knot the all-time series 12-12-1.
The Patriots now hold the edge and another championship
trophy.
“Their guy made a great kick,” Ruscetta
said.
WE CAN BE HEROES
While Powell was the man of the moment, No. 2-seeded
Christian (10-3) had several other heroes.
Dillon was 13-of-29 passing for 316 yards and
two touchdowns with two interceptions, plus he
scored on a 1-yard QB sneak. He finished a stellar
season with 3,106 passing yards and 24 TDs.
Dillon’s favorite target, JASON GAINES,
gained 110 yards with his nine catches, several
of the highlight reel variety. TRENTON SAULS had
two catches for 76 yards, plus a 17-yard TD run
on his first rushing attempt of the game. Collins’
48-yard catch to set up the winning field goal
followed an 8-yard sack of Dillon and came on
a third-and-15 play from the 25-yard line.
PHILLIP GEORGE had two huge plays at the start
of third and fourth quarters. First, on the second-half
kickoff he recovered a Santa Fe fumble at the
30-yard line that set up Sauls’ 17-yard TD
run to give the Patriots a 16-14 lead.
In the fourth quarter, George capped a 97-yard
drive with an 82-yard TD catch-and-run that gave
the Patriots a 29-21 lead.
Santa Fe answered with a 7-play, 68-yard drive
and a second rushing touchdown by Tony Miro (18
carries, 87 yards), and the Eagles tied the game
29-29 when Moore scrambled out of the passing
pocket and juked his way to the end zone for the
2-point conversion.
Christian began its winning drive at the 20-yard
line with a 10-yard run by Owens, who finished
with 20 carries and 88 yards. Owens and Gaines
also teamed up to notch Christians’ first
two points, a safety they recorded when Owens
and Gaines brought down Grant Lucier for a 15-yard
loss in the end zone.
Getting the ball again after a short kickoff,
Gaines scored on a 10-yard pass from Dillon to
give Christian its first lead, 9-7, near the end
of the first quarter.
Overall, Christian gained 417 yards, while SFC
netted 297.
“This is one of the best victories I’ve
ever been associated with,” Oliver said.
SMOOTH OPERATORS
True to championship-caliber teams, neither side
made many mistakes.
Dillon’s first interception came on the
final play of the first half. His second pick
– while halting a potential scoring drive
– essentially turned out to be a 24-yard
“punt” to the 11-yard line. After a
SFC three-and-out, the Patriots’ next possession
began at midfield and led to a 1-yard TD by Dillon
on a QB sneak.
That gave the Patriots a 22-21 lead with 0:43
left in the third quarter, and they would never
trail again. Moments later, the Patriots became
the first team to carry a fourth-quarter lead
over SFC (11-2) since the Eagles’ season-opening
loss to Westview.
Shoddy special teams play contributed to the
Patriots’ earlier loss to SFC, but this time
Powell and Co. were superb.
“Our special teams was the difference in
the game this time,” Oliver agreed.
The
Great Eight
Christian High's CIF Championships (over
12 title game appearances)
Class1A
Class1A
Class1A
Div. IV
Div. IV
Div. IV
Div. IV
Div. IV
Div. V
Div. V
Div. V
Div. V
Julian Mountain Empire
Army Navy Academy Mountain Empire LaJollaCountryDay The Bishop's Santa Fe Christian Horizon Francis Parker Francis Parker The Bishop's Santa Fe Christian
W
28-14
L 0-28
W 33-0
W 55-28
W 28-7
W 14-0
L 36-42
W 23-20
L 7-16
W 14-10
L 7-17
W 32-29
DIVISION V Christian Patriots 32,
Santa Fe Christian Eagles 29
Final-minute thriller Late field
goal lifts Christian Patriots
past top-seeded Santa Fe Christian
for CIFSDS Division V championship
By that same token another individual, that is afraid
of heights can ponder, “How does it feel to ride
the biggest rollercoaster in the entire park?”
Patriotism is derived from the beliefs that this country
was founded upon…
We are one group that expresses their feeling of brotherhood
and beliefs, their bond for each other under God, with
liberty and justice for all.
Justice was exactly what the Christian High Patriots
sought for in Friday’s (Dec. 9) San Diego CIF Division
V championship game as they faced off with a familiar
foe in their Coastal League rival Santa Fe Christian.
The Eagles had only lost one game all year and came
into the matchup averaging a staggering 41 points per
contest. They also put the biggest hurt on the Patriots
defense when they tallied up 48 points in the league-clinching
victory just six weeks prior.
“We won the one that mattered with them,”
offensive coordinator DAVID BEEZER said just seconds
after the Pats pulled off the 32-29 upset of the top-ranked
Eagles to claim their 8th championship in school history.
Hoist
the Hardware
Christian High head coach Matt
Oliver
hoists the CIF Championship plaque. (Photo by Anthony Gentile,
courtesy San Diego Reader)
After Christian (10-3) opened the season with what
turned out to be their worst defeat of the season, a
35-0 thumping against Hoover, they got better and better
every week.
“Six weeks ago when we played them before, when
it was all said and over with we believed that we beat
them and we believe we’re also the better team,”
he added.
In the crazy world of sports though there are plenty
of examples that will state the facts…
The 2010 Padres, ’07 Mavericks, ’08 Patriots,
'11 Red Sox and even pro golfer Jean Van de Valde can
all attest that it’s not how you start, it’s
how you finish that determines the result.
And according to Herm Edwards, “You play to win
the game!”
The funny thing about this Patriots squad is they had
all sorts of problems in the third facet of the game…
special teams.
Bad snaps, missed holds or just poor kick coverage
haunted them throughout the early part of the season,
but in the playoffs the Patriots played stellar in every
facet of the category.
After a 3-and-out opened the game Santa Fe responded
with an 11-play 52 yard drive that resulted in a 7-0
advantage for the clear cut favorites, but Christian
responded like Homie the Clown and hit them over the
head on 2 scoring strikes with a mere, “Homie don’t
play that!”
Senior JASON GAINES chased Eagles running back Grant
Lucier left and right before all of the sudden he was
15 yards behind the line of scrimmage and Gaines was
tackling him in the end zone for a safety.
On the ensuing possession SHANE DILLON (13-of-29, 316
yards) found Gaines after scrambling around for a good
8 seconds before the pair of “brothers and best
friends” hooked up for a 10-yard touchdown that
was literally years in the making.
“I’m gonna remember that throw for the rest
of my life,” Dillon said.
After the Dillon household brought Gaines into their
family years ago the opposition never really had a chance.
“Jason is my brother and we’ve practiced
that exact play in our front yard a million times over,”
Dillon admitted. “He has to push it hard to the
sidelines, but when they had that covered I didn’t
even have to point left because he knew exactly what
to do.”
“This is only my second year ever of playing football
so it’s such an unbelievable feeling right now
after winning a championship,” Gaines said. “Shane’s
my brother and he always puts it on the money to me,
but if you ask the kids in our neighborhood that we
grew up with they would’ve told you to watch out
for that play.”
The Eagles (11-2) scored the only touchdown of the
second quarter and took a 14-9 halftime lead into the
locker room with them.
With 24 minutes left in their season the Patriots special
teams connected on a haymaker as the opening kickoff
was a low liner that clipped an Eagles wing only to
be recovered by junior PHILLIP GEORGE.
George helped the Patriots out in the return game in
the semifinals with a record-tying 99-yard kickoff return,
but this time he was snatching the egg right out of
the Eagles’ nest as he jumped on the ball to give
the Patriots possession.
“Far right 37 counter T-reverse was the call,”
sophomore TRENTON SAULS recalled. “Everyone executed
it to perfection and I just remember thinking as I crossed
the goal line…thank God!”
Sauls took his first offensive touch of the game 18
yards for the go-ahead score just 79 seconds into the
second half.
Santa Fe countered the counter punch with a touchdown
of their own.
George then handed the kickoff to RAYVON OWENS for
a reverse that set up the Pats offense just short of
midfield.
On third down and 4 Dillon induced the Eagles front
line to jump offside and after Gaines made a drive-saving
fingertip catch that put Christian on the 3-yard line,
Dillon made two sneak attempts and on the second try
made it in for a 1-point lead.
Facing a run-first Wing-T offense only helped the Patriots
from there on out.
When the Eagles ran 6 times for 27 yards they had also
taken 4 precious minutes in the process before finally
being faced with a 4th-and-1 on the Pats 41.
Santa Fe was called for a false start and had to punt
instead of keeping the drive alive.
Christian played man-to-man, protecting themselves
from a fake punt attempt which led to the ball being
downed at the 3-yard line.
The stage was all set for an Elway like 97-yard drive
to put Dillon into the record books, but before moving
on to the Rocky Mountain state and attending Colorado
University he put on a Tebowesque performance in the
final 9 minutes and 21 seconds of his high school career.
On third and ten he hit Gaines for a first down. Then
3 plays later after a timeout George had an idea.
“I told Coach Beezer I wanted a hitch-and-go,”
George pleaded. “It had been there earlier in the
game and my guy was jumpy, so I knew he would bite.
Shane just had the faith in me and I had the faith in
him.”
Eighty-two yards later the Patriots were up 8 points
with just under 6 minutes left in regulation and a Division
V championship hanging in the balance.
Santa Fe only needed 2 minutes to tie the knot thanks
to a phantom facemask call on a third-and-2 stuffing
of Santa Fe ’s quarterback Connor Moore that negated
a great defensive stop. One could wonder at this point,
“Were the refs trying to deep-fry this Patriots’
team like a turkey on Thanksgiving?”
With the scoreboard knotted and 2 minutes left on the
clock Dillon and freshman SETH COLLINS proved they had
absolutely no signs of tryptophan in their blood stream
as they walked straight up to the dinner table, grabbed
one serving of everything that was offered, fought over
the last serving of mashed potatoes and then proceeding
with a fight over the wishbone.
In a rare outcome the T-Bone… or George Constanza
was split exactly in half.
“The play was actually meant for Sauls over the
middle, but they had a safety over the top of him,”
Dillon explained. “They also had double coverage
on Gaines, so I went to Seth (Collins) because he had
a 1-on-1 matchup.
It just might have been the best ball Dillon has thrown
in his entire high school career, but it was also one
of the greatest catches you will ever see on the high
school level.
Having said that, the ball was overthrown…
Having said that, Collins wasn’t running full
speed…
Having said that, the two connected when Collins sped
up and dove for a season-defining fingertip catch that
turned a third-and-15 on their 25 yard line into a 48
yard gain just 27 yards away from a championship victory.
“I got up thinking…guess I wasn’t running
fast enough since I had to lay out for it,” the
freshman said. “My next thought was wow my finger
really hurts.”
That same finger wouldn’t suffer for too much
longer because practicing quietly on the sidelines was
kicker MASON POWELL and just one kick would guarantee
a ring on the finger of the entire Patriots sidelines.
“I just zoned everything out and practiced on
the sideline,” he said. “I knew I had to do
it for my team because they worked so hard to get down
there.”
With 28:8 seconds left on the clock he split the uprights
and gave the Patriots faithful a 3-point advantage.
The special teams of the Patriots squad had not shown
any proof that the kick would even have a shot to split
the crossbars.
Bad snaps, missed holds and bad blocking are just some
of the miscues that they had to overcome as their season
progressed.
“I went crazy when it went through,” Powell
said. “I was so pumped I could’ve ran around
the field 1,000 times, I was that excited.”
With one last gasp the top-seeded Eagles refused to
go quietly.
They took the final 29 seconds and presented their
kicker the opportunity to send the game into overtime,
but on the last play of the game the kicker, with no
relation to Scott Norwood, sailed wide left.
Tied at 29-all entering the final minute of play, Christian
High junior MASON POWELL converted from 37 yards out
– his only previous field goal all season was a
mere 24-yarder – came with 28.8 seconds remaining.
Santa Fe Christian quickly countered when quarterback
Connor Moore twice connected on passes to Eagles receiver
Jarrod Watson-Lewis, collecting 25 and 7 yards to give
kicker Drew Shields an opportunity to send the contest
into overtime.
But Shields' 41-yarder was narrowly wide left on the
final play of the game.... or was it?
The distance between uprights for high school goal posts
is 23 feet, 4 inches. However, unlike four other CIF
San Diego Section championship finals, since the game
was held at San Diego Mesa College's Douglas Stadium,
the dimension for a collegiate game (recently changed
to match the NFL) is only 18 feet, 6 inches.
Thus, the difference of 2 feet, 5 inches, on each side
of the goal post may have been the difference between
Christian's victory or the teams continuing play in
overtime.
Maybe all CIF championship contests should be held
at Qualcomm Stadium.
PLAYERS' THOUGHTS
"In a game like this, yards do not matter,
we came here as a team, we finished like a team,
we pulled through and got the ring – that's
all that matters,"
— Patriots two-way standout RAYVON OWENS.
"I wasn't thinking too much. I just went
to my quiet place. The kick didn't faze me. I knew
I had to do it, and I knew I had to do it for Him."
— Sophomore kicker MASON POWELL on his game-winning
field goal
"The coaches harped on us at halftime, because
this was our last game, to come out hard and sell
out for the seniors... and we won! I was just not
giving up."
After six seasons, RANDY DeWITT has decided to
relinquish the reins as the Eagles’ head
coach. He guided his teams to an overall record
of 23-39 and into the San Diego CIF Division I
playoffs three times. He had the program on the
upswing, compiling a 10-12 mark over the last
two seasons.
“I think we’ve done a good job of turning
things around,” said DeWitt, 35. “I’ve
been involved in the program 10 years (including
as an assistant coach).”
DeWitt, who teaches social sciences and physical
education, is a graduate of Granite Hills.
“I love Granite Hills. But I love my family
more,” he said. “It’s time to step
aside and enjoy family. Take a vacation. Go camping
… rent a beach house.
“I have a son, 5, and a daughter 2. I feel
I owe it to spend more time with them and my wife.”
In today’s game all involved know it is
a time-consuming process.
“You spend four months of the year on the
season itself,” DeWitt said. “Then there
is passing league in the summer and open weight
room. Those things you have to do to keep your
program competitive.”
Granite Hills is in the process of finding a
replacement. Interested applicants should contact
director of athletics JAMES DAVIS HERE.
That is, both perennial powers Christian (9-3) and
Santa Fe Christian (11-1) will light up the San Diego
Mesa College's Douglas Stadium scoreboard like a pinball
machine.
The Eagles are averaging 41 points per game, while
the Patriots are producing 36.3.
When these teams met to decide the Coastal League crown
earlier in the year, SFC prevailed 48-34. No team has
scored more than that against Christian’s defense.
“We feel good about our game plan,” said
Christian offensive coordinator DAVID BEEZER. “We
feel equally as positive about our kids.”
All that upbeat talk comes on the heels of three straight
SFC wins over the Patriots. However, the all-time series
is deadlocked at 12-12-1.
“If you would have asked me before the season
who would be playing in the Division V championship,
I would have picked ourselves and Santa Fe,” Beezer
said.
Both teams are loaded with offensive weapons, obviously.
Colorado-bound quarterback SHANE DILLON (239.2 total
yards per game, 29 TDs) directs the Patriots’ scoring
machine that also features veteran receivers KYLE HARRIS
(58-1011, 10 TDs), JASON GAINES (46-578, 6 TDs) and
PHILLIP GEORGE (27-264, TD).
The biggest surprise in the Pats attack is junior running
back RAVON OWENS, who has rushed for an East County-best
1,335 yards and 23 TDs on 232 carries. He is also a
major player at linebacker.
TYLER LESLIE is a two-way mainstay in the Christian
trenches.
Santa Fe Christian is a senior-laden team that does
not make a whole lot of mistakes. In the semifinals,
the Eagles buried defending state champion Bishop’s
42-6, while churning out 324 yards and scoring 4 rushing
TDs.
SFC, which has captured five section titles, looks
to quarterback Connor Moore to show the way.
“We still haven’t played our best game yet,”
Beezer said. “I think that will come on Friday”
Regardless, that will be the end of the line... Santa
Fe Christian 40-33.
DIVISION II
HELIX HIGHLANDERS 44,
OCEANSIDE PIRATES 6
The
Scotties are here, Captain!
2011
CIF-SAN DIEGO SECTION DIVISION II CHAMPION
HELIX HIGHLANDERS
Helix back Darrion Hancock
busts up the middle for a gain of
9 yards in the first quarter. Hancock would
late score the game-
opening touchdown to help the Highlanders
end Oceanside's
reign as CIF Division II champions following
a 44-6 pasting. (Photo by Chris Stone, courtesy La Mesa
Patch.com)
However, which member of the 2011 Highlanders
could become an equal to the current Miami Dolphins
running back.
Fortunately, this season's senior crop of Scotties
remained humble even after a one-sided, 44-6 triumph
over Oceanside for the SDCIF Division II title
at Qualcomm Stadium.
"No, I'm not even close (to Reggie) –
that's a whole other breed, baby," said Helix
quarterback BRANDON LEWIS. "It's an honor
to be in the same category as Reggie as a CIF
champion. It feels great."
Running back DARRION HANCOCK, who rushed 14 times
for 60 yards and the opening touchdown (102 yards
in all-purpose yardage), also took the high road
by maintaining the team concept.
"We can't measure this to Reggie Bush, but
we'll take it," Hancock said. "I'm glad
to be walking in his footsteps and glad to have
a ring."
"I can't explain 44 points – I didn't
know we were going to beat them that bad –
but we worked hard to the finish."
PLAYERS' THOUGHTS
"We play as one whole family; as
one whole heartbeat."
— Gary Thompson
"The whole season seemed to start
in February to allow us to get it down today."
"We came out and played hard and
got it done. And of course, of course, state
championship here we come."
— senior center Darrien Oliver
"We're not afraid of Oceanside; we're
not afraid of nobody."
"We're just a big family that works
hard together, and we played all the way
out to the ball. It was nothing but anger,
aggression and revenge. We put it down for
Helix."
— linebacker Ernest Shipley
"We all
swarm to the ball no matter what happens.
And if they make a big play, we pick back
up and go hard the next play."
— Jimmy Pruitt
"It took all four years but we finally
did it. It feels good. Oceanside is a great
team, but we were focused and came to play."
— receiver/defensive back Cameron
Lee, who had the privilege of dumping the
water bucket on head coach Troy Starr
"It's overwhelming to win – I'm
speechless right now. After seven years
in a row, we broke the streak. All the work
finally paid off."
— receiver Kendal Keys
Scotties
finally
avenge Oceanside Helix' first CIF Championship
since Reggie Bush-led ballclub
The traditional French proclamation for ascension in
the monarchy, better known for use in the United Kingdom,
welcomes the new ruler with, "The King is dead.
Long live the King."
Following too long of an absence, the Helix Highlanders
officially regained their proud spot on the throne.
Dominating on both sides of the line, the top-ranked
Scotties rolled up 44 consecutive points to trigger
a running clock, bombing 7-time defending champion Oceanside,
44-6, in the San Diego CIF Division II championship
finale at Qualcomm Stadium.
The triumph gives Helix (11-1) the inside track to
a CIF State bowl berth. Invitations will be extended
this weekend for one in a series of games at Home Depot
Center in Carson.
During the Pirates' record string of championships,
Helix fell four times to them in the final (along with
a setback in 2002 after the Scotties beat Oceanside
for the 2001 crown). So defeating their historic postseason
rivals makes Monday's (Dec. 4) triumph even more sweet.
"Entering a game, you don't think it's going to
be a blowout, you think it's going to be a close game,
but what happens, happens, and that's what happened,"
added Lewis, who completed 17-of-28 passes for 253 yards
and three touchdowns. "Sure we wanted a little
payback, so we just played Helix football."
Following a 1-yard touchdown run by DARRION HANCOCK
to open the scoring, Lewis connected with GARY THOMPSON
on a 65-yard strike for a 14-0 advantage in the first
quarter.
"We went pound, pound, pound (on the first TD),
then we went over the top (on the second TD) –
so you can say it was planned," noted Lewis. "Gary
is one of the fastest kids in San Diego and he's a great
asset on both offense and defense."
Added Thompson, "Coach called my number, I ran
my route, and Brandon gave me the ball. I delivered
and caught the ball, running for a touchdown."
"Oceanside is our biggest rivals, so we came out
here angry and hungry. We worked so hard for this and
we didn't want anyone to take it from us."
However, it was the effort of Thompson and the Highlanders'
defense which dictated the contest.
On the fourth snap of the contest, Thompson blasted
an Oceanside running back, forcing a fumble which was
recovered by teammate KACY SMITH. Thompson would later
add 2.5 of Helix' four quarterback sacks in blanking
Oceanside until the final moments of the ballgame.
"We played well tonight and the plan to win works,"
noted head coach TROY STARR. "The kids came through
– they're an invested groups of seniors."
In 13 contests this season, the Scotties have yielded
a mere 99 points, with no opponent reaching double figures
since late September.
"Our first-unit defense has allowed just two touchdowns
all season, so I'm proud of them," added the coach.
A case-in-point was a hustling stop by JIMMY PRUITT,
who was moved to a hybrid linebacker-cornerback spot
just for this contest
Pruitt was bringing down Pirates quarterback Tofi Poapoa,
but the ball was flung away at the last second to avoid
the sack and actually completed. Still, Pruitt was able
to brush aside Poapoa then race to down the receiver
for a key 10-yard loss to force a punt.
"I went to the boundary – I haven't played
the boundary all year – then they sent me on a
blitz, but the quarterback scrambled," Pruitt recalled.
"I had the containment and grabbed him and tried
to throw him down, but he got the ball away."
"Hard work every day at practice and determination
allowed me to hype up and chase down the receiver as
he came back around."
Obviously, this year's edition of the Highlanders (12-1)
is the school's best since the REGGIE BUSH/ALEX SMITH
squad claimed SDCIF laurels in 2001. And this bunch
were a touch lucky, too, in the second quarter when
kicker VANN SABIN booted a 38-yard field goal, as the
ball landed on the crossbar and bounded through for
a 17-0 advantage.
Indeed, the Scotties seemed destined for an 11th consecutive
victory to clinch the school's seventh section championship.
"Our defense is by far one of the best in the
country – it's fantastic – allowing just 31
points in one stretch," Lewis added. "They
don't let up. It's the best defense I've ever seen."
Then Oceanside gave away some points.
Wide receiver KENDAL KEYS was left completely unguarded
near the left sideline, standing all alone while accepting
a 4-yard quick-out from Lewis for a 24-0 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, MICHAEL ADKINS, who gained a
game-best 137 yards on nine carries, twice raced up
the middle then juked the free safety for scores of
25 and 61 yards on consecutive drives for a 37-0 cushion.
Pruitt, another two-way performer, then capped the outburst
with an 11-yard TD reception.
Oceanside avoided what would have been the most lopsided
shutout loss in CIF San Diego Section finals history
when Ryshaud Keegan ran the ball in from the Helix-4
as time expired.
Earlier in the evening, the long-standing shutout record
of 40 points, set by USDHS over Carlsbad in 1964, was
eclipsed when Cathedral Catholic whitewashed Olympian,
41-0, for the Division III title. However, the mark
was again snapped hours later when Poway blanked Vista,
56-0, in the Division I contest.
DIVISION IV
VALLEY CENTER JAGUARS 20, SANTANA SULTANS
14
Given little chance, passionate Sultans take Valley
Center down to final minute Jaguars stave late Santana rally for 20-14 decision
in CIF Division IV finale
Santana quarterback Kyle Gasner
fires the ball downfield during
Monday morning's CIF Division IV championship
game, The senior
southpaw fired a touchdown pass in the final two
minutes, but
the Sultans still fell to Valley Center, 20-14,
at Qualcomm Stadium. (Photo by Steven Bartholow, courtesy Santee
Patch.com)
(Photos by Anthony Gentile,
courtesy San Diego Reader.com)
That was expected to be the Division IV match between
Santana and Valley Center. Didn’t happen that way.
In fact, the injury riddled Sultans narrowly missed
pulling off a stunning upset before succumbing to the
Jaguars, 20-14.
The Division I, II and III games all ended in routs
– all finishing with a running clock.
Never before had Santana appeared on the big stage
during its 46-year existence. But these Sultans –
battered and all – proved they belonged to be playing
for the grand prize on Monday.
Trailing by 13 points the Sultans took over possession
on their own 9-yard line and eight plays later they
were in the end zone and suddenly trailed by six with
1:22 remaining.
Head coach DAVE GROSS was retiring after the season
regardless of how his 2011 team played. It didn’t
matter if the Sultans won one game or marched through
the season undefeated.
Turns out this Santana squad put together a season
for the ages.
“Fabulous,” reflected Gross, who once coached
Imperial High to three consecutive CIF crowns in 1980-82.
“I don’t think anybody expected us to claim
11 victories this year.”
Standout superstar LANDON LOYOZA was lost due to a
kidney injury in the semifinals and senior TYLER WEISS
left the game after only 2 touches.
After only gaining 135 yards in the first 45 minutes
of the game senior quarterback KYLE GASNER finished
with 210 of Santana’s 234 yards in the contest.
After they appeared to recover the ensuing onside kick
the Sultans looked like they were in business to capture
their first division crown. The officials ruled otherwise,
claiming that the kick ricocheted off the knee of a
Santana defender. Those in the replay booth upstairs
noted that the Sultans did not touch the ball and should
have been permitted to bid for the upset.
However, high school coaches are not allowed to officially
challenge a ruling on the field.
Gasner finished the game completing 13 of his 28 attempts
for 165 yards through the air without his favorite target.
He also scrambled 9 times for 45 yards when the pocket
broke down on him, resembling a Denver Broncos quarterback
that played on the same field just 8 days earlier.
“We definitely missed Landon, but other guys stepped
up big time for us,” Gasner said. “I knew
they were good, but we all knew deep down that we could
take them. TYLER BROWNING had a big game for us and
he showed off his speed and his good hands.”
In the first half the Sultans had their problems hanging
on to the ball as they committed 3 costly turnovers,
but only trailed at the half 17-7.
“It was a great effort like our kids have put
forth every week,” Gross boasted. “Obviously
the turnovers eventually killed us, but when you play
with as much heart as our kids do for you, the game
is never out of reach.”
The most impressive performance belonged to the entire
Sultans defense which kept the game within reach.
“We definitely stepped up our game defensively,”
WESLEY GREEN said. He was all over the field as he collected
10 ½ tackles and also blocked a crucial punt
that handed possession over to the Sultans on the Jaguars
3-yard line. Weiss punched that one from 3 yards in
to tie the game 7-7.
Junior linebacker KEVIN BRADY also paced the defense
as he had 10 tackles himself.
SHAWN PADBERG brought in a 10-yard touchdown pass from
Gasner that closed the Santana scoring, but Santana
would not touch the ball again. The junior receiver
led Santana with a career-best five receptions for 48
yards.
MIKE GRESBRINK made a pair of superb catches covering
55 yards for Santana, serving as one of several unsung
Sultans’ heroes.
As well as the defense played for Santana it was unable
to slow down the Jaguars running game as Garrett Fiehler,
who rushed 41 times for 205 yards and one touchdown
as Valley Center hammered out a 31:20-to-16:40 advantage
in time of possession.
Despite his workhorse effort Fiehler acknowledged Santana’s
defensive effort.
“They were definitely a physical presence on the
field,” Fiehler admitted. “Every time I got
tackled I could feel it. There’s not too many other
teams we faced this year that I could say that about.”
DIVISION II FINAL
1
2
3
4
TOTAL
Oceanside
PIRATES
(8-3-1)
0
0
0
6
6
Helix
HIGHLANDERS
(12-1)
14
10
20
0
44
FIRST QUARTER
H — Darrion Hancock 1 run (Vann Sabin kick),
2:36 (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:53)
H — Gary Thompson 65 pass from Brandon Lewis
(Vann Sabin kick), 0:31 (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards,
0:11) SECOND QUARTER H — FG 38 Vann Sabin (off crossbar and
thru!), 6:04 (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:12)
H — Kendal Keys 4 pass from Brandon Lewis (Van
Sabin kick), 0:19 (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:31) THIRD QUARTER
H — Michael Adkins 25 run (kick failed), 5:52
(Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:03)
H — Michael Adkins 61 run (Vann Sabin kick),
1:22 (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:41)
H — Jimmy Pruitt 11 pass from Brandon Lewis
(Van Sabin kick), 0:15 (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards,
0:51; following 41-yd INT runback by Jalen Davis) FOURTH QUARTER
O — Ryshaud Keegan 4 run (no PAT attempt),
0:00 (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:20)
DIVISION
IV FINAL
1
2
3
4
TOTAL
Santana
SULTANS (11-2)
7
0
0
7
14
Valley
Center JAGUARS (12-1)
7
10
0
3
20
FIRST QUARTER
VC — Michael McInerny 52 pass from Ryan Kleiman
(McInerny kick), 9:47
S — Tyler Weiss 3 run (Cornish kick), 4:23 SECOND QUARTER VC — FG Michael McInerny 22, 11:14
VC — Garrett Fiehler 25 run (Michael McInerny
kick), 5:50 THIRD QUARTER
No scoring FOURTH QUARTER
VC — FG Michael McInerny 30, 9:02
S — Shawn Padberg 10 pass from Kyle Gasner
(Brad Cornish kick), 1:22
DIVISION
I FINAL
1
2
3
4
TOTAL
Vista
PANTHERS (8-6)
0
0
0
0
0
Poway
TITANS (12-0-1)
28
21
7
0
56
FIRST QUARTER
P — N. Gross 3 run (Diaz kick), 7:27
P — Flanagan 7 run (Diaz kick), 6:28
P — I. Gross 21 pass from Isaak (Diaz
kick), 6:17
P — I. Gross 50 pass from Isaak (Diaz
kick), 4:38 SECOND QUARTER P — N. Gross 21 run (Diaz kick),
3:28
P — Babiash 64 interception return (Diaz
kick), 2:14
P — McMahon 6 pass from Isaak (Diaz kick),
1:17
THIRD QUARTER
P — A. Moreno 5 pass from Isaak (Diaz
kick), 8:46 FOURTH QUARTER
No scoring
DIVISION
III FINAL
1
2
3
4
TOTAL
Olympian
EAGLES (9-4)
0
0
0
0
0
Cathedral
Catholic
DONS (12-1)
7
20
14
0
41
FIRST QUARTER
C — Heinz 24 pass from Bogart (Fanning
kick), 5:59 SECOND QUARTER C — Heinz 76 pass from Bogart (kick
failed), 6:20
C — Price 55 punt return (Fanning kick),
4:33
C — Heinz 10 pass from Bogart (Fanning
kick), 0:14 THIRD QUARTER
C — Pascale 75 pass from Bogart (Fanning
kick), 9:42
C — Heinz 13 pass from Aiken (Fanning
kick), 2:19 FOURTH QUARTER
No scoring
Santana's Lozoya out indefinitely,
will miss CIF Division IV finale
Lozoya is suffering from a lacerated kidney,
resulting in emergency surgery over the past 24
hours.
Lozoya's long-term prognosis is strong, but it
will leave the Sultans (11-1) severely limited
on offense against Valley Center at Qualcomm Stadium,
starting at 10 a.m.
Lozoya entered the weekend ranked among East County
leaders in pass receptions and touchdowns. He
also leads the region in punt returns (18.0 average;
2 TDs).
Lozoya figures to miss more than a month of the
basketball season, too.
FEARLESS FORECASTER – Predictions
For Helix, of course, it's Oceanside San Diego Section's top rivalry again battle
for a championship
CHRISTIAN (9-3) vs. Santa
Fe Christian (11-1), 7 p.m.
These perennial powers will tee it up again in Monday’s
(Dec. 5) San Diego CIF Division II championship game at
4:30 p.m. in Qualcomm Stadium.
“It’s almost like we know we’re going
to face those guys in the playoffs,” Helix coach
TROY STARR said. “It’s like Oceanside has
become our traditional rival. It’s all our kids
talk about.”
Plenty of chatting via the various social networks
is ongoing this week as the top-seeded Highlanders (11-1)
prepare to halt Oceanside’s string of seven consecutive
Division II section titles.
This is arguably one of the finest Helix teams in history.
It certainly is a veteran squad cemented by three-year
starters.
Probably the most overlooked unit on the Helix side
is the defensive squad that could have set some kind
of record if Starr had left his starters on the field
for a full four quarters on a weekly basis. Of course,
a running clock has been implemented in six games which
has allowed some opponents to score against the Highlanders’
reserves.
Bottom line here is this is a rock solid defense led
by senior safety KACY SMITH, senior corner JIMMY PRUITT,
senior linebacker ERNEST SHIPLEY, junior linebacker
ROCKY FUGA, senior end GARY THOMPSON and junior tackle
AMU MILO.
On the offensive side, senior quarterback BRANDON LEWIS
(158-254, 2469 yards, 31 TDs), senior running back DARRION
HANCOCK (128 carries, 1135 yards, 18 TDs) and senior
receiver CAMERON LEE (38 catches, 701 yards, 6 TDs)
are the foundation.
“Our thing is about us not so much about who we
are playing,” Starr said. “Our goal every
week is to win our last game. That would be Oceanside
this week. We control what we can control. And that
is what we do.”
These teams have met 11 times since the 2000 season.
The Pirates lead the all-time series and have won seven
of the last eight meetings.
The Highlanders have won 22 of their last 24 games.
Ironically, those two losses came in succession. Oceanside
ended Helix’s season in the Division II semifinals
last year 24-17 and Eastlake dealt Helix a 21-17 setback
to begin this year’s opener.
Of course, most believe a victory over Oceanside will
propel the Highlanders into the State Bowl Game Division
II finals on Dec. 17 at the Home Depot Center in Carson.
Starr does not address any queries beyond the Oceanside
game, however.
He notes Helix has not claimed a section crown since
2001 when REGGIE BUSH and ALEX SMITH were the leaders...
Helix 31-14.
No. 4 Santana vs.
No. 3 Valley Center
Qualcomm Stadium
10 a.m. (ESPN Radio 1700 AM)
SANTANA (11-1) vs. VALLEY CENTER (11-1) —
Late injuries could spoil Santana’s inaugural appearance
in Monday’s (Dec. 5) San Diego CIF Division IV
game at 10 a.m.
The loss of do-it-all senior LANDON LOZOYA to a kidney
injury has dampened the spirits of the upstart Sultans
(11-1), who need only one victory to become the winningest
football team in Santana history.
“We have several walking wounded,” admitted
Santana coach DAVE GROSS. “Obviously losing Landon
hurts us more than anything. But we are not going to
dwell on it. We are going down to Qualcomm with our
heads held high. This is an event most Santana kids
never have the opportunity to experience.
“This is going to be the full deal. We are going
to dress and shower at Qualcomm Stadium. No matter what
happens on the field, I want this to be something our
kids never forget,” Gross added.
What the Sultans miss by losing Lozoya is the No. 2
all-purpose yardage performer, who has also been responsible
for 16 touchdowns.
Hoping to help fill the void for Santana are defensive
tackle JASON PATTERSON, who owns a school record 17
½ sacks, quarterback KYLE GASNER (126-230, 2,021
yards, 26 TDs), Arizona-bound tight end T.D. GROSS (23
carries-322, 4 TDs), slotback TYLER WEISS (23-337, 2
TDs) and running back SPENCER LOVE (124c-839y, 16 TDs).
Santana defeated Valley Center in the only previous
meeting between the two schools 34-21 in the 2006 playoffs.
However, the Jaguars have captured the Division IV crown
five of the last six seasons...Valley Center
42-14.
LATER THIS WEEK… The Fearless Forecaster
takes a look a Christian’s bid for the Division
V championship against Santa Fe Christian Friday (Dec.
9) at San Diego Mesa College at 7 p.m.
at Mar Vista
at Granite Hills
SERRA
VALHALLA
at Hilltop
WEST HILLS
BYE
*SANTANA (H)
*at Monte Vista
*at El Cajon Valley
*MOUNT MIGUEL (Th.)
**at Mt. Carmel
**at Point Loma (at SDHS)
at West Hills
KEARNY
IMPERIAL
EL CENTRO-CENTRAL
at San Ysidro
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alberta
*EL CAJON VALLEY
*at El Capitan
*MOUNT MIGUEL
*at Monte Vista
BYE
**BYE
**IMPERIAL
**CORONADO (Th.)
**Valley Center (Mon., at Qualcomm
Stadium)
W 42-07
W 35-25
W 42-26
W 56-06
W 34-00
W 70-00
W 45-00
W 56-06
L 23-37
W 46-00
W 41-13
W 38-26
L 14-20
MANZANITA
LEAGUE
FOOTHILLS CHRISTIAN
KNIGHTS Home Games at Jr. Seau Field (Parkway
MS)
at Calvin Christian
ARMY-NAVY
JULIAN
SAN YSIDRO
BYE
at Borrego Springs
*HOLTVILLE
CALVARY CHR. (CV)
*at Vincent Memorial (Sat., at
El Centro-Southwest)
*CALIPATRIA
*at Mountain Empire (Th.)
SHERMAN INDIAN (scrum)
CALVIN CHRISTIAN
at Anza-Hamilton
at CV-Calvary Chr. (Seau F.)
JULIAN
at Army-Navy
*VINCENT MEMORIAL
*at Holtville
*CALIPATRIA (Sat.)
at Palm Desert-Xavier Prep
*FOOTHILLS CHR. (Thurs.)
*at Tri-City Chr. (at RBV)
—
W 35-06
W 40-12
W 32-19
W 62-07
W 8-07
W 49-14
L 14-24
W 27-12
W 23-13
W 39-00
L 13-42
CHULA VISTA
EL CAPITAN
at Sweetwater
at San Diego HS
BYE
at El Cajon Valley
*STEELE CANYON (H)
*at West Hills
*GROSSMONT
*at Helix
*VALHALLA (Th.)
**at Carlsbad
W 22-21
W 34-20
W 28-14
L 12-38
W 33-17
L 13-49
L 23-45
W 27-23
L 7-63
L 14-47
L 7-49
RAMONA
University City (at La Jolla)
BONITA VISTA
BYE
at Mar Vista
MONTE VISTA
*at Valhalla
*HELIX
*at Granite Hills
*STEELE CANYON
*at West Hills (Th.)
**at Mira Mesa
**at San Pasqual
W 24-20
W 21-14
T 28-28
W 32-21
W 36-07
L 07-41
L 00-42
L 23-27
L 18-30
W 33-10
W 33-25
L 7-35
at Cathedral Catholic
at Bonita Vista (@SWC)
at Temescal Canyon
EASTLAKE
POINT LOMA
BYE
*at Granite Hills
*VALHALLA
*WEST HILLS (H)
*at Grossmont
*HELIX (Th.)
**SCRIPPS RANCH
**at Mission Hills
L 7-27
W 34-10
W 24-10
L 7-25
W 41-07
W 49-13
W 17-14
W 41-07
W 30-18
L 7-49
W 21-07
L 7-21
MISSION BAY
MOUNT MIGUEL
MORSE
at El Capitan
at Monte Vista
BYE
*GROSSMONT
*at Steele Canyon
*HELIX
*WEST HILLS
*at Granite Hills (Th.)
**RANCHO BERNARDO
**at Oceanside
W 42-07
L 27-28
W 52-26
W 49-14
W 49-14
W 41-07
L 14-17
L 0-42
W 33-17
W 47-14
W 27-21
L 28-31
HOOVER (Sat.)
at Temecula -Linfield Chr.
at L.A.-Verbum Dei (Sat.; at
L.A. Southwest College)
BRAWLEY
EL CAJON VALLEY (H)
BYE
*FRANCIS PARKER (Sat.)
*vs. Horizon, at Coronado
*at Santa Fe Christian (Sat.)
*at La Jolla Country Day
*THE BISHOP'S
**BYE
**HORIZON
**FRANCIS PARKER
**Santa Fe Chr. (Mesa Coll.)
Mon., Dec. 5
At Qualcomm Stadium
Division I
Poway 56, Vista 0 Division II
HELIX 44, Oceanside 6 Division III
Cathedral Catholic 41, Olympian 0 Division IV
Valley Center 20, SANTANA 14
Fri., Dec. 9
At Douglas Stadium, Mesa College
Division V
CHRISTIAN 32, Santa Fe Christian 29
WEEK
FOURTEEN
CIFSDS PLAYOFFS – Semifinals
Thurs., Dec. 1
Division I
(1) Poway 51, (4) San Pasqual 28
(3) Vista 23, (2) Eastlake 21 Division II
(1) HELIX 21, (4) Mission Hills 0
(3) Oceanside 27, (2) La Costa Canyon 7 Division III
(1) Cathedral Cath. 24, (4) Point Loma 0
(3) Olympian 40, (7) Mar Vista 8 Division IV
(4) SANTANA 38, (8) Coronado 26
(3) Valley Center 23, (2) Madison 21
Fri., Dec. 2
Division V
(1) Santa Fe Chr. 42, (4) The Bishop's 6
(2) CHRISTIAN 63, (3) Francis Parker 42
WEEK
THIRTEEN
CIFSDS PLAYOFFS – Quarterfinals
Fri., Nov.
25
Division I
at Poway 42, Chula Vista 14
at San Pasqual 35, Grossmont 7
at Vista 31, Carlsbad 28 (2-OT)
at Eastlake 35, San Diego HS 24 Division II
at Helix 44, Torrey Pines 7
at Mission Hills 21, Steele Canyon 7
at Oceanside 31, Valhalla 28
at La Costa Canyon 13, Westview 6 Division III
at Cathedral Catholic 45, Lincoln 0
at Point Loma 45, El Capitan 21
at Olympian 49, Serra 7
Mar Vista 42, at St. Augustine 28 Division IV
Coronado 54, at Mount Miguel 36
at Santana 41, Imperial 13
at Valley Center 44, Brawley 0
at Madison 45, Mater Dei 7 Division V
at Santa Fe Christian 66, Tri-City Christian 21
at The Bishop's 24, La Jolla Country Day 14
at Francis Parker 40, Holtville 0
at Christian 40, Horizon 20
WEEK
TWELVE
CIFSDS PLAYOFFS – First Round
Fri., Nov. 18
Division I
at Chula Vista 30, Escondido 0
Grossmont 33, at Mira Mesa 25
at Carlsbad 49, Granite Hills 7
San Diego 14, at El Camino 13 Division II
at Torrey Pines 16, Morse 11
at Steele Canyon 21, Scripps Ranch 7
at Valhalla 27, Rancho Bernardo 21
at Westview 48, Bonita Vista 0 Division III
Lincoln 34, at Ramona 7
El Capitan 35, at Mt. Carmel 13
Serra 22, at Kearny 21
at Mar Vista 19, Montgomery 7 Division IV
at Coronado 24, Mission Bay 7
at Imperial 46, Del Norte 30
at Brawley 35, La Jolla 15
at Mater Dei Cath. 44, Palo Verde Valley 7 Division V at
Tri-CIty Christian 42, Mtn. Empire 13
at La Jolla Country Day 42, San Pasqual Aca. 14
at Holtville 37, Army-Navy Aca. 35
at Horizon 50, Calipatria 11.
WEEK ONE
Fri., Sept. 2
(3) Eastlake 21, (1) Helix 14
(6) Cathedral Catholic 27, (13) Steele Canyon 7
(10) Mount Miguel 35, Fallbrook 11
Mar Vista 28, (20) El Capitan 17
Grossmont 24, Ramona 20
Monte Vista 12, Serra 7
Santana 42, West Hills 7
Valhalla 42, Mission Bay 7
Granite Hills 22, Chula Vista 21
Sweetwater 31, El Cajon Valley 20
Foothills Christian 20, Calvin Christian 14
Calipatria 28, San Pasqual Academy 12
Jujlian 55, Borrego Springs 46
Vincent Memorial 36, The Rock 8
Holtville 20, Calvary Murrieta 16
Francis Parker 26, Rio Hondo Prep 11
The Bishop's 35, View Park 20
Westview 21, Santa Fe Christian 0
LJCD 23, Tri-City Christian 12 Sat., Sept. 3
Hoover 35, Christian 0
Chatsworth-Sierra Canyon 58, Horizon 7
WEEK TWO
Fri., Sept. 9
Non-League
No.2 Helix 42, No.9 Vista 7
No.7 Mount Miguel 28, Valhalla 27
Granite Hills 34, El Capitan 20
Grossmont 21, University City 14
Santana 35, Kearny 25
Steele Canyon 34, Bonita Vista 10
Christian 34, Temecula-Linfield Christian 0
Foothills Christian 16, Army-Navy 6
Del Norte 36, Monte Vista 7
La Jolla 23, West Hills 21
Montgomery 20, El Cajon Valley 14
Mountain Empire 35, Calvin Christian 6
Vincent Memorial 22, CV-Calvary Chr. 14
La Jolla Country Day 56, Calipatria 6
Francis Parker 42, LV-Mountain View 19
Santa Fe Christian 13, SJC-Capo Valley 12
Holtville 28, SD-Southwest 0
Anza-Hamilton 48, Julian 7
San Pasqual Acad. 49, Borrego Springs 0 Sat., Sept.10
Mission Bay 27, Horizon 20
WEEK THREE
Fri., Sept. 16
Non-League
(2) Helix 48, (4) Cathedral Catholic 14
(6) Mount Miguel 41, (13) Point Loma 7
(17) Santana 42, Imperial 26
Foothills Christian 33, Julian 0
Granite Hills 28, Sweetwater 14
Steele Canyon 24, Temescal Canyon 10
Valhalla 52, Morse 26
Grossmont 28, Bonita Vista 28 (tie)
The Bishop’s 50, Monte Vista 14
San Ysidro 23, El Cajon Valley 17
Serra 37, El Capitan 30
Mountain Empire 40, Anza-Hamilton 12
La Jolla Country Day 56, Vincent Mem. 0
Calipatria 48, Borrego Springs 0
Holtville 34, L.A.-Douglass 0
Mar Vista 37, Francis Parker 0
Del Norte 23, Horizon 0
Sat., Sept. 17
Christian 34, Verbum Dei 12, at L.A. Southwest College
Santa Fe Christian 25, Coronado 15
WEEK FOUR
Non-League Thurs., Sept. 22
San Diego Jewish 35, Calipatria 0 Fri., Sept. 23 Santana 56, El Centro-Central 6
Valhalla 49, El Capitan 14
Brawley 22, Christian 19
Eastlake 25, Steele Canyon 7
Kearny 34, West Hills 14
Mar Vista 44, Monte Vista 0
Patrick Henry 31, El
Cajon Valley 12
San Diego HS 38, Granite Hills 12
San Ysidro 21, Foothills Christian 0
Mtn. Empire 32, SD-Calvary Christian 19
The Bishop’s 49, Sun Valley Village Christian 20
Vincent Memorial 48, Borrego Springs 6
Temecula-Linfield Christian 17, Francis Parker 17 (tie)
Horizon 39, Escondido Charter 19
El Centro-Southwest 28, Holtville 21
Calvin Christian 41, Julian 35 Sat., Sept. 24
Santa Fe Christian 48, Palo Verde Valley 0
WEEK FIVE
Fri., Sept. 30
Non-League
No. 7 Cathedral 26, No. 1 Eastlake 7
No. 2 Helix 42, Venice 20
No. 3 Oceanside 42, Vista 14
No. 4 Poway 42, Mt. Carmel 7
No. 5 Mount Miguel 56, Sweetwater 20
No. 8 San Pasqual 49, San Marcos 24
No. 9 Mira Mesa 27, Chula Vista 21
El Camino 13, No. 10 Westview 10
Christian 49, El Cajon Valley 0
Grossmont 32, Mar Vista 21
Santana 34, San Ysidro 0
Steele Canyon 41, Point Loma 7
Valhalla 49, Monte Vista 14
West Hills 45, Patrick Henry 21
Hilltop 30, El Capitan 29
La Jolla Country Day 56, Army-Navy 7
Santa Fe Christian 38, La Jolla 23
Imperial 63, Francis Parker 31
Horizon 55, Temecula-Linfield Christian 28
Mountain Empire 62, Julian 7
El Centro-Central 32, Vincent Memorial 6
Calipatria 28, Crawford 6
Foothills Christian – BYE
Granite Hills – BYE Sat., Oct. 1
The Bishop’s 57, Newport Beach-Sage Hill 7
WEEK SIX
Fri., Oct. 7
Non-League
No. 1 Helix 49, No. 6 Mount Miguel 7
El Capitan 31, West Hills 10
Foothills Chr. 41, Borrego Springs 0
Granite Hills 33, El
Cajon Valley 17
Grossmont 36, Monte Vista 7
Santana 70, Grande Prairie (Alberta) 0
Mountain Empire 8, Army-Navy 7
Bishop 47, The Bishop's 6
La Jolla Country Day 42, Escondido Charter 3
Calipatria 20, EC-Southwest 19
Holtville 45, Julian 6
WEEK SEVEN
Fri., Oct. 14
Grossmont Hills League
Valhalla 41, Grossmont 7
Helix 62, West Hills 3
Steele Canyon 49, Granite Hills 13 Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 56, Monte Vista 0
Santana 45, El Cajon Valley 0
El Capitan - BYE Manzanita League
Holtville 21, Foothills Christian 0
Mtn. Empire 49, Vincent Memorial 14 Coastal League
Santa Fe Christian 56, The Bishop's 13
La Jolla Country Day 13, Horizon 7 Non-League
Calipatria 37, Julian 20 Sat., Oct. 15
Coastal League
Christian 42, Francis Parker 23
Fri., Oct. 21
Grossmont Hills League
(1) Helix 42, Grossmont 0
West Hills 45, Granite Hills 23
Steele Canyon 17, Valhalla 14
Grossmont Valley League
(8) Mount Miguel 55, ECVHS 3
Santana 56, El Capitan 6
Coastal League
Christian 41, Horizon 20
Santa Fe Chr. 49, LJCD 14 Manzanita League
Holtville 24, Mountain Empire 14
Calipatria 29, Vincent Memorial 18 Non-League
Calvary Chr. 14, Foothills Chr. 6 Top 10
(2) Poway 45, Wetsview 14
(3) Cathedral 53, Scripps Rch. 0
(4) Oceanside 21, Ramona 17
(5) St. Augustine 35, Henry 13
(6) Eastlake, bye
(7) Madison 43, Mission Bay 7
Vista 21, (9) San Pasqual 7
(10) Valley Center 48, Mt. Carmel 21 Sat., Oct. 22
Coastal League
The Bishop’s at Francis Parker, 1 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 28
Grossmont Hills League
(1) Helix 42, Valhalla 0
Granite Hills 27, Grossmont 23
Steele Canyon 41, West Hills 7 Grossmont Valley League
(8) Mount Miguel 37, Santana 23
El Capitan 42, Monte Vista 12
El Cajon Valley – BYE Coastal League
Francis Parker 48, Horizon 33 Non-League
Holtville 52, Borrego Springs 6
Sat., Oct. 29
Coastal League
Santa Fe Christian 48, Christian 34
The Bishop's 35, La Jolla Country Day 16 Manzanita League
Mountain Empire 27, Calipatria 12 Vincent
Memorial 13, Foothills Christian 12
Fri., Nov. 4
Grossmont Hills League
(1) Helix 63, Granite Hills 7
Steele Canyon 30, Grossmont 18
Valhalla 33, West Hills 17 Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 21, El Cajon Valley 7
Santana 46, Monte Vista 0
(9) Mount Miguel – BYE Coastal League
Christian 24, La Jolla Country Day 21 Manzanita League Calipatria
14, Foothills Christian 0 Vincent
Memorial 19, Holtville 16 Non-League Mountain
Empire 23, Palm Desert-Xavier Prep 13 Sat., Nov. 5
Coastal League Santa
Fe Christian 49, Francis Parker 7
Horizon 58, The Bishop's 21
Thurs., Nov. 10
Grossmont Hills League
Valhalla 47, Granite Hills 14
Helix 49, Steele Canyon 7
Grossmont 33, West Hills 10 Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 42, El Capitan 0
El Cajon Valley 36, Monte Vista 16
Santana – BYE Manzanita League
Mountain Empire 39, Foothills Christian 0 Fri., Nov. 11
Coastal League
Christian 56, The Bishop’s 36
Santa Fe Christian 48, Horizon 14
Francis Parker 20, La Jolla Country Day 6 Manzanita League
Holtville 14, Calipatria 13
