A year ago, a pair of East County programs –
Grossmont and El Capitan – each delivered
rare victories after gaining the final berth into
the San Diego Section playoffs in their respective
divisions. So the Norsemen made sure visiting
Rancho Bernardo would not forge its own sneak
attack.
The time needed? Exactly 20 seconds.
That's how long it took for NEHEMIAH BROWN to
return the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown,
then the senior went 95 yards on a second-quarter
kickoff runback for another score, leading the
fifth-seeded Norsemen to a 52-21 pasting of the
Broncos in Friday's (Nov. 9) CIF Division II
opener.
Brown took the opening kick to the left side,
but when confronted, he cut to the right and followed
a wall of four teammates over the final 60 yards
for an easy score. His second return, following
a brief muff, also started to the left side, but
with Rancho Bernardo seemingly waiting for a change
of direction, Brown simply remained on course
in front of the Valhalla bench to gallop coast-to-coast.
“Both times, the blocks developed really
nicely, then I saw the hole, cut through it and
took off,” said Brown. “I muffed the
ball on the second one, but stayed calm and followed
the blocks and took it to the house.”
Meanwhile, Valhalla quarterback RAMSEY ROMANO
threw for three TDs in the first half, mounting
a 35-14 advantage by halftime. The senior completed
8 of his first 9 passes to take control of the
game early. He finished with 228 yards on 14-for-24
passing, then accounted for a fourth touchdown
on a 5-yard run in the fourth quarter.
JOHN TODD collected a pair of TD passes. Romano
went 5-for-5 on the first Norsemen series, capped
by a 33-yarder to Todd, who later connected on
a 29-yard hook-up with 13 seconds left before
the intermission.
In between, KEVIN MILLS made a dazzling, one-handed
grab from 8-yards out for a 21-7 lead to close
the first quarter.
"Honestly, I thought I was going to get
popped," noted Mills. "I just stuck
my hand out and it fell into my hand."
“We really got it together – the team
was really on it. We want to come out strong and
make you think that Valhalla is a team you don't
want to mess with.”
The rest of the night belonged to Valhalla's
defense, featuring a pair of interceptions by
SPENCER HAVIRD, giving him the CIFSDS lead with
11 thefts on the season.
Havird leaped in front of a Broncos receiver
to take away a pass by Michael Searson midway
through the second quarter, racing 13 yards with
the runback. And when Searson was eventually knocked
out of action on a sack and forced fumble by De'SHAWN
TONE, Havird picked off reserve Charles Ensley,
gaining a 7-yard return.
"RB was solid, but we thought they'd run
the ball more because of the rain," said
Havird, the free safety. "But when they went
to the air, I thought I could get to the ball
almost every time."
For Havird, his 11 picks are the most by an East
County player this century. The previous mark
of 10 was set by JOSH SIERRA of Grossmont in 2000,
then equaled by 2005 CIF Player of the Year ABRAHAM
MUHEIZE of El Cajon Valley.
Havird has at least one more game – next
Friday's quarterfinals at La Costa Canyon –
to move to No. 2 on the CIFSDS list, held by Eugene
Alim (12) of Mar Vista in 1969. The all-time mark
is one of the section's oldest marks of 16 by
DAVE DUNCAN of El Capitan, set in 1963.
"We're always confident going into any game,"
Havird added.
Valhalla left tackle
Tre Brown climbs
the ladder, but just
missed grabbing
his deflected pass. (Don DeMars Photography)
Also giving Rancho Bernardo quarterbacks problems
all night was defensive tackle TRE BROWN. He deflected
at least four passes, including two which bounded
straight up into the air then nearly landed in his
arms for picks.
"We just held our ground, we got pressure
on the quarterback – we played the ball really
well," added Tre Brown. "That's how
our defense works. The line puts pressure up front
and the d-backs covered extremely well."
"We know we can play – we bring our
'A' game every time."
JIHAD ELDER closed out Valhalla's second straight
playoff-opening win over Rancho Bernardo (1-10)
with a 59-yard TD run in the closing minutes.
The score gave Elder 65 yards in seven carries;
Broncos’ back Ivy Adair led all rushers with
76 yards on 18 carries.
Also garnering sacks for Valhalla (8-3) were
GIUSEPPE CASTANOS and PHILIP DIAZ DE LEON. Meanwhile,
placekicker EAN HENDRICKSON overcame an early
miss to drill a 39-yard field goal in the third
quarter.
The 11th interception
of the season by Valhalla free safety Spencer
Havird
(far right) was for easy pickings. (Photo by Don DeMars Photography)
Wolf Pack stave late Hoover rally,
post first CIF triumph since 2007
Hoover kicker Gerard Valenzuela miss-fired on an extra-point
attempt in the fourth quarter that would have tied the
game, then came up short on a 45-yard field-goal attempt
that could have won the game with 2:17 left to play.
“Uuuugly,” was the first word out of West
Hills coach TAY SNEDDON in a postgame interview. “But
we’ll take it.”
Coming off a 2-8 campaign last year, West Hills (7-4)
won its first playoff game since 2007 and earned the
right to play No. 3-seed Ramona (6-4) next Friday night
(Nov. 17) in the quarterfinals.
West Hills led 14-0 at halftime, but Hoover (6-5) gained
momentum with a pair of highlight touchdowns by Damonte
Holiday midway through the second half.
First, Holiday hauled in a 39-yard TD pass from Dionte
Whitfield that cut the lead to 14-7 late in the third
quarter. Three plays later, Holiday intercepted a pass
along the West Hills sideline and scooted 31 yards for
another touchdown that made it 14-13.
Now, like this one, the holder on most extra-point
kicks normally places the kicking tee on the 10-yard
line, and it’s usually a “gimme”. But,
at West Hills, the 10-yard line is white with 5 yards
of light blue turf on one side and 5 yards of dark blue
turf on the other. Who knows, perhaps that was the reason
Valenzuela duck-snapped a low line drive that clanked
the crossbar and fell pointless into the end zone.
Nine minutes later, Valenzuela faced a 45-yard field-goal
attempt, and the holder once again placed the tee on
the 35-yard stripe – with light blue and dark blue
on both sides of his vision. The kick was up and straight
and … not long enough.
“The kick was good, right on target,” Sneddon
said. “He was just short by a couple of yards.”
Hoover’s “Saturday-morning quarterbacks”
will certainly criticize Cardinals coach Jerry Ralph
for deciding to go for the field goal rather than attempt
a fourth-and-3 conversion from the 28-yard line. On
the previous play, Whitfield scrambled for a 9-yard
pickup.
“Obviously we felt like (Valenzuela) could make
the field goal,” said Ralph, a former coach at
Santana. “I wish I gave Dionte another shot.”
However, on Hoover ’s previous possession, facing
a fourth-and-3 from the 42-yard line with 6:14 to play,
West Hills’ undersized and under-rated defense
held Lewis Butler to a 2½-yard gain.
On the next play, ERIC SEABOCH busted loose for a 26-yard
gain to the Cardinals’ 18-yard line, but a 19-holding
penalty three plays later halted the Wolf Pack drive
and set the scene for the final 3:30.
“We had the ball inside the 20-yard line and penalties
pulled us back,” Sneddon said. “We’ve
got to do a better job of finishing opportunities like
that.”
After Hoover ’s missed field-goal attempt, West
Hills managed to run the final 137 seconds off the clock,
but that, too, was dicey. On a fourth-and-1 from his
own 29-yard line, Sneddon called for quarterback RASHAAN
MILLER to execute a sneak, and the 6-foot-4 senior bulled
his way for 2 yards and a first down.
“I knew they had no timeouts remaining,”
Sneddon said of his gamble, “and I knew our big
guy could get at least a yard.”
It worked, and Miller only had to kneel once as the
skies opened simultaneously and poured rain on the game
for the first time.
“What a game,” said Seaboch, who rushed for
108 yards on 21 carries. “We were prepared and
ready for anything, knowing it was playoffs.”
After a 16-year playoff streak from 1993 to 2008, West
Hills had not been invited to the dance floor in the
past three seasons. The Wolf Pack were 4-5-1 in 2009,
3-7 in 2010 and 2-8 last year.
“We’ve come a long way,” said Seaboch
in a manner that suggests he is expecting more good
things next week. “Big turnaround from last year,
that’s for sure. I’m still feeling it. Still
living in the moment.
“Coming in, everybody expected us to lose. We
wanted to prove them wrong. We want respect. We want
to be recognized as a good football team, and this was
a good start.”
Speaking of good starts, that’s exactly what catapulted
the Wolf Pack on their first drive. Starting from their
43-yard line, the Pack methodically reeled off nine
plays and scored when PEANUT HERRADA bulled over from
the 1 for a 7-0 lead.
On the first play of the second quarter, Seaboch stiff-armed
a couple of would-be tacklers on a left-end sweep and
trounced into the end zone for a 14-0 lead.
Minutes later, West Hills’ JUSTIN LEPISI recovered
a fumble near midfield, but Miller threw just his third
interception of the season on the next play to thwart
that opportunity. Hoover then reeled off 13 plays, but
its drive was interrupted by a fumble and recovery by
the Wolf Pack’s SEAN OLZANESKI at the 29-yard line.
The Cardinals gained only three first downs in the
second half, but a couple of big plays by Holiday put
them in position to pull out the win.
“We blew cover on the (39-yard) touchdown pass,”
Sneddon said. “Just blown coverage. Bad play on
our part.”
Miller finished 11-of-16 passing for 112 yards. But
his two interceptions doubled his total for the season.
Also, West Hills was playing without its best offensive
lineman, tackle KEVIN JAYNES, who rolled an ankle in
practice during the week.
“We need to get healthy and execute better next
week against Ramona,” Sneddon said. “I think
we have a real good chance, but we need to play better.”
Both teams were battered by injuries. But the Matadors
(7-4) kept coming up with key substitutions. When junior
BRAD MORENO was knocked out of the game late in the
2nd quarter with a shoulder injury, sophomore JACOB
CASTILLO took the helm.
Although Castillo didn’t rack up a bevy of numbers
he did complete 5 of 9 passes for 58 yards, including
a victory-clinching, 22-yard touchdown to RASHAD HARPER
with 2:59 remaining.
“I guess you would say I wasn’t nervous when
I first went out there,” Castillo said. “Of
course I had the jitters but once we executed that first
double pass from ISAIAH FULTON to JOVON RICHARDSON it
seemed to pump up my adrenaline.”
No doubt about it. In his second serve of the contest
Castillo swung a pass out to sophomore EARL TRE BRYERS
that covered 27-yards to the Mater Dei 1-yard line,
giving the Matadors a first and goal late in the 2nd
quarter in the final seconds of the second quarter.
Two plays later Bryers went airborne as he leaped over
the defensive line from the 1-yard line, giving Mount
Miguel a 13-7 halftime lead.
Mount Miguel’s momentum continued in the second
half although Moreno was sidelined and Castillo was
in control.
“I was pretty surprised I even got in the game,”
Castillo said. “But once they gave me the ball
I was just hoping that I could get us enough points
for the victory.”
Behind the running of BEN LOMIBAO (14 carries, 97 yards)
the Matadors marched downfield with the aid of 26 yards
from Bryers, who punched the ball across the goal line
with 7:18 remaining, staking Mount Miguel to a 20-7
lead. It was the second touchdown for Bryers, who rushed
for 56 yards on 14 carries.
DEVAUGHN MURRAY picked off his 5th interception, which
ties him with Helix’s KENDAL KEYS for third place
in the East County standings.
“They burned us for a 73-yard touchdown pass (on
the second play of the game) on a blown coverage,”
said Murray. “But that’s all we gave ‘em.
We tightened up and put the squeeze on their offense.”
That they did – with 5 sacks, including 2 by MIRACLE
TAUSAGA. JALEN WALKER also had a sack and 5 tackles,
while EDWARD HERNANDEZ had 2 tackles and a sack. The
5th sack was registered by JOVON DAVIS, who also recorded
3 tackles. SONNY SOMOATA had 6 tackles and a fumble
recovery for the Matadors.
Mount Miguel kept the pressure on Mater Dei’s
quarterback Joseph Legerrette-Luke, who completed a
pair of touchdowns on 10-21 passing. He was limited
to 22 carries for a net 10 yards.
DIVISION II
STEELE CANYON 17, SAN MARCOS 6 – And then
there were 12. With everyone else in SDCIF Division
II looking at the remnants of a season past, for
eight teams this week, at least one more game remains
as the playoffs begin.
Count the Steele Canyon Cougars (4-6-1) as one
of those.
Some thought the Cougars had bitten off more
than they could chew with their punishing early
schedule. The Grossmont Hills League schedule
certainly wasn't any easier. The GHL managed to
put 5 of their 6 teams in the playoffs.
Steele Canyon might still have something to prove.
At 3-6-1 the Cougars garnered a no.7 seed and
a home game. The visiting San Marcos Knights (5-5,
2-2) must have wondered why they had to travel
across the county to play on the road on Fri.
(Nov 9).
They were about to find out.
Cougars running back LONNIE TUFF introduced himself
on the first play from scrimmage. Tuff busted
through the middle, hit the right sideline, and
43 yards later the Cougars were in business at
the Knights 25-yard line. Tuff added runs of 4
and 9 yards before finishing the drive from 5
yards out.
Tuff rushed for 61 yards on the drive and commented
on the run game.
"We anticipated bad weather and thought
we'd have to rely on the ground game", he
said. "We might be playing with a little
chip on our shoulder too". Tuff also insisted
on sharing his accolades with his offensive line.
San Marcos appeared up to the challenge on their
first drive. They embarked on a 12 play 42-yard
drive. On 4th-and-goal from the 8-yard line, quarterback
Drew Olson found his receiver for an apparent
touchdown. Steele Canyon defensive back TOMMY
TYLER, seemingly beat on the play, recovered in
time to strip the ball at the last second.
Big play. Instead of 7-7 or 7-3, the score remained
7-0 in the Cougars favor.
Three possessions in, and Steele Canyon 's defense
decided to get going. On a 3rd and 15 on their
own 40-yard line, San Marcos put the ball on the
ground. JONATHON GAUTHIER was there to scoop it
up.
Gauthier spoke about the defensive mindset.
“We expected more passing from San Marcos,”
he said. “But we were ready either way. This
win gives us confidence and momentum going into
next week.”
It seemed as though Steele Canyon was the superior
team. Yet they only led 7-0 at the half.
Head coach SCOTT LONGERBONE spoke to his team
at halftime. “I told them that this game
was going to be won in the third quarter.”
He added, “If we could get a couple of stops
on defense and a couple of scores, we didn't think
they could beat us in the fourth quarter.”
How right he was.
After stopping San Marcos on the opening drive
of the 2nd half, Steele Canyon went on a 12 play
drive. Starting on their own 12-yard line, quarterback
BRANDON ANDRADE found wideout BRANDON HOWARD streaking
down the right side for 45 yards.
The Cougars then marched down to the the Knights
8-yard line. First-and-goal at the 8 and Steele
Canyon retreated. Illegal shift, sack, incompletion.
So on 4th and 17, coach Longerbone had a big decision.
He trotted placekicker DAN WILD out to try a
field goal. His kicker didn't disappoint. Wild
nailed the 34-yarder and the score had grown to
10-0.
On the ensuing San Marcos drive, the bizarre
took place. Knights wide receiver Trevor Waite
took the reverse handoff and headed to the far
sideline. He got fenced in and reversed field.
At some point he thought would be a good idea
to try and throw it.
It was a bad choice. Cornerback ALEX WILEY pulled
down the first of his two interceptions. But this
was the big one. On the next Cougar drive, it
was Tuff for 3 yards. Then Andrade found Tuff
on a swing pass for 23 yards and his 2nd touchdown.
With 8:26 left in the 4th quarter, Steele was
up 17-0.
Andrade finished with 103 yards passing. Tuff
finished with 95 yards rushing.
Despite giving up a late touchdown to the Knights,
Steele Canyon answered any questions about their
seeding. Steele Canyon not only belongs in these
playoffs, they are now in the final eight. The
next problem for the Cougars: a return trip to
No. 2 seed Helix.
— MARK MEADOWS
DIVISION III
SERRA 42, MONTE VISTA 13 – The first
round Division III San Diego CIF playoff game
between the Serra Conquistadors and the Monte
Vista Monarchs was a rematch of the opening game
of the year in which the Monarchs fell to Serra
26-14. It was not a sign of things to come for
the Monarchs, who finished 2011 with only one
win.
Monte Vista ’s program enjoyed a huge turnaround
with 6 wins and a playoff appearance in head coach
RON HAMAMOTO’s first season. The regular
season success didn’t follow them into the
playoffs as they fell to the Conquistadors 42-13
Friday night (Nov. 9) in front of 800 fans at
Serra’s Pit. The Monarchs (6-5) had come
into the contest allowing only 16 points a game,
but turnovers and an opportunistic Serra squad
(8-3) was too much to overcome.
Monte Vista scored on the game’s opening
possession as Monarch quarterback THOMAS WALKER
took advantage of a blown Serra assignment and
hit a wide open RICARDO HERNANDEZ on a quick hitch.
Hernandez ran 43 yards before being knocked out
of bounds at the Serra 19-yard line. JEMEIL JACKSON
scored 5 plays later on a 2-yard run to give the
Monarchs a short-lived 6-0 lead.
Serra’s Stephon Zackiewicz took the ensuing
kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, taking advantage
of several missed Monarch tackles to give the
Conquistadors a 7-6 lead only 4 minutes into the
game.
Then Monte Vista started to self destruct. The
Monarchs next three drives ended in a turnover
on downs and two lost fumbles – all in the
red zone, the last fumble coming on Serra’s
9-yard line. Serra marched 91 yards and scored
with 0:26 seconds left in the half on Hunter Correll’s
9-yard touchdown run. Serra converted two 3rd-and-longs
on the drive to go up 21-6 at halftime.
“The 2 turnovers hurt us real bad. We could’ve
went in at halftime 21-21. They came out in the
2nd half and really took it to us. They just out
played us in the 2nd half,” said Hamamotto.
Indeed, Serra scored 21 unanswered points in
the third quarter as the Monarchs suffered three
interceptions.
Monte Vista got into the end zone one last time
on a 4-yard MESSAI SMALL touchdown run with 6:02
left in the game. Despite the loss, Monte Vista
seniors could be heard praising their teammates
for helping them to experience a winning season.
“I think it’s a great accomplishment
any time you go to the playoffs, especially when
you have a program that was 1-9. Obviously we
wanted a better showing tonight, but I’m
real proud of the kids,” said Hamamoto.
— DAVID HURST
CIFSDS
Playoffs
FIRST ROUND /
Fri., Nov. 9
QUARTERFINALS
/ Fri., Nov. 16
Division
I
Carlsbad 49, at Otay Ranch 29
El Camino 26, Patrick Henry 3
Rancho Buena Vista 52, at Chula Vista 33
Torrey Pines 42, at Escondido 7
Division
I
Carlsbad at (1) Mission Hills
El Camino at (4) San Pasqual
Rancho Buena Vista at (3) Grossmont
Torrey Pines at (2) Eastlake
Division II
Hilltop 35, at Orange Glen 28 (OT) Valhalla 52, Rancho Bernardo 21
Westview 35, Bonita Vista 7 Steele Canyon 17, San Marcos 6
Division II
Hilltop at (1) Oceanside Valhalla at (4) La Costa Canyon
Westview at (3) Poway Steele Canyon at (2) Helix
Division III
Mt. Carmel 22, at Morse 7
Point Loma 42, at University City 3 West Hills 14, Hoover 13
Serra 42, Monte Vista 13
Division III
Mt. Carmel at (1) Olympian
Point Loma at (4) Lincoln West Hills at (3) Ramona
Serra at (2) Cathedral Catholic
Division IV
Del Norte 34, Mission Bay 28
Mar Vista 31, Clairemont 7
Imperial 34, La Jolla 20 Mount Miguel 26, Mater Dei 14
Division IV
Del Norte vs. (1) St. Augustine
Mar Vista at (4) Valley Center
Imperial at (3) Brawley Mount Miguel at Madison
Division V
Mtn. Empire 60, Tri-City Christian 23
La Jolla Country Day 70, at CV-Calvary Christian
6
Calipatria 41, at Army-Navy 21
The Bishop's 24, Holtville 21
Division V
Mtn. Empire vs. (1) Santa Fe Christian
La Jolla Country Day vs. (4) Horizon
Calipatria vs. (3) Christian, at Granite
Hills
The Bishop's at (2) Francis Parker
FEARLESS FORECASTER –
Predictions
Familiar faces return to East County
for opening round of SDCIF playoffs
HOOVER at WEST HILLS – In a Division III
shootout, head coach JERRY RALPH’s Hoover Cardinals
will take on TAY SNEDDON’s Wolf Pack in Santee.
Knowing the history of the two coaches, Ralph’s
team, traditionally a passing squad, has taken to the
ground this year, which is good news for Sneddon’s
bunch, who will hope to control the clock. Both sides
(6-4 each) have found equal success, both opening the
season at 5-0, then skiding to 1-4 in league play.
West Hills counts on running back ERIC SEABOCH, who
is averaging more than 80 yards a game and has scored
12 touchdowns. Mobile quarterback RASHAAN MILLER has
generated 1382 yards and 13 TDs.
This is the first ever meeting between these two teams...
Hoover 28-21.
SAN MARCOS at STEELE CANYON – Former East
County coach JASON TEXLER brings his San Marcos Knights
(5-5) to frigid Steele Canyon Friday night (Nov. 9)
for First Round action in the SDCIF playoffs.
Without a doubt the Cougars (3-6-1) have played the
toughest schedule in the San Diego Section and they
did so with an injured LONNIE TUFF, who has now found
his legs and is running wild. Quarterback BRANDON ANDRADE
has been steady all season, compiling 2474 yards and
21 touchdowns.
The Knights prefer to pass the ball with QB Drew Olson
(102-175, 1659 yards, 12 TDs) challenging Steele Canyon’s
secondary, which is suspect to say the least.
This is the second meeting between these teams, with
Steele Canyon winning 28-20 in the 2009 playoffs. The
Cougars could make it two in a row... Steele Canyon
28-17.
MATER DEI CATHOLIC at MOUNT MIGUEL – Division
IV’s Mater Dei (8-2) is a defensive-minded team
led by Sebastian Alzua’s 76 tackles for the season,
and the Crusaders’ Sebastian Kelley has recorded
6 sacks.
This should be an even duel as Mount Miguel (6-4) has
an explosive offense. The Matadors look to BEN LOMIBAO
who has produced 77 carries, 467 yards and 7 TDs in
the last two weeks. Versatile quarterback BRAD MORENO
has been all over the field, averaging 15 touchdowns
and 1225 yards. Linebacker SONNY SAMOATA (91 tackles,
4 sacks) anchors the Matadors’ defense.
Mount Miguel has yet to play the Crusaders, the Metro
Pacific League champions, and figure to get the nod...
Mount Miguel 28-23.
Sportswriters/Sportscasters
CIF San Diego Section Poll Conducted
by UT San Diego
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
REGULAR SEASON FINAL
Rank/School
WL
Pts
LW
1. Oceanside (29) 2. Helix
3. Mission Hills
4. Cathedral Catholic
5. Olympian
6. Poway
7. St. Augustine
8. Madison
9. Eastlake
10. La Costa Canyon
9-1
8-1
8-2
8-2
10-0
8-2
8-2
9-1
7-3
7-3
290
257
203
202
170
166
110
63
48
37
1
2
t-3
t-3
6
5
8
9
10
7
Honorable
mention – Valhalla (26), Grossmont (8),
Brawley (6), Patrick Henry (6).
29
sportswriters, sportscasters and reps from the CIF
vote in the weekly poll. The panel includes: John
Maffei, Terry Monahan, Tom Sheridan, Dennis Lin,
Craig Malveaux (U-T San Diego), Rick Hoff and Tom
Saxe (U-T SD stringers), Nick Pellegrino (East County
Sports), Steve Brand and John Shacklett (Hall of
Champions), Rick Hill (East County), Steve Dolan
(my1079fm.com), Rick Willis and Brandon Stone (KUSI-TV),
John Kentera. Bob Petinak, Mark Chlebowski, Ted
Mendenhall, Jordan Carruth, Jack Cronin, Bobby Wooldridge
(XX Sports Radio 1090), Bruce Ward (San Diego City
Schools), Jeff Kurtz (playsports), Craig Elsten
(619sports.net), Dave Axelson (The Coronado Eagle
& Journal), Anthony Gentile (San Diego Reader),
Rick Smith (Partletonsports.com), and Jerry Schiepp
and John LaBeta (CIF-SDS).
MONTE VISTA at SERRA – It’s kind of
ironic when teams open the season against each other,
and then meet in the first round of the playoffs. Such
is the case in this Division III meeting of the two
squads. The Conquistadors (7-3) won 26-14 in the opener,
so Monte Vista (6-4) has a chance for revenge with the
stakes much higher.
Of course, Monte Vista is riding a four-game win streak
with upset on its mind. So now it becomes psychological.
Does Serra just figure they were lucky, or does Monte
Vista think an upset is easily within reach? That’s
what makes this game such an energetic opening round
game.
The Monarchs look to versatile JEMEIL JACKSON, who
is averaging 94 yards per game and has scored 13 touchdowns.
Running back SHAWN MORALES has rushed for 506 yards
and 7 touchdowns for Monte Vista.
Serra counters with quarterback Hunter Correll, who
has passed for 1193 yards for 13 touchdowns.
These teams have met three times, with the Conquistadors
leading the series 2-1, but the nod this time goes to...
Monte Vista 14-13.
RANCHO BERNARDO at VALHALLA – Forget about
these records because they are misleading. Any team
allowed into the Division II playoffs, such as Rancho
Bernardo with a 1-9 record has to have something going
for it.
The Norsemen (7-3) have the leading passer in the county
in RAMSEY ROMANO, who has 3051 yards and 32 touchdowns
in total offense. Those are pretty powerful numbers
and the mobile Romano can back them up. The Norsemen
are much better than their record and they should be
able to prove it to Rancho Bernardo. JIHAD ELDER is
averaging 6.9 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns this
season, while NEHEMIAH BROWN has scored 8 touchdowns
on 59 carries for Valhalla.
These teams have met only once in the past and that
was last year when the Norsemen won in the playoffs...
Valhalla 34-19.
CIF
San Diego Section Championships (All games at 7 p.m., unless noted)
DIVISION I
First Round – Nov. 9
Future Rounds
(1) Mission Hills (8-2), bye
Carlsbad (4-6) at Otay Ranch (6-4)
Patrick Henry (9-1) at El Camino (6-4)
(4) San Pasqual (6-4), bye (3) Grossmont (8-2), bye
Rancho Buena Vista (5-5) at Chula Vista (6-4)
Torrey Pines (5-5) at Escondido (5-5)
(2) Eastlake (7-3), bye
Quarterfinals – Nov.
16
Carlsbad-Otay Ranch winner at Mission Hills
Patrick Henry-El Camino winner at San Pasqual
Rancho Buena Vista-Chula Vista winner at
Grossmont
Torrey Pines-Escondido winner at Eastlake
Semifinals – Nov. 23. home sites Final – Nov. 30, 7:35 p.m., Escondido
High
DIVISION II
First Round – Nov. 9
Future Rounds
(1) Oceanside (9-1), bye
Hilltop (5-5) at Orange Glen (5-5)
Rancho Bernardo (1-9) at Valhalla (7-3)
(4) La Costa Canyon (7-3), bye
(3) Poway (8-2), bye
Bonita Vista (2-8) at Westview (7-3)
San Marcos (5-5) at Steele Canyon (3-6-1) (2) Helix (9-1), bye
Quarterfinals – Nov.
16
Hilltop-Orange Glen winner at Oceanside
Rancho Bernardo-Valhalla winner at
La Costa Canyon
Bonita Vista-Westview winner at Poway
San Marcos-Steele Canyon winner at
Helix
Semifinals – Nov. 23. home sites Final – Dec. 1, 7:35 p.m., Escondido
High
DIVISION III
First Round – Nov. 9
Future Rounds
(1) Olympian (10-0), bye
Mt. Carmel (4-6) at Morse (3-7)
Point Loma (7-3) at University City (6-4)
(4) Lincoln (6-4), bye
(3) Ramona (6-4), bye
Hoover (6-4) at West Hills (6-4) Monte Vista (6-4) at Serra (7-3)
(2) Cathedral Catholic (8-2), bye
Quarterfinals – Nov.
16
Mt. Carmel-Morse winner at Olympian
Point Loma-University City winner at Lincoln
Hoover-West Hills winner at Ramona Monte Vista-Serra winner at Cathedral
Catholic
Semifinals – Nov. 23. home sites Final – Dec. 1, 3:35 p.m., Escondido
High
DIVISION IV
First Round – Nov. 9
Future Rounds
(1) St. Augustine (8-2), bye
Mission Bay (6-4) at Del Norte (5-5)
Clairemont (5-5) at Mar Vista (7-3)
(4) Valley Center (6-4), bye
(3) Brawley (9-1), bye
La Jolla (3-7) at Imperial (8-2)
Mater Dei Catholic (8-2) at Mount Miguel
(6-4)
(2) Madison (9-1), bye
Quarterfinals – Nov.
16
Mission Bay-Del Norte winner vs. St. Augustine
Clairemont-Mar Vista winner at Valley Center
La Jolla-Imperial winner at Brawley
Mater Dei Catholic-Mount Miguel winner
at Madison
Semifinals – Nov. 23. home sites Final – Dec. 1, 11:35 a.m., Escondido
High
DIVISION V
First Round – Nov. 9
Future Rounds
(1) Santa Fe Christian (7-3),
bye
Tri-City Christian (7-2) at Mountain Empire
(7-3)
La Jolla Country Day (6-3) vs. CV Calvary
Christian (7-2)
(4) Horizon (7-3), bye (3) Christian (7-3), bye
Calipatria (8-2) vs. Army-Navy (10-0)
Holtville (8-2) vs. The Bishop’s (3-7)
(2) Francis Parker (6-4), bye
Quarterfinals – Nov. 16
Tri-City Christian-Mountain Empire winner
vs. Santa Fe Christian
La Jolla Country Day-CV Calvary Christian
winner vs. Horizon
Calipatria-Army-Navy winner vs. Christian
(@GH)
Holtville-The Bishop’s winner at Francis
Parker Semifinals – Nov. 23. home sites Final – Nov. 30, 3:35 p.m., Escondido
High
x-rec'd.
forfeit win from Cathedral Catholic; score converts to 1-0 (Nat'l. Federation
rules).
Central
League
School
W
L
W
L
PF
PA
University
City
4
0
6
5
301
292
Christian
3
1
8
4
439
228
Clairemont
2
2
5
6
234
261
Coronado
1
3
2
8
94
312
Crawford
0
4
1
9
206
379
Manzanita
League
School
W
L
W
L
PF
PA
Calipatria
3
1
9
3
319
207
Mountain
Empire
3
1
8
4
468
270
Holtville
3
1
7
3
234
184
Vincent
Memorial
1
3
3
5
192
192
Foothills
Christian
0
4
3
6
146
289
CIFSDS PLAYOFFS
Championships
All at Wilson Stadium, Escondido HS
Fri., Nov. 30
Division I (2) Eastlake 21, (1) Mission Hills 14
Division V (1) Santa Fe Christian 31, (2) Francis Parker 15
Sat., Dec. 1
Division II
(1) Oceanside 32, (3) Poway 10
Division III
(4) Lincoln 42, (3) Ramona 14
Division IV
(2) Madison 35, (1) St. Augustine 21
Semifinals
Fri., Nov. 23
Division I
Mission Hills 42, San Pasqual 17
Eastlake 59, Grossmont 37 Division II
Oceanside 31, Valhalla 28
Poway 21, Helix 7 Division III
Lincoln 20, Olympian 7
Ramona 56, Serra 7 Division IV
St. Augustine 38, Valley Center 21
Madison 35, Brawley 16 Division V
Santa Fe Christian 49, Horizon 35
Francis Parker 27, Christian 24 (2-OT)
Quarterfinals
Fri., Nov. 16
Division I
Mission Hills 35, Carlsbad 7
San Pasqual 20, El Camino 16
Grossmont 55, Rancho Buena Vista 34
Eastlake 28, Torrey Pines 10 Division II
Oceanside 50, Hilltop 0
Valhalla 34, at La Costa Canyon 33
Poway 31, Westview 0
Helix 48, Steele Canyon 21
Division III
Olympian 40, Mt. Carmel 7
Lincoln 21, Point Loma 17
Ramona 41, West Hills 21 Serra
df. Cathedral Catholic, 1-0 (forfeit) Division IV
St. Augustine 42, Del Norte 13
Valley Center 23, Mar Vista 21
Brawley 26, Imperial 21
Madison 46, Mount Miguel 38 Division V
Santa Fe Christian 31, Mtn. Empire 6
Horizon 40, La Jolla Country Day 24
Christian 56, Calipatria 3
Francis Parker 38, The Bishop's 10
First Round
Fri., Nov. 9
Division I
Carlsbad 49, at Otay Ranch 29
El Camino 26, Patrick Henry 3
Rancho Buena Vista 52, at Chula Vista 33
Torrey Pines 42, at Escondido 7 Division II
Hilltop 35, at Orange Glen 28 (OT)
Valhalla 52, Rancho Bernardo 21
Westview 35, Bonita Vista 7
Steele Canyon 17, San Marcos 6
Division III
Mt. Carmel 22, at Morse 7
Point Loma 42, at University City 3
West Hills 14, Hoover 13
Serra 42, Monte Vista 13 Division IV
Del Norte 34, Mission Bay 28
Mar Vista 31, Clairemont 7
Imperial 34, La Jolla 20
Mount Miguel 26, Mater Dei 14 Division V
Del Norte 34, Mission Bay 28
Mar Vista 31, Clairemont 7
Imperial 34, La Jolla 20
Mount Miguel 26, Mater Dei 14
REGULAR SEASON
WEEK 1
Non-League Fri., Aug. 31 Helix 28, Eastlake 6
Grossmont 28, Ramona 24
West Hills 47, Santana 14
Mount Miguel 50, Fallbrook 33
El Cajon Valley 48, Sweetwater 13
Foothills Chr. 12, Calvin Chr. 7
Christian 49, Linfield Christian 0
Cathedral 35, Steele Canyon 6
Chula Vista 35, Granite Hills 12
Mira Mesa 31, Valhalla 28
Serra 26, Monte Vista 14
Horizon 34, Mountain Empire 0
Clairemont 25, The Bishop's 21
Hoover 28, University City 8
Francis Parker 42, Coronado 3
SD-Southwest 56, Crawford 0
Calipatria 26, Desert Mirage 10
Calexico 14, Holtville 10
Borrego 33, Julian 20
WEEK 2
Fri., Sept. 7
Non-League
No. 1 Helix 43, No. 9 Vista 7
Grossmont 30, Escondido 6
Christian 49, Santana 26
El Cajon Valley 30, Montgomery 7
West Hills 45, Kearny 6
Valhalla 42, Madison 28
Foothills Christian 34, Maranatha Chr. 7
Otay Ranch 37, Mount Miguel 12
St. Augustine 27, Steele Canyon 21
El Capitan 28, Granite Hills 21
Clairemont 40, EC-Southwest 7
Holtville 21, SD-Southwest 19
Calipatria 36, San Diego Jewish 0
La Jolla Country Day 49, Vincent Mem. 0
San Pasqual Academy 34, Crawford 12
Santa Fe Christian 35, Coronado 0
Archbishop Murphy (Wash.) 40, University City 26 Sat., Sept. 8
Non-League
Mountain Empire 46, L.A. Douglass 0
Monte Vista 33, The Bishop’s 12
WEEK 3
Non-League
Fri., Sept. 14
Christian 20, El Cajon Valley 17
Grossmont 48, Bonita Vista 25
Monte Vista 17, Sweetwater 0
Steele Canyon 34, Temescal Canyon 16
Valhalla 43, Morse 40
West Hills 47, El Centro-Central 19
Cathedral Catholic 16, Helix 9
Imperial 46, Santana 0
Madison 35, Mount Miguel 31
Patrick Henry 21, Granite Hills 6
San Ysidro 40, Foothills Christian 16
Serra 55, El Capitan 49 (2-OT)
Horizon 47, Crawford 20
Mission Bay 49, Clairemont 6
University City 44, El Centro-Southwest 6
Calexico 23, Calipatria 9
Mountain Empire 42, Anza-Hamilton 7
Crescent Heights (Albt.) at Holtville, ccd.
Vincent Memorial - bye Sat., Sept. 15
Aliso Viejo-Aliso Niguel 42, Coronado 12
WEEK 4
Fri., Sept. 21
Non-League
El Cajon Valley 32, San Ysidro 3
El Capitan 38, Hilltop 14
Helix 28, Mount Miguel 6
Grossmont 35, Mar Vista 21
West Hills 31, Serra 14
Eastlake 56, Steele Canyon 26
El Centro-Central 34, Santana 31
El Toro 77, Valhalla 46
Francis Parker 24, Christian 20
Kearny 27, Monte Vista 14
San Diego HS 25, Granite Hills 13
Mountain Empire 56, Calvary Christian 27
Madison 49, Clairemont 6
University City 65, Escondido Charter 35
Coronado 33, The Rock 3
Foothills Christian vs. The Rock, ccd.
Holtville 40, EC-Southwest 13
Vincent Memorial 36, Classical Aca. 14 Sat., Sept. 22
Calipatria 39, Crawford 28
WEEK 5
Fri., Sept. 28
Non-League
West Hills 21, El Capitan 0
Granite Hills 20, El Cajon Valley 16
Grossmont 42, San Diego HS 12
Valhalla 31, Mount Miguel 24
Foothills Christian 19, Classical Aca. 18 (OT)
Steele Canyon 49, Canyon Country 49, tie
Patrick Henry 9, Monte Vista 6 (OT)
Mar Vista 33, Santana 13
Hoover (5-0) 27, Clairemont 7
Serra 38, University City 12
Army-Navy 30, Mountain Empire 16
Crawford 40, Vincent Memorial 28
Holtville 32, Escondido Charter 21
Calipatria 47, San Luis (Ariz.) 0
La Jolla 21, Coronado 0 Sat., Sept. 29
Non-League
Christian 29, Mission Bay 19
WEEK 6
Fri., Oct. 5
Grossmont Hills League
No. 3 Helix 24, Valhalla 0
No.10 Grossmont 48, Granite Hills 6
Steele Canyon 36, No. 12 West Hills 10 Grossmont Valley League
Santana 21, ECVHS 12
Mount Miguel 24, Monte Vista 7 Central League
Christian 42, Coronado 10
Clairemont 41, Crawford 8 Manzanita League
Vincent Memorial 50, Foothills Christian 0
Calipatria 40, Mtn. Empire 28 Non-League
No. 7 Olympian 41, El Capitan 6
La Jolla 56, University City 7
Holtville at Calvary Christian, ccd.
WEEK 7
Fri., Oct. 12
Grossmont Hills League
Grossmont 42, Steele Canyon 35
Valhalla 45, West Hills 17
Helix 48, Granite Hills 0 Grossmont Valley League
El Capitan 35, Santana 21
Mount Miguel 46, El Cajon Valley 13 Manzanita League
Holtville 42, Foothills Christian 0
Mountain Empire 40, Vincent Memorial 12 Central League
University City 37, Crawford 0
Clairemont 33, Coronado 3 Non-League
Madison 45, Christian 28
Monte Vista 35, Huntington Beach-Brethren Christian 7
Calipatria df. Borrego Springs, forfeit
WEEK 8
Fri., Oct. 19
Grossmont Hills League
Valhalla 39, Grossmont 28
Helix 35, West Hills 0
Steele Canyon 45, Granite Hills 8 Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 38, El Capitan 28
Mount Miguel 41, Santana 3 Central League
Christian 28, Clairemont 25
University City 43, Coronado 0 Manzanita League
Calipatria 41, Foothills Christian 6
Holtville 27, Vincent Memorial 22 Non-League
Orange Glen 21, El Cajon Valley 15
Point Loma df. Crawford, forfeit Sat., Oct. 20 Non-League
Mtn. Empire 58, Classical Aca. 16
WEEK 9
Fri., Oct. 26
Grossmont Hills League
(3) Helix 45, (12) Grossmont 14
(13) Valhalla 35, Steele Canyon 21
West Hills 41 Granite Hills 14 Grossmont Valley League
Monte Vista 41, Santana 7
El Capitan 54, El Cajon Valley 14 Central League
University City 32, Christian 31 (OT)
Coronado 33, Crawford 8 Non-League
Mount Miguel 43, Bonita Vista 19
San Pasqual Academy 20, Foothills Christian 15
Clairemont 28, Kearny 14 Manzanita League
Mountain Empire 52, Holtville 6
Calipatria 16, Vincent Memorial 0
WEEK
10
Fri., Nov. 2
Grossmont Valley League
Mount Miguel 38, El Capitan 35
Monte Vista 42, El Cajon Valley 20
Grossmont Hills League
No. 2 Helix 46, Steele Canyon 10
No. 16 Grossmont 55, West Hills 17
No. 11 Valhalla 41, Granite Hills 0
Central League
Christian 63, Crawford 0
University City 24, Clairemont 16
Manzanita League
Mtn. Empire 66, Foothills Christian 44
Holtville 35, Calipatria 19 (Thurs.)
Non-League
Vincent Memorial 46, Julian 6
Mission Bay 43, Coronado 0
Linfield
Christian
Santana
at El Cajon Valley
at Francis Parker
Mission Bay (Sat.)
*Coronado
at Madison
*at Clairemont
*at University City (OT)
*Crawford
**Bye
**Calipatria
**at Francis Parker (2-OT)
at
Ramona
Escondido
at Bonita Vista (at CV)
Mar Vista
at San Diego HS
*Granite Hills
*at Steele Canyon
*Valhalla
*at Helix
*West Hills
**Bye
**Rancho Buena Vista
**at Eastlake
at
Eastlake
Vista
#at Cathedral Catholic
at Mount Miguel
Bye
*Valhalla
*at Granite Hills
*at West Hills
*Grossmont
*Steele Canyon
**Bye
**Steele Canyon
**Poway
Mira
Mesa
Madison
at Morse
Lake Forest-El Toro
at Mount Miguel
*at Helix
*at West Hills
*at Grossmont
*Steele Canyon
*Granite Hills
**Rancho Bernardo
**at La Costa Canyon
**at Oceanside
at
Serra
The Bishop's (at LJ/Sat.)
Sweetwater
Kearny
Patrick Henry (OT)
*Mount Miguel
Brethren Christian
*at El Capitan
*at Santana
*El Cajon Valley
**at Serra
at
Fallbrook
Otay Ranch
at Madison
Helix
Valhalla
*at Monte Vista
*at El Cajon Valley
*Santana
at Bonita Vista (atE'lake)
*El Capitan
**Mater Dei Catholic
**at Madison
Calvin
Christian
at Maranatha Christian
at San Ysidro
The Rock (at Helix)
Classical Aca. (OT)
*Vincent Memorial
*at Holtville
*at Calipatria
San Pasqual Academy
*Mountain Empire
Horizon
at L.A. Douglass(at Oxy)
Anza-Hamilton
CV-Calvary Christian
Army-Navy
*at Calipatria
*at Vincent Memorial (at El Centro-Southwest)
Classical Acad, (Sat.)
*Holtville
*at Foothills Christian
**Tri-City Christian
**vs Santa Fe Chr. (at TP)
