San Diego Section high school football media poll: Grossmont, La Costa Canyon move into Top 10

Grossmont (No. 9) and La Costa Canyon (No. 10) move into the latest San Diego Section football poll.

Here’s the San Diego Section high school football media poll for the week of Oct 7, 2019. The poll is coordinated by the Union-Tribune’s John Maffei.

Points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis

Rank; Team; Record; Points; Last Week

1. Helix (31); 5-1; 310; 1

2. Cathedral Catholic; 6-1; 273; 2

3. St. Augustine; 5-1; 253; 3

4. Carlsbad; 5-1; 217; 4

5. Steele Canyon; 6-0; 185; 5

6. Mission Hills; 4-2; 133; 8

7. Madison; 4-2; 127; 9

8. Oceanside; 4-2; 58; 6

9. Grossmont; 5-1; 40; NR

10. La Costa Canyon; 3-3; 37; NR

Others receiving votes: Vista (4-2*, 33 points), Lincoln (4-2,
23 points), Bishop's (6-0, 5 points), Santana (7-0, 4
points), El Camino (3-3, 3 points), Scripps Ranch (6-0, 1 point), San
Diego (4-1, 1 point), Serra (4-2, 1 point), Torrey Pines (3-3, 1
point).

* Includes forfeit loss

Voters:
31 sportswriters, sportscasters and officials from throughout
the county - John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune; Terry Monahan, Don
Norcross, Rick Hoff, Jim Lindgren and Thomas Gutierrez (freelance
writers); Paul Rudy, Brandon Stone and Ted Mendenhall (KUSI-TV); Adam
Paul (ECPreps.com); Ramon Scott (EastCountySports.com);
Bodie DeSilva (scorebooklive.com); Taylor Quellman (Fox Sports); Steve
Brand (San Diego Sports Association); Troy Hirsch, Kalyn McMakin and
Tabitha Lipkin (Fox 5 San Diego); Rick Smith (Partletonsports.com);
Jerry Schniepp, John Labeta and Ron Marquez (CIF
San Diego Section office); Raymond Brown (sdfootball.net); Bob Petinak
(freelance contributor); John Kentera and Braden Suprenant (97.3-FM The
Fan); Steve Dolan (Mountain Country 107.9-FM); Mike Dolan and John
Carroll (CIF Football Tournament Director); Christian
Pedersen (SoCal Preps Insider); Joe Heinz (Athletics Director,
Sweetwater School District); Eric Williams (WBK Sports/SDFNL).