San Diego Section high school football media poll: Helix remains on top, Vista makes debut in latest rankings

Here’s the San Diego Section high school football media poll for the week of Oct 21, 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); 7-1; 310; 1

2. Cathedral Catholic; 8-1; 292; 2

3. Carlsbad; 7-1; 237; 3

4. St. Augustine; 6-2; 213; 3

5. Steele Canyon; 8-0; 198; 5

6. Mission Hills; 6-2; 163; 6

7. Madison; 5-3; 84; 10

8. Oceanside; 5-3; 76; 9

9. Vista; 6-2*; 54; NR

10. Grossmont; 6-2; 30; 7

Others receiving votes:
Bishop's (8-0, 25 points), La Costa Canyon (4-4, 25 points),
Lincoln (5-3, 6 points), Rancho Bernardo (6-2, 5 points), Scripps Ranch
(8-0, 3 points), San Pasqual (7-1, 2 points), Montgomery (7-1, 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).