At 13-0, Santa Fe Christian High School boasts the best record of any football team in the San Diego Section. Yet the Eagles will open the Southern California Regionals against a team with an even better record.<\/p>\n
Open Division champion Cathedral Catholic is ranked higher than its SoCal Regional draw, yet the Dons have been told to hit the road.<\/p>\n
And no-huddle, pedal-to-the-metal Division 1 champion Granite Hills meets a pass-happy team whose quarterback has tossed 49 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n
Pairings for the Southern California Regional playoffs were announced Sunday afternoon and here\u2019s a look at the six San Diego Section teams with dreams of being fitted for state championship rings.<\/p>\n
The SoCal Regional winners advance to play for state titles on Dec. 12 and 13. Here\u2019s a look at the teams in the Regionals:<\/p>\n
Cathedral Catholic:\u00a0<\/strong>The Dons (10-2) face Los Alamitos (12-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Long Beach City College in the Division 1-AA regional. While Cathedral is ranked 10th in the state by Maxpreps.com and Los Al is ranked 13th, it\u2019s the Dons who\u2019ll play the role of visitors, which bothers Cathedral coach Sean Doyle not in the least.<\/p>\n \u201cEven if every San Diego school was ranked higher in each division, they\u2019re going to split them up,\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to beat them. It doesn\u2019t matter where you play.\u201d<\/p>\n Los Alamitos is led by dual-threat quarterback Colin Creason. The Griffins outscored Granite Hills 49-42 in September.<\/p>\n \u201cUp front, in the offensive line,\u201d said Granite Hills coach Kellen Cobbs, \u201cI think Cathedral has the advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n Granite Hills:\u00a0<\/strong>The Division 1 champion Eagles (10-3) play host to Oxnard Pacifica (14-0) at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Division 1-A matchup.<\/p>\n Given how much both teams like to throw the ball, this one may not end until midnight. Pacifica quarterback Taylor Lee, a junior, has thrown for 3,557 yards and 49 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. Pacifica features three pass catchers with 10 or more receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n The game will pit two of the state\u2019s best junior QBs. Granite\u2019s Zac Benitez, a three-year starter, has thrown for 3,674 yards and 39 TDs with nine interceptions.<\/p>\n Sunday afternoon, Cobbs was still reveling in Granite Hills\u2019 41-29 San Diego Section Division 1 comeback win against Lincoln. Less than three minutes into the game, Granite trailed 14-0.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie: I looked and said, \u2018Oh (darn), this could get out of hand pretty quickly,\u2019\u201d Cobbs said. \u201cBut I told the guys if we got within a score by halftime, we\u2019d win the football game.\u201d<\/p>\n Granite Hills pulled to within 21-20 of Lincoln at the half.<\/p>\n Santa Fe Christian:\u00a0<\/strong>The Eagles will match their 13-0 record against Arcadia Rio Hondo Prep (14-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Carlsbad High in the Division 2-A regional.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a fascinating matchup of small-school programs. SFC has an enrollment of nearly 420, about half of them boys. Rio Hondo Prep is even smaller with an enrollment of about 135, including 80-plus boys, more than half of whom play football.<\/p>\n Said SFC coach Jon Wallace: \u201cOur kids will battle.\u201d<\/p>\n Christian:\u00a0<\/strong>The Patriots (7-7) visit Cerritos Valley Christian (11-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Division 5-AA regional.<\/p>\n Christian gets a break with Valley Christian quarterback Graham Lunzer out with an injury suffered in the playoffs. Lunzer passed for 2,065 yards and 23 TDs, plus rushed for 519 yards and 14 scores.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel for \u2019em,\u201d said Christian coach Patrick Bugg. \u201cI hate that for the kid. But for us, it\u2019ll definitely be an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n Valley Center:\u00a0<\/strong>In the Division 6-AA regional, Valley Center (7-6) hosts Moreno Valley Valley View (9-5) at 7:30 p.m. Friday.\u00a0The Jaguars must find a way to contain Valley View quarterback Jesse Vega. A senior, Vega has passed for 1,570 yards and 17 TDs and rushed for 1,273 yards and 18 scores.<\/p>\n Morse:\u00a0<\/strong>In the Division 6-A regional, Morse (9-4) faces Simi Valley Grace (11-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday at Moorpark College.<\/p>\n Morse\u2019s defense will be put to the test against a three-headed monster. Grace\u2019s Riley Williams has thrown for 3,295 yards and 43 TDs, running back Jake Williams has rushed for 1,947 yards and 20 TDs, while Landon Cooper has caught 21 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n CIF State Football Championships<\/p>\n Open Division<\/strong><\/p>\n Concord De La Salle (12-0) vs. Santa Margarita (10-3), at Saddleback College, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n Division 1-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: San Francisco Archbishop Riordan (12-0) at Folsom (12-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: Cathedral Catholic (10-2) vs. Los Alamitos (12-2) at Long Beach Community College, 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 1-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Fresno Central East (11-1) at Pittsburg (12-1), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Oxnard Pacifica (14-0) at Granite Hills (10-3), 7 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 2-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: San Mateo Serra (8-5) at Stockton St. Mary\u2019s (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: La Habra (11-3) at Bakersfield Christian (12-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 2-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Roseville Woodcreek (12-1) at Sonora (13-0), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Rio Hondo Prep (14-0) vs. Santa Fe Christian (13-0) at Carlsbad High School, 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 3-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Danville Monte Vista (8-5) at San Francisco St. Ignatius (7-6), 7 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: Ventura (11-2) at Arroyo Grande (9-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 3-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Roseville (11-2) at McClymonds (10-2), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Delano Robert F. Kennedy (11-3) at Carson (10-3), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 4-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Sutter (12-1) vs. Ferndale (13-0) at Cal Poly Humboldt, 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: Reedley Immanuel (13-0) at Barstow (10-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 4-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: El Cerrito (11-2) at Menlo-Atherton (7-6), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Riverside Hillcrest (8-5) vs. Irvine Beckman (9-4) at Tustin High School, 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 5-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Oakland Bishop O\u2019Dowd (9-4) at Chico (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: Christian at Cerritos Valley Christian, 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 5-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Orinda Miramonte (8-5) at San Andreas Calaveras (11-2), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Bishop Union (11-3) at South Gate (11-3), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 6-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Gridley (13-0) at San Jose Lincoln (7-5), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: Moreno Valley Valley View (9-5) at Valley Center (7-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 6-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Winters (12-1) at O\u2019Neal\u2019s Minarets (12-1), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Morse vs. Simi Valley Grace (11-3) at Moorpark College, 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n Division 7-AA<\/strong><\/p>\n North: Palo Cedro Redding Christian (13-0) at Middletown (11-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n South: San Fernando (5-8) vs. Irvine Woodbridge (6-8) at University High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday<\/p>\n Division 7-A<\/strong><\/p>\n North: San Jose Piedmont Hills (10-3) at San Francisco Balboa (10-2), 12:30 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n South: Los Angeles Santee (10-4) at South El Monte (10-4), 6 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At 13-0, Santa Fe Christian High School boasts the best record of any football team in the San…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":417094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,3102,1370,3549,7264,62,7289,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-417093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-california","11":"tag-high-school-sports","12":"tag-latest-headlines","13":"tag-san-diego","14":"tag-sandiego","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-top-stories-sdut","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115644114668559305","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}