The Southern section, a massive geographic district for high school football covering nearly all of Southern California and more (see section 9 on map) is home to a lot of teams, trumping the 70 or so teams that make up the San Diego Section (section 10 on map).
Considering the sheer number of players, schools, and diverse demographic regions, the Southern Section has produced a ton of raw talent from schools like Long Beach Poly, Mater Dei, Mission Viejo, Los Alamitos, Servite, Edison, Lakewood, and many others. While maybe its not fair to compare apples to oranges, Friday night gives three San Diego sections teams the opportunity to not only boost their school's football image in California, but drastically increase the credibility of the entire San Diego section, which could have huge implications in December in the selection process for Southern California representation to California Bowl games.
Three Must See Games...
Where: Saddleback College (Orange County)
When: 7pm
Preview: The Mavericks (3-0) are highly ranked in regional and national polls and boast a dynamic offensive attack. The defense is young but led by Ian Seau, Adam Witzmann, Dylan Laurino, and Paul Quessenberry. Santa Margarita (2-1) boasts a solid rushing attack with an athletic quarterback.
Predication: La Costa Canyon 28 - Santa Margarita 17
Long Beach Poly vs. Oceanside Where: Oceanside High School
When: 7pm
Preview: Oceanside (3-0), ranked #1 on San Diego by the Union Tribune, and arguably San Diego's most decorated prep football program, comes into the game with a shaky quarterback situation, but has a ton of leadership on the offensive and defensive lines, and talent at the skilled position. Coach John Carroll and Oceanside are riding an amazing 28 game streak with no losses, and one draw to Ramona 33-33 in 2008. Long Beach Poly (1-2) fields a ton of raw talent and a huge offensive line. The Jackrabbits are coming loss in the open division California bowl game last season.This year they have started off a bit slow losing to nationally ranked Servite 30-7 and nationally ranked St. Bonaventure (Ventura) 27-7. The Jackrabbits will come ready to play, and are well coached.
Prediction: Oceanside 21 - Long Beach Poly 20
Where: Vista High School
When: 7pm
Preview: Ranked 42 in the nation and 6 in the state of California, according to MaxPreps, the Bob Johnson-led Diablos will likely come out and present a big challenge to Vista (3-0). Mission Viejo is a perennial California power and reloads each year. Runningback Exavier Edwards, a hot college prospect, is leading the team in rushing. Vista, a program with much tradition and its vaunted black shirt defense, is 3-0. Vista runningback Jordan Alexander has scored 7 touchdowns is averaging nearly 150 yards per game rushing this year. Vista is coming of a dominating 51-0 victory against University City. The Panthers are only giving up 10 points per game this, and are led by the defense.
Prediction: Mission Viejo 31 Vista 14
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