Seeds 1 and 2 eliminated as local flag teams advance to semifinals
Carlsbad and Classical Academy upended higher seeds in the Open Division, while Oceanside secured a bracket position through a play-in victory.
By Robert Marshall ·
The CIF San Diego Section flag football brackets lost their two top seeds in the Open Division after games played between October 26 and 29.
Carlsbad defeated No. 1 San Marcos 34-7 on October 28. The eighth-seeded Lancers now face No. 4 Torrey Pines on November 3. Torrey Pines advanced by beating No. 5 Mira Mesa 19-7. In the other Open Division semifinal, No. 3 Helix hosts No. 7 Classical Academy. The Caimans upset No. 2 Bonita Vista 25-20 to reach this round. Helix advanced with a 12-6 win over Mission Hills.
La Costa Canyon remains in contention for a Division I title after defeating Mater Dei Catholic 26-21 on October 29. The third-seeded Mavericks earned a first-round bye before beating the sixth seed. They play second-seeded Scripps Ranch on November 3. Scripps Ranch advanced by beating Mt. Carmel 20-7. No. 1 Cathedral Catholic and No. 4 Granite Hills meet in the other Division I semifinal.
Escondido Charter beat No. 11 Valley Center 38-8 on October 29 in the Division II quarterfinals. The third-seeded White Tigers now host No. 10 Poway on November 3. Poway advanced by beating Oceanside's El Camino 12-6 and then defeating No. 2 Grossmont 13-7. The other Division II semifinal features No. 9 Mission Bay and No. 12 Vincent Memorial.
Oceanside entered the Division IV main bracket by winning a play-in game against Orange Glen 12-7 on October 26. The Pirates then beat No. 5 El Cajon Valley 26-7 and shut out No. 4 Liberty Charter 20-0. They travel to No. 8 Santana for their semifinal on November 3. Santana eliminated local teams Escondido and Rancho Buena Vista earlier in the tournament.
San Pasqual lost its Division III quarterfinal game to No. 5 O’Farrell Charter 20-19 on October 29. No schools from the Escondido, San Marcos, Vista, Oceanside, or Carlsbad areas remain in the Division III semifinals. All Division III, IV, I, and II championship games are scheduled for November 7 at Olympian High School. Open Division finals take place at 6 p.m. on that date.
