San Diego Prep Review : Week’s Results Will Clear Playoff Picture Fuzziness

Though the regular high school football season is down to its final week, much remains to be decided.

Five teams have clinched league titles, but 23 of the 50 2-A and 3-A conference teams are still competing for playoff berths.

Here is a league-by-league look at the possibilities:

AVOCADO LEAGUE (2-A): El Camino (5-0), the defending San Diego Section 2-A Conference champion, has clinched a playoff berth. El Camino plays host to San Marcos (4-1) Friday. San Marcos and Escondido (3-2), which plays host to San Pasqual Friday, are in contention for the second berth.

San Pasqual (3-2) saw its playoff hopes dashed when it suffered a 38-6 loss to El Camino Friday. San Pasqual’s other league loss was to San Marcos. - If San Marcos beats El Camino Friday, it will finish in a tie and San Marcos will win the title based on its head-to-head victory. El Camino would finish ahead of Escondido, regardless of how it does Friday, for second.

- If El Camino beats San Marcos and Escondido wins, El Camino will win the title and Escondido will advance to the playoffs based on its win over San Marcos.

- If El Camino wins and Escondido loses, El Camino and San Marcos will finish one-two.

CITY CENTRAL LEAGUE (2-A): Three teams remain in contention for two playoff spots. Crawford (4-0), No. 6 in the Times’ Top 10, has clinched a playoff berth. It can win the league title by beating Hoover (3-1) Friday. Hoover and No. 8-rated Lincoln (3-1), which plays Christian Friday, are still in contention.

- If Crawford beats Hoover and Lincoln beats Christian, Crawford will win the title. Lincoln will get the berth over Hoover because the Hornets beat Cardinals.

- If Crawford beats Hoover and Lincoln loses, Crawford and Hoover will finish one-two.

- If Hoover beats Crawford and Lincoln loses, Hoover will win the championship because of the head-to-head competition. Crawford would finish second.

- If Hoover beats Crawford and Lincoln wins, there will be a three-way tie for first place, and nothing would be settled by head-to-head play because each would be 1-1 against the other two. The playoff berths would be decided by a league vote.

CITY EASTERN LEAGUE (3-A): No. 10 Morse (4-0) has clinched the title because it beat Mira Mesa (3-1), the only team that could possibly tie the Tigers. Mira Mesa (3-1) has wrapped up the second berth.

CITY WESTERN LEAGUE (2-A): University City (4-0) has clinched the title. Kearny, Clairemont, La Jolla and University are tied for second at 2-2. Kearny plays host to Clairemont and University plays at La Jolla.

- If Kearny and University win, the Komets advance based on their win against the Dons.

- If Kearny and La Jolla win, the Vikings will advance based on their win over Kearny.

- If Clairemont and University win, the Dons will advance based on their win over the Chiefs.

- If Clairemont and La Jolla win, the Chiefs will advance because they beat the Vikings.

GROSSMONT LEAGUE (3-A): No. 3 Granite Hills (3-0) has clinched the title because it has beaten both No. 4 Helix (2-1) and Monte Vista (2-1). Monte Vista plays host to Helix Friday for the second playoff berth.

GROSSMONT LEAGUE (2-A): El Capitan (1-0-1) plays host to Valhalla (2-0) Friday for the championship, and the lone playoff berth from the four-team league.

METRO MESA LEAGUE (3-A): Top-rated Sweetwater, the defending San Diego Section 3-A Conference champion, clinched the league title with its win over No. 5 Chula Vista (3-1) Friday. Chula Vista has clinched the second playoff spot.

METRO SOUTH BAY LEAGUE (2-A): Castle Park (2-0) has clinched the title based on its win against second-place Southwest (1-1). Only one team will advance to the playoffs from the four-team league.

PALOMAR LEAGUE (3-A): No. 2 Vista (5-0) plays host to No. 7 Fallbrook (4-1) for the title Friday. Both teams will earn playoff berths. No. 9 Orange Glen (3-2) was eliminated after its losses to Vista and Fallbrook.