City East Still Dominates Rankings

Although two teams from the North County--No. 1 Poway and No. 2 El Capitan--continue to top the list, the City Eastern League continues to otherwise dominate The Times’ Top 10.

For the second week in a row, five City East teams are listed among the top 10--No. 3 Morse (8-3), No. 4 Serra (11-1), No. 5 Mira Mesa (9-4), No. 6 Patrick Henry (7-3) and No. 8 Madison (9-3). Point Loma, the only unranked team from the City East, is 8-6 and is among the Best of the Rest.

Castle Park (13-1), which has the county’s best record, made its first appearance in The Times’ Top 10 this week at No. 7. The Trojans won a pair of games last week, including a victory over previously ranked Sweetwater (9-6).

Mount Carmel (9-5) also won two games last week and is a newcomer to the Top 10 at No. 10.

Here are this week’s rankings:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Poway (Palomar) 11-3

2. El Camino (Avocado) 12-2

3. Morse (City Eastern) 8-3

4. Serra (City Eastern) 11-1

5. Mira Mesa (City Eastern) 9-4

6. Patrick Henry (City Eastern) 7-3

7. Castle Park (Metro-South Bay) 13-1

8. Madison (City Eastern) 9-3

9. Oceanside (Avocado) 11-2

10. Mount Carmel (Palomar) 9-5

Best of the Rest: El Capitan (8-3), Grossmont (7-2), Point Loma (8-6), La Jolla (5-2) and Sweetwater (9-6).