Rankings: Black Friday brings big changes to Union-Tribune high school football poll

Black Friday brought major changes in The San Diego Union-Tribune’s high school football poll.

Five of the top 10 teams lost over the weekend.

Cathedral Catholic High School (5-2), ranked No. 2 last week, lost to Point Loma and dropped to No. 5. Point Loma (7-0), which was unranked last week, is now No. 8.

Carlsbad (7-0), which beat Mission Hills, jumps from No. 5 to No. 2, with Mission Hills falling from No. 3 to No. 4.

San Marcos (5-2), which was No. 7, lost to La Costa Canyon and fell to No. 9. La Costa Canyon (6-1) jumped from No. 4 to No. 3. As a result, Rancho Bernardo (8-0), which beat El Camino, moved from No. 8 to No. 7.

Mount  Miguel (5-3), which lost to Granite Hills, fell from ninth to 10th, while Granite Hills (4-3) stayed at No. 6.

Poway (3-4), a loser to Torrey Pines, fell out of the Top 10. Lincoln (6-1) stayed at No. 1 and got all 30 first-place votes.

Here’s a look at this week’s poll:

San Diego Union-Tribune High School Football Poll

(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)

Team/Record/Points/Last 

1. Lincoln (30); 6-1; 300;1

2. Carlsbad; 7-0; 252; 5

3. La Costa Canyon; 6-1; 221; 4

4. Mission Hills; 6-1; 208;3

5. Cathedral Catholic; 5-2; 188; 2

6. Granite Hills; 4-3; 138;6

7. Rancho Bernardo;7-0;105;8

8. Point Loma;7-0;101;NR

9. San Marcos; 5-2; 80; 7

10. Mount Miguel; 5-3; 28;9

Others receiving votes: Imperial (8-0, 12 points), Steele Canyon (7-0, 6 points), Santa Fe Christian (8-0, 4 points), Mission Bay (8-0, 3 points), Oceanside (3-4, 3 points).Voters: 30 sportswriters, sportscasters and administrators from throughout the San Diego Section: John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune), Don Norcross, Kevin Farmer, Rick Hoff, Steve Brand (Union-Tribune freelance writers), Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen, Ron Marquez (CIF Office), Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, John Carroll, Chase Izidoro (KUSI-TV), Rick Smith (Partletonsports.com), Braden Surprenant (97.3-FM The Fan), Mike Dolan (Coaching Legends Committee), Tom Helmantoler (Southern Conference Advisor), Joe Evangelist, Rex Johnson and Bruce Ward (CIF Advisory Committee), Raymond Brown (sdfootball.net), Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association), Bodie DeSilva, John Kentera, Dennis Ackerman, Steve Dolan, Eric Williams, Thomas Gutierrez, Tom Ronco, Adam Paul (freelance contributors), MaxPreps.com.