Prep Football: Madison and Lincoln tops poll heading into Western League Championship

So much will be on the line when #2 Lincoln hosts #1 Madison in the regular season finale.

League Championship Games to Watch

#2 Lincoln vs. #1 Madison - Western

#5 Helix vs. #7 Granite Hills - Grossmont Hills

Eastlake vs. #8 Mater Dei Catholic - Metro Mesa (Thurs.)

Rancho Bernardo vs. #4 Poway - Palomar

Brawley vs. Central - Imperial Valley

Hilltop vs. Montgomery - Metro South Bay

Bishop's vs. Santa Fe Christian - Coastal

San Diego Union-Tribune Sportswriters/Sportscasters Poll

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis

Team; Record; Points; Last Week

1. Madison (20); 9-0; 285; 1

2. Lincoln (5); 8-1; 266; 2

3. Carlsbad (5); 8-1; 265; 3

4. Poway; 9-0; 202; 4

5. Helix; 7-2; 172; 5

6. Cathedral Catholic; 4-5; 154; 6

7. Granite Hills; 7-2; 106; 7

8. Mater Dei Catholic; 5-4; 89; 8

9. Mission Hills; 6-3; 57; NR

10. El Camino; 6-3; 27; 9

Others Receiving Votes

11. Mira Mesa (6-3, 7 points)

12. La Costa Canyon (5-4, 7 points)

13. University City (7-2, 4 points)

14. El Capitan (7-2, 1 point)

Voters: 30 sportswriters, sportscasters, and administrators from throughout the county

John Maffei (San Diego Union-Tribune), Terry Monahan, Don Norcross, Steve Brand, Rick Hoff, Eric Williams and Thomas Gutierrez (freelance writers), Brandon Stone, Allison Edmonds, and John Carroll (KUSI-TV), Rick Smith (PartletonSports.com), Ramon Scott and Adam Paul (EastCountySports.com), Bodie DeSilva (scorebooklive.com), John Kentera and Braden Surprenant (97.3-FM The Fan), Steve Dolan (Mountain Country 107.9-FM), Christian Pedersen (San Diego Sports Association), Troy Hirsch and Nic Pollino (Fox 5 San Diego), Joe Heinz, Todd Cassen and Ron Marquez (CIF Office), Mike Dolan and Rex Johnson (CIF Advisory Committee), Joe Evangelist (San Diego Coaching Legends Committee), Will Torrez (Valley Sports Network), Raymond Brown (sdfootball.net), Tom Helmantoler (Advisor Southern Conference), MaxPreps.