Upsets on tap: welcome to the CIF tackle football playoffs … is anyone safe?

The San Diego Section tackle football playoffs have kicked off. Games in five of the eight divisions got under way last Friday. There were six upsets of lower-seeded teams defeating higher-seeded teams to spice up the action. A total of 13 East County teams qualified for this year’s playoff field. Ten were in action last Friday — four came out victorious. Including teams with opening-round byes, seven local teams are still in the hunt for division championships. In games this Friday, top-seeded Helix Charter (8-2) will host No. 8 Torrey Pines (6-4) in a Division I quarterfinal while No. 4 Granite Hills (7-3) will host No. 5 San Marcos (5-5). The winners advance to the division semifinals. The division championship game is Nov. 27 at Southwestern College at 7 p.m. Also on tap on Friday are four other games: •No. 1 Steele Canyon (5-5) will host No. 9 Valhalla (7-4) in a Division III quarterfinal contest. •No. 7 West Hills (8-3) will play at No.

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