Here is the San Diego Union-Tribune preseason poll for the San Diego area

[Dave Keefer]

Rank; team; last year’s record/rank; Comment

1. Montgomery;28-4/2; Aztecs return four All-CIF players

2. Carlsbad;30-3/1; Open Division champs return CIF Player of the Year.

3. St. Augustine;25-6/3;Jaden Bailes heads list of seven returnees.

4. Mission Bay;22-12/8;Caleb Newton heads list of six returnees.

5. San Marcos;26-8/NR;Four starters return from 26-win team.

6. Torrey Pines;21-9/5;Falcons return 10 lettermen and get two injured players back.

7. Cathedral Catholic;19-10/10;Pat O’Brien tops the list of seven returnees.

8. Rancho Buena Vista;24-9/NR;Eight returnees, four starters return.

9. La Jolla Country Day;23-8/4;Three all-league players head a list of nine returnees.

10. El Camino;16-16/NR;Wildcats return three starters.

Others: Victory Christian (20-10), Olympian (28-5), Christian (19-8), La Costa Canyon (20-9), Santa Fe Christian (21-9), Vista (20-11), Francis Parker (15-14), Mission Hills (21-9), University City (26-9), Canyon Hills (20-9), Mater Dei Catholic (16-13), Helix (13-16), Bishop’s (13-15), Steele Canyon (15-14), Del Norte (16-14), Poway (10-19), Madison (9-19).