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Helix Football Ranks #4 in New Section Championship Playoffs

Helix (8-2) will play La Costa Canyon Friday at 7 p.m. at Helix in the first round of the playoffs.

Grossmont-Hills league champion Helix High School (8-2, 5-0 league) will play La Costa Canyon High School at 7 p.m. Friday at Helix in the first round of open playoffs.

Under the new playoff system, the top teams in San Diego County will face each other in an open playoffs. Winner is named champion of CIF-San Diego section.

Winner of the La Costa Canyon-Helix game will play the winner of the Steele Canyon-Mission Hills game Nov. 22.

The championship game will be played at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 at Qualcomm Stadium.

As of Nov. 4, the Highlanders were ranked the #5 team in San Diego County in U-T Prep Football poll. 

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