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Santana Heads to Lakeside as West Hills Hosts Friday Playoff Opener

By Santee Pulse Staff · Published November 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Santana Heads to Lakeside as West Hills Hosts Friday Playoff Opener
Photo: Ken Todd / East County Sports

Santee football fans have two first-round playoff matchups to follow Friday, Nov. 6: Santana travels to El Capitan High School in Lakeside, and West Hills hosts Rancho Buena Vista. Both Division IV games are scheduled for 7 p.m., according to East County Sports.

Ninth-seeded Santana enters 7-3 after winning its final three regular-season games. Eighth-seeded El Capitan is 6-4 and finished unbeaten in Grossmont Valley League play. The Vaqueros won the teams’ earlier meeting 19-7; Friday’s winner advances to a Nov. 13 quarterfinal at top-seeded Valley Center.

Seventh-seeded West Hills also enters 7-3, following a 28-14 victory over Monte Vista. The Wolf Pack faces a 5-5 Rancho Buena Vista team, with a trip to second-seeded Maranatha Christian awaiting the winner Nov. 13.

The matchups and records are reported in East County Sports’ first-round playoff preview.

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