A poll of Orange County media members (team records through Sunday):
1. Mater Dei (15-2, 50 poll points)
Monarchs opened Trinity League play with wins over two top-10 teams, Orange Lutheran and Servite.
2. Santa Margarita (10-5, 43)
In an 88-71 Trinity League win over JSerra, five Eagles scored in double figures led by Adrease Jackson’s 22 points.
3. Los Alamitos (14-3, 41)
Eyassu Worku’s 31 points paced Griffins to 61-51 win over Edison, probably their top competition in the Sunset League.
4. Orange Lutheran (13-3, 36)
Lancers trailed made a late run at Mater Dei in Trinity league opener, cutting deficit to five in final minute before losing by 10 points.
5. Villa Park (12-4, 30)
With Evan Battey and the Franklin brothers, Myles and Julien, leading the charge, the Spartans defeated Cypress and Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach in nonleague games.
6. Servite (12-5, 18)
A 26-point loss to Mater Dei did not freak out voters – Friars moved up from last week’s No. 8 ranking.
7. JSerra (13-3, 16)
Lions beat Orangewood Academy in a nonleague game, lost to Santa Margarita in a Trinity League opener.
8. Crean Lutheran (11-3, 11)
Saints return to top 10 after beating Foothill, 61-57; they made 9 of 11 free throws down the stretch.
9. Foothill (12-4, 10)
Knights beat Tustin in one nonleague game, lost to Crean Lutheran in another and they still have another week of nonleague games this week.
10. Yorba Linda (12-5, 9)
Mustangs ended three-game losing streak with nonleague wins over Valencia and Rialto.
Also receiving votes: Edison (13-4, 8); Capistrano Valley Christian (14-4, 1); Corona del Mar (13-4, 1)
Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com
