A poll of Orange County media members:
1. Mater Dei (5-0, 50 poll points)
Monarchs opened season by winning the Beach Bash tournament at Corona del Mar
2. Santa Margarita (4-1, 44)
Eagles won four of five games in Christian Cup tournament, only loss was to state No. 4 Bishop Montgomery of Torrance
3. Orange Lutheran (8-1, 41)
Lancers were No. 3 in preseason rankings, too; have beaten Yorba Linda and El Dorado
4. Los Alamitos (5-1, 34)
Pepe Garcia had huge game, scoring 37 points in nonleague win over Canyon
5. Villa Park (4-1, 27)
Spartans this week play in talent-loaded Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas
6. Foothill (4-1, 22)
Knights will rely on guard play more so this season than in recent seasons; so far, so good
7. Yorba Linda (6-1, 17)
Mustangs have beaten El Toro, Capistrano Valley; loss was by eight points to Orange Lutheran
8. Edison (5-1, 15)
Chargers trailed Mater Dei by only eight points in third quarter of Beach Bash tournament game
9. Servite (4-2, 13)
Two Friars losses are to two good teams – Los Alamitos and La Mirada
10. Corona del Mar (4-1, 5)
Sea Kings have wins over Trabuco Hills and Tustin; loss was to Mater Dei in Beach Bash
Also receiving votes: JSerra (5-0, 4); Capistrano Valley (4-1, 2); El Toro (5-2, 1)
Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com
