The top-two ranked teams in this week’s SoCal Varsity Top 20 are finally going to collide Friday.
In perhaps the most anticipated game of the regular-season, top-ranked St. John Bosco plays host to No. 2 Mater Dei in the Trinity League opener for both teams. Last season, the Braves beat Mater Dei in league and the Pac-5 final en route to a 16-0 season and national title.
But that’s not the only big game in the Trinity this week. The clashes between Santa Margarita-JSerra and Orange Lutheran-Servite on Friday also involve teams ranked in the top-10 for SoCal. That’s how strong the Trinity League is this season.
SOCAL VARSITY TOP 20
School, points, last week
1. St. John Bosco, 99 (1)
2. Mater Dei, 95 (2)
3. Alemany, 90 (3)
4. Centennial of Corona, 86 (4)
5. Servite, 76 (6)
6. JSerra, 74 (7)
7. Long Beach Poly, 66 (8)
8. Chaminade, 65 (5)
9. Crespi, 54 (15)
10T. Orange Lutheran, 53 (10)
10T. Santa Margarita, 53 (11)
12. Westlake, 48 (12)
13. Chino Hills, 38 (13)
14. Tesoro, 37 (14)
15. Bishop Amat, 30 (NR)
16. Serra of Gardena, 25 (9)
17. St. Francis of La Canada, 23 (16)
18. Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, 14 (18)
19. Corona del Mar, 10 (19T)
20. La Mirada, 8 (19T)
Others receiving votes: Mission Viejo 2, Redlands East Valley 2, Loyola of Los Angeles 1, Upland 1.
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About the poll: The five voters are Steve Fryer (Register), Dan Albano (Register), Jeremy Balan (Register), Eric-Paul Johnson (Riverside Press-Enterprise) and Kyle Glaser (Riverside Press-Enterprise). … A first-place vote is worth 20 points, second-place votes are 19, etc.
