The Register’s final Orange County top 25 for the 2016 season.
FINAL O.C. TOP 25
1. Mater Dei, 27-7
The Monarchs’ path to the Division 1 championship was nothing short of brutal, and in rising to the challenge, they finish the year at No. 1.
2. Mission Viejo, 27-4
Eight of the Diablos nine starters return in 2017. Can they make it three titles in four years?
3. Orange Lutheran, 30-4
The Lancers aren’t going anywhere. Six the of the team’s nine starters will be back next spring.
4. Los Alamitos, 26-3
The Griffins will be loaded in 2017, and should be considered one of the favorites to capture the Division 1 crown.
5. La Habra, 29-2
With Janelle Rodriguez and Hannah Johnson back in the circle, expect the Highlanders to be in the thick of the Division 2 race again next season.
6. Pacifica, 20-6
Hannah Martinez will be one of the county’s top senior talents next season.
7. Huntington Beach, 21-7
The Oilers graduate a lot of talent, but Jadelyn Allchin, Ivy Davis and Allee Bunker will be back in the fold next year.
8. Santa Margarita, 17-11
Paige Vargas blossomed into one of the county’s top pitchers this season and will only continue to develop as a junior in 2017.
9. Capistrano Valley, 18-8
Jasmine Sievers, Delaney Hull and Kennedy Hira give the Cougars a strong core to build around next spring.
10. Savanna, 30-3-1
The Rebels won 30 games for a second consecutive season, and again finished as the Division 6 runner-up.
11. Aliso Niguel
12. Rosary
13. Cypress
14. Canyon
15. Dana Hills
16. Edison
17. Kennedy
18. Laguna Hills
19. Fullerton
20. Foothill
21. Villa Park
22. El Modena
23. Brea Olinda
24. Yorba Linda
25. Fountain Valley
