A weekly poll of O.C. media members:
1. Mission Viejo (10-0, 97 poll points)
Diablos ascend to No. 1 position for first time this season after win over El Toro gives them 10-0 finish and previous-No. 1 Mater Dei’s loss to JSerra. This week: bye
2. Mater Dei (7-2, 93)
Loss to JSerra drops Monarchs to No. 2, and will also have negative impact on how they are seeded in Pac-5 Division playoffs. This week: vs. Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills High, Friday
3. Orange Lutheran (5-4, 80)
In 31-12 loss to St. John Bosco, Bosco scored four touchdowns with one field goal in five trips to the red zone; that’s efficiency that few would beat. This week: vs. JSerra at Saddleback College, Friday
4. Servite (4-5, 59)
Defense created turnovers, Simpson threw three touchdown passes and ran for another in 30-20 win over Santa Margarita to greatly improve playoff chances. This week: vs. St. John Bosco at Cerritos College, Friday
(tie) Tesoro (7-2, 59)
Titans, 2-1 in South Coast League, had a bye week before this week’s game against 2-1 San Juan Hills, matchup of top quarterbacks Devon Modster of Tesoro and Patrick O’Brien of San Juan Hills. This week: vs. San Juan Hills, Friday
6. Santa Margarita (5-4, 51)
Good news in the loss to Servite was a good second half for quarterback KJ Costello, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns after halftime. This week: vs. Mater Dei at Trabuco Hills High, Friday.
7. JSerra (6-3, 43)
Lions sure seem to have Mater Dei figured out, having beaten the Monarchs by seven points for the second year in a row. This week: vs. Orange Lutheran at Saddleback College, Friday
8. La Habra (8-1, 33)
Highlanders tied OC record for consecutive league wins, 44, with 42-0 triumph over Sunny Hills; average margin of victory in league games is 30 points. This week: vs. Troy, Friday
9. San Juan Hills (8-1, 25)
Stallions cruised to 55-15 win over Dana Hills, setting up crucial South Coast League matchup against Tesoro. This week: at Tesoro, Friday
10. Edison (6-3, 5)
Big plays on offense, defense and special teams led to Bell Game win over Fountain Valley, 33-7, to return Chargers to top 10. This week: at Newport Harbor, Friday
(tie) San Clemente (7-2, 5)
Tritons got some revenge for last year’s CIF-SS final loss to Trabuco Hills with 48-7 win over Mustangs. This week: vs. Aliso Niguel, Friday
Steve Fryer’s 12-25 rankings (11 teams made the top 10): 12. El Toro (4-5); 13. Corona del Mar (7-2); 14. Fountain Valey (6-3); 15. Los Alamitos (4-5); 16. Valencia (9-0); 17. Newport Harbor (4-5); 18. Villa Park (9-0); 19. Buena Park (7-2); 20. Sonora (8-1); 21. Foothill (6-3); 22. Tustin (7-2); 23. Trabuco Hills (3-6); 24. Huntington Beach (3-6); 25. Katella (9-0)
Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com
