O.C. FOOTBALL TOP 25
(The Register has 10 members of the media vote in the weekly poll.)
1. Mater Dei 1-0 (250 poll points)
Monarchs got No. 1 votes from all 10 voters after 63-14 over Bishop Amat of La Puente.
2. Mission Viejo 1-0 (240)
Diablos looked sharp, played like it’s November in big win over Santa Margarita.
3. Orange Lutheran 0-1 (227)
Lancers lost to No. 1-ranked team in Division 3, La Mirada.
4. Servite 1-0 (216)
That 44-0 win over Fountain Valley was perhaps more one-sided than expected.
5. Santa Margarita 0-1 (201)
The Eagles got trampled by Mission Viejo, but still gave full effort throughout.
6. San Clemente 0-1 (198)
Tritons lost to Oceanside; they lost 2015 opener, too, but advanced to CIF-SS final.
7. La Habra 1-0 (186)
Highlanders off to strong start with win over El Toro.
8. Edison 2-0 (185)
Chargers handled Tesoro easily, 31-14.
9. Villa Park 0-0 (169)
Spartans open season with road game in the desert at La Quinta.
10. JSerra 1-0 (163)
Matthew Robinson’s running, passing lead Lions to win over Sacramento Charter.
11. Buena Park 1-0 (158)
Coyotes averaged 63 points a game over past five season openers.
12. Los Alamitos 0-1 (140)
Griffins hung in there, lost by seven points to state-ranked Long Beach Poly.
13. Corona del Mar 0-1 (121)
Quarterback Chase Garbers faced big pressure in loss to Palos Verdes.
14T. El Toro 0-1 (111)
Chargers lost at La Habra, a tough team at a tough place for visitors.
14T. Tesoro 0-1 (111)
Titans couldn’t slow down Edison’s offense in 31-14 loss.
16. Tustin 1-0 (86)
Tillers rely heavily on ground game – surprise! – in win over Dominguez of Compton.
17. Capistrano Valley 1-0 (81)
Kevin Brown passed for 249 yards in 34-0 win over Valencia.
18. Newport Harbor 0-0 (79)
Sailors open season Thursday against Pacifica at Orange Coast College.
19. Trabuco Hills 1-0 (59)
Mustangs persevered in overtime win over Pacifica.
20. Fountain Valley 0-1 (46)
Barons fell behind early, and by a lot, in 44-0 loss to Servite.
21. Troy 1-0 (43)
Five players scored for Warriors in 41-26 victory over Canyon.
22. San Juan Hills 1-0 (36)
Stallions opened with 36-29 win over Dos Pueblos of Goleta, but schedule about to get tougher.
23. Brea Olinda 0-0 (28)
Wildcats start season this week against Sonora.
24. Laguna Hills 0-0 (21)
Hawks play four Irvine schools over next four weeks, starting with University this week.
25. Pacifica 0-1 (18)
Mariners lost a tough one in overtime to Trabuco Hills
Also receiving votes: Cypress (1-0, 15); Garden Grove (1-0, 14); St. Margaret’s (1-0, 7); Huntington Beach (1-0, 6); El Modena (0-0, 4); Woodbridge (0-1, 2); Yorba Linda (0-0, 2); Canyon (0-1, 1); Crean Lutheran (1-0, 1).
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