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Orange County football Top 25: Mater Dei on top, Orange Lutheran No. 2 in Week 1 poll

The Lancers stay at No. 2 in the rankings after a dominating victory over Serra in Week 0.

Orange Lutheran running back Steve Chavez, right, and linebacker Arion Williams celebrate a touchdown with a flying chest bump in a non-league football game against Serra of Gardena at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa on Friday, August  18, 2023. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
Orange Lutheran running back Steve Chavez, right, and linebacker Arion Williams celebrate a touchdown with a flying chest bump in a non-league football game against Serra of Gardena at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa on Friday, August 18, 2023. (Sam Gangwer, Contributing Photographer)
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ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25

Notable this week: Mater Dei, the preseason No. 1 team in the county, stays at No. 1 after a 28-24 win over Centennial in Week 0. …Orange Lutheran stays at No. 2 after a 47-19 win over Serra. … Corona del Mar moves up to No. 10 after a 34-23 win over Downey, a CIF-SS champion in 2022. … JSerra and Edison stay in the Top 10 after close losses to good teams.

1. Mater Dei 1-0 (75 points)

Preseason ranking: 1

2. Orange Lutheran 1-0 (72)

Preseason ranking: 2

3. Mission Viejo 1-0 (68)

Preseason ranking: 4

4. Los Alamitos 1-0 (67)

Preseason ranking: 4

5. JSerra 0-1 (63)

Preseason ranking: 5

6. Santa Margarita 1-0 (60)

Preseason ranking: 6

7. San Clemente 1-0 (57)

Preseason ranking: 9

8. Edison 0-1 (54)

Preseason ranking: 8

9. Cypress 1-0 (51)

Preseason ranking: 10

10. Corona del Mar 1-0 (46)

Preseason ranking: 12

11. Yorba Linda 0-1 (44)

Preseason ranking: 7

12. Servite 1-0 (43)

Preseason ranking: 11

13. San Juan Hills 1-0 (41)

Preseason ranking: 16

14. Villa Park 1-0 (33)

Preseason ranking: 14

15. Newport Harbor 0-1 (30)

Preseason ranking: 13

16. Tesoro 1-0 (28)

Preseason ranking: 20

17. Foothill 1-0 (23)

Preseason ranking: 21

18. Crean Lutheran 1-0 (21)

Preseason ranking: 17

19. Western 0-1 (20)

Preseason ranking: 22

20. El Modena 0-0 (18)

Preseason ranking: 15

21. La Habra 0-1 (14)

Preseason ranking: 18

22. Tustin 1-0 (13)

Preseason ranking: 19

23. Capistrano Valley 1-0 (12)

Preseason ranking: 24

24. Huntington Beach 1-0 (11)

Preseason ranking: 25

25. El Dorado 1-0 (9)

Preseason ranking: 23

Others receiving voters: Laguna Hills 1-0 (1); Trabuco Hills 0-0 (1)

About the poll: There are three voters in the weekly poll. Points are awarded for each spot in the poll, starting with 25 points for a No. 1 ranking.