(Records through Oct. 22)

1. Mater Dei 35-3: The Monarchs swept Palos Verdes in the first round of pool play in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Huntington Beach 28-6: The Oilers opened Division 1 pool play with a sweep of Alemany. They play at home against Los Alamitos on Tuesday .

Previous ranking: 2

3. Beckman 28-5: The Patriots beat Santa Monica and Marina to advance to the quarterfinals of the Division 3 playoffs.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Los Alamitos 31-6: The Griffins lost to second-seeded Mira Costa in the first round of Division 1 pool play.

Previous ranking: 4

5. JSerra 27-10: The Lions beat Long Beach Millikan and Rancho Cucamonga to advance to the quarterfinals in Division 2.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Orange Lutheran 24-13: The Lancers defeated Etiwanda and Aliso Niguel to reach the Division 2 quarterfinals.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Dana Hills 20-2: The Dolphins beat Cypress and Redlands in the Division 3 playoffs.

Previous ranking: 8

8. Newport Harbor 18-15: The Sailors beat Chaminade and Santa Margarita, last week’s county No. 7 team, in the Division 2 playoffs.

Previous ranking: Not ranked

9. San Clemente 19-13: The Tritons defeated Santiago of Corona, lost to La Canada in the Division 2 playoffs.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Edison 18-12: The Chargers defeated St. Joseph of Lakewood, Vista Murrieta in the Division 2 playoffs.

Others considered: Aliso Niguel 13-13; Canyon 20-3; Capistrano Valley Christian 27-3; Corona del Mar 17-11; Santa Margarita 18-12; Sunny Hills 27-2

But their reason for doing so was serious.

Students and parents at St. Mary’s School volunteered to have their hair cut off and donated to the nonprofit Children With Hair Loss to make wigs for kids going through cancer treatments or who have alopecia or other aliments.

This was Thomas Glicksman’s first time volunteering, while his sister marked her fifth donation. It takes her about two years to grow enough to have the 8 inches to cut off.

The siblings said they were donating in memory of their grandmother, who died from cancer.

This is the 12th year the school has held the cancer awareness assembly and hair donation.

“Service is at the heart of everything we do,” said Heather Wilkins, director of marketing and communications at the school. “Throughout October we focus on cancer awareness and this is one way students can really give back, by giving their hair.”

The school also collects items for adults fighting cancer and holds fundraisers to make a donation to the American Cancer Society.

St. Mary’s School in Aliso Viejo serves more than 700 students in preschool through eighth grade.

Enjoy them now, because most of these league rivalries are very unlikely to be around next season.

They could continue as nonleague games, but it’s more fun when a playoff berth or a league championship is at stake.

Orange County high schools agreed this past spring to reassemble its football leagues and conferences after this season. With the exception of the Trinity League teams, all of the Orange County 11-player football teams will placed into one basket. CalPreps’ ratings will be used to place teams into leagues. This is a football-only plan. League and conference memberships will be different for other sports.

If the 2023 football season was over, what would the leagues look like in 2024?

Let’s do this … but first a couple of items to know …

Again, the Trinity League is excluded. The four football teams with the top ratings by CalPreps will be in one league, then there will be 10 six-team leagues, and the bottom five teams in one league.

The league names have not been finalized, so the working titles are Orange County Football Conference A (OCFC A) and Orange County Football Conference B (OCFC B),etc. For this exercise, we’re going with “leagues.”

The previous two years of ratings will be used to place teams into leagues, weighted at 65 percent for the 2023 season and 35 percent weighted for the 2022 season.

Going into this week’s games, with rounded-off ratings totals, here are what the leagues would look like in 2024 (league members listed in alphabetical order):

League A: Edison, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, San Clemente.

League B: Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor, San Juan Hills, Tesoro, Villa Park, Yorba Linda.

League C: Capistrano Valley, Cypress, El Modena, Trabuco Hills, Tustin, Western.

League D: El Dorado, Foothill, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills.

League E: Crean Lutheran, Dana Hills, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Northwood, Orange.

League F: Aliso Niguel, Canyon, El Toro, Santa Ana, St. Margaret’s, Troy.

League G: Brea Olinda, Esperanza, Kennedy, Segerstrom, Sonora, Sunny Hills.

League H: Beckman, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Marina, Valencia, Westminster.

League I: Buena Park, Calvary Chapel, Pacifica, Portola, University, Woodbridge.

League J: Estancia; Katella, Los Amigos, Ocean View, Rancho Alamitos, Santa Ana Valley.

League K: Anaheim, Bolsa Grande, Costa Mesa, La Quinta, Loara, Santiago.

League L: Century, Godinez Magnolia, Saddleback, Savanna.

The margins could be tight when teams are placed into football leagues for the 2024 season. Through eight games of this season, using the Calpreps ratings, Irvine’s rating is 4.79 and Aliso Niguel’s is 4.78. So if the 2023 season was over now, Irvine would be the bottom team in League E and Aliso Niguel would be the top team in League F.

NOTES

CIF-SS football playoff brackets will be released Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. The 8-man football playoff brackets will be released Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. …

Yes, Orange County has 8-man football. Sage Hill, in Newport Beach, is in the Prep League and is 4-2 overall and 0-1 in league and averages 48 points a game. Vista Meridian, in Santa Ana, plays a freelance schedule and is 1-4. …

The CIF-SS Division 1 football championship game will be played at the Coliseum on Nov. 24. The first CIF championship football game played at the Coliseum was in 1923 when Long Beach Poly defeated Glendale 15-8. The most recent CIF final at the Coliseum was in 1997 when Long Beach Poly beat Mater Dei 28-25. …

It looks like the Pacific Coast Conference schools will present a proposal at Monday’s releaguing meeting that would exclude Rosary from its group. This past spring Orange County schools included Rosary in the Pacific Coast group in the approved releaguing plan for all sports outside of football. The Freeway League, which would be broken up in the passed proposal, has indicated that it would present a proposal that would keep its membership intact. …

Holly Barker of Trabuco Hills and Evan Noonan of Dana Hills, so far, are making it easy to select the Orange County boys and girls cross country athletes of the year by winning or finishing high in just about every race they enter. Barker won last weekend’s Orange County Championships and earlier finished first in the Central Park Invitational. Noonan finished first in the Orange County Championships, the Woodbridge Classic and was third in the Clovis Invitational. …

The CIF-SS Division 1 girls volleyball playoffs started Wednesday. Mater Dei swept Palos Verdes in three sets (the first was a tough one, 27-25), Los Alamitos lost to Mira Costa in three sets and Huntington Beach swept Alemany (and another tough first set there, with the Oilers winning 28-26). Division 1 pool play resumes Tuesday with Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach beat Los Alamitos in their two Surf League matches. …

Newport Harbor’s girls flag football team had its closest win of the season Wednesday, a 14-12 victory over Edison. Newport Harbor is 21-1, with the loss to Woodbridge, which Newport Harbor defeated a couple of weeks later.

As it was written, the Capistrano Unified parental notification policy focused on mental health, saying a designated school counselor would notify a student’s family “when they have reasonable cause to believe that doing so will avert a clear and present danger to the health, safety or welfare” of students.

But after being asked for clarification during the discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 18, Trustee Lisa Davis, who proposed the policy, said students’ gender identity would also result in parental notification.

The board voted 4-2 to reject the policy, with Davis and Judy Bullockus the two yes votes.

“We are all doing what we think is best for our own children,” said Trustee Michael Parham. “Because we are so engaged, we are rarely caught off-guard when it comes to our own children. I haven’t heard any anecdotes tonight where teachers are not deliberately telling you something about your child here in the district. So that to me suggests our system in place is working.”

Superintendent Chris Brown, when asked, said anecdotal data showed “zero complaints about not letting parents know about gender identity in students.”

But Bullockus, citing an article written by a local psychologist who said there is a need for more discussions between parents and children since the pandemic, said: “I believe that this policy is collectively caring for students in this world of many health issues that they are facing.”

“Empathy is what parents need most in their relationships with their children,” she said. “I don’t believe you should kick parents out of the door. I think parents could use some coaching, so let’s work and teach with parents.”

Trustee Gila Jones, who voted against the policy, was not in favor of using the word “notification” to describe the policy but suggested using “engagement” instead.

“Engagement suggests that it is a partnership,” said Jones. “I do not think that parents are the enemy, not for a minute. I also do not think that there is anyone in the district who thinks that as well.”

Although he could not vote, student board member Tyler Pearce said he was against the proposal and wanted to “stand in favor of the students who would be directly affected.”

“I do believe that this is an outing policy,” said Pearce, a student at San Clemente High. “This parental notification policy is unnecessary, divisive and deep-rooted in political and personal agendas. We need to stop creating this umbrella of mental illness to refer to certain communities. Is it actually a mental health crisis? Or is it our generation who are so compelled to express their own identity and parents born in a different generation?”

“Times are changing; so should opinions,” said Pearce.

The Capistrano Unified board chose to restrict public comment to just over an hour — and gave students the opportunity to speak first.

Student speakers were at times emotional and passionate, with many walking away in tears or turning to the crowd to hype people up. The majority of those who spoke were students — a change from what has been seen at other local school board meetings where parental notification policies have been discussed.

“I am proud of the students who spoke today who were able to see through … the misinformation,” said Parham, a trustee who voted against the policy. “I think we are doing a great job of teaching these students critical thinking skills because they came well prepared and taught us grown-ups a little bit more about the next generation and what they are capable of.”

Assemblymember Bill Essayli, R-Corona, who pushed for parental notification policies in the legislature, was one of the few adult speakers who had a chance to voice his opinions during public comment.

“Parents have the constitutional right to raise their children,” said Essayli. “They are not spectators. I think that it is so disrespectful that you took a whole hour to listen to children than the parents who took the time off to be here tonight. They are the taxpayers, the voters, the people that you answer to. You spent time listening to children who are being used as political pawns from the left to emotionally manipulate and advance an ideology.”

Capistrano Unified’s proposed policy was first presented by Davis during the board’s September board meeting. Then, Davis said, “This policy brings parents into the conversation regarding some of the most important aspects of a child’s life.”

The proposed policy was written with verbatim language that was used in the approved parental notification policy at Placentia-Yorba Linda School District.

It said: “Due to the current nationwide mental health crisis exacerbated by the global pandemic, the Capistrano Unified School District recognizes the need for frequent, ongoing and oftentimes immediate communication between school administration, staff, and parents/guardians. Furthermore, with reports of depression, anxiety and suicide rates at an all-time high among public school students, action is needed to address this emerging crisis and support the health and welfare of district students.”

Andrew Fredriksz, a previous school counselor at Capistrano Unified, said that he is against the policy in a letter sent to Board President Krista Castellanos earlier this week.

“While parent rights are extremely important and they should always be contacted regarding life-changing decisions regarding their children, reporting to parents how a student identifies does not fall under life-changing decision-making,” said Fredriksz, now a counselor at Laguna Beach Unified. “The risk of outing a student in a household where they will not be accepted and may have a negative impact on their mental health is a greater concern in this discussion.”

“I have a lot of respect for the board,” said Fredriksz. “They are unfortunately caught in divisive culture politics as are the students.”

Fredriksz said he does not believe a parental notification policy will be enacted at Laguna Beach Unified.

“Laguna Beach Unified does a great job of cultivating a community where everyone is heard — families, students and staff,” said Fredriksz. “There seems to be a foundation of respect between everyone which helps promote productive conversations.”

Orange Unified was the first Orange County school district to adopt the policy in early September, and Placentia Yorba-Linda soon followed suit, becoming the second district to approve the policy last week. Many parental rights activist groups say they will attend Tustin Unified’s next meeting on Nov. 13 to encourage the policy to be addressed there.

In districts that have adopted these policies, situations that would warrant parent notification include requests to use different names or pronouns or requests to change sex-segregated programs (like athletic teams or changing facilities) that differ from the student’s “assigned biological sex at birth.”

The policies also include notification guidelines if a student reports self-harm, suicidal ideation or injury to others.

Capistrano Unified has 63 campuses, making it the largest district in Orange County. The district includes the cities of San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita.

This story has been updated.

(Records through Oct. 15)

1. Mater Dei 34-3: The Monarchs went undefeated in the Trinity League, are seeded No. 1 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

Previous rank: 1

2. Huntington Beach 27-6: The Oilers slipped in the final week, losing to Edison, but still won the Surf League championship. They are seeded third in CIF-SS Division 1.

Previous rank: 2

3. Beckman 26-5: The Patriots finished 6-0 in the Pacific Coast League and are seeded No. 1 in CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs.

Previous rank: 3

4. Los Alamitos 31-5: The Griffins, who finished second to Huntington Beach in the Surf League, were selected to play in the elite eight-team Division 1 playoffs.

Previous rank: 4

5. JSerra 25-10: The Lions finished second to Mater Dei in  the Trinity League, are seeded second in Division 2.

Previous rank: 5

6. Orange Lutheran 22-13: The Lancers, the third-place finisher in the Trinity League, are seeded fourth in Division 2.

Previous rank: 7

7. Santa Margarita 16-10: The Eagles qualified for the Division 2 playoffs as an at-large team.

Previous rank: 6

8. Dana Hills 18-2: The Dolphins won the South Coast League championship with a 7-1 league record.

Previous rank: 8

9. San Clemente 16-11: The Tritons beat Aliso Niguel and Tesoro in the final week of the regular season in South Coast League matches.

Previous rank: 9

10. Edison 14-12: The Chargers defeated Huntington Beach in a Surf League match last week and will play in Division 2 in the playoffs.

Previous rank: Not ranked

Others considered: Aliso Niguel 12-12; Canyon 18-3; Capistrano Valley Christian 25-4; Corona del Mar 17-10; Newport Harbor 15-15; San Juan Hills 16-6; Sunny Hills 25-2

Mater Dei is seeded No. 1 among the eight teams selected for the bracket. Huntington Beach is seeded third and Los Alamitos seventh.

Division 1 is divided into two, four-team pools. Mater Dei is in Pool A. Huntington Beach and Los Alamitos are in Pool B. There are three rounds of pool play: Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Oct. 28.

The Division 1 championship match is Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at Cerritos College. Sierra Canyon was last season’s Division 1 champion.

Championship matches for Divisions 2-9 also are on Nov. 4 at sites that will be determined after semifinal matches are played Oct. 28.

In Division 2-9, the playoffs start with wild card-round matches Tuesday. First-round matches are Thursday.

All matches through the semifinals start at 6 p.m.

Among the first-round matches Thursday is Aliso Niguel (12-12), the third-place team in the deep South Coast League, against Wave League champion Corona del Mar (17-10) at Corona del Mar High.

Corona del Mar beat Aliso Niguel in four sets on Sept. 5. Aliso Niguel won the first set, Corona del Mar won the next three.

Aliso Niguel coach Richelle Whiting was impressed by the Sea Kings.

“They’re just classic girls volleyball players,” Whiting said. “They play defense and pass well and they’re super-smart on the attack. The longer we can stretch them out (by extending rallies) and make them play defense the better it could be for us.”

JSerra (25-10), which finished second to Mater Dei in the Trinity League, is seeded second in Division 2. Trinity League third-place team, Orange Lutheran (22-13), is seeded fourth in Division 2.

Pacific Coast League champion Beckman (29-5) is seeded No. 1 in Division 3. San Joaquin League champion Capistrano Valley Christian (28-4) is seeded second in Division 4.

Pacific Hills League champion Irvine (17-8) is seeded third in Division 5. Pacific Coast League runner-up Northwood (25-5) is seeded fourth in Division 5.

Orangewood Academy (18-9), the second-place team from the Academy League, is seeded second in Division 8.

Ryan Gass made a game-winning field goal for Santa Margarita with one second remaining to beat JSerra 34-31 Friday in a Trinity League game at JSerra High.

Trent Mosley had 10 receptions for 230 yards with two touchdowns for Santa Margarita (5-3, 1-2). The sophomore also ran for 87 yards with two touchdowns.

John Gazzaniga completed 15 of 24 passes for 277 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

The Eagles had a 10-3 lead at halftime after a touchdown pass from Gazzaniga to Mosley.

JSerra (4-4, 1-2) quarterback Michael Tollefson ran for a touchdown early in the third quarter to tie the game at 10.

Mosley and Tollefson exchanged touchdown runs in the third quarter and the game was tied at 17 entering the fourth.

Midway through the fourth quarter, Mosley scored on a touchdown run out of the Wildcat formation. On the ensuing offensive play, Kamar Garbourel tied the game for JSerra with a 61-yard touchdown run.

JSerra took the lead with three minutes remaining in the game on a touchdown run by Gabriel Rivas.

Gazzaniga connected with Mosley for a game-tying touchdown on the next possession.

Noah Sulick and Levar Talley each had 12 tackles to lead the Santa Margarita defense. Sophomore Mason Reyes had an interception.

In other games Friday: 

Orange Lutheran 36, Servite 33: Steve Chavez ran for the game-winning touchdown with three minutes remaining in the game to give Orange Lutheran a Trinity League win over Servite.

The junior running back had three touchdowns for Orange Lutheran (5-3, 2-1). Tj Lateef threw a touchdown pass and added a touchdown run. Freshman Nicholas Bland had a long touchdown reception in the first quarter.

Servite (4-4, 0-3) got four rushing touchdowns from Quaid Carr. Leo Hannan threw a touchdown pass to Quinn Rosenkranz.

Dana Hills 21, Laguna Hills 20: Dana Hills returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in an upset win over Laguna Hills in a Pacific Coast League game.

The Dolphins snapped a county-high 15-game winning streak for Laguna Hills (7-1, 0-1).

Noah Kucera and Owen Walz returned kicks for touchdowns for Dana Hills (6-2, 1-0). Walz also ran for a 56-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Kurtis Webber and John Ponce had touchdown runs for the Hawks. Luke Whitfield made a field goal in the first quarter.

The Dana Hills defense forced a turnover on downs with seven seconds remaining in the game to seal the win.

Northwood 35, Portola 7: Edward Ma threw for over 150 yards with two touchdowns to lead Northwood to a Pacific Coast League win over Portola.

Eddie Petrushin had 10 catches with a touchdown for Northwood (4-4, 1-0) and Cole Hidalgo added a touchdown catch.

Lucas Trausch had a rushing and a receiving touchdown for the Timberwolves.

Quarterback Rocky Palacio had a touchdown run for Portola (4-4, 0-1).

Trabuco Hills 58, Aliso Niguel 24: Trabuco Hills scored a season-high 58 points in a Sea View League win over Aliso Niguel.

Jacob Perry completed 17 of 19 passes for 244 yards with three touchdowns for Trabuco Hills (5-3, 1-0). Taylor Bowie ran for 86 yards with three touchdowns.

Ryan Luce led the Mustangs with 118 receiving yards. Alex Kiernan had 76 yards receiving with a touchdown.

Hunter Najm threw two touchdown passes for Aliso Niguel (5-3, 0-1) and ran for a touchdown.

Western 56, Santa Ana Valley 0: Anthony Luna threw for 288 yards with four touchdowns for Western in a rout of Santa Ana Valley (3-5, 2-1) in an Orange League game.

Desmin Joshway-Fairley led the Pioneers in receiving with 95 yards on three catches. Clayton Corbett had a 96-yard run for Western (7-1, 3-0) and Joshua Faulkner had 85 yards on four carries.

Capistrano Valley Christian 51, Riverside Prep 8: Nate Richie completed 11 of 12 passes for 281 yards with five touchdowns for Capistrano Valley Christian in a blowout win over Riverside Prep in a Mesquite League game.

Max Krosky caught five passes for 120 yards with three touchdowns for the Eagles. Heath Carlson had two touchdown receptions for CVC (6-1, 3-0).Travis Scherer and Joshua Monroe had touchdown runs.

Jack Gallo led the defense with 11 tackles, two for a loss and a sack. Krosky and Talan Sego added interceptions for the Eagles.

— Michael Huntley

Los Alamitos 69, Corona del Mar 14: Griffins quarterback Alonza Esparza passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns in the Sunset League win for Los Alamitos (6-2, 3-0).

The Griffins are tied for first place with Edison. Corona del Mar is 4-4 overall and 1-2 in league.

Yorba Linda 58, Brea Olinda 7: Jacob Escovar ran for a touchdown and returned an interception for another touchdown as the Mustangs (6-2, 1-0) won their Crestview League opener against the Wildcats (5-3, 0-1).

The Mustangs scored 41 points in the first quarter. Running back Chase Jones scored two touchdowns for Yorba Linda which plays Villa Park on Friday at El Modena High.

La Quinta 42, Santiago 36: Alex Tran scored on a 10-yard run in overtime for the first-place Aztecs (6-2, 3-0) in a Garden Grove League win over the Cavaliers (3-5, 0-3).

Santiago had a 20-14 lead at halftime. Cooper Starnes scored on an 80-yard run on the first play of the second half. Tran also caught a touchdown pass.

Rancho Alamitos 21, Bolsa Grande 18: Jesus Diego scored two touchowns and Omar Salazar scored the other for the Vaqueros (5-3, 2-1) in their win over the Matadors (5-3, 2-1) in the highly-competitive Garden Grove League.

Bolsa Grande led in the first half 12-0.

Rancho Alamitos plays first-place La Quinta (6-2, 3-0) on Friday at Bolsa Grande High. Bolsa Grande is home on Thursday against Los Amigos (4-4, 2-1).

El Dorado 41, Canyon 0: Robby Hagar and Tyson Hartman had interceptions for the defense as the Golden Hawks (4-4, 1-0) got their first shutout of 2023 with the win over Canyon (1-7, 0-1) in the North Hills League opener for both.

J.P. Murray rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries for El Dorado. Golden Hawks quarterback rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and threw touchdown passes to Nathan Meek and Lucas Raya. Cooper Larson rushed for 64 yards on seven carries.

El Modena 41, Esperanza 20: Xzavior Guess threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Brodie Hitchens scored three rushing touchdowns for the Vanguards (4-4, 1-0) in their win over the Aztecs (3-5, 0-1) in the North Hills opener for both teams.

Ell Modena plays El Dorado (4-4, 1-0) in a league game Friday at Valencia High, El Dorado’s home field.

Huntington Beach 30, Fountain Valle 13: Tyler Young rushed for 255 yards and two touchdown for the Oilers (4-4, 1-2) in their win over the Barons (3-5, 0-3) in a Sunset League game.

Oilers left tacked Justin Tauanuu scored a touchdown on a tackle screen/lateral play.

— Steve Fryer

(Records through Oct. 8)

1. Mater Dei 33-2: Monarchs beat JSerra, have clinched another outright Trinity League championship, remain No. 1 in MaxPreps.com national rankings.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Huntington Beach 27-6: Oilers clinched the Surf League championship with league wins over Los Alamitos, Newport Harbor.

Previous ranking: 2

3. Beckman 26-5: Patriots, No. 1 in latest CIF Southern Section Division 3 rankings, moved Pacific Coast League record to 5-0 with league wins over Sage Hill, Northwood.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Los Alamitos 27-4: Griffins played Huntington Beach to five sets in close Surf League loss, advanced to semifinals of Redondo tournament.

Previous ranking: 4

5. JSerra: 24-10: Lions lost to Mater Dei in four sets by these scores – 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25.

Previous ranking: 6

6. Santa Margarita: Eagles beat Orange Lutheran, lost to JSerra in Trinity League matches.

Previous ranking: 7

7. Orange Lutheran 25-12: Lancers lost to Santa Margarita, defeated Rosary in Trinity League play.

Previous ranking: 5

8. Dana Hills 18-4: South Coast League-leading Dolphins got two big league wins last week over San Clemente, Tesoro.

Previous ranking: 10

9. San Clemente 14-11: Tritons beat San Juan Hills, lost to San Clemente in South Coast League.

Previous ranking: 9

10. San Juan Hills 11-10: Stallions in a three-way tie with Aliso Niguel, San Clemente for second place in the South Coast League.

Previous ranking: 8

Others considered: Aliso Niguel 11-11; Canyon 15-3; Capistrano Valley Christian 26-3; Corona del Mar 15-10; Edison 13-12.

(Records through Oct. 1)

1. Mater Dei 32-2: Monarchs improved to 5-0 in the Trinity League with league wins over Rosary and Santa Margarita.

2. Huntington Beach 24-6: Surf League-leading Oilers defeated Laguna Beach, Edison and Corona del Mar last week.

3. Beckman 22-5: Patriots went 4-3 in the Nike Tournament of Champions over the weekend, including a 2-1 loss to Sierra Canyon, which is No. 6 in the MaxPreps national rankings.

4. Los Alamitos 24-3: Griffins beat Marina and Corona del Mar last week, play at home against Huntington Beach in a Surf League match this week.

5. Orange Lutheran 21-11: Lancers got a crucial win over JSerra in Trinity League action.

6. JSerra 17-8: Lions split their two Trinity League matches, a win over Rosary and a loss to Orange Lutheran.

7. Santa Margarita 14-7: Eagles split their two Trinity League matches – a win over Rosary, a loss to JSerra.

8. San Juan Hills 11-9: Stallions had a great week with South Coast League wins over Aliso Niguel and Tesoro.

9. San Clemente 13-10: Tritons beat Tesoro in South Coast League, play San Juan Hills this week.

10. Dana Hills 16-4: Dolphins beat Capistrano Valley Christian in nonleague, beat Aliso Niguel in South Coast League match.

Others considered: Aliso Niguel 7-9; Canyon 14-2; Capistrano Valley Christian 22-3; Corona del Mar 13-10; Edison 12-12; Newport Harbor 15-11; Sunny Hills 21-2.

(Records through Sept. 24)

1. Mater Dei 30-2: Monarchs won the championship of the Durango Fall Classic; senior setter Julia Kakkis was named tournament MVP. They also beat Orange Lutheran in a Trinity League match to improve to 3-0 in league.

2. Huntington Beach 24-6: Oilers beat Newport Harbor in Surf League, went 4-2 in the Durango Fall Classic.

3. Beckman 19-2: Patriots are 2-0 in Pacific Coast League after wins over University and Woodbridge.

4. JSerra 16 -7: Lions defeated Santa Margarita in Trinity League, Capistrano Valley Christian in nonleague match.

5. Los Alamitos 22-3: Griffins defeated Edison and Newport Harbor in Surf League, are 2-1 in the league.

6. Orange Lutheran 18-12: Lancers beat Rosary in a Trinity League match, went 3-1 in Freeway Games tournament at Santiago of Corona, Roosevelt high schools.

7. Santa Margarita 14-7: Eagles split their two Trinity League matches – a win over Rosary, a loss to JSerra.

8. Aliso Niguel 7-7: Wolverines got two big wins in South Coast League, over San Clemente and Tesoro.

9. San Clemente 12-10: Titans beat Dana Hills, lost to Aliso Niguel in South Coast League matches.

10. Dana Hills 14-4: Dolphins are in first place in South Coast League with 3-1 league record that includes a win over San Juan Hills last week.

Others considered: Capistrano Valley Christian 22-3; Corona del Mar 13-8; Edison 10-11; Newport Harbor 13-11; San Juan Hills 9-9; Sunny Hills 19-2; Tesoro 9-10.