ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL
Notable this week: Mission Viejo moves into a tie with Orange Lutheran at No. 2 in the poll behind top-ranked Mater Dei. … The Diablos defeated Los Alamitos 34-28 in triple overtime last week while Orange Lutheran lost to Sierra Canyon 40-6. … Servite did not play last week but moves up to No. 4. … Undefeated Tustin climbs four positions to No. 13.
1. Mater Dei 4-0 (75 points)
The Monarchs, who are No. 1 in all sorts of national rankings, did not play last week. They have outscored their opponents 165-12. Mater Dei travels east this week to play St. Frances Academy in Washington, D.C.
Previous ranking: 1
2T. Mission Viejo 4-1 (69)
The Diablos beat Los Alamitos 34-28 in three overtime periods with sophomore receiver Vance Spafford catching three touchdown passes.
Previous ranking: 3
2T. Orange Lutheran 3-2 (69)
Sierra Canyon beat Orange Lutheran 40-6 as the Trailblazers were too fast and too good for the Lancers, who were without quarterback TJ Lateef. It was Orange Lutheran’s second loss in a row to a high-quality opponent.
Previous ranking: 2
4. Servite 3-1 (66)
The Friars did not play last week after upsetting Los Alamitos 28-24 on Sept. 8. They play at St. Paul on Friday in a matchup of long-ago Angelus League rivals, the first Servite-St. Paul game since 2012.
Previous ranking: 5
5. JSerra 3-2 (64)
The Lions lost an away game to Clovis North, 23-7. They had scored 123 points over their previous three games.
Previous ranking: 4
6. Los Alamitos 3-2 (60)
The short-handed Griffins lost in three overtimes to Mission Viejo 34-28. Quarterback Alonzo Esparza’s throwing and running kept Los Alamitos in the game.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Santa Margarita 4-1 (58)
The Eagles extended their winning streak to three games with a 42-7 rout of Leuzinger at Saddleback College as sophomore receiver Trent Mosely scored his 19th touchdown of the season and Noah Sulick had nine tackles.
Previous ranking: 5
8. San Clemente 5-0 (54)
Aiden Rubin had another big game with 160 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and Riley Kelley had two interceptions in the Tritons’ 31-7 win over Edison.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Villa Park 4-0 (51)
The Spartans held their opponent to 54 yards of offense in a 45-0 home win over Eastlake of Chula Vista. They play an away game Friday against winless Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach.
Previous ranking: 9
10. San Juan Hills 5-0 (48)
The Stallions remained undefeated with their closest win of the season, a 28-20 victory at Mira Costa. Isaiah Bennett had two interceptions for San Juan Hills.
Previous ranking: 9
11. Edison 1-3 (44)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Corona del Mar 2-2 (43)
Previous ranking: 12
13. Tustin (5-0)
Previous ranking: 17
14. Newport Harbor 2-3 (36)
Previous ranking: 13
15. Tesoro 3-2 (32)
Previous ranking: 14
16. Yorba Linda 3-2 (29)
Previous ranking: 16
17. Western 3-1 (23)
Previous ranking: 19
18. Cypress 2-3 (21)
Previous ranking: 15
19T. Capistrano Valley 5-0 (20)
Previous ranking: 21
19T. El Modena 2-2 (20)
Previous ranking: 23
21. Foothill 3-1 (17)
Previous ranking: 22
22. La Habra 2-3 (16)
Previous ranking: 17
23T. Laguna Hills 5-0 (8)
Previous ranking: 24
23T. Trabuco Hills 3-1 (8)
Previous ranking: 21
25. Huntington Beach 3-2 (2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Also receiving votes: Crean Lutheran 3-1 (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.
