Name: Trent Mosley

School: Santa Margarita

Sport: Football

Year: Sophomore

Noteworthy: He caught 12 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for two touchdowns, had 114 yards in kick return yardage and compiled 351 all-purpose yards in the Eagles’ 50-42 loss to Servite. Mosley (5-10, 180) this season has rushed for 14 touchdowns, has 10 receiving touchdowns and 62 receptions in nine games. He has scholarship offers from several colleges, including Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, USC and Washington.

(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

Notable this week: Undefeated Tustin breaks into the Top 10 for the first time this season after shutting out Pacifica 49-0. … San Clemente advances from No. 5 last week to No. 3. … Servite moves up to No. 4 after a 50-42 win over Santa Margarita. … Los Alamitos climbs to No. 7 and will face No. 9 Edison this week for the Sunset League championship.

1. Mater Dei 8-1 (75 points)

The Monarchs shook off a shutout loss to St. John Bocsco with an impressive 55-13 win over Orange Lutheran in Trinity League play. Senior running back Ajon Bryant rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns and junior linebacker Nasir Wyatt had three sacks. Mater Dei is likely to be the No. 2 seed in Division 1 of the CIF-SS playoffs.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Orange Lutheran 5-4 (72)

The Lancers had the misfortune of being the team in Mater Dei’s way after the Monarchs lost to St. John Bosco. The Lancers, who play Bosco this week, are in third place in the Trinity League with a 2-2 league record.

Previous ranking: 2

3. San Clemente 8-1 (69)

The Tritons are 2-0 in the four-team South Coast League after last week’s 35-18 win over Capistrano Valley. Senior quarterback Dylan Mills turned in one of his better games, completing 16 of 19 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, both to junior Cole Herlean.

Previous ranking: 5

4. Servite 5-4 (66)

Junior quarterback Leo Hannan threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns in a 50-42 win over Santa Margarita. Sophomore cornerback Tristin Ordaz had eight solo tackles and broke up two passes. Servite finishes the regular season facing JSerra at Cerritos College on Friday.

Previous ranking: 6

5. Santa Margarita 5-4 (62)

Sophomore Trent Mosley had 351 all-purpose yards, including 221 receiving yards, and made three solo tackles for the Eagles in their 50-42 loss to Servite. They play Mater Dei this week.

Previous ranking: 3

6. JSerra 4-5 (59)

The Lions lost to the No. 1 team in Calpreps’ state rankings, St. John Bosco, 42-20. JSerra is 1-3 in the Trinity League, with the victory against Orange Lutheran. The Lions probably need to beat Servite this week to get into the playoffs.

Previous ranking: 4

7. Los Alamitos 7-2 (57)

The Griffins scored 60 points for a school-record fourth time and for the third week in a row in a 63-13 league win over Huntington Beach. Los Alamitos plays Edison this week at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach to decide the Sunset League title. Both teams are 4-0 in the Sunset League.

Previous ranking: 8

8. Mission Viejo 6-3 (56)

Junior Dijon Lee Jr. scored a touchdown on an interception return and another TD on a pass reception in the Diablos’ 36-0 win over Tesoro in the South Coast League. Zachary Foeldi had two of Mission Viejo’s five interceptions.

Previous ranking: 7

9. Edison 6-3 (50)

The Chargers beat Fountain Valley 56-7 for their 19th consecutive win over the Barons. Junior Julius Gillick rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and freshman quarterback Sam Thomson threw three touchdown passes for the Chargers.

Previous ranking: 10

10. Tustin 9-0 (49)

The Tillers are the only undefeated team in Orange County. They beat Pacifica 49-0 last week to improve to 4-0 in the Empire League. Tustin rushed for 331 yards, led by Eimesse Essis, who ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. The Tillers are home Friday against Cypress in a game for the Empire League title.

Previous ranking: 11

11. San Juan Hills 8-1 (45)

Previous ranking: 9

12. Newport Harbor 4-5 (41)

Previous ranking: 12

13. Tesoro 5-4 (38)

Previous ranking: 13

14. Villa Park 8-1 (37)

Previous ranking: 16

15. Corona del Mar 4-5 (32)

Previous ranking: 14

16. Yorba Linda 6-3 (30)

Previous ranking: 15

17. Trabuco Hills 6-3 (29)

Previous ranking: 21

18. Cypress 6-3 (22)

Previous ranking: 17

19. Capistrano Valley 7-2 (20)

Previous ranking: 17

20. Western 8-1 (18)

Previous ranking: 19

21. Foothill 6-3 (14)

Previous ranking: 22

22. El Modena 5-4 (14)

Previous ranking: 20

23. El Dorado 4-5 (9)

Previous ranking: 22

24. La Habra 5-4 (6)

Previous ranking: 24

25. Laguna Beach 8-1 (4)

Previous ranking: 25

Also receiving votes: Crean Lutheran 6-3 (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.

The Diablos improved to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in league. They lost to San Clemente 20-10 last week in their league opener.

Mission Viejo, No. 7 in the Orange County Top 25, will play at No. 17 Capistrano Valley next Friday, the final week of the regular season and the league finale.

Tesoro (5-4, 1-1), No. 13 in the county rankings, will play at No. 5 San Clemente on Friday, Oct. 27.

CIF Southern Section football playoff brackets will be released Oct. 29.

Mission Viejo would likely play in CIF-SS Division 2. Tesoro, also still in the running for a playoff berth, might be in Division 4 if the Titans get in.

Teams will be placed in playoff divisions at the end of the regular season according to the Calpreps ratings.

It is Mission Viejo’s third shutout of the season. The Diablos blanked Highland 58-0 and Hawaii’s Kamehameha 34-0 in nonleague games last month.

Mission Viejo junior quarterback Draiden Trudeau threw two touchdown passes. Sophomore quarterback Luke Fahey, who shared equal time at the position with Trudeau as they have all season, also threw two touchdown passes.

Diablos junior receiver/cornerback Dijon Lee had a touchdown reception and returned an interception 19 yards for a touchdown. Lee (6-3, 180) has scholarship offers from many schools including Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA and USC.

Mission Viejo sophomore receiver Vance Spafford caught two touchdown passes to give him 11 touchdown receptions this season.

Lee said the Diablos needed Friday’s win after the previous week’s loss to San Clemente.

“We played real hard today,” said Lee who returned an interception for a touchdown against Tesoro last season. “Started off slow but when we came out after halftime and sped it up and scored three touchdowns.”

Diablos sophomore safety Zachary Foeldi had two interceptions in the first half. One was erased by a Mission Viejo penalty. The one that counted led to Michael Salgado-Medina’s 42-yard field goal halfway through the first quarter to give the Diablos a 3-0 lead.

Tesoro had a chance to tie the game four minutes into the second quarter. Titans kicker Lance Guerrero’s 43-yard field goal attempt had the distance but was slightly wide to the right.

On the next play at the Mission Viejo 20-yard line Fahey launched a perfectly-place pass to Spafford who made the catch at the Tesoro 39-yard line. Spafford tried to outrun the Tesoro defender, figured he would not do so, and stopped at the 10-yard line before cutting inside to angle his way into the end zone. The point-after kick attempt was no good, leaving Mission Viejo with the 9-0 lead that the Diablos would take into the second half.

Trudeau connected with Cash Semonza for a 13-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. The point-after kick attempt missed, so the Diablos lead was 15-0. Lee scored on his 19-yard interception return – he cut in front of the receiver to snag the ball and a few strides later was in the end zone – early in the fourth quarter for a 22-0 lead.

Lee scored on a 6-yard pass from Trudeau a few minutes later Fahey threw a short pass to Spafford who flashed into the end zone for a touchdown and a 36-0 lead with 1:41 to go.

Mission Viejo’s Jeron Jones and Trey Tolmaire also had interceptions.

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.

NO. 3 SANTA MARGARITA (5-3, 1-2) VS. NO. 6 SERVITE (4-4, 0-3)

Where, when: Cerritos College, Friday, 7 p.m.

Analysis: This is a big Trinity League game for Servite. The Friars need a fifth win to guarantee that they will finish at .500, the threshold for being a candidate for an at-large berth in the upcoming CIF Southern Section playoffs. The top three teams in a six-team league like the Trinity League are guaranteed entry into the playoffs; teams that finish fourth, fifth and sixth can be considered for at-large berths if they are .500 or better. A look at the CalPreps ratings that CIF-SS will use to place teams into playoff divisions indicates that Santa Margarita probably is a sure thing to be in Division 1, which was a 10-team bracket last year and contained two at-large teams. Division 1 could be an eight-team bracket or a 12-team bracket this year. As for this game, Santa Margarita last week beat JSerra 34-31 on Ryan Gass’ late field goal. Servite was unable to convert its late chances last week against Orange Lutheran in a 36-33 loss. The key player in this matchup is Santa Margarita sophomore receiver Trent Mosley, who last week produced 425 all-purpose yards including 232 yards on 10 receptions. He will be the difference-maker.

Winner: Santa Margarita

NO. 1 MATER DEI (7-1, 2-1) VS. NO. 2 ORANGE LUTHERAN (5-3, 2-1)

Where, when: Orange Coast College, Thursday, 7 p.m.

Analysis: This is a matchup of the top two teams in the county rankings. While there is a large chasm between the Nos. 1 and 2 teams we know that Mater Dei is not unbeatable as was proven last week when the Monarchs lost to St. John Bosco’s near-perfect performance 28-0. The previous time Mater Dei was shut out was in 2011 by Orange Lutheran 28-0. That also is the most-recent time the Lancers beat the Monarchs. Quarterback Elijah Brown last week did not get the offensive line protection he usually is provided. The Monarchs’ top running back, Jordon Davison, was injured early and might be out for this game, but there is plenty of depth there, including speedy Nathaniel Frazier who will likely be among the top sprinters in country track this spring. Orange Lutheran running back Steve Chavez surpassed 100 rushing yards for the fourth week in a row in the Lancers’ 36-33 win over Servite. The Monarchs are an unhappy team after the Bosco loss and this might be a bad week to be in their path.

Winner: Mater Dei

TROY (5-3, 3-0) VS. SONORA (7-1, 3-0)

Where, when: La Habra High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Analysis: It’s the battle for first place in the Freeway League. Troy beat the usual league champion La Habra 27-21 two weeks ago and also has league wins over Fullerton and Buena Park. Sonora’s league wins were against Sunny Hills, Buena Park and Fullerton. In Troy’s 21-7 win over Buena Park last week the Warriors threw only eight passes while rushing for 287 yards including Declan Kai Healey’s 104 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries and Caleb Huss’ 99 yards. Troy sophomore linebacker Ethan Mundt had 10 tackles with a sack against Buena Park. Sonora, which plays La Habra next week in the league finale, rushed for 331 yards in its 43-36 win over Fullerton, led by junior Anthony Abad’s 221 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. Troy’s win over La Habra is the most impressive win for either team.

Winner: Troy

NO. 20 EL MODENA (4-4, 1-0) VS. NO. 23 EL DORADO (4-4, 1-0)

Where, when: Valencia High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Analysis: This one is for first place in the four-team North Hills League. They have a common opponent, La Habra. El Modena beat La Habra 38-35. El Dorado lost to La Habra 40-16. El Dorado showed how much it has improved when it beat Foothill 41-19. El Dorado won its league opener last week over Canyon 41-0 as quarterback Nate Bento and running back J.P. Murray both rushed for more than 100 yards. El Modena beat Esperanza 41-20 in a league game last week. Vanguards quarterback Xzavior Guess completed 23 of 28 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Guess also is an excellent runner. His play-making skills will lead El Modena to the win.

Winner: El Modena

NO. 14 CORONA DEL MAR (4-4, 1-2) VS. NO. 12 NEWPORT HARBOR (3-5, 1-2)

Where, when: Newport Harbor High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Analysis: This Sunset League game is the annual Battle of the Bay. Corona del Mar has won the rivalry game 10 years in a row. Newport Harbor is the better team this year. Sailors quarterback Jaden O’Neal is developing into a star player. He has completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,801 yards and 19 touchdowns. Newport Harbor lost to county No. 10 Edison last week 31-28. Corona del Mar was overwhelmed by Los Alamitos last week 69-14. Newport Harbor was similarly overwhelmed by Los Alamitos 62-14 on Oct. 6. O’Neal was hurt late in the Edison game. The key to this game is Newport Harbor’s defense, which is allowing 32 points a game. Look for that defense to come through and for O’Neal to connect continuously with ace receivers Jordan Anderson and Josiah Lamarque to get Newport Harbor that long-awaited win and the bell trophy that goes to the victor.

Winner: Newport Harbor

Fryer on Football last week: 3-2

Season to date: 31-14

(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

Notable this week: Mater Dei holds on to the top position after its loss to St. John Bosco. … Orange Lutheran rises after a win over Servite. … Santa Margarita leapfrogs JSerra. … Edison gets back into the Top 10 after a win over Newport Harbor. … Villa Park drops out of top 10 after its loss to Foothill.

1. Mater Dei 7-1 (75 points)

The Monarchs got beat by a team that played a near-perfect game in a 28-0 loss to St. John Bosco. The Monarchs are 2-1 in the Trinity League with shutout wins over JSerra and Servite.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Orange Lutheran 5-3 (72)

The Lancers withstood a late charge by Servite to beat the Friars 36-33 in a Trinity League game. Steve Chavez rushed for more than 100 yards for the fifth time this season.

Previous ranking: 4

3. Santa Margarita 5-3 (69)

Ryan Gass made a game-winning field goal for the Eagles with one second remaining in a 34-31 win over JSerra in a Trinity League game. Santa Margarita sophomore receiver Trent Mosley had 10 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns.

Previous ranking: 6

4. JSerra 4-4 (64)

The Lions lost a close one to Santa Margarita 34-31 in the Trinity League. The Lions have a home game this week against St. John Bosco.

Previous ranking: 2

5. San Clemente 7-1 (63)

The Tritons took a huge step toward winning the South Coast League championship with a 20-10 win over Mission Viejo. Running back Aiden Rubin had another huge game with 238 yards rushing on 29 carries.

Previous ranking: 8

6. Servite 4-4 (61)

The Friars had late chances but could not get the ball into the end zone in a 36-33 loss to Orange Lutheran. Quaid Carr rushed for 156 yards and scored four of Servite’s five touchdowns.

Previous ranking: 5

7. Mission Viejo 5-3 (56)

The Diablos defense had difficulty against San Clemente’s running game and could not crank up their own offense in a 20-10 loss to the Tritons in the South Coast League.

Previous ranking: 3

8. Los Alamitos 6-2 (55)

Quarterback Alonzo Esparza passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns as the Griffins defeated Corona del Mar 69-14 in the Sunset League.

Previous ranking: 7

9. San Juan Hills 8-0 (51)

The Stallions remained undefeated with a 57-7 win over El Toro in the Sea View League. It is the second time this season San Juan Hills has scored 50 or more points in a game.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Edison 5-3 (47)

Chargers junior Jake Minter blocked a Newport Harbor field-goal attempt on the final play of the Sunset League game won by Edison 31-28. The Chargers are 3-0 in league and tied with Los Alamitos for first place.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Tustin 8-0 (46)

Previous ranking: 11

12. Newport Harbor 3-5 (42)

Previous ranking: 13

13. Tesoro 5-3 (38)

Previous ranking: 13

14. Corona del Mar 4-4 (35)

Previous ranking: 14

15. Yorba Linda 6-2 (34)

Previous ranking: 16

16. Villa Park 7-1 (31)

Previous ranking: 10

17T. Capistrano Valley 7-1 (23)

Previous ranking: 17

17T. Cypress 5-3 (23)

Previous ranking: 19

19. Western 7-1 (22)

Previous ranking: 18

20. El Modena 4-4 (15)

Previous ranking: 20

21. Trabuco Hills 5-3 (12)

Previous ranking: 21

22T. Foothill 5-2 (11)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

22T. El Dorado 4-4 (11

Previous ranking: 25

24. La Habra 4-4 (7)

Previous ranking: 23

25. Laguna Beach 7-1 (3)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Also receiving votes: Crean Lutheran 6-2 (2)

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.

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