ORANGE COUNTY FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL
Notable this week: There is a bit of shifting in the Top 10 this week. Santa Margarita rises one position to No. 5 after an impressive 31-15 road win over Centennial of Corona. … Yorba Linda ascends to No. 9 after a 22-21 comeback win over Edison. … La Habra moves from No. 20 last week to No. 17 this week after a 31-7 victory over Newport Harbor. … No. 1 Mater Dei plays Bishop Gorman in a much-anticipated game this week.
1. Mater Dei 1-0 (75 points)
The Monarchs did not play last week after beating Centennial 42-25 on Aug. 22. This week they are in the biggest high school football game in the country: national No. 1 Mater Dei vs. national No. 2 Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas on Friday at Santa Ana Stadium.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Mission Viejo 1-0 (72)
The Diablos did not play last week. They beat Santa Margarita on Aug. 24 and play at home against Liberty of Henderson, Nev., on Friday.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra 2-0 (68)
One week after an attention-getting win over Sierra Canyon the Lions beat Aquinas of San Bernardino by the same 35-7 score last week. The Lions used two quarterbacks against Aquinas: Ryan Hopkins, who played the entire game against Sierra Canyon, and Jordan Spigarelli, who started against Aquinas.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Orange Lutheran 2-0 (66)
Senior quarterback TJ Lateef threw five touchdown passes and junior running back Kamryn Shingleton rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 73 yards and a touchdown as the Lancers beat Rancho Cucamonga 45-14.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Santa Margarita 1-1 (64)
Junior receiver Trent Mosley caught 11 passes for 212 yards and scored three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 31-15 win over Centennial.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Servite 2-0 (60)
Senior running back Quaid Carr rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and had a 51-yard punt return as the Friars beat Murrieta Valley 37-17.
Previous ranking: 5
7. Los Alamitos 2-0 (57)
Jerod Terry scored four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving), and Lenny Ibarra scored on an 89-yard run and on a 42-yard run on a fake punt in the Griffins’ 49-6 win over Narbonne.
Previous ranking: 7
8. San Clemente 1-1 (54)
Senior quarterback Dawson Martinez completed 18 of 22 passes for 293 yards and four touchdowns and Jason Rex had five receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns as the Tritons beat Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills 30-23.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Yorba Linda 2-0 (51)
Senior quarterback Holden Nagin threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Troy Roberts on fourth down with five seconds remaining and Cayden Eilers kicked the extra point in the Mustangs’ 22-21 comeback win over Edison.
Previous ranking: 13
10. Tustin 2-0 (47)
Eimesse Essis rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to Jackson Perez as the Tillers beat rival Foothill 42-14.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Edison 0-2 (44)
Previous ranking: 9
12. San Juan Hills 2-0 (43)
Previous ranking: 11
13. Corona del Mar 2-0 (40)
Previous ranking: 14
14. Crean Lutheran 2-0 (35)
Previous ranking: 11
15. Villa Park 1-1 (32)
Previous ranking: 15
16. Tesoro 1-1 (30)
Previous ranking: 16
17. La Habra 1-1 (26)
Previous ranking: 20
18. Capistrano Valley 2-0 (24)
Previous ranking: 17
19. El Modena 2-0 (23)
Previous ranking: 19
20. Trabuco Hills 1-0 (19)
Previous ranking: 18
21. Western 1-1 (14)
Previous ranking: 22
22. Huntington Beach 1-1 (11)
Previous ranking: 25
23. Foothill 1-1 (8)
Previous ranking: 23
24. Newport Harbor 0-2 (6)
Previous ranking: 21
25. Laguna Beach 2-0
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Also receiving votes: Cypress 1-1 (2); Aliso Niguel 2-0 (1)
About the poll: Steve Fryer, Dan Albano and Michael Huntley vote each week for the Orange County Top 25.
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