
(Records through Sunday)
1. Santa Margarita (15-3)
The Eagles beat JSerra 70-49 in their Trinity League opener. Kaiden Bailey played like an Orange County player of the year candidate, scoring 25 points with four assists and three 3-pointers, Dallas Washington scored 17 points and Brayden Kyman scored 15.
Previous ranking: 1
2. JSerra (16-4)
The Lions shot poorly in their 70-49 loss at Santa Margarita, for which Santa Margarita’s defense deserves credit. JSerra did beat Orange Lutheran by 10 points last week and is 2-1 in the Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Mater Dei (14-4)
The Monarchs shocked St. John Bosco, No. 4 in the Maxpreps.com national rankings, with a 62-59 win at Mater Dei. Luke Barnett scored 23 points, Demarcus Henry scored 13 points with six rebounds and Evan Willis contributed 11 points. Mater Dei also beat Servite 76-63 last week.
Previous ranking: 4
4. Los Alamitos (12-6)
The Griffins beat Corona del Mar 73-69 and Marina 102-81 to improve to 5-0 in the Sunset League.
Previous ranking: 3
5. Canyon (16-4)
Brandon Benjamin scored 35 points and Noah Kim scored 20 in Canyon’s 81-64 win over La Habra in the Crestview League. Canyon also beat Cypress 63-61 in overtime in a league game.
Previous ranking: 7
6. Pacifica Christian (13-6)
The Tritons beat San Gabriel Academy 62-51 in a San Joaquin League game as their EJ Spillman scored 17 points. They also beat West Ranch 95-70 in a nonleague game. Pacifica Christian is home Saturday against Fairmont Prep in a crucial league game.
Previous ranking: 5
7. La Habra (18-5)
Acen Jimenez’ buzzer-beating jump shot got the Highlanders a 56-55 win over Crean Lutheran in a Crestview League home game, then they were overwhelmed by Canyon in an 81-64 road loss.
Previous ranking: 6
8. San Clemente (16-4)
The Tritons beat Tesoro 62-43 in their South Coast League opener, their fifth straight win since a loss to Los Alamitos in the Orange County North/South Challenge at Tesoro.
Previous ranking: 8
9. San Juan Hills (13-7)
The Stallions won their South Coast League opener 68-33 over Dana Hills and lost a nonleague game 71-52 to Damien, the No. 19 team in the CIF Southern Section rankings.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Crean Lutheran (8-9)
The Saints lost a Crestview League game at La Habra by one point on a last-second shot and defeated Foothill by one point in a league game.
Previous ranking: 12
11. Fairmont Prep (9-8)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Edison (14-7)
Previous ranking: 17
13. Corona del Mar (17-5)
Previous ranking: 10
14. Foothill (13-7)
Previous ranking: 13
15. Cypress (14-8)
Previous ranking: 15
16. Orange Lutheran (13-7)
Previous ranking: 14
17. Irvine (18-2)
Previous ranking: 16
18. Servite (11-7)
Previous ranking: 20
19. Newport Harbor (14-7)
Previous ranking: 19
20. Yorba Linda (15-5)
Previous ranking: 22
21. El Dorado (18-4)
Previous ranking: 21
22. Fountain Valley (15-6)
Previous ranking: 18
23. Villa Park (13-8)
Previous ranking: 23
24. Tustin (16-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
25. Marina (13-8)
Previous ranking: 25
— Steve Fryer


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