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The Orange County girls basketball rankings for this week.
GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25
(Records through Monday, Jan. 6)
1. Mater Dei (16-2): The Monarchs play host to Chaminade at the Matt Denning/Kay Yow Showcase at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Fairmont Prep (11-5): Junior Adyra Rajan is averaging 22.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.6 steals for the Huskies.
Previous ranking: 3
3. Sage Hill (8-7): The Lightning’s quest for a third straight Pacific Coast League title begins this week against Woodbridge (3-14) and Portola (7-10).
Previous ranking: 2
4. Crean Lutheran (15-2): The Saints open the Crestview League this week with games at El Dorado (Tuesday) and Esperanza (Friday).
Previous ranking: 6
5. San Clemente (12-5): The Tritons carry the momentum of a 55-30 win against Cathedral Catholic into their game at Orange Lutheran on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Villa Park (15-4): The Spartans begin play in the new-look Freeway League at Sonora on Friday. They face Crean Lutheran on Saturday at the Matson Classic at Orange Lutheran.
Previous ranking: 4
7. JSerra (8-8): The Lions play host to neighbor San Juan Hills on Thursday.
Previous ranking: 8
8. Santa Margarita (13-5): The Eagles face Lakewood in the San Gabriel Valley Showcase on Saturday in their final Trinity League tune-up.
Previous ranking: 7
9. Beckman (10-6): The Patriots make their Sea View League debut against visiting Tesoro on Thursday.
Previous ranking: 9
10. San Juan Hills (10-8): The Stallions will “carefully” manage high-scoring Anna Shreeve (ankle) as they play three straight games starting Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Buena Park (10-5)
Previous ranking: 13
12. Orange Lutheran (10-5)
Previous ranking: 11
13. Esperanza (13-5)
Previous ranking: 12
14. Los Alamitos (12-5)
Previous ranking: 14
15. El Dorado (10-6)
Previous ranking: 16
16. Portola (7-11)
Previous ranking: 18
17. St. Margaret’s (13-4)
Previous ranking: 15
18. Rosary (10-5)
Previous ranking: 17
19. Canyon (10-8)
Previous ranking: 19
20. Corona del Mar (11-7)
Previous ranking: 23
21. Fountain Valley (12-6)
Previous ranking: 20
22. Brea Olinda (8-9)
Previous ranking: 21
23. Sonora (10-7)
Previous ranking: 22
24. El Toro (7-9)
Previous ranking: unranked
25. Pacifica Christian (9-10)
Previous ranking: unranked
Also considered: Segerstrom (15-4)
Please send feedback on girls basketball rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com