This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings.
BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, Jan. 26)
1. Mater Dei 19-5: The Monarchs had a great week, with a Trinity League win over last week’s No. 1 team Santa Margarita, a one-sided win over Servite in league and a 71-60 win over Crean Lutheran in the Nike Extravaganza. The Monarchs, who are 5-1 in league, play JSerra on Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 3
2. Santa Margarita 17-5: The Eagles lost twice last week in the Trinity League, 62-59 to Mater Dei and 77-67 to St. John Bosco, their first two league losses to go to 3-2 in league.
Previous ranking: 1
3. JSerra 19-5: The Lions beat Servite by 64 points and beat Orange Lutheran by 28 points. They are 5-2 in the Trinity League and play at Mater Dei on Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 2
4. Los Alamitos 16-8: The Griffins are 8-0 in the Sunset League. They had a 93-63 win last week over second-place Edison and a 68-62 win over Foothill in the Nike Extravaganza.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Crean Lutheran 12-11: The Saints are in first place in the challenging Crestview League with a 4-1 league record that includes last week’s 57-53 win over La Habra, the team that gave them their one league loss.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Canyon 19-7: Canyon played three Crestview League games last week, two wins over Foothill and a one-point loss to rising Cypress.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Fairmont Prep 15-8: The Huskies are 4-0 in the San Joaquin League and take a six-game winning streak into their league home game Tuesday against rival Pacifica Christian.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Pacifica Christian 16-7: The Tritons, 2-1 in the San Joaquin League, will try to avenge their 60-56 loss two weeks ago to Fairmont Prep when they play the Huskies on Tuesday at Fairmont Prep.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Cypress 17-9: The Centurions last week beat La Habra 65-63 and Canyon 61-60 in the Crestview League. They are 3-3 in the league after starting 0-3.
Previous ranking: 11
10. Foothill 14-11: The Knights had a rough week with two Crestview League losses to Canyon and a loss to Los Alamitos in the Nike Extravaganza.
Previous ranking: 9
11. La Habra 18-8
Previous ranking: 10
12. San Juan Hills 18-7
Previous ranking: 13
13. San Clemente 20-5
Previous ranking: 12
14. Edison 16-9
Previous ranking: 14
15. Orange Lutheran 13-12
Previous ranking: 16
16. Irvine 22-2
Previous ranking: 17
17. Fountain Valley 17-8
Previous ranking: 20
18. Marina 15-9
Previous ranking: 19
19. Corona del Mar 18-6
Previous ranking: 15
20. Newport Harbor 16-9
Previous ranking: 18
21. Villa Park 17-8
Previous ranking: 23
22. Servite 12-11
Previous ranking: 21
23. Tesoro 16-9
Previous ranking: Not ranked
24. Tustin 19-6
Previous ranking: 24
25. Yorba Linda 18-6
Previous ranking: 22
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