This week’s Orange County high school boys basketball rankings.
Notable this week: The rankings change following Villa Park’s 49-47 win over then-No. 5 Fairmont Prep last week in the North Orange County Championships. … Canyon climbs three spots after reaching the championship game of that tournament. … Edison beat Cypress, so the Chargers remain at No. 7 and Cypress at No. 8. … Trabuco Hills pops into the Top 10.
BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, Dec. 17)
1. Mater Dei 7-1: A trip to the Bahamas included a loss to New York’s Long Island Lutheran, a national Top-5 team in some rankings, and a win over Texas’ Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy.
Previous ranking: 1
2. JSerra 12-0: The Lions beat Mater Dei of Chula Vista. They get a shot at Trinity League rival Mater Dei on Jan. 5 at Mater Dei.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Los Alamitos 10-3: The Griffins beat Long Beach Poly by 16 points, lost to state No. 9 De La Salle on the road by five points.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Santa Margarita 9-3: The Eagles extended their winning streak to seven with wins over San Diego County’s Mater Dei and Temecula Valley.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Pacifica Christian 9-5: The Tritons were 3-1 in the Curtis Winter Classic tournament in Washington.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Canyon 7-3: The Comanches lost to state No. 16 Etiwanda in the championship game of the North Orange County Championships.
Previous ranking: 9
7. Edison 12-2: The Chargers defeated Cypress in the fifth-place game of the North Orange County Championships.
Previuous ranking: 7
8. Cypress 7-4: The Centurions beat then-No. 5 Fairmont Prep in the North Orange County Championships.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Foothill 8-4: The Knights defeated Tustin and Rancho Cucamonga last week.
Previous ranking: 10
10. Trabuco Hills 12-3: The Mustangs beat El Toro by 12 points, Mission Viejo by 16 points last week.
Previous ranking: 12
11. Villa Park 5-7
Previous ranking: 21
12. Fairmont Prep 8-5
Previous ranking:5
13. Crean Lutheran 4-5
Previous ranking:11
14. Dana Hills 9-4
Previous ranking:13
15. Newport Harbor 8-2
Previous ranking: 14
16. La Habra 9-3
Previous ranking: 15
17. Orange Lutheran 6-4
Previous ranking: 16
18. San Juan Hills 8-5
Previous ranking: 17
19. San Clemente 11-4
Previous ranking: 18
20. Marina 11-2
Previous ranking: 19
21. Woodbridge 6-4
Previous ranking: 22
22. Sunny Hills 10-3
Previous ranking: Not ranked
23. Aliso Niguel 9-2
Previous ranking: Not ranked
24. Northwood 9-3
Previous ranking: 25
25. Yorba Linda 9-4
Previous ranking: 23
