The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Dec. 2. The team records are through Monday, Dec. 1.
Notable this week: Santa Margarita has been looking strong with several one-sided wins. The Eagles could be the team to beat in the Trinity League. … Mater Dei got off to a rough start before a few wins in a tournament in Washington state. … Corona del Mar impressed in a 21-point win over Orange Lutheran. … Los Alamitos is 1-3 against a very challenging schedule. … El Dorado beat San Clemente 69-58 … Aliso Niguel gets into the rankings after beating Foothill 56-42. … Edison’s Derick Johnson scored a school-record 50 points in an 81-66 win over Mission Viejo.
ORANGE COUNTY BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
1. Santa Margarita 6-0: The Eagles went 3-0 last week, with an average margin of victory of 32 points. Drew Anderson had team-highs of 26 points in back-to-back wins over Rancho Verde and Bakersfield Christian.
Previous ranking: 1
2. JSerra 3-1: The Lions’ only loss was to highly regarded Sierra Canyon 60-45. Earl Bryson scored 19 points for JSerra in that game.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Crean Lutheran 4-1: The Saints’ only loss was to Redondo Union 65-59.
Previous ranking: 4
4. Fairmont Prep 5-1: The Huskies, led by 6-9 senior David Abisogun, beat Los Alamitos 68-56, lost to Carlsbad.
Previous ranking: 5
5. Mater Dei 2-3: Richie Ramirez scored 31 points with eight rebounds and Luke Barnett scored 29 points with seven 3-pointers in a tournament win over O’Fallon (Illinois) in Washington.
Previous ranking: 3
6. Corona del Mar 3-0: Maxwell Scott scored 28 points, Ryan Mansouri scored 25 points and Oliver Nakra scored 23 in a 98-77 win over Orange Lutheran in the Harvard-Westlake Showcase.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Orange Lutheran 5-2: Josh King scored 32 points for the Lancers in their 98-77 loss to Corona del Mar.
Previous ranking: 7
8. La Habra 5-1: The Highlanders have wins over Leuzinger and St. Bernard; their loss was to Orange Lutheran.
Previous ranking: 7
9. Cypress 4-1: Gavin Kroll scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers, in a 66-54 win over Aliso Niguel.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Canyon 3-2: Freshman Dean Dohrmann is averaging a team-high 15 points a game.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Pacifica Christian 3-2
Previous ranking: 12
12. Los Alamitos 1-3
Previous ranking: 11
13. Tesoro 5-1
Previous ranking: 14
14. Servite 6-1
Previous ranking: 15
15. Edison 5-1
Previous ranking: 16
16. El Dorado 5-1
Previous ranking: 17
17. San Clemente 2-3
Previous ranking: 13
18. Sonora 5-1
Previous ranking: 20
19. Newport Harbor 5-1
Previous ranking: 19
20. Woodbridge 6-2
Previous ranking: 24
21. Villa Park 7-2
Previous ranking: 25
22. Aliso Niguel 3-4
Previous ranking: Not ranked
23. Foothill 2-4
Previous ranking: 18
24. Laguna Hills 5-1
Previous ranking: Not ranked
25. Irvine 5-3
Previous ranking: 21
