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The Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Dec. 23. The team records are through Monday, Dec. 22.
Notable this week: Fairmont Prep climbs two spots to No. 1 after defeating Mater Dei 63-48 in the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. The Huskies went 2-2 in the event and took 11th place in the Vincent Cannizzaro Division, the tournament’s top high school federation grouping. … Mater Dei slips to No. 2 after going 1-3 in the tournament for 14th place.
ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25
1. Fairmont Prep (6-5): Adyra Rajan scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Huskies overcame foul trouble in a win against Mater Dei in the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 3
2. Mater Dei (8-3): Harmony Golightly scored 14 points in a 61-35 loss to Newcastle of Oklahoma in the 13th-place game in the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 1
3. JSerra (11-2): Kayla Rice earned MVP honors as the Lions won the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.
Previous ranking: 2
4. Sage Hill (10-4): Amalia Holguin took MVP honors in the Lightning’s run to the Joe Smith Division title in the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Santa Margarita (9-5): The Eagles fell to St. Joseph of Lakewood 59-46 in the third-place game in the Mike Desper Division of the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Villa Park (12-2): Lauren Wolfe scored 17 points in a 60-44 loss to Coeur d’Alene of Idaho in the finals of the Dan Wiley Division of the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Esperanza (8-6): Charlotte Muller is averaging about 17 points as the Aztecs prepare for three games in Utah.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Beckman (9-2): The Patriots open play in the top division of the Marina tournament against Mira Costa on Friday.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Orange Lutheran (9-4): The Lancers begin play in the WNBA Bronze Division against San Marcos in the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Saturday in San Diego.
Previous ranking: 9
10. San Clemente (7-8): The Tritons went 2-2 in the John Anderson Division of the Nike TOC.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Portola (9-5)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Troy (9-3)
Previous ranking: 12
13. Rosary (8-3)
Previous ranking: 14
14. San Juan Hills (11-4)
Previous ranking: 13
15. Crean Lutheran (8-3)
Previous ranking: 15
16. El Dorado (10-5)
Previous ranking: 16
17. Aliso Niguel (11-3)
Previous ranking: 19
18. Los Alamitos (6-3)
Previous ranking: 17
19. Buena Park (8-2)
Previous ranking: 18
20. Sonora (9-2)
Previous ranking: 21
21. Sunny Hills (11-4)
Previous ranking: 20
22. St. Margaret’s (10-3)
Previous ranking: 24
23. Trabuco Hills (10-2)
Previous ranking: 22
24. Segerstrom (13-2)
Previous ranking: 25
25. Marina (6-5)
Previous ranking: not ranked
Also considered: El Toro (11-3)
