El Toro Finishes Perfect Season as No. 1 in Poll

El Toro High School, the only Orange County team with a 10-0 record, finished as the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. high school football poll.

Loara, which has only a 14-14 tie with Esperanza blemishing its record, finished second. Three Empire League teams--Loara, Los Alamitos and Esperanza--were represented in the poll.

Bolsa Grande moved into the poll at 10th after upsetting La Quinta, 28-17. The victory gave the Matadors their first outright league title in school history.

Westminster (5-4-1), the preseason choice as the county’s No. 1 team, failed to make the top 10.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. El Toro (South Coast) 10-0

2. Loara (Empire) 9-0-1

3. Santa Ana (Century) 9-1

4. Los Alamitos (Empire) 9-1

5. Esperanza (Empire) 8-1-1

6. Valencia (Orange) 8-1-1

7. Saddleback (Sea View) 9-1

8. Edison (Sunset) 8-2

9. Servite (Angelus) 7-3

10. Bolsa Grande (Garden Grove) 9-1

Others Receiving Votes: Sunny Hills (9-1), Troy (8-2), Tustin (8-2), Marina (5-5) and Capistrano Valley (7-3).