Mission Viejo Retains Top Spot in County Poll

Mission Viejo High School, coming off a 42-7 victory over San Clemente that clinched its second consecutive South Coast League title, remained the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep football poll with a week remaining.

Mission Viejo can clinch its first county championship with a victory over Dana Hills Friday night.

Woodbridge is the only other county school with 9 victories and has the county’s longest current winning streak with 13 consecutive victories.

In the featured game of the week, third-ranked Servite meets 10th-ranked Mater Dei at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Santa Ana Stadium.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record

1. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 9-0

2. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 7-2

3. Servite (Angelus) 7-2

4. Edison (Sunset) 8-1

5. Woodbridge (Pacific Coast) 9-0

6. Valencia (Orange) 8-0-1

7. Los Alamitos (Empire) 8-0-1

8. Corona del Mar (Sea View) 7-0-2

9. Pacifica (Garden Grove) 7-1-1

10. Mater Dei (Angelus) 5-4

Others Receiving Votes: Santa Ana (6-3) and Irvine (6-3).