The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Dec. 8. The team records are through Sunday, Dec. 7.
Notable this week: Santa Margarita remains the top-ranked team in the county, having gone 2-1 in a challenging tournament on the road. … Corona del Mar moves up after winning the Diablo Inferno tournament. … El Dorado defeated last week’s No. 8 team, La Habra, in the Gary Raya Classic tournament at El Dorado. … Pacifica Christian also rises after winning a tournament title. … Esperanza climbs into the rankings after a win over Servite, which beat Cypress. … Los Alamitos is 1-5 against a very rugged schedule.
1. Santa Margarita 9-1: The Eagles went 2-1 in the Xavieren Classic tournament in Maryland, concluding with a 71-54 win over legendary DeMatha.
Previous ranking: 1
2. JSerra 5-3: The Lions lost to Crespi, one of the CIF Southern Section’s better teams.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Crean Lutheran 7-1: The Saints extended their winning streak to six games with wins over Farrington of Hawaii, Carlsbad and Village Christian.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Fairmont Prep 5-1: The Huskies did not play last week. They will play in the Bosco Classic at St. John Bosco this week, starting out against Palos Verdes on Tuesday and St. John Bosco on Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Corona del Mar 6-0: The Sea Kings won the championship of the Diablo Inferno Invitational.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Pacifica Christian 6-2: The Tritons won the Meet in the Middle Classic at Bakersfield Christian.
7. Orange Lutheran 6-2: The Lancers beat Austin Peace Academy, play in the North Orange County Championships this week at Sonora.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Mater Dei 2-3: The Monarchs did not play last week. They play in the San Juan Hills Invitational this week.
Previous ranking: 5
9. Canyon 3-2: It did not play last week. It is in the North Orange County Championships at Sonora this week.
Previous ranking: 10
10. Tesoro 8-2: The Tritons advanced to the final of the Diablo Inferno tournament and lost to Corona del Mar.
Previous ranking: 13
11. El Dorado 9-1
Previous ranking: 16
12. La Habra 8-2
Previous ranking: 8
13. Los Alamitos 1-5
Previous ranking: 12
14. Edison 6-2
Previous ranking: 15
15. San Clemente 6-3
Previous ranking: 16
16. Esperanza 7-1
Previous ranking: Not ranked
17. Servite 7-2
Previous ranking: 14
18. Cypress 5-3
Previous ranking: 9
19. Sonora 7-1
Previous ranking: 18
20. Woodbridge 8-3
Previous ranking: 20
21. Villa Park 8-3
Previous ranking: 21
22. Aliso Niguel 7-4
Previous ranking:
23: Foothill 3-4
Previous ranking: 23
24. Beckman 7-4
Previous ranking: Not ranked
25. Laguna Hills 5-4
Previous ranking: 24
