Mater Dei Still No. 1

Mater Dei High School, off to its best start under Coach Gary McKnight in the past three years, remains the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep basketball poll.

The Monarchs (13-0) play host to St. Bernard at UC Irvine’s Crawford Hall on Wednesday night.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. Team (League) Record 1 Mater Dei (Angelus) 13-0 2 Estancia (Sea View) 12-1 3 Ocean View (Sunset) 10-2 4 El Dorado (Empire) 10-1 5 Capo Valley (South Coast) 11-2 6 Foothill (Century) 9-3 7 Fountain Valley (Sunset) 7-4 8 Brea-Olinda (Orange) 9-3 9 Mission Viejo (South Coast) 10-3 10 Newport Harbor (Sea View) 9-2

Others Receiving Votes Saddleback, El Modena, Katella, Dana Hills and Corona del Mar