Mater Dei Is Still No. 1 in Prep Poll

Mater Dei High School, which has compiled a 72-5 record the last three years, remains the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep basketball poll.

The Monarchs (15-0) open Angelus League play Friday night against St. Paul in the Swordsmen’s gym. Also Friday, second-ranked Estancia plays host to seventh-ranked Newport Harbor in Sea View League action.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. Team (League) Record 1. Mater Dei (Angelus) 15-0 2. Estancia (Sea View) 13-1 3. Ocean View (Sunset) 11-2 4. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 12-2 5. El Dorado (Empire) 11-1 6. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 11-3 7. Newport Harbor (Sea View) 10-2 8. Foothill (Century) 9-3 9. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 8-4 10. El Modena (Century) 6-3

Others Receiving Votes: Brea-Olinda, Dana Hills, Katella and Saddleback.