Canyon Is New No. 1

Canyon High School is the third team in three weeks to reach the top spot in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll. Edison opened the season as the No. 1 team and promptly lost three games in tournament play. Esperanza succeeded Edison at the top and lost three straight games.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. Team (League) Record 1. Canyon (Century) 4-0 2. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 6-1 3. Valencia (Orange) 4-0 4. Mater Dei (Angelus) 3-0 5. Loara (Empire) 4-1 6. Sunny Hills (Freeway) 7-1 7. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 5-1 8. Edison (Sunset) 6-3 9. Esperanza (Empire) 3-3 10. Western (Orange) 5-2

Others Receiving Votes: Ocean View, Foothill, Los Alamitos and Santa Ana.