El Toro Becomes Latest Team to Take Over Top Spot in Orange County Football Poll

For the fourth time in four weeks, there’s a new No. 1 team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. high school football poll.

El Toro High, coming off an impressive 21-0 victory over Westminster, is the top-ranked team. Edison, ranked first last week, slipped to second despite a 14-7 victory over previously unbeaten Servite.

Three Empire League teams--Esperanza, Los Alamitos and Loara--are in this week’s poll. Fifth-ranked Esperanza plays host to 10th-ranked Loara on Friday night in Placentia’s Bradford Stadium in the week’s featured game.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. El Toro (South Coast) 3-0

2. Edison (Sunset) 3-0

3. Saddleback (Sea View) 3-0

4. Foothill (Century) 3-0

5. Esperanza (Empire) 3-0

6. Valencia (Orange) 2-0-1

7. Los Alamitos (Empire) 3-0

8. Servite (Angelus) 2-1

9. Santa Ana (Century) 2-1

10. Loara (Empire) 3-0

Others Receiving Votes: Westminster (1-1-1), Capistrano Valley (2-1), Sunny Hills (3-0), Bolsa Grande (3-0) and Woodbridge (3-0).