Mater Dei Finishes Regular Season Atop Boys’ Basketball Poll

Mater Dei High School received all six first-place votes and finished the regular season as the top-ranked boys’ team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep basketball poll.

It marked the sixth time in seven years that Mater Dei has won the county’s mythical championship. Saddleback finished as the top-ranked team last year.

Capistrano Valley, which lost to Mater Dei, 64-47, in a nonleague game, finished second. Capistrano Valley was one of three South Coast League teams in the poll, followed by Mission Viejo (third): and El Toro (fourth):.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Mater Dei (Angelus): 25-1

2. Capo Valley (South Coast): 17-8

3. Mission Viejo (South Coast): 18-6

4. El Toro (South Coast): 19-5

5. Marina (Sunset): 17-8

6. Brea-Olinda (Orange): 21-5

7. Los Alamitos (Empire): 19-6

8. Trabuco Hills (Pacific Coast): 16-8

9. Foothill (Century): 18-6

10. Ocean View (Sunset): 14-10

Others receiving votes: Western (18-5):, Edison (17-8):, Corona del Mar (16-9): and Newport Harbor (18-7):.

Girls’

Basketball Poll

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Brea-Olinda (Orange): 26-0

2. El Toro (South Coast): 22-5

3. Ocean View (Sunset): 24-2

4. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 23-2

5. La Habra (Freeway): 20-3

6. Esperanza (Empire): 18-4

7. Marina (Sunset): 18-7

8. Tustin (Sea View): 21-5

9. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 17-9

10. Woodbridge (Pacific Coast): 21-4

Others receiving votes: Capistrano Valley (16-9):, Edison (16-8):, Rancho Alamitos (18-3):, University (18-5):, Valencia (14-10):.

Orange County Coaches Assn.

Boys’ Soccer Poll

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Orange (Pacific Coast): 17-0-3

2. Santa Ana (Century): 14-3-6

3. Ocean View (Sunset): 14-4-5

4. Edison (Sunset): 13-5-5

5. Cypress (Empire): 16-4-3

6. Foothill (Century): 17-4-5

7. Mission Viejo (South Coast): 13-6-5

8. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast): 19-5

9. Marina (Sunset): 14-6

10. Saddleback (Sea View): 14-4-2