Mission Viejo Gains Top Spot

Mission Viejo High School has replaced El Toro as the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep football poll by virtue of its 21-9 victory over El Toro Friday in South Coast League play.

Mission Viejo received six first-place votes and 77 points. Second-ranked Tustin received two first-place votes and 72 points.

There are only four undefeated teams in the county--Tustin, Esperanza, La Quinta and Santa Margarita--going into the final week of the regular season.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 8-1 2. Tustin (Sea View) 9-0 3. Esperanza (Empire) 9-0 4. El Toro (South Coast) 8-1 5. Edison (Sunset) 8-1 6. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 7-2 7. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 9-0 8. Santa Margarita (Independent) 9-0 9. Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) 8-1 10. Valencia (Orange) 8-1

Others receiving votes: El Modena (6-3), Irvine (6-3), Marina (6-3) and Sunny Hills (6-3).