PREP POLLS : Esperanza Tops Baseball Poll

Esperanza High School, which won the Upper Deck Classic, is the top-ranked team in the Orange County baseball poll this week.

The Aztecs (12-1) beat El Dorado, 14-4, in the championship of the tournament. The Golden Hawks (9-3) are ranked No. 2. The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Esperanza (Empire) 12-1 2. El Dorado (Empire) 9-3 3. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 14-3 4. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 11-3 5. Tustin (Sea View) 8-3 6. Troy (Freeway) 7-2 7. El Toro (South Coast) 8-5 8. Santa Ana (Sunset) 8-2 9. Sunny Hills (Freeway) 8-3 10. Capis. Valley (South Coast) 8-3

Others receiving votes: Irvine (7-4), Canyon (6-4-1), Mater Dei (6-4), Estancia (6-2).

Boys’ Volleyball Orange County Coaches Assn. Top 10

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Huntington Beach (Sunset) 7-1 2. Capis. Valley (South Coast) 6-0 3. Marina (Sunset) 4-1 4. Woodbridge (Sea View) 5-1 5. Edison (Sunset) 3-2 6. Esperanza (Empire) 7-0 7. Newport Harbor (Sea View) 4-2 8. Dana Hills (South Coast) 3-3 9. Laguna Beach (Pacific Coast) 4-2 10. Irvine (South Coast) 5-1

Contenders: Corona del Mar, La Quinta, San Clemente, University, Valencia.

Softball

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 9-1 2. Mater Dei (Angelus) 9-1 3. Kennedy (Garden Grove) 10-1 4. Canyon (Century) 12-2 5. Los Alamitos (Empire) 8-1 6. Irvine (South Coast) 11-2 7. La Habra (Freeway) 9-2 8. Foothill (Century) 6-2 9. Garden Grove (Garden Grove) 7-4 10. Cypress (Empire) 5-2

Others receiving votes: El Toro, Marina, University, Sunny Hills.