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Prep SCOREBOARD : HOW TOP 10 FARED

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1. Esperanza (10-0) beat Cypress (2-8), 26-7, Thursday. 2. Mater Dei (9-1) beat Bishop Amat (9-1), 24-6. 3. Valencia (10-0) beat Savanna (6-3-1), 40-8. 4. Garden Grove (10-0) beat Rancho Alamitos (8-1-1), 17-15 5. Tustin (9-1) beat Corona del Mar (2-6-2), 34-8. 6. Rancho Alamitos (8-1-1) lost to Garden Grove (10-0), 17-15. 7. Buena Park (8-1-1) tied Troy (2-5-2), 21-21. 8. El Modena (9-1) beat Villa Park (7-3), 7-0. 9. Irvine (7-2) plays Capistrano Valley (5-4), tonight 10. Dana Hills (6-1-3) beat San Clemente (2-8), 43-19.

IN THE PLAYOFFS

County teams that have qualified for the Southern Section playoffs:

Division I--Edison, Marina, Mater Dei, Santa Ana; Division II--Dana Hills, Irvine; Division III--El Modena, Esperanza, Loara, Los Alamitos, Orange, Villa Park; Division VI--Brea-Olinda, Buena Park, Garden Grove, Newport Harbor, Pacifica, Rancho Alamitos, Savanna, Sunny Hills, Troy, Tustin, Valencia, Woodbridge; Division VII--Laguna Hills, Trabuco Hills; Division IX--Brethren Christian, Whittier Christian; Division X--Calvary Chapel, Southern California Christian.

ON THE BUBBLE

Servite (6-3) could take the Angelus League’s third berth in Division I with an upset of Loyola tonight, but even with a loss the Friars might receive a wild-card bid. Huntington Beach (6-4) is also a possibility.

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Capistrano Valley (5-4) must defeat Irvine tonight and win the South Coast League championship to advance to the Division II playoffs. Mission Viejo (7-3) could get a wild-card berth; its chief competition is Rio Mesa (7-3) of the Channel League.

A victory over Laguna Beach today would put Century (6-3) in line for one of four wild-card berths in Division VII. Estancia (6-3-1) could also be a factor.

TOP PERFORMERS

Marcus Jenkins tied a Dana Hills record by scoring six touchdowns in a 43-19 romp over San Clemente. Jenkins tied former Dolphins star Jim Gleed, who scored six touchdowns against Laguna Hills in 1979.

Jim Sebreros gained 117 yards in 20 carries and scored a touchdown to lead Garden Grove to a 17-15 victory over Rancho Alamitos that clinched the Garden Grove League championship.

UPSETS

Katella’s Pete Blasi returned an intercepted pass 74 yards for a touchdown to help the Knights knock off El Dorado, 15-13, costing the Golden Hawks a share of second place and a possible playoff berth.

NOTEWORTHY

San Clemente’s 43-19 loss to Dana Hills left the Tritons winless in the South Coast League for the fifth straight season. San Clemente hasn’t won a league game in six years, losing 28 straight.

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ON THE RECORD

‘My heart, my ulcer were killing me. It’s a great feeling to win the league.’

--Martin Luczaj, Buena Park coach, after the Coyotes tied Troy, 21-21, to win the Freeway League by a half game.

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