The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Feb. 2. The team records are through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran moves up to No. 6 after it beat St. John Bosco 72-68. … Cypress rises to No. 9 following a big win over Canyon 82-62. … Fairmont Prep ascends to No. 10 with two crucial wins in the San Joaquin League. … Sonora climbs to No. 16 this week after a 74-59 win over El Dorado in the Freeway League.
BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25
1. Santa Margarita 24-3: The Eagles rallied from a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Mater Dei, 74-73, for their first win over the Monarchs as the visiting team. They also beat Orange Lutheran, 102-81, to finish tied with St. John Bosco for first place in the Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Crean Lutheran 21-7: The Saints clinched the Crestview League championship with league wins of 76-67 over La Habra and 78-65 over Foothill to finish 7-1 in league.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra 17-11: Jaden Bailes’ buzzer-beater basket gave the Lions a 67-66 win at Mater Dei, and they beat Servite 89-47 in another Trinity League game. They finished tied with Orange Lutheran for third place.
Previous ranking: 5
4. Corona del Mar 26-1: The Sea Kings had a couple of one-sided wins in the Sunset League last week, 63-30 over Edison and 73-45 over Huntington Beach, to improve to 11-0 in league.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Mater Dei 16-12: The Monarchs lost two close games in the Trinity League, 67-66 to JSerra and 74-73 to Santa Margarita. They had the lead in the fourth quarter in both games.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Orange Lutheran 18-8: Josh King scored 22 points and Noah Zeolo scored 17 for the Lancers in their 72-68 upset win over St. John Bosco.
Previous ranking: 9
7. Los Alamitos 18-9: The Griffins won three Sunset League games last week – 86-69 over Marina, 71-52 over Fountain Valley and 74-60 over Newport Harbor — to move to 9-2 in league.
Previous ranking: 6
8. La Habra 20-7: The Highlanders, despite 26 points from senior Acen Jimenez, lost to Crean Lutheran, 76-67, and will finish second in the five-team Crestview League.
Previous ranking: 7
9. Cypress 17-10: The Centurions, led by Ryan Gov’s 23 points, thrived in a must-win situation, beating Canyon, 82-62, to keep their playoff chances intact.
Previous ranking: 11
10. Fairmont Prep 16-10: The Huskies got two huge wins in the San Joaquin League, 62-25 over Pacifica Christian and 63-54 over San Gabriel Academy. SGA had given Fairmont its only loss in league.
Previous ranking: 13
11. Servite 18-10
Previous ranking: 10
12. Canyon 16-11
Previous ranking: 8
13. Tesoro 24-3
Previous ranking: 14
14. Pacifica Christian 19-6
Previous ranking: 12
15. San Clemente 17-10
Previous ranking: 16
16. Sonora 20-8
Previous ranking: 20
17. El Dorado 24-3
Previous ranking: 15
18. Esperanza 23-3
Previous ranking: 18
19. Edison 19-8
Previous ranking: 19
20. Fountain Valley 21-7
Previous ranking: 17
21. Aliso Niguel 19-8
Previous ranking: 21
22. Newport Harbor 16-11
Previous ranking: 23
23. Marina 12-15
Previous ranking: 24
24. Villa Park 16-11
Previous ranking: 22
25. Portola 22-5
Previous ranking: 25
