{"id":97761,"date":"2025-12-17T04:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/97761\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T04:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:20:08","slug":"santa-margarita-remains-at-no-1-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/97761\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Margarita remains at No. 1 \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Dec. 15. The team records are through Sunday, Dec. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Notable this week: Los Alamitos enters the Top 10 after a 57-50 win over state-ranked Rolling Hills Prep. \u2026 Orange Lutheran lost to Cypress 75-66 in the North Orange County Championships. \u2026 Corona del Mar (11-0) remains undefeated. \u2026 Two teams enter this week\u2019s rankings: Fountain Valley (10-0) at No. 22 and Newport Harbor (8-3) at No. 19. \u2026 The Sailors won the Western Showcase tournament last week.<\/p>\n<p>BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 25<\/p>\n<p>1. Santa Margarita 11-1: The Eagles beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/12\/12\/santa-margarita-boys-basketball-survives-late-scare-from-village-christian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Village Christian<\/a> and Millikan. Their next game is in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 1<\/p>\n<p>2. Crean Lutheran 9-2: The Saints beat state-ranked teams Archbishop Riordan and Crespi.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 3<\/p>\n<p>3. JSerra 6-5: The Lions went 1-2 last week. They are in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas this week.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 2<\/p>\n<p>4. Fairmont Prep 6-4: The Huskies went 0-3 against some standout competition in the Bosco Classic.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 4<\/p>\n<p>5. Corona del Mar 11-0: The Sea Kings were 4-0 last week, including an 83-59 win over Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 5<\/p>\n<p>6. Pacifica Christian 9-2: The Tritons went 3-0 in a tournament in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 6<\/p>\n<p>7. Mater Dei 6-4: The Monarchs lost to Corona Centennial in the San Juan Invitational championship game. They are in the Tarkanian Classic this week.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 8<\/p>\n<p>8. Los Alamitos 3-5: The Griffins beat Rolling Hills Prep, the No. 25 team in last week\u2019s CalHiSports.com state rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 13<\/p>\n<p>9. Canyon 6-3: Canyon was 3-1 in the North Orange County Championships, finishing with a 65-52 win over Rancho Verde.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 9<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Dean Dohrmann #3 of Canyon gets past King Butler #3 of Norte Vista in the first half. Norte Vista played Canyon in the North Orange County Championship tournament at Sonora High School on December 10, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)\" width=\"2000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/OCR-L-HSBB-CANYON-1211-10.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"11298535\" \/>Dean Dohrmann #3 of Canyon gets past King Butler #3 of Norte Vista in the first half. Norte Vista played Canyon in the North Orange County Championship tournament at Sonora High School on December 10, 2025 in La Habra, CA. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer)<\/p>\n<p>10. Orange Lutheran 8-4: The Lancers beat La Serna and Sonora, lost to Cypress in the North Orange County Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 7<\/p>\n<p>11. Tesoro 11-2<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 10<\/p>\n<p>12. El Dorado 10-1<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 11<\/p>\n<p>13. La Habra 10-3<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 12<\/p>\n<p>14. Edison 9-2<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 14<\/p>\n<p>15. San Clemente 6-5<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 15<\/p>\n<p>16. Esperanza 12-1<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 16<\/p>\n<p>17. Cypress 8-4<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 18<\/p>\n<p>18. Servite 10-3<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 17<\/p>\n<p>19. Newport Harbor 8-3<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: Not ranked<\/p>\n<p>20. Foothill 5-5<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 23<\/p>\n<p>21. Sonora 8-4<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 19<\/p>\n<p>22. Fountain Valley 10-0<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: Not ranked<\/p>\n<p>23. Woodbridge 9-3<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 20<\/p>\n<p>24. Villa Park 9-5<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 21<\/p>\n<p>25. Aliso Niguel 8-4<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 22<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Monday, Dec. 15. 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