Despite Loss, Mater Dei Ranked No. 1 in Basketball Poll

Despite losing to Long Beach Poly in the final of the Tournament of Champions, Mater Dei High School is the top-ranked boys’ basketball team in the first Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. high school poll.

Mater Dei lost to Poly, 54-47, Friday in the title game. Three members of the Sunset League--Ocean View (third), Edison (fourth) and Marina (10th)--also are ranked in the poll.

In the featured game of the week, fourth-ranked Edison plays host to second-ranked Capistrano Valley at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Mater Dei (Angelus): 8-1

2. Capistrano Valley (South Coast): 7-1

3. Ocean View (Sunset): 6-2

4. Edison (Sunset): 6-2

5. Tustin (Sea View): 8-0

6. Los Alamitos (Empire): 6-2

7. El Toro (South Coast): 5-1

8. Foothill (Century): 5-3

9. Brea-Olinda (Orange): 6-3

10. Marina (Sunset): 5-4

Others Receiving Votes: Laguna Beach (9-2), Saddleback (7-4), Loara (6-0), Santa Ana (4-3) and Western (4-1).