ORANGE COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TOP 10
(Records through Jan. 12)
1. Mater Dei 9-0: The Monarchs are in first place in the Trinity League with a 3-0 league record that includes last week’s 2-0 win over Servite. James Obleda and Santiago Schelotto scored the goals for the Monarchs in the victory. Previous ranking: 2
2. Servite 7-4: The Friars were led by Gregg Gonzalez’s two goals as they beat JSerra 2-0 in a Trinity League game. They also lost to Mater Dei 2-0 in a league game. Previous ranking: 4
3. JSerra 4-2-1: The Lions started last week with a 2-0 loss to Servite at home. They finished the week with a 4-1 win at home over Orange Lutheran as Finn Wilkins scored three goals. Previous ranking: 1
4. Orange Lutheran 6-2-1: The Lancers beat St. John Bosco 3-0 and lost to JSerra 4-1 in league games. They will be home against Mater Dei on Jan. 21. Previous ranking: 3
5. San Clemente 5-3-1: The Tritons are in first place in South Coast League after league wins over Mission Viejo 3-0 and San Juan Hills 2-0. San Clemente is home against El Toro in an important league game Friday. Previous ranking: 5
6. El Toro 14-1-5: The Chargers are 2-0-1 in the South Coast League. They had a 2-0 win over San Juan Hills where Maverick Roney scored both goals. They had 4-0 win over Mission Viejo and a 0-0 tie with Aliso Niguel. Previous ranking: 6
7. Edison 12-1-1: The Chargers are in command in the Sunset League with a 6-0 league record. Previous ranking: 7
8. Canyon 9-1-2: The Comanches last week got a crucial win over Sunny Hills 1-0 in the Crestview League. Ryan Grimm scored the goal. A Canyon-Sunny Hills rematch is Jan. 23 at Sunny Hills. Previous ranking: 8
9. Valencia 7-1: The Tigers are 2-0 in the Golden West League. They had a 1-0 win over Godinez, perhaps their top competition for the league title. Previous ranking: 9
10. Sunny Hills 13-1-3: In Crestview League games, Lancers lost to Canyon 1-0, then defeated Brea Olinda 4-1 as Brandon Netzahual scored all four goals. Previous ranking: 10