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The Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Feb. 3. The team records are through Monday, Feb. 2.
Notable this week: Sage Hill and Mater Dei remain first and second, respectively, after clinching league titles. Sage Hill claimed the Pacific Coast League while Mater Dei captured the Trinity League. … JSerra climbs one spot to No. 3 on the strength of a 2-1 record in the second round of the Trinity League. … Fairmont Prep rises one position to No. 4 after extending its winning streak to four games.
ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25
1. Sage Hill (23-4): The Lightning will aim for an undefeated Pacific Coast League title when they play at St. Margaret’s on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Mater Dei (23-5): Rachel Goran scored a career-high 14 points in a 60-46 victory against JSerra on Monday as the Monarchs finished undefeated in the Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra (19-6): The Lions finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Trinity League but opted out of the league playoff for health reasons.
Previous ranking: 4
4. Fairmont Prep (15-11): The Huskies ride a four-game winning streak into their San Joaquin League tournament final against Pacifica Christian on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 5
5. Santa Margarita (17-10): The Eagles finished 0-3 in the second round of the Trinity League but play host to Orange Lutheran on Wednesday in a playoff for second place.
Previous ranking: 3
6. Esperanza (18-9): The Aztecs have clinched at least a share of the Crestview League title heading into their showdown against Villa Park on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Villa Park (21-6): The Spartans can earn a share of the Crestview League title by defeating host Esperanza on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Beckman (22-5): Natasha Jafari made a reverse layup with 4.7 seconds left to rally the Patriots to a 48-46 win at San Juan Hills and help clinch the outright South Coast League title.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Orange Lutheran (17-8): Freshman Kynley Calvert scored 24 points as the Lancers defeated Santa Margarita 48-44 on Monday to move to 1-1 against Eagles.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Troy (19-8): The Warriors can claim an undefeated Freeway League title with a win at Sunny Hills on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Rosary (18-9)
Previous ranking: 11
12. San Clemente (15-11)
Previous ranking: 12
13. St. Margaret’s (21-6)
Previous ranking: 15
14. Portola (18-10)
Previous ranking: 13
15. San Juan Hills (15-12)
Previous ranking: 14
16. Buena Park (19-5)
Previous ranking: 16
17. Los Alamitos (20-7)
Previous ranking: 19
18. Sonora (15-10)
Previous ranking: 18
19. Trabuco Hills (21-4)
Previous ranking: 21
20. Tesoro (15-12)
Previous ranking: 22
21. Pacifica Christian (17-10)
Previous ranking: 23
22. Canyon (12-15)
Previous ranking: 24
23. Huntington Beach (19-8)
Previous ranking: not ranked
24. Yorba Linda (13-9)
Previous ranking: 17
25. El Toro (18-8)
Previous ranking: 20
Also considered (list alphabetically): Cypress 15-12; Godinez 13-11; Sunny Hills 17-10