An interesting week for the vote … last week, Ocean View beat Mission Viejo; Orange Lutheran lost twice, yes, but to the top two teams in the state rankings (Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly) …
My vote, one of six that are used to compile the top 10, went like this today …
How I voted this week on the Orange County boys basketball top 10. There are six voters on the panel. My vote is not the final top 10.
1. Mater Dei (19-2 overall, 6-0 league … better than last year? Looks that way)
Capistrano Valley linebacker James Benedix (6-0, 225) has committed to Division 2 Malone University, Cougars football coach Matt Poston reports.
Malone is the same university in Ohio that landed former All-County Servite running back Malik Felton last season. In 2011, Felton finished as Malone’s third-leading receiver with 26 receptions for 169 yards. He also rushed for for 90 yards on 36 carries.
Benedix racked up 137 tackles last season earned Sea View League co-defensive player of the year and third-team All-County honors.
Photo by Rose Palmisano, The Orange County Register
Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
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Results of polling of six Orange County media members (a team gets 10 points for a media member’s No. 1 vote, nine points for a No.2 vote, eight points for a No. 3 vote, etc.):
1. Mater Dei (Trinity League) 17-2 overall record, 60 points
How I voted on the Orange County boys basketball top 10 today. I am one of the six voters that participate in the Orange County boys basketball weekly poll.
My vote:
With the game tied at 43 with under 30 seconds remaining, Capistrano Valley’s Aleks Lipovic hits the go-ahead 3-pointer to lift the Cougars past Mission Viejo, 46-43, in South Coast League play on Wednesday night.
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How I voted in this week’s Orange County media poll …
1. Mater Dei
2. Mission Viejo
3. JSerra
4. Capistrano Valley
5. Orange Lutheran (will be a No. 2 or 3 team when Gabe York returns)
6. Ocean View
7. El Toro
8. Aliso Niguel
9. Canyon (best of the wild/crazy Century League)
10. Tustin
Also considered: Cypress, Edison, Fountain Valley, Sunny Hills, Villa Park
Compare Fryer’s vote to this week’s boys basketball O.C. Top 10
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How I voted in this week’s Orange County boys basketball media poll … and there are some teams with some semi-odd losses, but that will happen during a long season …
1. Mater Dei (13-2 overall, 1-0 league) … MD lost to Gill St. Bernard of New Jersey, No. 3 team in NJ.
2. Capistrano Valley (15-2, 2-0) … beat El Toro, and looked good doing so.
3. Mission Viejo (15-1, 1-0) … maybe this should be No. 3, over Capo? MV’s only loss was to Mater Dei.
4. JSerra (10-4, 1-1) … big jump for the Lions, thanks in part to losses by other top 10 teams; JS lost to SJ Bosco last week, but that’s a very good team.
5. Orange Lutheran (12-2, 2-0) … York’s absence (appendectomy) really hurts these Lancers.
6. Ocean View (12-3, 1-0) … getting semi-overdue respect from the voters this week.
7. Edison (14-2, 2-0) … beat Newport Harbor, lost to an 8-7 Torrance team.
8. El Toro (14-4, 0-1) … just a cold shooting night for Chargers vs. CV, but CV is a very good defensive club.
9. Foothill (14-3, 2-1) … lost to Esperanza, but feeling here is that Foothill beats Esperanza in the rematch.
10. Aliso Niguel (13-5, 2-0) … could go undefeated in Sea View League.
Considered — Canyon, Cypress, Esperanza, Tustin, Sunny Hills, La Habra, Dana Hills, Huntington Beach, Santa Margarita.
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The Cougars’ Nick Thomas made six three-pointers in the second half, securing a 68-50 Capistrano Valley victory over El Toro.
Interviews with Thomas (26 pts) and head coach Brian Mulligan (birthday boy).
Video by Jonathan Khamis, for OCVarsity.com.
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Maybe it’s the guys at Esperanza.
They were very enthusiastic Thursday night in the Esperanza gym, where their energy contributed to Esperanza’s shockingly one-sided 75-58 victory over Foothill, which is No. 5 in Orange County. Esperanza is not in the top 10, but could get some votes next week.
Yes, Esperanza, I believed that you could win, I believed that you could win, I believed that you could win. But by 17 points?!?!?
I shot this inferior-quality picture (left) on my Blackberry. (Hey, I’m lucky I got that.)
I will be at the El Toro-Capistrano Valley game tonight, and Capo usually has an involved student section. As does Orange Lutheran, Mater Dei, Servite, Sunny Hills … am I forgetting somebody? Let me know.
My vote in the Orange County boys basketball top 10 today:
1. Mater Dei
2. Orange Lutheran
3. Capistrano Valley
4. Mission Viejo
5. Foothill
6. Edison
7. Ocean View
8. Cypress
9. El Toro
10. Canyon
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