The best of the best have cemented their sports in the O.C. football Top 10, but questions remain. Did Los Alamitos fall after its loss to Edison? Did Fountain Valley's win push the Barons into the top three? Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com, 11-2-09
Related: More on this week's Top 10, plus Fryer's teams 11-25.
No. 2 Mission Viejo set a school record by scoring 70 points in a dominant victory over Aliso Niguel on Friday night. Exavier Edwards and Dallas Kessman each scored three touchdowns.
Check out highlights from the game, courtesy of Cox's SportsZone, in this video by OCVarsity.com's Jonathan Khamis.
Click here to read the game story.
Mission Viejo football defensive back Jake Staszak, taken to Mission Hospital on Friday, night suffered a cracked vertebrae in the middle of his back from a collision with Aliso Niguel player Anthony Robinson last nigh, Mission Viejo coach Bob Johnson said today.
Staszak remained in the hospital overnight, but could be released later today, Johnson said.
The coach said Staszak had no headache this morning and the cracked vertebrae is expected to heal with no complications.
Robinson was hurt, too, on the play just 1:16 into the game but was able to walk off the field.
Staszak remained on the field and was administered to by Mission Viejo longtime team doctor Mark Legome and team trainer Jo Schafhausen. Johnson praised Lebome and Schafhausen for the quick work. Paramedics arrived, and took Staszak to Mission Hospital.
Mission Viejo, ranked No. 2 in OC, won, 70-7. Johnson said it was difficult to concentrate on the game the rest of the evening because of the players' injuries.
"That just put a cloud over whole night," he said. "It was very scary."
Mission Viejo led 7-3 at halftime of its game against Vista. Then the second half started.
The Diablos outscored Vista 34-14 in the second half.
That is why my pick for this week's Offensive Star of the Week is ...
Kellie Turner
What happened: A night after defeating crosstown rival Edison in five-games, the sixth-ranked Oilers downed Mission Viejo in four games, 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 26-24.
Records: Huntington Beach 2-1; Mission Viejo 0-2
Swim coach Flip Darr, 74, who guided Gary Hall Sr. at Rancho Alamitos High and several other county Olympians over the years, died Monday night of heart failure, his daughter, Tami, said.
“It (the news) was a kick in the gut,” said Olympic swimmer John Mykkanen, who under Darr’s tutelage won the silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1984 Games. “He was the second most influential man in my life, my father being the first.”
Darr had battled chronic leukemia for several years but remained active. He played golf Monday morning, Tami said.
This week I am picking the Top 5 Series of the Week. Here is one of them:
No. 8 Dana Hills (14-7, 7-4) vs. Mission Viejo (14-7, 5-6)Wednesday at Mission Viejo; Friday at Dana Hills
When:
Outlook: The Dolphins head into the week tied with Tesoro for second in the South Coast League, one game behind Capistrano Valley.
Dana Hills will end the season next week with a pair against Tesoro, but can’t look ahead. That’s because Mission Viejo is lurking in fourth place at 5-6.
OCVARSITY.COM SOFTBALL POWER RANKINGS (APRIL 27)
(Quality victories are victories over top-25 teams or top non-county teams)
16. ORANGE LUTHERAN (Trinity) 14-8
Streak: 1 L
Quality victories: Dana Hills, 6-0; La Mirada, 5-3; Beckman, 2-0; Aliso Niguel, 7-2; Foothill, 3-2.
Losses: Glendora, 1-3; Laguna Hills, 4-5; Dana Hills, 4-5; Mission Viejo, 5-6; La Mirada, 0-1; Rosary, 2-3; Edison, 2-6; and Santa Margarita, 2-5.
Steve Fryer ranks the 11-25 teams in the county this week.
Teams 11-15
11. El Dorado (12-6)
12. Beckman (15-3)
Steve Fryer ranks the 11-25 teams in Orange County.
Here are his picks for 16-20:
16. Mission Viejo (9-7)
17. Villa Park (9-5)
Steve Fryer ranks the 11-25 teams in Orange County. Here are his selections for the 21-25 teams:
Teams 21-25
21. Villa Park (7-5)
22. Mission Viejo (6-6)
2008-09 SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
MVP – Carly Ternasky, San Clemente, Sr.
First Team – Candyce Schroeder (San Clemente, Fr.); Jenny Stiefel (San Clemente, Jr.); Tala Majaj (Mission Viejo, Jr., GK); Monique Martinent (Mission Viejo, Sr.); Kim Lewis (Capo Valley, Sr.); Kate Hayes (Capo Valley, Sr.); Lauren Colton (Tesoro, Sr.); Kelsey Suggs (Tesoro, Jr.); Colleen McNaught (Dana Hills, So.)
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