Martin Henderson of Patch.com votes in the weekly Orange County Top 10 Football Poll in cooperation with the Orange County Register.
Below is Henderson's vote following the second weekend of prep football, and below that is this week's OC Top 10 based on the votes of 10 media members; each first-place vote among the 10 voters is worth 10 points, each second-place vote is worth 9 points, etc
Henderson's Top 10 (last week's ranking in parenthesis)
1. (1) Santa Margarita (2-0)
2. (2) Mission Viejo (2-0)
3. (3) Mater Dei (1-0)
4. (4) Tesoro (2-0)
5. (5) Servite (1-1)
6. (6) Edison (1-0)
7. (7) El Toro (2-0)
8. (8) Orange Lutheran (2-0)
9. (9) Tustin (2-0)
10. (NR) San Clemente
Dropped: La Habra (1-1)
The Orange County Top 10
A poll of Orange County media members (comments by Steve Fryer)
1. Santa Margarita (2-0, 100 points)
Eagles beat Long Beach Jordan by 29 points last week, and Coach Welch says they can be much better. Next: vs. Trabuco Hills, at Mission Viejo High, Friday, 7 p.m..
2. Mission Viejo (2-0, 88)
Transfers made big contribution for Diablos in 35-21 victory over Mission Hills of San Marcos. Next: at Santiago of Corona, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
3. Mater Dei (1-0, 78)
Monarchs opened season with 35-10 victory over St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs.
Next: vs. Carson, at Santa Ana Stadium, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
4. Tesoro (2-0, 76)
Fourth-quarter touchdown drive gave Titans 10-7 victory over tough Hart of Newhall. Next: at Chino Hills, Friday, 7 p.m.
5. Servite (1-1, 53)
Friars rallied to beat Rancho Cucamonga, No. 10 team in the state, 24-23, on Saturday. Next: vs. Edison, at Cerritos College, Sept. 14.
6. El Toro (2-0, 45)
Another big night for the offense as Chargers beat Clovis, 30-10. Next: vs. Canyon, at El Modena High, Friday, 7 p.m.
7. Edison (1-0, 40)
Good debut for QB Torgersen as Chargers beat Garfield of L.A., 24-0. Next: vs. Villa Park, at Huntington Beach High, Thursday, 7 p.m.
8. Orange Lutheran (2-0, 27)
Lancers defeated Damien of La Verne, 31-14, in another road victory. Next: vs. El Modena, at Orange Coast College, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
9. San Clemente (2-0, 24)
Tritons thumped another much-inferior team, Cabrillo of Long Beach, 37-6. Next: vs. Dana Hills, at San Clemente High, Friday, 7 p.m.
10. Tustin (2-0, 19)
Running game, big defensive plays brought Tillers a 35-28 triumph over Foothill. Next: vs. Long Beach Wilson, at Tustin High, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Fryer ranks the 11 through 25 teams for Orange County:
11. Trabuco Hills (2-0)
12. Los Alamitos (1-0)
13. La Habra (1-1)
14. Villa Park (2-0)
15. Newport Harbor (0-1)
16. Foothill (1-1)
17. Huntington Beach (1-1)
18. Fountain Valley (1-1)
19. Aliso Niguel (2-0)
20. Laguna Hills (1-0)
21. Capistrano Valley (2-0)
22. Esperanza (2-0)
23. Valencia (1-1)
24. JSerra (2-0)
25. Woodbridge (1-0)
