Servite High School Remains Top-Ranked in Football Poll

Servite High School, scoring an average of 31 points and allowing an average of 9 points per game, remains the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep football poll.

Servite, 7-0 this season, has a record of 38-6-1 in the past three and a half seasons. The Friars play host to St. Paul (6-1) at 7:30 Saturday night in Santa Ana Stadium in the featured game of the week.

In other noteworthy games, second-ranked Mission Viejo (7-0) is at No. 6 Capistrano Valley (6-1) on Friday night and fifth-ranked Los Alamitos (7-0) plays host to ninth-ranked Pacifica (5-2) in Gahr Stadium on Friday night. Both games begin at 7:30.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League)Record 1. Servite (Angelus) 7-0

2. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 7-0

3. El Modena (Century) 6-1

4. Valencia (Orange) 6-1

5. Los Alamitos (Empire) 7-0

6. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 6-1

7. Newport Harbor (Sea View) 6-1

8. Foothill (Century) 5-2

9. Pacifica (Empire) 5-2

10. Saddleback (Sea View) 6-1

Others Receiving Votes: Marina, Santa Ana, Villa Park, Loara, Westminster and La Habra.