Tustin Wins to Earn a Spot in Football Poll

Tustin High School, which defeated Saddleback, 9-7, Friday to clinch at least a share of the Sea View League championship, made its first appearance this season in the Orange County Sportswriters Assn. high school football poll. The Tillers (8-1) are this week’s eighth-ranked team.

El Toro, which beat Dana Hills, 36-8, remained the No. 1 team. Saddleback dropped from second to sixth. The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. El Toro (South Coast) 9-0

2. Loara (Empire) 8-0-1

3. Santa Ana (Century) 8-1

4. Los Alamitos (Empire) 8-1

5. Esperanza (Empire) 7-1-1

6. Saddleback (Sea View) 8-1

7. Valencia (Orange) 7-1-1

8. Tustin (Sea View) 8-1

9. Edison (Sunset) 7-2

10. Servite (Angelus) 6-3

Others receiving votes: Sunny Hills (8-1), Laguna Beach (8-1), Bolsa Grande (8-1), Capistrano Valley (6-3) and Marina (4-5).