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Santa Margarita finishes perfect; Mission Viejo wins the Alpha
Santa Margarita, Huntington Beach and Orange all finished 10-0. Mission Viejo beat San Juan Hills 54-44 for the Alpha title, and Mater Dei edged St. John Bosco by a point. Every league champion in Orange County.
The regular season is over, and three Orange County teams finished it without a loss: Santa Margarita, Huntington Beach and Orange, all 10-0.
Santa Margarita takes the Trinity outright
Santa Margarita beat Orange Lutheran 43-21 to finish 5-0 in the Trinity League and win the title outright. The Eagles enter the playoffs as the county’s No. 1 team in both OCF rankings.
Mater Dei finished second at 4-1 after a 36-35 win over St. John Bosco. In the league’s other game, Servite beat JSerra 38-35.
Mission Viejo outlasts San Juan Hills
The Alpha League came down to Mission Viejo and San Juan Hills, and the Diablos won a 54-44 shootout to finish 4-0 in league. It’s the third straight Alpha title for Mission Viejo, as the OC Register’s Dan Albano noted after the game. San Juan Hills finished second. San Clemente beat Edison 21-14 to finish third.
Crean Lutheran runs the table in the Bravo
Crean Lutheran beat Villa Park 49-21 to finish 5-0 and win the Bravo League outright. The biggest upset of the week came Thursday, when Tustin beat Capistrano Valley 21-7. Corona del Mar beat La Habra 29-24.
Unbeatens finish the job
Huntington Beach beat Laguna Beach 35-14 to finish 5-0 in the Delta League. Orange beat El Toro 57-31 to finish 5-0 in the Foxtrot. Newport Harbor beat Trabuco Hills 37-7 in a matchup of teams unbeaten in league to win the Epsilon outright.
Every league champion
| League | Champion | League | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity | Santa Margarita | 5-0 | 10-0 |
| Alpha | Mission Viejo | 4-0 | 8-1 |
| Bravo | Crean Lutheran | 5-0 | 8-2 |
| Delta | Huntington Beach | 5-0 | 10-0 |
| Epsilon | Newport Harbor | 5-0 | 8-2 |
| Foxtrot | Orange | 5-0 | 10-0 |
| Iota | Cypress | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| Kappa | Fullerton | 4-0 | 8-2 |
| Lambda | Fountain Valley | 5-0 | 7-3 |
| Omicron | Los Amigos | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| Sigma | Ocean View | 5-0 | 9-1 |
| Tango | Loara | 8-0 | 9-1 |
The season leaders
Orange’s Star Thomas III finished the regular season with 3,764 passing yards and 42 touchdown passes, both county bests, against one interception. Fullerton’s Cyrus Aviles led the county in rushing with 1,585 yards, just ahead of Ocean View’s Trevor Vaivao (1,573). Savanna’s Issic Alonzo led in catches (100) and receiving yards (1,469). Mission Viejo’s Maddox Mataele led in sacks with 11.5.
Full standings are on the standings page, and every leader is on the players page.