PREP POLLS : Esperanza Is Mythical Champ in County Poll

Esperanza earned six of seven first-place votes to become the county’s mythical champion in the final Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep football poll.

Esperanza is the fifth school in the past six years to finish the season as the top-ranked team. Esperanza follows Mission Viejo (1990), Capistrano Valley (1989), Mission Viejo (1988), Bolsa Grande (1987) and El Toro (1986).

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Esperanza (Empire) 10-0 2. Mater Dei (Angelus) 9-1 3. Valencia (Orange) 10-0 4. Garden Grove (Garden Grove) 10-0 5. Tustin (Sea View) 9-1 6. Irvine (South Coast) 8-2 7. El Modena (Century) 9-1 8. Buena Park (Freeway) 8-1-1 9. Rancho Alamitos (Garden Grove) 8-1-1 10. Dana Hills (South Coast) 6-1-3

Others receiving votes: Mission Viejo (7-3).