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Read more Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, Oct. 1
The Orange County boys water polo rankings as of Thursday, Oct. 1:
BOYS WATER POLO TOP 10
School, record, previous rank
1. Newport Harbor 9-1 (1): The Sailors are seeded first for the Elite 8 tournament at Harvard-Westlake this week. Newport Harbor is the two-time defending champion of the event. The Sailors open against Corona del Mar on Thursday. The match will be the 100th Battle of the Bay clash for the schools.
2. JSerra 9-1 (2): The Lions are seeded fourth for the Elite 8 and open against Santa Margarita on Thursday.
3. Santa Margarita 11-4 (3): The Eagles are seeded fifth for the Elite 8 tournament. They lost to JSerra 13-9 in the fifth-place match at the South Coast Tournament.
4. Laguna Beach 13-6 (4): Zachary Hornstein scored five goals and Finn Leverty netter four in a 16-10 win against University on Tuesday. The Breakers are 2-0 in the Pacific Coast League.
5. Corona del Mar 12-5 (5): Willian Weir had four goals and two assists in an 11-8 win against Huntington Beach on Wednesday.
6. San Clemente 8-9 (6): The Tritons edged San Juan Hills 14-13 on Tuesday to move to 2-0 in the South Coast League.
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7. Huntington Beach 11-11 (7): The Oilers have developed another sharp-shooting attacker in Jackson Holmes. The junior scored five goals in an 11-8 loss against Corona del Mar on Wednesday.
End 3: CdM 9, HB 7, Jackson Holmes ballin’ Weir four goals pic.twitter.com/PjSjhe85h0
— Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) September 30, 2026
8. Beckman 8-6 (8): The Patriots play host to San Clemente on Thursday in a South Coast League showdown. On Saturday, Beckman plays two matches at the inaugural The Bishop’s Invitational in La Jolla. The Patriots face The Bishop’s and De La Salle.
9. Mater Dei 5-13 (9): The Monarchs dropped their fourth consecutive match with a 14-4 loss against JSerra on Wednesday in the Trinity League. Mater Dei plays at Sage Hill on Friday in a key match for county rankings.
10. Foothill 10-6 (10): The Knights went 2-2 at their S & R Sport Foothill Invite last weekend. They play at Huntington Beach on Friday.
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Also considered: Orange Lutheran 13-2; Sage Hill 10–4.