OC Varsity November 6, 2014

Football: Studs, snubs after Week 9

November 06th, 2014, 2:43 pm ·

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· posted by DAN ALBANO

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Week 10 of the football season is here and there's still plenty to review with the Register's annual Hot 150 list of football players to watch.

The "studs" are ranked players who are having great seasons and the "snubs" are players exceeding my expectations or who I ranked too low on my list or perhaps not at all.

I'm keeping this positive, so my only two categories are Studs and Snubs. And with so many snubs piling up, it might be time for a Hot 200 next season.

STUDS

39. Parker Chase, Corona del Mar, DE -- The senior leads the Southern Section with 17 sacks. He racked up five last week in a victory against Beckman. Chase is a major contender for county defensive player of the year.

20. Matt Locher, Los Alamitos, LB -- Count Locher as another major defensive player of the year candidate. He has 127 total tackles, eighth in the Southern Section.

107. Adrian Contreras, Mater Dei, RB -- The senior is now healthy and it showed with a dominant effort last week against Santa Margarita. He could be just warming up.

SNUBS

NR (not rated) Conor O'Brien, JSerra, DB -- O'Brien contended for Defensive Player of the Week honors after grabbing two INTs and racking up 10 total tackles in a victory against Orange Lutheran.

NR Daniel Herber, Capistrano Valley Christian, LB -- The junior has emerged as one of the best small-school players in the county. He already has 103 total tackels and three INTs for the 6-3 Eagles.

NR Guy Demazeliere, Brethren Christian, WR -- How does a senior with 19 receiving TDs not get on the list? Coach McInally was high on his receiver entering the season and Demazeliere has proved that he belonged in the Hot 150. 

Please send nominees to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com

O.C. Top 10 for the Week 10:JSerra still on top

O.C. Top 10 for Week 10: JSerra still on top

November 03, 2014 3:30 PM 

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BY STEVE FRYER 

STAFF WRITER 

REGISTER O.C. MEDIA POLL

1. JSerra, 8-1 (100 points)

Lions again were No. 1 on the ballots of all 10 of the poll’s media members after beating Orange Lutheran, 24-20. The win guaranteed that JSerra will be the Trinity League’s No. 2 representative in the Pac-5 Division playoffs. Jim Hartigan is a top candidate for county coach of the year, and Nick Robinsonwill be in the discussion for All-County quarterback.

2. Mater Dei, 7-2 (90)

Monarchs rebounded from loss to JSerra with 19-14 win over Santa Margarita and are 2-2 in the Trinity League. Over the past two weeks, Mater Dei’s offense has been in the red zone nine times with these results: five field goals made, three missed field goals, one failed fourth-down conversion attempt and zero touchdowns.

3. Santa Margarita, 6-3 (80)

Eagles were No. 3 on all 10 ballots after 19-14 loss to Mater Dei. Field position was huge in that game. Mater Dei’s average starting point for its offense was at its 47-yard line; Santa Margarita’s average starting point was its 17.

4. Servite, 4-5 (67)

The Friars’ 49-26 loss to St. John Bosco leaves them in a difficult position. No matter what happens this week, they will be the Trinity League’s No. 5 team which gives them at best an outside chance for one of the Pac-5’s two at-large berths.

5. Orange Lutheran, 4-5 (59)

Lancers are good enough to win the title of every other league in the county, but are 0-4 in the Trinity League. Their average losing margin in league is five points.

6. Mission Viejo, 8-2 (54)

Diablos concluded their regular season with a 24-17 win over El Toro, clinching another outright championship of the South Coast League. Their next game with be a home game in the West Valley Division playoffs.

7. Tesoro, 7-2 (38)

Titans were idle last week. They play San Juan Hills this week. A victory would make Tesoro the No. 2 team in the South Coast League, which should be good enough for a first-round home game in the West Valley Division playoffs.

8. Los Alamitos, 8-1 (31)

It was another one-sided Sunset League win for the Griffins, who beat Huntington Beach, 49-13, with a balanced offensive attack. They play Edison this week for the Sunset League championship. Los Alamitos in league is averaging 49 points a game while allowing 13 points a game.

9. Corona del Mar, 8-1 (16)

As expected, the Sea Kings are dominating the Pacific Coast League. They are are 4-0 in league after last week’s 35-13 win over Beckman that clinched their third consecutive league championship and extended their league winning streak to 14 games.

10. San Clemente, 8-1 (12)

Tritons made clutch plays on offense and defense in their 42-35 win over Trabuco Hills that clinched at least a share of the Sea View League championship. Their only loss was to Tesoro.

Also receiving votes: Edison, 7-2 (3)

Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com