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O.C. Register: Orange County Writers Poll:
Top 10 O.C. Teams--(February 3, 1998)

Frankly, when we started publishing the "polls" we had no idea just how many there really were. Here's yet another, this one published by the Orange County Register, which they call the "Orange County Writers Poll", which we guess means David Osterman and Steve Fryer, both of whom are the most prominent Register writers. The poll pretends to be anonymous, but we know better. This one also identifies the league, gives an overall record, and then awards "points" to each team, sort of like the AP or UPI polls. We have just one question: Do Fryer and Osterman both have 25 points each when they vote? Take a look, and see if you agree or disagree with these picks. Again, these are just someone else's opinion, and really don't mean a thing. But since everybody wants to see the polls, we're just pleased to oblige. Here's this one:

No	School	League	Record	Points
1.	Santa Margarita	Sea View	21-0	50
2.	Ocean View	Golden West	16-4	43
3.	Troy	Freeway	17-3	35
4.	Sonora	Freeway	17-3	34
5.	Magnolia	Orange	17-3	31
6.	Servite	Golden West	16-5	20
7	Brea Olinda	Orange	18-4	17
8	Tustin	Golden West	17-5	15
9.	Katella	Empire	19-3	11
10.	Villa Park	Century	15-7	4
Others	Pacifica	Garden Grove	17-4	4
Others	Trabuco Hills	South Coast	13-9	4
Others	Loara	Empire	17-5	2
Others	Bolsa Grande	Garden Grove	17-5	1

Now this is a good, solid opinion poll. Not a losing team among the bunch. So again, we have to ask, what is up with the Pasadena Star-News? Why can't they come up with 10 teams in the area with overall winning records? Anyway, after all is said and done, what does this really mean, except a lot of exposure for a lot of good programs, which on any given day could probably all beat each other. Again, truly "mythical" rankings if you ask us.