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The Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Dec. 23. The team records are through Monday, Dec. 22.

Notable this week: Fairmont Prep climbs two spots to No. 1 after defeating Mater Dei 63-48 at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. The Huskies went 2-2 and took 11th in the Vincent Cannizzaro Division, the tournament’s top high school federation grouping. … Mater Dei slips to No. 2 after going 1-3 in the tournament to place 14th.

ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25

1. Fairmont Prep (6-5): Adyra Rajan scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Huskies overcame foul trouble in a win against Mater Dei at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 3

2. Mater Dei (8-3): Harmony Golightly scored 14 points in a 61-35 loss to Newcastle of Oklahoma in the 13th-place game at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 1

3. JSerra (11-2): Kayla Rice earned MVP as the Lions won the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

Previous ranking: 2

4. Sage Hill (10-4): Amalia Holguin took MVP honors in the Lightning’s run to the Joe Smith Division title at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 4

5. Santa Margarita (9-5): The Eagles’ fell to St. Joseph of Lakewood 59-46 in the third-place game in the Mike Desper Division at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Villa Park (12-2): Lauren Wolfe scored 17 points in a 60-44 loss to Coeur d’Alene of Idaho in the finals of the Dan Wiley Division at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Esperanza (8-6): Charlotte Muller is averaging about 17 points as the Aztecs prepare for three games in Utah.

Previous ranking: 7

8. Beckman (9-2): The Patriots open the top division at the Marina tournament against Mira Costa on Friday.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Orange Lutheran (9-4): The Lancers begin the WNBA Bronze division against San Marcos at the SoCal Holiday Prep Classic on Saturday in San Diego.

Previous ranking: 9

10. San Clemente (7-8): The Tritons went 2-2 in the John Anderson Division at the Nike TOC.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Portola (9-5)

Previous ranking: 11

12. Troy (9-3)

Previous ranking: 12

13. Rosary (8-3)

Previous ranking: 14

14. San Juan Hills (11-4)

Previous ranking: 13

15. Crean Lutheran (8-3)

Previous ranking: 15

16. El Dorado (10-5)

Previous ranking: 16

17. Aliso Niguel (11-3)

Previous ranking: 19

18. Los Alamitos (6-3)

Previous ranking: 17

19. Buena Park (8-2)

Previous ranking: 18

20. Sonora (9-2)

Previous ranking: 21

21. Sunny Hills (11-4)

Previous ranking: 20

22. St. Margaret’s (10-3)

Previous ranking: 24

23. Trabuco Hills (10-2)

Previous ranking: 22

24. Segerstrom (13-2)

Previous ranking: 25

25. Marina (6-5)

Previous ranking: not ranked

Also considered: El Toro (11-3)

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