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The Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Feb. 3. The team records are through Monday, Feb. 2.

Notable this week: Sage Hill and Mater Dei remain first and second, respectively, after clinching league titles. Sage Hill claimed the Pacific Coast League while Mater Dei captured the Trinity League. … JSerra climbs one spot to No. 3 on the strength of a 2-1 record in the second round of the Trinity League. … Fairmont Prep rises one position to No. 4 after extending its winning streak to four games.

ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25

1. Sage Hill (23-4): The Lightning have a chance for an undefeated Pacific Coast League title. They finish league play Tuesday at St. Margaret’s.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Mater Dei (23-5): Rachel Goran scored a career-high 14 points in a 60-46 victory against JSerra on Monday. The Monarchs finished undefeated in the Trinity League.

Previous ranking: 2

3. JSerra (19-6): The Lions finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Trinity League. They opted out of the league tiebreaker for health reasons.

Previous ranking: 4

4. Fairmont Prep (15-11): The Huskies had four games in a row going into their San Joaquin League tournament final against Pacifica Christian on Tuesday.

Previous ranking: 5

5. Santa Margarita (17-10): The Eagles finished 0-3 in the second round of Trinity League. They will host Orange Lutheran on Wednesday in a playoff for second place.

Previous ranking: 3

6. Esperanza (18-9): The Aztecs have clinched at least a share of the Crestview League title. They have a league showdown with Villa Park on Tuesday.

Previous ranking: 6

7. Villa Park (21-6): The Spartans can earn a share of the Crestview League title by defeating host Esperanza on Tuesday.

Previous ranking: 7

8. Beckman (22-5): Natasha Jafari made a reverse layup with 4.7 seconds left to rally the Patriots to a 48-46 win at San Juan Hills that helped clinch the outright South Coast League title.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Orange Lutheran (17-8): Freshman Kynley Calvert scored 24 points as the Lancers defeated Santa Margarita 48-44 on Monday to move to 1-1 against Eagles.

Previous ranking: 9

10. Troy (19-8): The Warriors can claim an undefeated Freeway League title with a win at Sunny Hills on Tuesday.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Rosary (18-9)

Previous ranking: 11

12. San Clemente (15-11)

Previous ranking: 12

13. St. Margaret’s (21-6)

Previous ranking: 15

14. Portola (18-10)

Previous ranking: 13

15. San Juan Hills (15-12)

Previous ranking: 14

16. Buena Park (19-5)

Previous ranking: 16

17. Los Alamitos (20-7)

Previous ranking: 19

18. Sonora (15-10)

Previous ranking: 18

19. Trabuco Hills (21-4)

Previous ranking: 21

20. Tesoro (15-12)

Previous ranking: 22

21. Pacifica Christian (17-10)

Previous ranking: 23

22. Canyon (12-15)

Previous ranking: 24

23. Huntington Beach (19-8)

Previous ranking: not ranked

24. Yorba Linda (13-9)

Previous ranking: 17

25. El Toro (18-8)

Previous ranking: 20

Also considered (list alphabetically): Cypress 15-12; Godinez 13-11; Sunny Hills 17-10

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