Santa Ana Replaces Westminster as No. 1

Santa Ana High School, coming off a 29-6 victory over Newport Harbor, has replaced Westminster as the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. high school football poll.

Westminster dropped from the top position to sixth after the Lions were tied, 14-14, by eighth-ranked Valencia in the season opener.

In the featured game this week, Santa Ana plays seventh-ranked Saddleback at 7:30 Friday night in Santa Ana Stadium.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Santa Ana (Century) 1-0

2. Edison (Sunset) 2-0

3. El Toro (South Coast) 1-0

4. Servite (Angelus) 1-0

5. Foothill (Century) 1-0

6. Westminster (Sunset) 0-0-1

7. Saddleback (Sea View) 1-0

8. Valencia (Orange) 0-0-1

9. Esperanza (Empire) 1-0

10. Los Alamitos (Empire) 1-0

Others receiving votes: La Quinta (1-0), Mater Dei (1-0), Katella (1-0), Capistrano Valley (0-1) and Western (0-1).