^National Prep
Basketball Poll-Week 9
^By Jamie DeMoney
and Jeremy Plowman
The National
Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high
school sports
experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of
sportswriters. The
national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with
won-loss records
through Jan. 30:
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#1. Mouth of Wilson,
Va., Oak Hill (20-1), will meet No. 4 Dominguez on Saturday
#2. Chicago,
Westinghouse (18-1), avenged only loss of the season
#3. West Orange,
N.J., Seton Hall Prep (12-1), defeated No. 19 Rice
#4. Compton, Calif.,
Dominguez (21-2), beat regionally ranked Roman Catholic
#5. Marion, Ind. (17-0),
defeated tough state-ranked team
#6. Houston,
Willowridge (25-1), unbeaten in January
#7. Santa Ana,
Calif., Mater Dei (24-1), NBA’s Reggie Geary played here
#8. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha (18-1), 6-9 junior Jordan Collins dominates inside
#9. Louisville, Ky.,
Ballard (19-2), defeated regionally ranked Jeffersonville
#10. Orchard Lake,
Mich., St. Mary's (11-0), led by Div. I football/basketball recruit Maurice
Seawright
#11. Lincroft, N.J.,
Christian Brothers (13-0), features balanced scoring attack
#12. Bronx, N.Y.,
St. Raymond's (14-2), led by Md.-Baltimore Co. recruit Peter Mulligan
#13. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson (16-0), topped 100-point mark twice last week
#14. Lakewood,
Calif., Artesia (20-2), defeated two league foes by a combined 223-89
#15. Minneapolis,
Henry (12-0), defeated No. 16 Gainesville
#16. Gainesville,
Fla. (22-2), split games vs. ranked Minnesota foes
#17. Long Beach,
Calif., Poly (20-2), features outstanding guard play
#18. Lilburn, Ga.,
Berkmar (19-2), undefeated vs. in-state opponents
#19. New York, Rice
(12-4), all losses are to nationally or regionally ranked foes
#20. Detroit,
Pershing (14-0), Missouri recruit Arthur Johnson has many double-doubles
#21. Bloomington,
Ind., North (12-0), Indiana recruit Jared Jeffries tough inside and out
#22. St. Louis,
Vashon (15-2), top-ranked team in Missouri
#23. Country Club
Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (20-1), Miami (Fla.) recruit Reo Logan loves to rebound
#24. South Jordan,
Utah, Bingham (13-0), has three Div. I recruits
#25. Durham, N.C.,
Mount Zion (19-1), led by super junior Johnathan Hargett
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^Northeast
#1. West Orange,
N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 12-1
#2. Lincroft, N.J.,
Christian Brothers, 13-0
#3. Bronx, N.Y., St.
Raymond's, 14-2
#4. New York, Rice, 12-4
#5. Philadelphia,
St. John's Neumann, 14-2
#6. Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Bishop Loughlin, 15-3
#7. Elizabeth, N.J.,
St. Patrick's, 10-4
#8. Middle Village,
N.Y., Christ the King, 14-4
#9. Coatesville,
Pa., 19-0
#10. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 13-4
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^East Coast
#1. Mouth of Wilson,
Va., Oak Hill, 20-1
#2. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 18-1
#3. Durham, N.C.,
Mount Zion, 19-1
#4. Washington,
D.C., Spingarn, 14-1
#5. Virginia Beach,
Va., Salem, 13-0
#6. Columbia, S.C.,
Keenan, 16-2
#7. Raleigh, N.C.,
Enloe, 13-2
#8. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 17-3
#9. Hopkins, S.C.,
Lower Richland, 14-2
#10. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Riverdale Baptist, 24-3
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^South
#1. Louisville, Ky.,
Ballard, 19-2
#2. Gainesville,
Fla., 22-2
#3. Lilburn, Ga.,
Berkmar, 19-2
#4. Baton Rouge,
La., Southern Lab, 21-2
#5. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 21-1
#6. Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 21-1
#7. Georgetown, Ky.,
Scott County, 16-3
#8. Marrero, La.,
John Ehret, 25-0
#9. Memphis, Tenn.,
Hamilton, 20-1
#10. Brunswick, Ga.,
Glynn Academy, 23-1
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^Midwest
#1. Chicago,
Westinghouse, 18-1
#2. Marion, Ind., 17-0
#3. Orchard Lake,
Mich., St. Mary's, 11-0
#4. Detroit,
Pershing, 14-0
#5. Bloomington,
Ind., North, 12-0
#6. Country Club
Hills, Ill., Hillcrest, 20-1
#7. Milwaukee, Washington,
14-0
#8. East St. Louis,
Ill., 18-2
#9. Chicago, Simeon,
19-3
#10. Jeffersonville,
Ind., 13-1
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^Midlands
#1. Minneapolis,
Henry, 12-0
#2. St. Louis,
Vashon, 14-2
#3. South Jordan,
Utah, Bingham, 13-0
#4. Minnetonka,
Minn., Hopkins, 12-0
#5. Colorado
Springs, Colo., Palmer, 13-0
#6. Raytown, Mo.,
South, 17-2
#7. Littleton,
Colo., Columbine, 12-0
#8. Omaha, Neb.,
Bellevue West, 13-0
#9. Colorado
Springs, Colo., Sierra, 13-1
#10. Roeland Park,
Kan., Bishop Miege, 13-0
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^Southwest
#1. Sugar Land,
Texas, Willowridge, 25-1
#2. Lewisville,
Texas, The Colony, 26-0
#3. Oklahoma City,
Bishop McGuinness, 14-2
#4. Little Rock,
Ark., Fair, 19-0
#5. Midwest City,
Okla., 13-1
#6. Duncanville,
Texas, 22-5
#7. Dallas, Carter,
25-4
#8. Houston,
Westbury Christian, 26-5
#9. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman, 19-3
#10. San Antonio,
Jay, 24-3
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^West Coast
#1. Compton, Calif.,
Dominguez, 21-2
#2. Santa Ana,
Calif., Mater Dei, 24-1
#3. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 16-0
#4. Lakewood,
Calif., Artesia, 20-2
#5. Long Beach,
Calif., Poly, 20-2
#6. Fresno, Calif.,
Clovis West, 26-2
#7. Portland, Ore.,
Jesuit, 16-1
#8. Seattle,
Garfield, 14-0
#9. Concord, Calif.,
De La Salle, 15-1
#10. Sacramento,
Calif., Kennedy, 22-1
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FEATS OF THE
WEEK: Playing without star Marcus Toney-El, No. 3 West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall
Prep defeated No. 19 New York, Rice, 66-58, before 2,500 fans at the Hoop Group
Converse Challenge Series at Seton Hall University. Div. I guard prospect
Robert Sullivan led the way with 19 points . . . Four nationally ranked teams
from California took part in the SoCal Classic in Lynwood. No. 4 Compton, Dominguez
defeated Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 80-59, No. 7 Santa Ana, Mater Dei downed
Irvine, University, 87-63, No. 14 Lakewood, Artesia whipped Fresno, Washington
Union, 95-56, and No. 17 Long Beach, Poly pounded Richmond, 87-45 . . . St.
John’s recruit Omar Cook celebrated his 18th birthday with 42
points, 10 assists, six steals and broke the school’s season and career three-point
records, formerly held by the NBA’s Khalid Reeves, in Middle Village, N.Y.,
Christ the King’s 84-78 victory vs. Archbishop Molloy. Cook also holds the
school’s career assist record, once held by NBA player Derrick Phelps . . .
Deon Saunders had a triple-double in Washington, D.C., Spingarn’s 98-78 victory
vs. league-rival Ballou . . . No. 15 Minneapolis, Henry defeated No. 16
Gainesville, Fla., 80-68, at Minneapolis’ Target Center. Oklahoma recruit Johnny
Gilbert led the way with 26 points and 13 rebounds . . . University of Houston recruit
Alton Ford posted 44 points and 28 rebounds as Houston, Milby defeated Houston,
Washington, 86-67.
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