^National Prep
Basketball Poll-Week 10
^By Jamie DeMoney
and Jeremy Plowman
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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 Feb. 6:
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#1. Compton, Calif.,
Dominguez (24-2), defeated then-No. 1 Oak Hill
#2. Chicago,
Westinghouse (19-1), Cedric Banks a consensus Top 50 player
#3. Mouth of Wilson,
Va., Oak Hill (22-2), losses are to No. 1 Dominguez and No. 2 Westinghouse
#4. West Orange,
N.J., Seton Hall Prep (15-1), star Marcus Toney-El out for season with broken
foot
#5. Marion, Ind. (18-0),
favored to win seventh state title
#6. Houston,
Willowridge (27-1), led by Oklahoma State recruit Ivan McFarlan
#7. Louisville, Ky.,
Ballard (21-2), meets No. 3 Oak Hill Feb. 19
#8. Orchard Lake,
Mich., St. Mary's (13-0), guard Jermaine Gonzales a Michigan football recruit
#9. Lincroft, N.J.,
Christian Brothers (13-0), Richmond recruit Mike Skrocki an inside-outside
threat
#10. Bronx, N.Y.,
St. Raymond's (15-2), beat once-ranked Williamsport, Pa., at Lehigh Valley
Hoops Festival
#11. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson (18-0), 5-11 Brandon Brooks among nation’s best point guards
#12. Santa Ana,
Calif., Mater Dei (25-2), suffered loss without star Jamaal Sampson, who is
battling illness
#13. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha (19-2), endured first conference loss of the season
#14. Lakewood,
Calif., Artesia (22-2), clinched 13th league title in 14 seasons
#15. Minneapolis,
Henry (14-0), 40-plus-point average margin of victory this week
#16. Gainesville,
Fla. (24-2), led by Florida recruit Orien Greene
#17. Long Beach,
Calif., Poly (23-2), Missouri recruit Wesley Stokes runs the show
#18. Lilburn, Ga.,
Berkmar (22-2), 6-2 point guard William Witherspoon holds school records for
assists
#19. New York, Rice
(15-4), Seton Hall recruit Andre Barrett one of three major DI recruits
#20. Detroit,
Pershing (15-0), begins public school league playoffs this week
#21. Bloomington,
Ind., North (14-0), led by super soph Allen “Deuce” Miller
#22. St. Louis,
Vashon (18-2), PG Joel Shelton a terrific outside shooter
#23. Country Club
Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (22-1), has three DI post players
#24. South Jordan,
Utah, Bingham (15-0), survived 36-30 upset bid from arch-rival
#25. Durham, N.C.,
Mount Zion (20-1), led by scoring ability of Va. Commonwealth recruit Antonio Hargrove
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^Northeast
#1. West Orange,
N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 15-1
#2. Lincroft, N.J.,
Christian Brothers, 13-0
#3. Bronx, N.Y., St.
Raymond's, 15-2
#4. New York, Rice, 15-4
#5. Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Bishop Loughlin, 18-3
#6. Elizabeth, N.J.,
St. Patrick's, 12-4
#7. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 15-4
#8. Philadelphia,
St. John Neumann, 15-3
#9. Coatesville,
Pa., 21-0
#10. Middle Village,
N.Y., Christ the King, 15-5
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^East Coast
#1. Mouth of Wilson,
Va., Oak Hill, 22-2
#2. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 19-2
#3. Durham, N.C.,
Mount Zion, 20-1
#4. Washington,
D.C., Spingarn, 16-1
#5. Virginia Beach,
Va., Salem, 17-0
#6. Columbia, S.C.,
Keenan, 20-2
#7. Raleigh, N.C.,
Enloe, 15-2
#8. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 16-3
#9. Hopkins, S.C.,
Lower Richland, 16-2
#10. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Riverdale Baptist, 26-3
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^South
#1. Louisville, Ky.,
Ballard, 21-2
#2. Gainesville,
Fla., 24-2
#3. Lilburn, Ga.,
Berkmar, 22-2
#4. Baton Rouge,
La., Southern Lab, 22-2
#5. Marrero, La.,
John Ehret, 27-0
#6. Memphis, Tenn.,
Hamilton, 23-1
#7. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 23-2
#8. Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 22-2
#9. Brunswick, Ga.,
Glynn Academy, 23-1
#10. Louisville,
Ky., Pleasure Ridge Park, 20-5
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^Midwest
#1. Chicago,
Westinghouse, 19-1
#2. Marion, Ind., 18-0
#3. Orchard Lake,
Mich., St. Mary's, 13-0
#4. Detroit,
Pershing, 15-0
#5. Bloomington,
Ind., North, 14-0
#6. Country Club
Hills, Ill., Hillcrest, 22-1
#7. East St. Louis,
Ill., 20-2
#8. Chicago, Simeon,
22-3
#9. Jeffersonville,
Ind., 14-1
#10. Milwaukee,
Washington, 15-1
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^Midlands
#1. Minneapolis,
Henry, 14-0
#2. St. Louis,
Vashon, 18-2
#3. South Jordan,
Utah, Bingham, 15-0
#4. Colorado
Springs, Colo., Palmer, 15-0
#5. Minnetonka,
Minn., Hopkins, 14-1
#6. Raytown, Mo.,
South, 19-2
#7. Omaha, Neb.,
Bellevue West, 14-0
#8. Colorado Springs,
Colo., Sierra, 15-1
#9. Littleton,
Colo., Columbine, 13-1
#10. Kansas City,
Kan., Schlagle, 16-0
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^Southwest
#1. Sugar Land,
Texas, Willowridge, 27-1
#2. Lewisville,
Texas, The Colony, 27-0
#3. Oklahoma City,
Bishop McGuinness, 17-2
#4. Little Rock,
Ark., Fair, 21-0
#5. Duncanville,
Texas, 24-5
#6. Midwest City,
Okla., 15-2
#7. Dallas, Carter,
27-4
#8. Houston,
Westbury Christian, 28-5
#9. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman, 20-3
#10. Alief, Texas,
Hastings, 27-3
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^West Coast
#1. Compton, Calif.,
Dominguez, 24-2
#2. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 18-0
#3. Santa Ana,
Calif., Mater Dei, 25-2
#4. Lakewood,
Calif., Artesia, 22-2
#5. Long Beach,
Calif., Poly, 23-2
#6. Fresno, Calif.,
Clovis West, 28-2
#7. Portland, Ore.,
Jesuit, 18-1
#8. Concord, Calif.,
De La Salle, 18-1
#9. Seattle,
Garfield, 16-0
#10. Sacramento,
Calif., Grant, 24-1
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FEATS OF THE
WEEK: The Pyramid at Long Beach State University was the site of Nike Extravaganza
V, featuring a Top 5 rematch between No. 1 Compton, Calif., Dominguez and No. 3
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill. Tyson Chandler had 17 points as Dominguez avenged
a loss earlier this season to Oak Hill, winning, 60-47, before a
standing-room-only crowd of 5,500. In other Extravaganza action, regionally
ranked Concord, Calif., De La Salle defeated No. 12 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 55-51, avenging its only loss of the season, and No. 17 Long Beach,
Calif., Poly whipped Los Alamitos 74-41 . . . In a father-son matchup,
legendary Rockville, Md., DeMatha Coach Morgan Wootten, who owns over 1,200
career coaching wins, defeated Joe Wootten’s Arlington, Va., O’Connell Knights,
69-59, in front of 1,700 at Catholic University . . . Super junior DeJuan
Wagner scored 80 points in Camden, N.J.’s 122-66 victory over Pennsauken Tech.
Remarkably, it was only the fourth-best single-game total in school history. Wagner
totaled 123 points in two games during the week . . . Minnesota’s state-leading
scorer Ben Paxson of Anoka, Meadow Creek Christian completed a 95-point week
with a game-winning three-pointer to defeat Christ’s Household of Faith, 64-62.
Paxson scored 35 in the game after scoring 60 in a 105-45 win over Owatonna
Christian earlier in the week . . . In a battle of regionally ranked teams, Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic defeated St. John Neumann, 79-62, before 2,500 fans at La Salle
University. Consensus No. 1 recruit Eddie Griffin had 28 points, 14 rebounds
and nine blocks for Roman Catholic.
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