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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. 20:
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#1. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (27-2), opened post-season with 103-34 win
#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (28-2), defeated two Top 25 teams last week
#3. Chicago, Westinghouse (24-1), unsigned top recruit Cedric Banks stars
#4. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (22-1), plays for county title this week
#5. Sugar Land, Texas, Willowridge (30-1), team to beat in state 5A playoffs
#6. Orchard Lake, Mich., St. Mary's (17-0), beat state Class A-No. 1 team
#7. Lincroft, N.J., Christian Brothers (21-0), defense allowed less than 40 ppg. in league play for season
#8. Louisville, Ky., Ballard (24-3), lost to No. 2 Oak Hill Saturday
#9. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond's (19-2), beat No. 22 Rice in league game last week
#10. Portland, Ore., Jefferson (22-0), has scored 100+ in 6 of last 12 games
#11. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (25-2), owns 68 straight league wins
#12. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (27-2), bidding to repeat section Div. I-A title
#13. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (26-2), features PG combo of Wesley Stokes and A.J. Diggs
#14. Minneapolis, Henry (17-1), suffered first loss of season to No. 2 Oak Hill
#15. Gainesville, Fla. (28-2), used pressure defense to capture district title
#16. Bloomington, Ind., North (18-0), beat highly ranked in-state foe
#17. Lilburn, Ga., Berkmar (26-2), broke school record for wins
#18. St. Louis, Vashon (22-2), undefeated vs. in-state opponents
#19. Marion, Ind. (19-1), lost first game of season last week
#20. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (24-1), clinched conference title
#21. Washington, D.C., Spingarn (21-1), top-ranked team in D.C.
#22. New York, Rice (18-5), all losses are to nationally or regionally ranked teams
#23. Brooklyn, N.Y., Bishop Loughlin (21-3), beat two NYC-ranked teams
#24. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West (31-2), heavy favorite to win Central Section crown
#25. Durham, N.C., Mount Zion (23-1), junior guard Johnathan Hargett a consensus Top 20 recruit next year
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^Northeast
#1. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 22-1
#2. Lincroft, N.J., Christian Brothers, 21-0
#3. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond's, 19-2
#4. New York, Rice, 18-5
#5. Brooklyn, N.Y., Bishop Loughlin, 21-3
#6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 14-5
#7. Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 19-5
#8. Jamaica Plain, Mass., Boston English, 15-2
#9. Philadelphia, St. John Neumann, 20-3
#10. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 20-0
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^East Coast
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 28-2
#2. Washington, D.C., Spingarn, 21-1
#3. Durham, N.C., Mount Zion, 23-1
#4. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem, 21-0
#5. Columbia, S.C., Keenan, 24-2
#6. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist, 31-3
#7. Greenbelt, Md., Eleanor Roosevelt, 16-3
#8. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland, 21-3
#9. Annapolis, Md., 20-0
#10. Wilkesboro, N.C., Wilkes Central 25-0
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^South
#1. Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 24-3
#2. Gainesville, Fla., 28-2
#3. Lilburn, Ga., Berkmar, 26-2
#4. Baton Rouge, La., Southern Lab, 28-2
#5. Marrero, La., John Ehret, 30-0
#6. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt, 28-4
#7. Brunswick, Ga., Glynn Academy, 26-1
#8. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard, 26-4
#9. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County, 21-4
#10. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton, 28-2
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^Midwest
#1. Chicago, Westinghouse, 24-1
#2. Orchard Lake, Mich., St. Mary's, 17-0
#3. Bloomington, Ind., North, 18-0
#4. Marion, Ind., 19-1
#5. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest, 24-1
#6. East St. Louis, Ill., 22-2
#7. Chicago, Simeon, 25-3
#8. Milwaukee, Washington, 18-1
#9. Saginaw, Mich., 15-2
#10. Flint, Mich., Northwestern, 14-2
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^Midlands
#1. Minneapolis, Henry, 17-1
#2. St. Louis, Vashon, 22-2
#3. Colorado Springs, Colo., Palmer, 19-0
#4. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 17-1
#5. Raytown, Mo., South, 23-2
#6. Omaha, Neb., Bellevue West, 18-0
#7. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 18-1
#8. Colorado Springs, Colo., Sierra, 18-1
#9. Kansas City, Kan., Schlagle, 20-0
#10. Littleton, Colo., Chatfield, 16-3
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^Southwest
#1. Sugar Land, Texas, Willowridge, 30-1
#2. Little Rock, Ark., Fair, 25-0
#3. Duncanville, Texas, 27-5
#4. Midwest City, Okla., 19-2
#5. Dallas, Carter, 30-4
#6. Oklahoma City, Bishop McGuinness, 20-3
#7. Lewisville, Texas, The Colony, 28-2
#8. Houston, Westbury Christian, 33-5
#9. Rockwall, Texas, 31-1
#10. Las Vegas, Durango, 23-7
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^West Coast
#1. Compton, Calif., Dominguez, 27-2
#2. Portland, Ore., Jefferson, 22-0
#3. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia, 25-2
#4. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 27-2
#5. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 26-2
#6. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West, 31-2
#7. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 23-1
#8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 22-1
#9. Seattle, Garfield, 19-0
#10. Sacramento, Calif., Grant, 27-2
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: The Gardens in Louisville, Ky., hosted the Republic Bank Classic, where three national Top 25 teams took part. No. 2 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill flexed its muscles, defeating No. 14 Minneapolis, Henry, 88-67, on Friday and then No. 8 Louisville, Ballard, 59-49, on Saturday, before 5,500 fans . . . No. 6 Orchard Lake, Mich., St. Mary's overcame a 14-point deficit to defeat state-No. 1 Flint, Northwestern, 69-67, before an overflow crowd of 900 at Orchard Lake . . . Over 4,000 fans watched as regionally ranked Memphis, Raleigh-Egypt knocked off state-No. 1 Memphis, White Station, 68-59. It was the second time in as many weeks that the Pharaohs defeated Tennessee's No. 1-ranked team . . . Cross-town rivals and South Carolina's Class AAAA No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams, Hopkins, Lower Richland and Columbia, Northeast Richland, split back-to-back games. No. 2 N.E. Richland defeated the No. 1-ranked Diamonds, 41-39, on Friday, and Lower Richland bounced back to win Saturday's contest, 48-38, before a standing-room-only home crowd of 2,200 . . . St. John's recruit Darius Miles had a triple-double (31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks) in East St. Louis, Ill.'s 77-54 victory over Alton . . . Hawesville, Ky., Hancock County's Travis Atwell continued his remarkable senior year on the basketball court and the football field, scoring 50 points in a 87-56 victory over Butler County. Last fall the 6-2 Atwell totaled over 4,700 yards of offense and 72 touchdowns as the school's quarterback.
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