^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 5=
^By Jamie DeMoney & Jeremy Plowman=
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The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by XOS Digital Player On Demand National Reports Director Jamie DeMoney and high school basketball expert Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:
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#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (14-0), seeks second Prep Poll title in four seasons
#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-0), beat No. 11 Miller Grove, 82-78
#3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (6-0), plays No. 8 Grace Prep Monday at City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
#4. Chicago, Simeon (4-0), two-time defending 4A titlist
#5. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (15-1), beat No. 6 Montrose Christian, 42-40
#6. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-1), team to beat in Iolani Classic in Honolulu
#7. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (7-0), plays regionally ranked St. Raymond Monday in City of Palms
#8. Arlington, Texas, Grace Prep (9-1), beat regionally ranked Taft at City of Palms
#9. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (5-0), Washington Catholic champ three years running
#10. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (6-0), game vs. Druid Hills suspended due to shattered backboard on dunk
#11. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove (6-2), back-to-back losses to Top-25 teams
#12. Chester, Pa., (4-0), four state titles since 2000
#13. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (2-0), extended win streak to 35
#14. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (3-0), F Rosco Allen a Stanford recruit
#15. Washington, Gonzaga (5-0), four starters are underclassmen
#16. Los Angeles, Loyola (8-0), led by sophomore PG Parker Jackson-Cartwright
#17. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti (3-1), defending Philadelphia Catholic champ
#18. Wichita, Kan., Heights (4-0), nation’s-best 48-game win streak
#19. Brooklyn, Lincoln (6-0), beat regionally ranked Patterson, 71-66, in OT
#20. Lansing, Mich., Sexton (3-0), defending Class B champion
#21. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (8-0), led by standout jr. F Junior Etou
#22. San Jose, Calif., Mitty, (4-0), reigning Division II state champ
#23. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind (10-1), gave No. 24 Riverside its only loss
#24. Reserve, La., Riverside, (8-1) beat No. 11 Miller Grove, 59-55, at City of Palms
#25. Houston, Westbury Christian, (10-0) could meet No. 6 Montrose Christian at Iolani Classic
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^Northeast=
#1. Chester, Pa., 4-0
#2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 2-0
#3. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 3-1
#4. Brooklyn, Lincoln, 6-0
#5. Bronx, St. Raymond, 5-0
#6. Gladstone, N.J., Gill St. Bernard’s, 1-1
#7. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 0-0
#8. Wynnewood, Pa., Friends’ Central, 5-0
#9. Brooklyn, Boys & Girls, 6-1
#10. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 2-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 18-0
#2. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 6-1
#3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 5-0
#4. Washington, Gonzaga, 5-0
#5. Baltimore, Patterson, 4-1
#6. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 7-0
#7. Waldorf, Md., North Point, 3-0
#8. High Point, N.C., High Point Christian, 11-0
#9. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 8-0
#10. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 8-0
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 7-0
#2. Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 6-0
#3. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 6-2
#4. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day, 8-0
#5. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 10-1
#6. Reserve, La., Riverside, 8-1
#7. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway, 6-0
#8. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 6-1
#9. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, 10-0
#10. Baton Rouge, La., Scotlandville, 15-1
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Simeon, 4-0
#2. Lansing, Mich., Sexton, 3-0
#3. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 5-1
#4. Indianapolis, North Central, 4-1
#5. Cincinnati, Taft, 3-1
#6. Fishers, Ind., Hamilton Southeastern, 5-1
#7. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East, 7-0
#8. Madison, Wis., Memorial, 6-0
#9. Cincinnati, Moeller, 3-0
#10. Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 5-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Wichita, Kan., Heights, 4-0
#2. Omaha, Neb., Central, 7-0
#3. West Jordan, Utah, 6-0
#4. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 4-1
#5. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 3-1
#6. Olathe, Kan., Northwest, 5-0
#7. Osseo, Minn., 5-0
#8. Highlands Ranch, Colo., 5-0
#9. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 6-0
#10. Florissant, Mo., McCluer, 5-0
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 14-0
#2. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus, 15-1
#3. Arlington, Texas, Grace Prep, 9-1
#4. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 3-0
#5. Houston, Westbury Christian, 10-0
#6. Tulsa, Okla., Washington, 8-0
#7. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 13-2
#8. Edmond, Okla., Memorial, 6-1
#9. DeSoto, Texas, 13-2
#10. Chandler, Ariz., Basha, 7-0
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 6-0
#2. Los Angeles, Loyola, 8-0
#3. San Jose, Calif., Mitty, 4-0
#4. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 5-0
#5. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 5-0
#6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 9-1
#7. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 5-0
#8. Orange, Calif., Lutheran, 8-0
#9. Seattle, O’Dea, 4-1
#10. Yakima, Wash., Davis, 4-0
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: ESPN televised a double-header matching Top 25 teams in the National Prep Poll. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill jumped to No. 2 in the rankings after knocking off then-No. 2 Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 82-78, at Morehouse College. Senior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (committed to Georgetown) led Oak Hill with 20 points. Miller Grove big man Tony Parker (uncommitted) had 29 points and 10 rebounds. ... In another ESPN game, No. 5 Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus edged No. 6 Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 42-40, in Lewisville, Texas. Marcus senior forward Nick Banyard (New Mexico) hit a game-winning 3-pointer with less than a minute to play. ... No. 19 Brooklyn, Lincoln edged regionally ranked Baltimore, Patterson, 71-66 in overtime, at the I-95 Challenge at Towson University. According to the New York Post, super soph Isaiah Whitehead led Lincoln with 23 points. Junior guard Aquille Carr had 36 in a losing effort for Patterson. ... According to the Bay City Times, senior forward Matt Costello had 22 points and 22 rebounds to lead Bay City, Mich., Western in a rout over rival Bay City, Central, 69-32. Costello, a 6-foot-10 senior, has signed with Michigan St. ... MLive.com reports senior Lucas McKian of Fremont, Mich., had 23 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in his team’s 69-44 blowout of Howard City, Tri-County.
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