Week 2 National Prep Basketball Poll released

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 2=

^By Jamie DeMoney & Dr. Jeremy Plowman=

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     The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and high school basketball expert Dr. 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. Chicago, Simeon (0-0), will play four preseason Top 15 teams

#2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (1-0), thumped defending 5A champ Lake Wales, 74-57

#3. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (7-0), averaging 98 points per game

#4. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (7-0), beat N.C. powers Word of God and High Point Christian

#5. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (0-0), six seniors are Division I signees

#6. Richmond, Texas, Travis, (2-0), handled regionally ranked Yates, 76-63

#7. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, (5-0), super soph Montaque Gill Caesar 21 points in win over Kennedy Charter (N.C.)

#8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (0-0), coach Gary McKnight’s career record is 926-83

#9. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, (0-0), Jacksonville Jaguars TE Marcedes Lewis an alum

#10. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (0-0), F Eric Mika signed with BYU

#11. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, (4-0), won Rumble on the Ridge in Forrest City, Ark.

#12. Chester, Pa. (0-0), returns state MVP and Arizona recruit F Rondae Jefferson

#13. Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East (0-0), G Rusty Troutman averaged 18 points per game in 2011-12

#14. San Jose, Calif., Mitty, (0-0), defending Division II champ

#15. Washington, Gonzaga, (0-0), PG Tavon Blackmon will play at Brown

#16. Seattle, Rainier Beach, (0-0), reigning 3A titlist

#17. Omaha, Neb., Central (0-0), PF Akoy Agau signed with Louisville

#18. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City (0-0), all five starters return

#19. Brooklyn, Jefferson (0-0), favorite in NYC Public League

#20. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (0-0), F Ishmail Wainright headed to Baylor

#21. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (0-0), seeks repeat Division IV state crown

#22. Indianapolis, Cathedral (0-0), has four returning starters

#23. Iowa City, Iowa, West, (0-0), 14 lettermen return from undefeated squad

#24. Duncanville, Texas (8-0), wins over regionally ranked DeSoto and Prestonwood Christian

#25. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, (2-0), standout jr. G Joel Berry 38 points in win over Dr. Phillips

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^Northeast=

#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 0-0  

#2. Chester, Pa., 0-0

#3. Brooklyn, Jefferson, 0-0

#4. Gladstone, N.J., Gill St. Bernard’s, 0-0

#5. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 0-0

#6. Metuchen, N.J., St. Joseph, 0-0  

#7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 0-0

#8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 0-0

#9. Jersey City, N.J., Hudson Catholic, 0-0

#10. Charlestown, Mass., 0-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 7-0

#2. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 5-0

#3. Washington, Gonzaga, 0-0

#4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 0-0

#5. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 0-0

#6. Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte, 0-0

#7. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 0-0

#8. Arden, N.C., Christ School, 4-0

#9. Baltimore, Mount St. Joseph, 1-0

#10. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 3-0

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^Southeast=

#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 1-0

#2. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 4-0  

#3. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, 2-0

#4. Tifton, Ga., Tift County, 0-0

#5. Birmingham, Ala., Wenowah, 4-0

#6. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 3-0

#7. Oviedo, Fla., Hagerty, 1-0

#8. Jackson, Miss., Callaway, 4-1

#9. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 0-0

#10. Montgomery, Ala., Carver, 0-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Chicago, Simeon, 0-0

#2. Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East, 0-0

#3. Indianapolis, Cathedral, 0-0

#4. Lansing, Mich., Sexton, 0-0 

#5. Detroit, Pershing, 0-0

#6. Toledo, Ohio, Whitmer, 0-0

#7. Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 0-0

#8. Germantown, Wis., 0-0

#9. Chicago, Young, 0-0

#10. Indianapolis, Arsenal Tech, 2-0

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^Midlands=

#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 0-0

#2. Omaha, Neb., Central, 0-0

#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 0-0

#4. Osseo, Minn., 0-0

#5. Denver, East, 0-0

#6. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 0-0

#7. Nixa, Mo., 0-0

#8. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 0-0

#9. Wichita, Kan., North, 0-0

#10. Aurora, Colo., Regis, 0-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 7-0

#2. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 2-0

#3. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City, 0-0

#4. Duncanville, Texas, 8-0

#5. DeSoto, Texas, 7-1

#6. Phoenix, Pinnacle, 0-0

#7. Houston, Yates, 2-1

#8. Plano, Texas, Prestonwood Christian, 1-1

#9. Little Rock, Ark., Hall, 3-1

#10. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 0-0

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^West Coast=

#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 0-0

#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 0-0

#3. San Jose, Calif., Mitty, 0-0

#4. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 0-0

#5. Richmond, Calif., Salesian, 0-0

#6. Lake Oswego, Ore., 0-0

#7. Bellflower, Calif., St. John’s Bosco, 0-0

#8. Sacramento, Calif., Sheldon, 1-0

#9. Bothell, Wash., 0-0

#10. Mission Hills, Calif., Alemany, 0-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Second-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy opened the season with a 74-57 win against defending 5A state champion Lake Wales. The star of the game was Montverde’s Dakari Johnson, a 6-10 senior, who scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. ... Duncanville, Texas, entered the national rankings at No. 24 after an impressive 8-0 start to the season. On Saturday, the host Panthers upset then-No. 9 Plano, Prestonwood Christian, 58-48, at the Thanksgiving Hoopfest. The previous weekend, Duncanville knocked off regionally ranked DeSoto, 55-42, in the championship game of the McDonald’s Texas Invitational in Pasadena. ... Joel Berry, who was named Florida Mr. Basketball last season as a sophomore, led No. 25 Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep to a pair of wins on Thanksgiving weekend. The 6-1 point guard had 18 points in a 77-49 rout of Evans and poured in 38 to lead a 64-52 win against Dr. Phillips. ... Sophomore standout Andrew Fleming scored 49 points for Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth in a 100-95 overtime loss to Smyrna, Gabriel Christian. ... Eron Gordon, one of the nation’s top-rated freshmen, scored 31 points in his first varsity game. But it wasn’t enough for Indianapolis, North Central, which lost 82-77 to Indianapolis, Pike in a battle of state-ranked teams. Gordon is the brother of New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon.

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About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

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