Week 17 National Prep Football Poll released

^National Prep Football Poll – Week 17=

^By Jamie DeMoney=

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The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records:

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#1. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee (13-0-0), hammered previously unbeaten Fort Pierce Central, 51-0

#2. River Ridge, La., Curtis (13-0-0), outscored foes 642-47

#3. Katy, Texas (13-0-0), crushed La Porte, 55-10, for regional crown

#4. DeSoto, Texas (13-0-0), plays defending champ Southlake Carroll in Saturday's 5A/I quarterfinals

#5. Bellevue, Wash. (14-0-0), fifth consecutive state title; 10^th in 12 years

#6. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), rolled to 21^st consecutive CIF-NCS championship

#7. Matthews, N.C., Butler (15-0-0), third 4AA title in four seasons

#8. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny (14-0-0), whipped Erie McDowell, 56-6, to reach 4A semifinals

#9. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University (11-0-0), advanced to 3A state final

#10. Norcross, Ga. (13-0-0), beat then-No. 16 Camden County, 34-20, in 6A quarters

#11. Hoover, Ala. (14-0-0), earned 12^th state finals appearance since 2000

#12. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (13-0-0), third straight II-AA state crown

#13. Harbor City, Calif., Narbonne (14-0-0), repeat L.A. City Section titlist

#14. Cibolo, Texas, Steele (13-0-0), back-to-back shutouts in 5A/II playoffs

#15. Miami, Washington (12-1-0), advanced to 4A title game

#16. Gainesville, Fla. (13-0-0), clobbered perennial power Armwood, 42-10, in 6A quarters

#17. Cincinnati, Moeller (12-3-0), first state title since 1997

#18. Greenwood, S.C. (15-0-0), Class 4A/II champion

#19. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (14-0-0), fourth Class 4A crown in five seasons

#20. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (13-1-0), 10^th state title in 12 years

#21. Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips (13-0-0), erased 14-0 deficit to beat East Lake, 31-21, in 8A quarters

#22. Memphis, Tenn., Whitehaven (15-0-0), won 36-35 OT thriller over Maryville for 6A crown

#23. Indianapolis, Lawrence Central (15-0-0), 5A state crown is school’s first

#24. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (11-1-0), fourth straight Washington Catholic title

#25. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (13-1-0), captured fourth consecutive 4A title

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^Northeast=

#1. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny, 14-0-0

#2. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle, 12-1-0

#3. West Lawn, Pa., Wilson, 13-1-0

#4. Erie, Pa., Cathedral Prep, 14-0-0

#5. Harrisburg, Pa., McDevitt, 14-0-0

#6. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 9-2-0

#7. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 8-3-0

#8. Madison, Conn., Hand, 11-0-0

#9. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 8-3-0

#10. Endwell, N.Y., Maine-Endwell, 13-0-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Matthews, N.C. Butler, 15-0-0

#2. Greenwood, S.C., 15-0-0

#3. Olney, Md., Good Counsel, 11-1-0

#4. Norfolk, Va., Lake Taylor, 14-0-0

#5. Chesterfield, Va., Bird, 13-0-0

#6. Baltimore, Gilman, 9-2-0

#7. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge, 14-0-0

#8. Upper Marlboro, Md., Wise, 14-0-0

#9. New Bern, N.C., 15-0-0

#10. Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 14-0-0

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^Southeast=

#1. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee, 13-0-0

#2. River Ridge, La., Curtis, 13-0-0

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University, 11-0-0

#4. Norcross, Ga., 13-0-0

#5. Hoover, Ala., 14-0-0

#6. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth, 13-0-0

#7. Miami, Washington, 12-1-0

#8. Gainesville, Fla., 13-0-0

#9. Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips, 13-0-0

#10. Memphis, Tenn., Whitehaven, 15-0-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Cincinnati, Moeller, 12-3-0

#2. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 13-1-0

#3. Indianapolis, Lawrence Central, 15-0-0

#4. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead, 13-0-0

#5. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West, 14-0-0

#6. Grand Rapids, Mich., Christian, 13-1-0

#7. Toledo, Ohio, Whitmer, 14-1-0

#8. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 13-1-0

#9. Detroit, Cass Tech, 12-2-0

#10. Pickerington, Ohio, North, 12-2-0

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^Midlands=

#1. Sandy, Utah, Jordan, 12-1-0

#2. Kirkwood, Mo., 13-0-0

#3. Blue Springs, Mo., 13-1-0

#4. Webb City, Mo., 15-0-0

#5. Ankeny, Iowa, 14-0-0

#6. Omaha, Neb., Millard North, 13-0-0

#7. Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valor Christian, 12-2-0

#8. Wichita, Kan., Bishop Carroll, 13-0-0

#9. Eden Prairie, Minn., 11-2-0

#10. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West, 12-1-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Katy, Texas, 13-0-0

#2. DeSoto, Texas, 13-0-0

#3. Cibolo, Texas, Steele, 13-0-0

#4. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 13-1-0

#5. Waco, Texas, Midway, 13-0-0

#6. Allen, Texas, 12-1-0

#7. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 12-1-0

#8. Dallas, Skyline, 12-1-0

#9. Jenks, Okla., 12-2-0

#10. Fayetteville, Ark., 10-3-0

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^West Coast=

#1. Bellevue, Wash., 14-0-0

#2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 13-0-0

#3. Harbor City, Calif., Narbonne, 14-0-0

#4. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline, 14-0-0

#5. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 11-3-0

#6. Folsom, Calif., 14-0-0

#7. Kahuku, Hawaii, 12-0-0

#8. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 12-1-0

#9. Eugene, Ore., Sheldon, 13-0-0

#10. x-Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 8-5-0

x-Four losses by forfeit for using ineligible player

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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Derrick Henry of Yulee, Fla., and Jacob Taylor of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., Rim of the World became the sixth and seventh players in prep football history to run for 4,000 yards in a season. ... Henry's record-breaking career ended when Yulee lost to Jacksonville, Bolles, 45-35, in the Class 4A semifinals. The Alabama commit gained 316 yards in the game to leave his national record for career rushing yards at 12,121. Henry broke single-season Florida marks with 4,260 rushing yards and 55 touchdowns. He ran for over 100 yards in a national-record 47 straight games. ... Taylor had 260 rushing yards to lead Rim of the World to a 34-31 win against Ontario, Christian for the CIF-SS East Valley championship. Taylor (uncommitted) finished the year with 4,032 yards, the second-best total in state history. ... Prominent national and state records were broken on Tennessee's championship weekend. Davis Howell of Knoxville, Christian Academy finished his career with a national-best 358 receptions. Howell (uncommitted) caught 15 balls in a 48-14 rout of Milan for his team's second straight Class 3A title. ... Meanwhile, in the 5A final, junior Jalen Hurd of Hendersonville, Beech set a state single-season record with 3,357 rushing yards during his team's 56-35 win against Columbia. Hurd ran for 394 yards and seven touchdowns in the game. ... Max Browne of No. 19 Sammamish, Skyline broke the Washington career passing record as his team thumped Tacoma, Bellarmine Prep, 49-24, in the 4A championship game. Browne, a Southern Cal recruit, threw for 384 yards in the game to bump his career total to 12,951.

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NOTE: This is the 26th consecutive season for World Features Syndicate's National Prep Poll. It is the 13th straight year the National Prep Poll has been  compiled by Jamie DeMoney.

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.

The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service.

Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

About PrepNation.com: PrepNation.com was originally launched August 1, 2001 by Jamie DeMoney for the purpose of creating a permanent online home for the National Prep Poll football and boys basketball rankings.