^National
Prep Basketball Poll – Week
6=
^By
Jamie DeMoney & Jeremy Plowman=
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The
National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS
Digital 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.
Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (11-0),
won City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
#2.
Henderson, Nev., Findlay (17-0),
champion
of Iolani Classic in Honolulu
#3.
Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, (13-0), beaten teams from six
states plus Canada
#4.
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (10-0),
beat host No. 24 Bishop Gorman for championship of Tarkanian Classic
in Las Vegas
#5.
Newark,
N.J., St. Benedict’s (9-0),
all wins by double-digit margins
#6.
Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (10-1), runner-up to No. 1 Montverde at
City of Palms
#7.
Long
Beach, Calif., Poly, (8-1),
took third place at City of Palms
#8.
DeSoto, Texas (17-1), beat regionally-ranked South Grand Prairie,
61-52
#9.
Chicago, Simeon (5-1),
star F Jabari Parker committed to Duke
#10.
Chicago, Young (5-1), 2-1 versus Top 25 opponents
#11.
Chester, Pa. (4-2),
61-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Lone Peak
#12.
La Porte, Ind. La Lumiere (12-1), runner-up to No. 2 Findlay Prep at
Iolani Classic
#13.
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-2),
lost to No. 12 La Lumiere in Iolani Classic semifinals
#14.
Omaha, Neb., Central (5-2), 41-game winning streak snapped at City of
Palms
#15.
Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, (11-3), all three losses to top 25
opponents
#16.
Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City (10-0), coach A.D. Burtschi eclipsed
700 wins
#17.
Seattle,
Rainier
Beach, (5-1), six state titles since 1988
#18.
Iowa
City, Iowa, West, (7-0),
33-game winning streak
#19.
Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti (4-0), headlines this week's Les Schwab
Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
#20.
Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (8-1), won Chick-Fil-A Classic in
Columbia, S.C.
#21.
Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte (6-0), led by North Carolina-bound
big man Kennedy Meeks
#22.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (3-0), four-time Prep Poll titlist
#23.
Washington, Gonzaga (5-1), also in field at Les Schwab Invitational
#24.
Las
Vegas, Bishop Gorman (11-1),
only loss to No. 4 Mater Dei
#25.
Detroit, Pershing (5-0), G/F Martez Walker 28 points in 73-55 win
against Detroit Central
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^Northeast=
#1.
Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s,
9-0
#2.
Chester, Pa.,
4-2
#3.
Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti,
4-0
#4.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony,
3-0
#5.
Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 4-1
#6.
Jersey
City, N.J., Hudson Catholic, 4-0
#7.
Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 4-0
#8.
Metuchen, N.J., St. Joseph, 3-1
#9.
Philadelphia, Math, Civics & Sciences, 7-0
#10.
Lawrence,
Mass., Central Catholic, 4-0
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^East
Coast=
#1.
Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington Prep, 13-0
#2.
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 18-2
#3.
Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte, 6-0
#4.
Washington, Gonzaga,
5-1
#5.
Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 8-2
#6.
High
Point,
N.C., Wesleyan,
9-2
#7.
Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 8-2
#8.
Baltimore, St. Frances, 12-0
#9.
Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 9-0
#10.
Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 8-0
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^Southeast=
#1.
Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 11-0
#2.
Memphis, Tenn., Southwind,
11-3
#3.
Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 12-0
#4.
Jackson, Miss., Provine, 11-1
#5.
Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 9-1
#6.
Nashville, Tenn., Christ Presbyterian, 10-0
#7.
Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep, 13-0
#8.
Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 11-1
#9.
Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 8-1
#10.
Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 9-0
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^Midwest=
#1.
Chicago, Simeon, 5-1
#2.
Chicago, Young, 5-1
#3.
La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 12-1
#4.
Detroit, Pershing, 5-0
#5.
Indianapolis, Pike, 8-0
#6.
Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East, 9-2
#7.
Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 5-3
#8.
Germantown, Wis., 9-0
#9.
Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, 6-1
#10.
Indianapolis, Arsenal Tech, 6-1
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^Midlands=
#1.
Highland, Utah, Lone Peak,
10-1
#2.
Omaha, Neb., Central, 5-2
#3.
Iowa City, Iowa, West, 7-0
#4.
Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 3-0
#5.
Nixa, Mo., 6-1
#6.
Minneapolis,
De
La Salle,
2-0
#7.
Denver,
East, 6-1
#8.
Wichita, Kan., North,
6-0
#9.
Brooklyn Park, Minn., Park Center, 9-0
#10.
Denver, D’Evelyn, 8-0
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^Southwest=
#1.
Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 17-0
#2.
DeSoto, Texas, 17-1
#3.
Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City, 10-0
#4.
Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 11-1
#5.
Richmond,
Texas, Travis, 13-2
#6.
Rowlett, Texas, 14-0
#7.
Laveen, Ariz., Chavez, 12-0
#8.
Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 16-2
#9.
San Antonio, Brandeis, 19-1
#10.
Edmond, Okla., Memorial, 7-1
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^West
Coast=
#1.
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei,
10-0
#2.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 8-1
#3.
Seattle, Rainier
Beach, 5-1
#4.
Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 8-1
#5.
Richmond, Calif., Salesian,
7-1
#6.
Lake Oswego, Ore., 7-0
#7.
Bothell, Wash., 7-0
#8.
San Jose, Calif., Mitty, 3-2
#9.
Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 9-0
#10.
Seattle, Seattle Prep, 9-1
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FEATS
OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy
strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot in the rankings by capturing
the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Eagles won three
consecutive games against Top 25 teams en route to the title,
including a convincing 66-45 win over sixth-ranked and previously
unbeaten Highland, Utah, Lone Peak in the final. Montverde's Dakari
Johnson was named tournament MVP. The highly touted 6-foot-10 senior
averaged over 14 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Montverde's 11 wins this season are against teams from six different
states. ... Meanwhile, the nation's No. 2 team, Henderson, Nev.,
Findlay, came away from Honolulu with the Iolani Classic
championship. Tournament MVP Nigel Williams-Goss (a Washington
commit) scored 22 points to lead the Pilots to a 61-53 win against
No. 12 La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere in the championship game. La
Lumiere defeated No. 13 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 70-67, in the
semifinals, ending the Warriors' 22-game tournament winning streak
and attempt to win the Classic for a sixth time. ... Fourth-ranked
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei won the inaugural Jerry Tarkanian
Classic, defeating host No. 24 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 76-60. Mater
Dei junior Stanley Johnson, who had 23 points and 13 rebounds, was
named tournament MVP. ... Touted junior guard Rashad Vaughn scored 51
points in a losing effort as New Hope, Minn., Robbinsdale Cooper fell
in overtime, 96-94, to Brooklyn Park, Marantha Christian.
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Copyright
2012 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit
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.
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