Sunday, December 30, 2012

Week 7 National Prep Basketball Poll released



^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 7=
^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 (13-0), plays No. 9 Simeon on Saturday
#2. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (17-0), beat teams from eight states plus D.C. and Canada
#3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (14-0), three tourney titles this season
#4. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, (13-0), G Xavier Rathan-Mayes headed to Florida St.
#5. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (9-0), 6-11 frosh Rodney Miller has great potential
#6. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (10-1), 2-1 versus Top 15 teams
#7. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, (12-1), won Whataburger Tournament in Haltom City, Texas
#8. DeSoto, Texas (20-1), won HighSchoolOT.com Invitational title in Raleigh, N.C.
#9. Chicago, Simeon (9-1), fourth consecutive Pontiac (Ill.) Holiday Tournament crown
#10. Chicago, Young (8-1), plays regionally ranked Bishop O'Connell Monday for Beach Ball Classic title in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
#11. Chester, Pa. (6-2), unbeaten versus Pa. foes since March 2010
#12. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere (14-1), beat teams from 11 states plus Canada and China
#13. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-2), seven-time Prep Poll titlist
#14. Omaha, Neb., Central (6-2), both losses to Top 10 teams
#15. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, (13-3), G Dre’sean Looney 7-of-8 on 3-pointers in 87-62 rout of Hamilton
#16. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City (10-0), four state titles last decade
#17. Iowa City, Iowa, West, (7-0), F Jeremy Morgan will play at N. Iowa
#18. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (8-1), F Isaac Hamilton a UTEP recruit
#19. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (8-0), beat top Mass. team Lawrence Central Catholic, 54-50
#20. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (13-2), both losses to Top 10 teams
#21. Lake Oswego, Ore. (11-0), champion of Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
#22. Washington, Gonzaga (8-2), beat No. 25 Neumann-Goretti for third place at Les Schwab
#23. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (12-1), only loss to No. 18 St. John Bosco
#24. Detroit, Pershing (7-0), Oakland-bound PG Khalil Felder 24 points, 13 rebounds in 70-60 over Chandler Park
#25. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti (6-2), both losses to Top 25 teams 
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^Northeast=
#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 9-0
#2. Chester, Pa., 6-2
#3. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 8-0
#4. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 6-2
#5. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 6-1
#6. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 6-0
#7. Metuchen, N.J., St. Joseph, 5-2
#8. Jersey City, N.J., Hudson Catholic, 6-1
#9. Philadelphia, Math, Civics & Sciences, 9-0
#10. Ardmore, Pa., Lower Merion, 7-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 13-0
#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 18-2
#3. Washington, Gonzaga, 8-2
#4. Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte, 9-1
#5. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 8-2
#6. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan, 9-2
#7. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 8-2
#8. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 13-0
#9. Arlington, Va., Bishop O’Connell, 11-0
#10. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 10-0
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 13-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 13-3
#3. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 12-1
#4. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 15-1
#5. Jackson, Miss., Provine, 11-1
#6. Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep, 13-0
#7. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 11-1
#8. Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 12-1
#9. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 13-0
#10. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 14-3
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Simeon, 9-1
#2. Chicago, Young, 8-1
#3. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 14-1
#4. Detroit, Pershing, 7-0
#5. Indianapolis, Pike, 8-0
#6. Germantown, Wis., 11-0
#7. Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East, 12-3
#8. Indianapolis, Arsenal Tech, 8-1
#9. Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, 6-1
#10. Chicago, Morgan Park, 13-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 10-1
#2. Omaha, Neb., Central, 6-2
#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 7-0
#4. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 3-0
#5. Nixa, Mo., 10-1
#6. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 4-0
#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, 20-1
#3. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City, 10-0
#4. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 13-2
#5. Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 19-2
#6. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 16-3
#7. Laveen, Ariz., Chavez, 12-0
#8. San Antonio, Brandeis, 20-1
#9. Arlington, Texas, Mansfield Timberview, 18-1
#10. Edmond, Okla., Memorial, 7-1
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 14-0
#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 12-1
#3. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 8-1
#4. Lake Oswego, Ore., 11-0
#5. Bothell, Wash., 10-0
#6. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 12-0
#7. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 10-1
#8. Seattle, Seattle Prep, 9-1
#9. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 15-1
#10. Los Angeles, Westchester, 12-4
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: USC-bound forward Roschon Prince scored 19 points and Oregon-committed big man Jordan Bell added 14 to lead No. 7 Long Beach, Calif., Poly to a 51-40 win against Plano, Texas, East in the championship of the Whataburger Tournament in Haltom City, Texas. It was the seventh straight game outside California for the Jackrabbits, who finished in third place a week earlier at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. ... No. 21 Lake Oswego, Ore., entered the national poll after crushing regionally ranked Portland, Jesuit, 62-43, for the championship of the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. Calvin Hermanson (Saint Mary's-Cal) led Lake Oswego with 20 points. ... Regionally ranked Minneapolis, De La Salle breezed to a pair of wins at the Mike Miller Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Standout junior forward Reid Travis led the Islanders with 35 points in an 83-61 rout of White River, S.D., and 34 points in a 72-62 win against Centereach, N.Y., Our Savior New American. ... Senior guard Anders Broman of Duluth, Lakeview Christian became Minnesota's all-time scoring leader. Broman, a S. Dakota St. recruit, had 42 points in a 100-87 win against Aurora, Mesabi East, boosting his career total to 4,122 points.
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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.

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