Sunday, January 06, 2013

Week 8 National Prep Basketball Poll released



^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 8=
^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 (16-0), hammered preseason No. 1 Simeon, 82-53
#2. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (18-0), plays No. 20 Bishop Gorman Monday
#3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (16-0), Gary McKnight state-best 942 wins
#4. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (12-0), F/C Mike Young will play at Pittsburgh
#5. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (10-1), three players committed to BYU
#6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, (12-1), only loss to No. 1 Montverde
#7. DeSoto, Texas (20-1), led by Duke-bound G Matt Jones
#8. Chicago, Young (10-1), blew out regionally ranked Neumann-Goretti, 78-49
#9. Chester, Pa. (7-2), both losses to Top 10 teams
#10. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere (15-1), edged Michigan power Detroit Country Day, 51-46
#11. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-2), 24 alums drafted by NBA since 1980
#12. Omaha, Neb., Central (11-2), thumped state No. 2 Omaha South, 64-51
#13. Dallas, Prime Prep (10-0), charter school founded by Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders
#14. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, (14-1), lost to No. 13 Prime Prep, 59-46
#15. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, (14-3), F Jonathan Williams headed to Missouri
#16. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City (10-0), coach A.D. Burtschi has over 700 wins
#17. Iowa City, Iowa, West, (8-0), beat state No. 2 Dubuque Senior, 66-56
#18. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (10-1), hosts league rival No. 3 Mater Dei Wednesday
#19. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (8-0), extended win streak to 73 games
#20. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (14-2), seeks fourth state title in five seasons
#21. Lake Oswego, Ore. (13-0), beat state-ranked Central Catholic, 59-45, even without injured star Calvin Hermanson
#22. Washington, Gonzaga (10-2), beat Calif. power Richmond Salesian, 65-59
#23. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (12-1), four losses the last two seasons, all against Top 25 teams
#24. Detroit, Pershing (7-0), only Detroit Public school to win Class A title in last 15 years
#25. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (5-0), beaten teams from four states
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^Northeast=
#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 12-0
#2. Chester, Pa., 7-2
#3. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 8-0
#4. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 7-1
#5. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 7-1
#6. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 7-3
#7. Jersey City, N.J., Hudson Catholic, 10-1
#8. Philadelphia, Math, Civics & Sciences, 10-0
#9. Ardmore, Pa., Lower Merion, 9-1
#10. Lawrence, Mass., Central Catholic, 7-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 18-2
#2. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 14-1
#3. Washington, Gonzaga, 10-2
#4. Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte, 10-1
#5. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 15-0
#6. Arlington, Va., Bishop O’Connell, 13-1
#7. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 10-3
#8. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 11-0
#9. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan, 10-3
#10. Washington, Roosevelt, 9-0
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 16-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 14-3
#3. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 12-1
#4. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 19-1
#5. Jackson, Miss., Provine, 13-2
#6. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 13-1
#7. Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 12-1
#8. Tampa, Fla., Berkeley Prep, 14-1
#9. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 15-0
#10. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 14-3
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Young, 10-1
#2. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 15-1
#3. Detroit, Pershing, 7-0
#4. Indianapolis, Pike, 9-0
#5. Germantown, Wis., 12-0
#6. Chicago, Simeon, 10-2
#7. Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East, 14-3
#8. Indianapolis, Arsenal Tech, 10-1
#9. Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, 8-1
#10. Chicago, Morgan Park, 15-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 10-1
#2. Omaha, Neb., Central, 11-2
#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 8-0
#4. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 5-0
#5. Nixa, Mo., 10-1
#6. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 5-1
#7. Wichita, Kan., North, 7-0
#8. Highlands Ranch, Colo., Mountain Vista, 10-0
#9. Denver, East, 10-2
#10. Apple Valley, Minn., 8-1
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 18-0
#2. DeSoto, Texas, 20-1
#3. Dallas, Prime Prep, 10-0
#4. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City, 10-0
#5. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 14-2
#6. Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 20-2
#7. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 19-3
#8. Laveen, Ariz., Chavez, 14-1
#9. San Antonio, Brandeis, 22-1
#10. Arlington, Texas, Mansfield Timberview, 19-2
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 16-0
#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 12-1
#3. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 10-1
#4. Lake Oswego, Ore., 13-0
#5. Bothell, Wash., 11-0
#6. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 15-0
#7. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 10-1
#8. Seattle, Seattle Prep, 10-1
#9. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 15-1
#10. Federal Way, Wash., 10-0
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Only two teams have been ranked No. 1 in the national Top 25 this season. Top-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy removed any lingering doubt about which squad deserves the top spot. In an ESPN2-televised matchup at the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, W.Va., Montverde Academy hammered preseason No. 1 (and now regionally ranked) Chicago, Simeon, 82-53. Recent Kentucky commit Dakari Johnson led Montverde with 18 points and 15 rebounds. It was the Eagles' fourth win this season against a current or former Top 25 opponent. ... In other Cancer Research Classic action, first-year program No. 13 Dallas, Prime Prep earned its first appearance in the Prep Poll with a convincing 59-46 win against No. 14 Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep. Highly touted underclassmen Emmanuel Mudiay and Elijah Thomas each scored 18 points for Prime Prep. ... A 57-52 win over regionally ranked Minneapolis, De La Salle at the Timberwolves Shootout at Target Center propelled No. 25 Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest into the national poll. Junior guard Clayton Custer (Iowa St.) scored 26 for the Huskies, who picked up the 500th career win for coach Ed Fritz. De La Salle got 29 points and 15 rebounds from junior big man Reid Travis in a losing effort. ... No. 8 Chicago, Young crushed regionally ranked Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell, 58-37, for the championship of the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Standout junior Paul White, who was named tournament MVP, had 14 points and seven rebounds.
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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.

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