Week 12 National Prep Basketball Poll released

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 12=

^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. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (25-0), seeks second Prep Poll title in five years

#2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (23-2), has beaten teams from 12 states

#3. Chicago, Simeon (19-2), NBA all-star Derrick Rose played here

#4. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (18-1), only loss to No. 2 Montverde Academy

#5. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (24-1), defeated regionally-ranked St. John Bosco, 82-71

#6. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (21-1), ended No. 13 St. Anthony's 83-game winning streak

#7. Chicago, Young (19-3), upset by league rival Orr, 50-47

#8. Dallas, Prime Prep (24-0), G Emmanuel Mudiay one of nation's top-rated juniors

#9. DeSoto, Texas (27-2), Top 25 in football, too

#10. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (22-2), beat regionally-ranked St. John Bosco, 60-54

#11. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere (22-2), 2-2 versus Top 25 teams

#12. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery (25-0), led by sr. G Lamond Murray Jr., whose father played in NBA

#13. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (19-1), 47-38 loss to No. 6 St. Benedict's - first since March 2010

#14. Iowa City, Iowa, West (17-0), shooting for back-to-back unbeaten seasons

#15. Lake Oswego, Ore. (19-0), led by 6-5 two-sport standout F Connor Griffin (football)

#16. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep (24-2), F Andrew Wiggins – a native of Canada – is nation's top-rated sr.

#17. Germantown, Wis. (18-0), extended winning streak to 46

#18. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (22-4), upset by regionally-ranked Montrose Christian, 54-53 (3OT)

#19. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (22-3), seeks seventh state title since 2000

#20. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (14-0), jr. G Clayton Custer an Iowa St. recruit

#21. Detroit, Pershing (15-0), favorite to win second state title in five years

#22. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (20-1), beat state-ranked Deerfield Beach for league title

#23. Chester, Pa. (16-3), features Arizona-bound F Rondae Jefferson

#24. Midwest City, Okla. (22-0), all but two wins by double-digit margins

#25. Washington, Gonzaga (19-3), edged regionally-ranked Paul VI, 69-68

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^Northeast=

#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 21-1

#2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 19-1

#3. Chester, Pa., 16-3

#4. Jersey City, N.J., Hudson Catholic, 21-1

#5. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 16-4

#6. Philadelphia, Math, Civics & Sciences, 21-1

#7. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 18-2

#8. Ardmore, Pa., Lower Merion, 19-2

#9. Brooklyn, Lincoln, 18-3

#10. Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 18-2

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^East Coast=

#1. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 24-2

#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 22-4

#3. Washington, Gonzaga, 19-3

#4. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 22-0

#5. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI, 17-6

#6. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 17-0

#7. Arlington, Va., Bishop O’Connell, 18-4

#8. Washington, Roosevelt, 17-0

#9. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 12-4

#10. Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Day, 32-1

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^Southeast=

#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 23-2

#2. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 20-1

#3. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 21-3

#4. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, 17-5

#5. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 19-5

#6. Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 20-2

#7. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 28-2

#8. Baton Rouge, La., Scotlandville, 25-3

#9. Tampa, Fla., Tampa Prep, 23-2

#10. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day, 21-2

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^Midwest=

#1. Chicago, Simeon, 19-2

#2. Chicago, Young, 19-3

#3. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 22-2

#4. Germantown, Wis., 18-0

#5. Detroit, Pershing, 15-0

#6. Indianapolis, Park Tudor, 16-1

#7. Carmel, Ind., 15-1

#8. Mount Washington, Ky., Bullitt East, 20-4

#9. Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, 18-1

#10. Chicago, Morgan Park, 22-2

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^Midlands=

#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 18-1

#2. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 17-0

#3. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 14-0

#4. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 15-1

#5. Denver, East, 18-2

#6. Apple Valley, Minn., 17-1

#7. Omaha, Neb., Central, 17-4

#8. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park, 15-0

#9. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission South, 15-0

#10. Nixa, Mo., 16-4

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^Southwest=

#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 25-0

#2. Dallas, Prime Prep, 24-0

#3. DeSoto, Texas, 27-2

#4. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 22-3

#5. Midwest City, Okla., 22-0

#6. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 26-4

#7. Warr Acres, Okla., Putnam City, 17-1

#8. Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 27-3

#9. Laveen, Ariz., Chavez, 25-1

#10. North Little Rock, Ark., 21-1

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^West Coast=

#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 24-1

#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 22-2

#3. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 25-0

#4. Lake Oswego, Ore., 19-0

#5. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 16-2

#6. Seattle, Garfield, 17-1

#7. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 18-6

#8. Richmond, Calif., Salesian, 21-3

#9. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 17-3

#10. Etiwanda, Calif., 21-2

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FEATS OF THE WEEK: What was the longest winning streak in the nation ended when No. 6 Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's knocked off No. 13 Jersey City, St. Anthony, 47-38. Senior guard Tyler Ennis (a Syracuse recruit) led St. Benedict's with a game-high 14 points. St. Anthony had won its previous 83 games, dating back to 2010. The Friars won their fourth Prep Poll title in 2011 and finished third in the nation last year. ... Christopher Gough, a senior guard from Horicon, Wis., Mountaintop Christian, exploded for 71 points in his team's 104-55 rout of Milwaukee, Eastbrook. ... Junior forward Tanner Andrews scored 51 points for Akron, Ind., Tippecanoe Valley as the Vikings steamrolled Wabash, 146-56. ... Mamadou Ndiaye, a 7-foot-5 senior, had 34 points and 26 rebounds to lead Huntington Beach, Calif., Bretheren Christian to a 50-34 win against Anaheim, Servite. Ndiaye, a native of Senegal who arrived in the U.S. in 2010, has signed to play next year at UC Irvine. ... Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian re-entered the regional rankings after upsetting No. 18 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 54-53, in triple-overtime at the Mountain State Coal Classic in Beckley, W.Va. Junior forward Therence Mayimba led Montrose Christian with 18 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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