Monday, March 18, 2013

Week 18 National Prep Basketball Poll released


^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 18=
^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 (34-0), owns 53-game winning streak
#2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (23-2), 4-1 versus Top 25 teams
#3. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (26-1), third consecutive 5A crown
#4. Chicago, Simeon (30-3), fourth straight 4A title 
#5. Dallas, Prime Prep (35-0), beaten teams from 16 states and Australia 
#6. Germantown, Wis. (28-0), back-to-back Division I titles; 56-game win streak
#7. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (29-1), Prep A state champ; avenged only loss 
#8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (33-2), plays Saturday for Open Division state championship 
#9. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (29-3), fourth Class 4A title in five seasons
#10. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (25-0), 6A state champ
#11. Iowa City, Iowa, West (26-0), back-to-back 4A titles and unbeaten seasons
#12. Detroit, Pershing (25-0), advanced to Class A state quarterfinals 
#13. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (27-1), back-to-back 7A state champion  
#14. Richmond, Texas, Travis (33-5), 5A state titlist  
#15. Chicago, Young (27-4), 9-3 versus current or formerly-ranked teams
#16. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (28-4), all losses to Top 25 teams
#17. Chester, Pa. (26-3), 77 consecutive in-state wins
#18. Etiwanda, Calif. (28-3), lost to No. 8 Mater Dei, 60-37, in Southern Cal Open Division final 
#19. Minneapolis, De La Salle (27-1), only loss to No. 10 Blue Valley Northwest 
#20. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (33-5), averaging 36.5 wins per season since 2006 
#21. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic (30-0), captured 4A state championship 
#22. Columbia, S.C., Irmo (29-0), fifth state title, but first undefeated season 
#23. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove (30-3), fifth straight 4A title
#24. Omaha, Neb., Central (26-4), four consecutive Class A crowns and seven of last eight 
#25. Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran (24-2), plays this weekend in State Federation tournament 
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^Northeast=
#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 29-1
#2. Chester, Pa., 26-3 
#3. Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 24-2 
#4. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 24-3
#5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 28-2
#6. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 24-5
#7. Brooklyn, Lincoln, 26-5
#8. Metuchen, N.J., St. Joseph, 27-4
#9. Philadelphia, Math, Civics & Science, 26-2
#10. New Haven, Conn., Hillhouse, 26-1
^East Coast=
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 33-5
#2. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 30-0  
#3. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 29-0
#4. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 30-3
#5. Arlington, Va., Bishop O’Connell, 30-7
#6. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 19-4
#7. Richmond, Va., Benedictine, 33-5
#8. Washington, Gonzaga, 27-5
#9. Greenbelt, Md., Roosevelt, 27-1 
#10. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian, 23-5
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 23-2
#2. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 27-1
#3. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 30-3
#4. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, 24-5
#5. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 34-2
#6. Norcross, Ga., 30-4
#7. Baton Rouge, La., Scotlandville, 32-3 
#8. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 31-1
#9. Tampa, Fla., Jesuit, 30-1
#10. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 34-6 
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Simeon, 30-3 
#2. Germantown, Wis., 28-0
#3. Detroit, Pershing, 25-0
#4. Chicago, Young, 27-4
#5. Chicago, Morgan Park, 33-3
#6. Carmel, Ind., 24-2
#7. Richmond, Ky., Madison Central, 32-5 
#8. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 25-5
#9. Cincinnati, Walnut Hills, 27-1
#10. Columbus, Ohio, Northland, 28-0
^Midlands=
#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 26-1 
#2. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 25-0
#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 26-0
#4. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 27-1
#5. Omaha, Neb., Central, 26-4
#6. Apple Valley, Minn., 28-1
#7. Ottawa, Kan., 25-0
#8. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 26-5
#9. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission South, 25-0   
#10. Boise, Id., Borah, 25-1
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 34-0
#2. Dallas, Prime Prep, 35-0   
#3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 29-3
#4. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 33-5  
#5. Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 37-4
#6. North Little Rock, Ark., 30-1
#7. Edmond, Okla., Memorial. 26-2   
#8. Carrollton, Texas, Hebron, 36-3
#9. DeSoto, Texas, 33-3
#10. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, 29-5
^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 33-2
#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 28-4
#3. Etiwanda, Calif., 28-3
#4. Lake Oswego, Ore., 28-1
#5. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 24-7
#6. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 25-4
#7. San Jose, Calif., Archbishop Mitty, 28-5
#8. West Linn, Ore., 23-6
#9. West Hollywood, Calif., Pacific Hills, 28-4
#10. Los Angeles, Westchester, 29-7  
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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Senior forward Jabari Parker (a Duke recruit) scored 20 points to lead No. 4 Chicago, Simeon to a 58-40 win over Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson in the Class 4A championship game. It is the Wolverines' fourth consecutive state title and sixth in the last eight seasons. ... Senior guard Deriece Parks (uncommitted) had 19 points to key No. 21 Charlotte, N.C., Olympic's 56-53 win against Raleigh, N.C., Broughton for the Class 4A title. It is the first team state title in any sport during Olympic's 47-year history. ... Regionally-ranked Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell topped regionally-ranked Richmond, Va., Benedictine, 85-75, to win the Alhambra Catholic Invitational in Frostburg, Md. It avenged the Knights' loss to Benedictine two weeks earlier in the finals of the Virginia Independent schools state tournament. ... All-time Minnesota scoring leader Anders Broman had 43 points to carry Duluth, Minn., Lakeview Christian to an 83-58 rout of Iron, Minn., Cherry. Broman (S. Dakota St.), a senior guard, now has 5,085 points for his career and needs only 61 more in this weekend's Class A state tournament to eclipse his own single-season record of 1,311. ... Senior guard Bryce Alford of Albuquerque, N.M., La Cueva  broke the state single-season scoring record during a 64-58 loss to Las Cruces, N.M., in the Class 5A quarterfinals. Alford, who will play for his father Steve next year at New Mexico, had 33 points in the game to bring his season total to 1,050 points with a 37.5 points-per-game average. 
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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.

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