Week 2 National Prep Football Poll - 2013

^National Prep Football Poll – Week 2=

^By Jamie DeMoney=

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     The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital 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. Miami, Central (0-0), plays No. 2 Booker T. Washington on Sept. 6

#2. Miami, Booker T. Washington (1-0), crushed then-No. 6 Norcross (Ga.), 55-0

#3. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (0-0), seeks seventh Prep Poll title

#4. Allen, Texas (0-0), opens Fri. at regionally-ranked Southlake Carroll

#5. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (0-0), Prep Poll champ in 2008 and 2010

#6. Corona, Calif., Centennial (0-0), OL Viane Talamaivao will play at Alabama

#7. New Orleans, Karr (0-0), reining 4A state titlist

#8. Katy, Texas (0-0), 11 straight seasons with at least 11 victories

#9. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (0-0), coach J.T. Curtis 520 wins in 42 seasons

#10. Hoover, Ala. (0-0), led by top-rated DB prospect Marlon Humphrey

#11. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (0-0), DE Malik Dorton headed to Southern Cal

#12. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (0-0), opens Sept. 7 vs. regionally-ranked Baltimore Gilman

#13. Bellevue, Wash. (0-0), five-time defending 3A state champ

#14. Lakewood, Ohio. St. Edward (0-0), jr. DB Shaun Crawford committed to Michigan

#15. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (1-0), won at regionally-ranked Louisville Trinity, 27-26

#16. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (1-0), thumped defending state champ Gaffney, 51-19

#17. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-0), beat Va. power Phoebus, 24-20

#18. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (0-0), seven state titles in school’s 15-year history

#19. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe (1-0), got road win over then-No. 24 Bishop Gorman, 28-21

#20. Cibolo, Texas, Steele (0-0), RB Justin Stockton a Texas Tech recruit

#21. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University (0-0), led by Auburn-bound QB Sean White

#22. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (1-0), needed late TD to edge Dillon, S.C., 27-21

#23. Gardena, Calif., Serra (0-0), features blue chip RB-WR-DB Adoree’ Jackson

#24. Cincinnati, St. Xavier (0-0), opens Fri. vs. Ind. power Ben Davis

#25. Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County (1-0), plays at No. 10 Hoover on Fri.

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^Northeast=

#1. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic, 0-0

#2. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 0-0

#3. Pittsburgh, Woodland Hills, 0-0

#4. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 0-0

#5. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 0-0

#6. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle, 0-0

#7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter’s, 0-0

#8. Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s, 0-0

#9. Buffalo, N.Y., Canisius, 0-0

#10. Ansonia, Conn., 0-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern, 1-0

#2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 1-0

#3. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek, 1-0

#4. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 1-0

#5. Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 0-0

#6. Baltimore, Gilman, 1-0

#7. Ashburn, Va., Briar Woods, 0-0

#8. Matthews, N.C., Butler, 1-0

#9. Norfolk, Va., Lake Taylor, 0-0

#10. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 1-0

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^Southeast=

#1. Miami, Central, 0-0

#2. Miami, Booker T. Washington, 1-0

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 0-0

#4. New Orleans, Karr, 0-0

#5. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 0-0

#6. Hoover, Ala., 0-0

#7. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth, 1-0

#8. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University, 0-0

#9. Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County, 1-0

#10. Tyrone, Ga., Sandy Creek, 0-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 0-0

#2. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 0-0

#3. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 0-0

#4. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 0-0

#5. Cincinnati, Moeller, 0-0

#6. Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand Rapids Christian, 0-0

#7. Cincinnati, Colerain, 0-0

#8. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 0-1

#9. Indianapolis, Lawrence Central, 1-0

#10. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead, 1-0

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^Midlands=

#1. Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valor Christian, 1-0

#2. Blue Springs, Mo., 0-0

#3. Sandy, Utah, Jordan, 1-0

#4. Lee’s Summit, Mo., West, 0-0

#5. Eden Prairie, Minn., 0-0

#6. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West, 0-0

#7. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 0-0

#8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Xavier, 0-0

#9. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 0-0

#10. Lincoln, Neb., Southeast, 0-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Allen, Texas, 0-0

#2. Katy, Texas, 0-0

#3. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 0-0

#4. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe, 1-0

#5. Cibolo, Texas, Steele, 0-0

#6. DeSoto, Texas, 0-0

#7. Euless, Texas, Trinity, 0-0

#8. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 0-0

#9. Jenks, Okla., 0-0

#10. Houston, Lamar, 0-0

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^West Coast=

#1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 0-0

#2. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 0-0

#3. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 0-0

#4. Bellevue, Wash., 0-0

#5. Gardena, Calif., Serra, 0-0

#6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 0-0

#7. Folsom, Calif., 0-0

#8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 0-0

#9. Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta, 0-0

#10. Eugene, Ore., Sheldon, 0-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: A much-anticipated matchup between defending state champions from Florida and Georgia turned out to be no contest as No. 2 Miami, Booker T. Washington routed Norcross, Ga., 55-0, in a game televised by ESPN. Senior quarterback Treon Harris (a Florida St. recruit) keyed the Tornadoes’ attack with five passing touchdowns and 349 combined passing and rushing yards. Booker T. Washington, the reigning 4A champion, can now start thinking about winning a Prep Poll title as it prepares for a Sept. 6 showdown with top-ranked Miami, Central. ... No. 16 Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern entered the national rankings after clobbering defending Class 4A/I state champion Gaffney, 51-19. Senior quarterback Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma St.) completed his first 16 passes of the game and accounted for six touchdowns to lead Northwestern. ... Phoenix, Mountain Pointe became the second Arizona team in the Top 25 after a road win over then-No. 24 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 28-21. The 19^th-ranked Pride will take on No. 18 Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton on Sept. 27. ... J.T. Waters of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Palmetto Christian racked up an amazing stat line that included 306 yards passing and 312 yards rushing in a 62-49 win over Charleston, S.C., Porter-Gaud. The senior quarterback also had a hand in eight touchdowns as the Eagles outscored Porter-Gaud, 56-28, in the final three quarters of the game.

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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 websites 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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