Week 3 National Prep Football Poll - 2013

^National Prep Football Poll – Week 3=

^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 (1-0), plays No. 2 Booker T. Washington on Friday

#2. Miami, Booker T. Washington (1-0), looks to avenge 37-26 loss to Central last season

#3. Allen, Texas (1-0), beat then-regionally-ranked Southlake Carroll, 49-27

#4. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0), crushed state-ranked Miami Northwestern, 38-3

#5. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (1-0), Justin Alumbaugh won head-coaching debut (34-14 over Clayton Valley)

#6. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (1-0), touted jr. QB Josh Rosen 5 TD passes in 40-7 win against Dominguez

#7. New Orleans, Karr (0-0), led by blue-chip QB/WR Devante “Speedy” Noil

#8. Katy, Texas (1-0), Cincinnati Bengals QB Andy Dalton played here

#9. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (1-0), plays regionally-ranked Bergen Catholic on Friday

#10. Hoover, Ala. (1-0), beat then-No. 25 Colquitt County (Ga.), 24-10

#11. Corona, Calif., Centennial (1-0), California-committed RB Tre Watson 5 TDs in 60-42 win

#12. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (0-0), led by Michigan-bound QB/RB/DB Jabrill Peppers

#13. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (2-0), extended winning streak to 22

#14. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (2-0), knocked off N.C. state-ranked Charlotte Catholic, 38-17

#15. Lakewood, Ohio. St. Edward (1-0), beat Cleveland power Glenville, 40-24

#16. Bellevue, Wash. (0-0), opens against state-ranked Skyline on Friday

#17. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-0), plays No. 25 Godby on Monday

#18. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (1-0), defending Division I state champ

#19. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe (2-0), clobbered Phoenix North, 69-0

#20. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University (1-0), features top jr. RB prospect Jordan Scarlett

#21. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee (1-0), thumped regionally-ranked Baltimore Gilman, 44-14

#22. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (2-0), beat then regionally-ranked Butler, 20-7

#23. Gardena, Calif., Serra (1-0), edged Desert Ridge (Ariz.), 28-22

#24. Cincinnati, St. Xavier (1-0), plays regionally-ranked Colerain on Friday

#25. Tallahassee, Fla., Godby (0-0), defending 5A state titlist

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^Northeast=

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

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

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

#4. Upper St. Clair, Pa., 1-0

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

#6. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle, 1-0

#7. Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s Prep, 1-0

#8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter’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, 2-0

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

#3. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek, 2-0

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

#5. Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 1-0

#6. Ashburn, Va., Briar Woods, 1-0

#7. Norfolk, Va., Lake Taylor, 1-0

#8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 2-0

#9. Baltimore, Gilman, 1-1

#10. Olney, Md., Good Counsel, 1-1

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^Southeast=

#1. Miami, Central, 1-0

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

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 1-0

#4. New Orleans, Karr, 0-0

#5. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 1-0

#6. Hoover, Ala., 1-0

#7. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth, 2-0

#8. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University, 1-0

#9. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee, 1-0

#10. Tallahassee, Fla., Godby, 0-0

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^Midwest=

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

#2. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 1-0

#3. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 1-0

#4. Cincinnati, Colerain, 1-0

#5. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 1-1

#6. Cincinnati, Moeller, 1-0

#7. Detroit, Cass Tech, 1-0

#8. Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand Rapids Christian, 1-0

#9. Indianapolis, Lawrence Central, 2-0

#10. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice, 1-0

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^Midlands=

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

#2. Blue Springs, Mo., 1-0

#3. Lee’s Summit, Mo., West, 1-0

#4. Eden Prairie, Minn., 1-0

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

#6. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Xavier, 1-0

#7. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 1-0

#8. Omaha, Neb., Millard West, 1-0

#9. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 2-0

#10. Derby, Kan., 0-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Allen, Texas, 1-0

#2. Katy, Texas, 1-0

#3. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 1-0

#4. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe, 2-0

#5. DeSoto, Texas, 1-0

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

#7. Jenks, Okla., 0-0

#8. Houston, Lamar, 1-0

#9. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 1-1

#10. Bentonville, Ark., 0-0

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^West Coast=

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

#2. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 1-0

#3. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 1-0

#4. Bellevue, Wash., 0-0

#5. Gardena, Calif., Serra, 1-0

#6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 1-0

#7. Folsom, Calif., 1-0

#8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 1-0

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

#10. Eugene, Ore., Sheldon, 1-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: In its first game with Justin Alumbaugh as head coach, No. 5 Concord, Calif., De La Salle beat Concord, Calif., Clayton Valley, 34-14. Alumbaugh, a former De La Salle player and assistant coach since 1998, was promoted in January. He has enormous shoes to fill left behind by Bob Ladouceur, who remains on staff coaching offensive and defensive linemen. Among Ladouceur’s unprecedented accomplishments in a 24-year tenure as Spartans head coach: Six National Prep Poll titles, 28 North Coast Section championships and five titles in the seven-year history of California’s state championships, a national-record 151-game winning streak, and an overall record of 399-25-3. ... No. 10 Hoover, Ala., opened with a 24-10 win against then-No. 25 Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County, the team whose coach, Rush Propst, led Hoover to five state championships between 2000-2005. Dating back to last season, it was the 16^th straight win for Hoover -- all by at least 13 points. ... Davidson, N.C., Davidson Day quarterback Will Grier (a Florida recruit) threw seven touchdowns while playing only in the first half of his team’s 68-0 rout of Raleigh, N.C., North Raleigh Christian. ... In what will be the first and last meeting between two legendary coaches, regionally-ranked Beverly Hills, Mich., Brother Rice knocked Cleveland, St. Ignatius out of the poll with a 29-20 win in the season-opener for both teams. It was the 417^th career win for Brother Rice coach Al Fracassa, 80, who plans to retire at season’s end. St. Ignatius coach Chuck Kyle has 301 career wins and is one of only six coaches to win multiple National Prep Poll titles (1993, ’95).

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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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