Week 4 National Prep Football Poll - 2013

^National Prep Football Poll – Week 4=

^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, Booker T. Washington (2-0), beat then-No. 1 Miami Central, 28-17

#2. Allen, Texas (2-0), toppled state-ranked Cedar Hill, 39-20

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0), plays No. 8 John Curtis on Friday

#4. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (2-0), crushed state-ranked Clovis North, 48-0

#5. Miami, Central (1-1), first loss to Miami-Dade County foe since 2008

#6. New Orleans, Karr (1-0), defending 4A state champ

#7. Katy, Texas (2-0), won first two games by combined 90-3 margin

#8. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (1-0), defeated regionally-ranked Bergen Catholic, 24-13

#9. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (2-0), dodged San Mateo Serra’s upset bid, 21-14

#10. Hoover, Ala. (2-0), reigning Class 6A state titlist

#11. Corona, Calif., Centennial (2-0), scored 129 points in two games

#12. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (1-0), hammered then-No. 17  DeMatha, 42-14

#13. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (3-0), hosts regionally-ranked Byrnes on Friday

#14. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (1-0), blanked then regionally-ranked Baltimore Gilman, 28-0

#15. Bellevue, Wash. (1-0), throttled defending 4A champion Sammamish Skyline, 45-7

#16. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (2-0), 23-game winning streak

#17. Lakewood, Ohio. St. Edward (2-0), bombed Akron Buchtel, 63-0

#18. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (2-0), defending Division I state champ

#19. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe (3-0), averaging 52 points per game

#20. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University (2-0), DB Quincy Wilson a Florida recruit

#21. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee (2-0), led by Missouri-bound RB Trevon Walters

#22. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (3-0), RB Jaylen Samuels headed to N.C. State

#23. Gardena, Calif., Serra (2-0), came from behind to beat state-ranked Oceanside, 50-39

#24. Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett (2-0), plays preseason-No. 6 Norcross on Friday

#25. Cincinnati, Colerain (2-0), beat then-No. 24 St. Xavier, 31-19

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^Northeast=

#1. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 1-0

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

#3. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 1-0

#4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter’s, 1-0

#5. Upper St. Clair, Pa., 2-0

#6. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 0-1

#7. Buffalo, N.Y., Canisius, 1-0

#8. Everett, Mass., 1-0

#9. Coatesville, Pa., 2-0

#10. Erial, N.J., Timber Creek, 0-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern, 3-0

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

#3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 2-0

#4. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith, 1-0

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

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

#7. Clifton, Va., Centreville, 2-0

#8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 3-0

#9. Ashburn, Va., Briar Woods, 2-0

#10. Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard, 1-0

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^Southeast=

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

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

#3. Miami, Central, 1-1

#4. New Orleans, Karr, 1-0

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

#6. Hoover, Ala., 2-0

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

#8. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University, 2-0

#9. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee, 2-0

#10. Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett, 2-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 2-0

#2. Cincinnati, Colerain, 2-0

#3. Indianapolis, Lawrence Central, 3-0

#4. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 2-0

#5. Detroit, Cass Tech, 2-0

#6. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice, 2-0

#7. Louisville, Ky., Trinity, 1-2

#8. Cincinnati, Moeller, 2-0

#9. Canton, Ohio, McKinley, 2-0

#10. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 1-1

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^Midlands=

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

#2. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 3-0

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

#4. Salt Lake City, East, 3-0

#5. Lee’s Summit, Mo., West, 2-0

#6. Eden Prairie, Minn., 2-0

#7. Omaha, Neb., Millard West, 2-0

#8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Xavier, 2-0

#9. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West, 1-0

#10. Pleasant Grove, Utah, 3-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Allen, Texas, 2-0

#2. Katy, Texas, 2-0

#3. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 2-0

#4. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe, 3-0

#5. DeSoto, Texas, 2-0

#6. Jenks, Okla., 1-0

#7. Houston, Lamar, 2-0

#8. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 2-1

#9. Bentonville, Ark., 1-0

#10. Coppell, Texas, 2-0

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^West Coast=

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

#2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 2-0

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

#4. Bellevue, Wash., 1-0

#5. Gardena, Calif., Serra, 2-0

#6. Folsom, Calif., 2-0

#7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 2-0

#8. Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta, 1-0

#9. Portland, Ore., Central Catholic, 2-0

#10. Honolulu, Punahou, 3-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: In the first matchup since between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the National Prep Poll since 2009, Miami, Booker T. Washington knocked off then top-ranked Miami, Central, 28-17. Senior quarterback Treon Harris (committed to Florida St.) led the way for the now-No. 1 Tornadoes with 222 combined passing and rushing yards and three touchdowns. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas beat Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 42-34, in the last No. 1-versus-No. 2 showdown in 2009. ... Regionally-ranked Duncan, S.C., Byrnes senior quarterback Shuler Bentley (Old Dominion) threw a state-record nine touchdown passes and also rushed for a score in an 82-49 win over Woodruff. ... Senior quarterback Brian Johnson (uncommitted) from Villa Park, Ill., Willowbrook eclipsed a single-game state record with 675 passing yards in a 62-49 win against LaGrange, Ill., Lyons. ... Senior running back Tre Watson exploded for 475 yards and seven touchdowns to lift No. 11 Corona, Calif., Centennial to a 69-55 win against Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure. The California recruit had 274 rushing yards and scored five times in a 60-42 defeat of Henderson, Nev., Liberty the week before. ... After going 0-10 with only 48 points scored in its inaugural season last year, Mansfield, Texas, Lakeside earned its first-ever victory with a wild 77-75 overtime triumph against Burleson, Texas, Centennial. ... For the second straight week, all 10 schools in the Southeast region are represented in this week’s Top 25 rankings.

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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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