Week 5 National Prep Football Poll - 2013

^National Prep Football Poll – Week 5=

^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 (3-0), led by Florida St.-bound QB Treon Harris

#2. Allen, Texas (3-0), LB Tay Evans headed to Oklahoma

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (2-0), beat 2012 Prep Poll champ John Curtis (La.), 27-13

#4. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (3-0), erased 18-point deficit to beat Chandler (Ariz.), 52-31

#5. Miami, Central (2-1), plays at regionally-ranked Don Bosco on Sat.

#6. New Orleans, Karr (2-0), topped state-ranked St. Augustine, 33-24

#7. Katy, Texas (3-0), 20 losses total since 2000

#8. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (3-0), 239 straight wins versus Northern Calif. foes

#9. Hoover, Ala. (3-0), 10 consecutive quarters without allowing a point

#10. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (2-0), beaten teams from Md. and Fla.

#11. Bellevue, Wash. (2-0), two wins against state-ranked opponents by combined 81 points

#12. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (4-0), beat regionally-ranked Byrnes, 42-35, in OT

#13. Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett (3-0), slammed defending 6A state champ Norcross, 36-17

#14. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (2-0), reigning Non-Public Group IV state titlist

#15. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe (4-0), outscored last three opponents a combined 198-14

#16. DeSoto, Texas (3-0), QB Desmon White six first-half TDs in 61-35 rout of Euless Trinity

#17. Cincinnati, Colerain (3-0), 458 rushing yards in 42-28 win against defending Ky. champ Louisville Trinity

#18. Lakewood, Ohio. St. Edward (3-0), jr. WR-DB Shaun Crawford will play at Michigan

#19. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University (3-0), LB Richard Yeargin III a Notre Dame recruit

#20. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (4-0), throttled Charlotte Catholic, 52-7

#21. Gardena, Calif., Serra (3-0), trailed at halftime in last two wins

#22. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee (3-0), 13 victories each of the last four seasons

#23. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (2-0), Virginia recruit Andrew Brown nation’s top-rated DT

#24. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (3-0), seeks fourth consecutive state crown

#25. Blue Springs, Mo. (3-0), defending Class 6 state champ

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^Northeast=

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

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

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

#4. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 1-1

#5. Upper St. Clair, Pa., 3-0

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

#7. Coatesville, Pa., 3-0

#8. Philadelphia, Imhotep, 3-0

#9. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 3-0

#10. Erial, N.J., Timber Creek, 1-0

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^East Coast=

#1. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern, 4-0

#2. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek, 4-0

#3. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith, 2-0

#4. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 2-1

#5. Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 2-0

#6. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 3-1

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

#8. Elkton, Md., Eastern Christian, 3-1

#9. Ashburn, Va., Briar Woods, 3-0

#10. Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard, 2-0

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^Southeast=

#1. Miami, Booker T. Washington, 3-0

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

#3. Miami, Central, 2-1

#4. New Orleans, Karr, 2-0

#5. Hoover, Ala., 3-0

#6. Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett, 3-0

#7. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., University, 3-0

#8. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee, 3-0

#9. Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth, 3-0

#10. Lake City, Fla., Columbia, 3-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Cincinnati, Colerain, 3-0

#2. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 3-0

#3. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 3-0

#4. Detroit, Cass Tech, 3-0

#5. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice, 3-0

#6. Cincinnati, Moeller, 3-0

#7. Canton, Ohio, McKinley, 3-0

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

#9. Muskegon, Mich., 3-0

#10. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove, 4-0

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^Midlands=

#1. Blue Springs, Mo., 3-0

#2. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 4-0

#3. Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valor Christian, 2-1

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

#5. Lee’s Summit, Mo., West, 3-0

#6. Eden Prairie, Minn., 3-0

#7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Xavier, 3-0

#8. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West, 2-0

#9. Pleasant Grove, Utah, 4-0

#10. Columbia, Mo., Rock Bridge, 3-0

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^Southwest=

#1. Allen, Texas, 3-0

#2. Katy, Texas, 3-0

#3. Phoenix, Mountain Pointe, 4-0

#4. DeSoto, Texas, 3-0

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

#6. Jenks, Okla., 2-0

#7. Houston, Lamar, 3-0

#8. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 3-1

#9. Coppell, Texas, 3-0

#10. Tucson, Ariz., Salpointe Catholic, 4-0

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^West Coast=

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

#2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 3-0

#3. Bellevue, Wash., 2-0

#4. Gardena, Calif., Serra, 3-0

#5. Folsom, Calif., 3-0

#6. Mission Viejo, Calif., 3-0

#7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 3-0

#8. Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta, 2-0

#9. Portland, Ore., Central Catholic, 3-0

#10. Honolulu, Punahou, 4-0

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: In a battle of schools that won three of the last five National Prep Poll titles, No. 3 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas got a decisive 27-13 victory against River Ridge, La., John Curtis at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. John Curtis, last season’s national champion, saw its 29-game winning streak come to an end. ... DeSoto, Texas, entered the Top 25 after blowing out Euless, Texas, Trinity, 61-35. Senior quarterback Desmon White led the No. 16 Eagles with six first-half touchdowns and 561 combined passing and rushing yards. ... Senior running back Arkeel Newsome of Ansonia, Conn., broke his state’s career record for scoring. Newsome (committed to UConn) scored three touchdowns in a 52-7 rout of Torrington, Conn., pushing his career points total to 758. ... Swartz Creek, Mich., senior quarterback Brendon Fitch (uncommitted) threw for a state-record 603 yards with six touchdowns as his team outlasted Flint, Mich., Kearsley, 77-61. ... Senior running back Danikeei Hollowell (uncommitted) of Pensacola, Fla., Escambia had a school-record 443 rushing yards with five touchdowns in a 70-54 win over Panama City, Fla., Rutherford. Escambia’s previous single-game record (419 yards) belongs to current Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson.

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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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