^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 7=
^By Jamie DeMoney & Dr. Jeremy Plowman=
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The National Prep Basketball Poll is
compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and high school basketball expert Dr. 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. Montverde,
Fla., Montverde Academy (14-0), six wins vs. current or former Top 25 teams
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (14-0), won
Orange Holiday Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
#3. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (9-1), only loss to No. 1
Montverde Academy
#4. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (10-0), 3-0 against ranked teams
#5. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (19-1), N.Y. Knicks star
Carmelo Anthony an alum
#6. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (9-0), captured Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
#7. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, (12-1), only loss to No. 1 Montverde Academy
#8. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American (11-0), jr. G Damon Wilson committed to
Pittsburgh
#9. Los Angeles,
Loyola (13-0), won Under Armour Holiday Classic in San Diego
#10. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (13-3), champion of Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
#11. Bel Aire,
Kan., Sunrise Christian (8-1), sr. F Zach Brown headed to Wichita St.
#12. Chicago, Curie
(10-1), Kansas-bound F Cliff Alexander (suspended) DNP in OT loss to regionally-ranked
Muskegon
#13. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll (7-1), Catholic League showdown with No. 21 Neumann-Goretti
ppd. (weather)
#14. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (11-1), beat two state-ranked foes last week
#15. Chicago,
Whitney Young (8-4), erased 18-point second-half deficit to beat then-No. 20
Prime Prep, 72-69
#16. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (18-3), dominated then-No. 25 Corona del Sol, 55-35
#17. Apple Valley, Minn.
(11-1), beat No. 20 Blue Valley Northwest, 72-59
#18. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (9-3), all losses to out-of-state opponents
#19. Germantown, Wis. (12-0), two-time defending Division 1 state champ
#20. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (2-1), 26-game winning streak snapped by No. 17 Apple Valley
#21. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti (6-2), both losses to Top 25 teams
#22. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont (19-0), led by UConn-committed jr. G Prince Ali
#23. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (11-4), has played teams from eight states and D.C.
#24. Washington,
St. John’s (10-1), won Rotary Roundball Classic in North Charleston, S.C.
#25. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep (14-0), captured Upward Classic in Charlotte, N.C.
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^Northeast=
#1. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American, 11-0
#2. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 7-1
#3. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 9-3
#4. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 6-2
#5. New York, Cardinal
Hayes, 8-0
#6. Roselle, N.J.,
Roselle Catholic, 4-0
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 6-0
#8. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 5-1
#9. Brookville,
N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 8-1
#10. Jersey City,
N.J., St. Anthony, 4-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 9-1
#2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 19-1
#3. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 12-1
#4. Washington, St.
John’s, 10-1
#5. Gaffney, S.C., 10-0
#6. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Riverdale Baptist, 14-2
#7. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 14-4
#8. High Point,
N.C., High Point Christian, 12-2
#9. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 11-0
#10. Upper Marlboro,
Md., Clinton Christian, 9-1
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 14-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 10-0
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 13-3
#4. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 19-0
#5. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 14-0
#6. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler, 10-3
#7. Decatur, Ga.,
Columbia, 9-0
#8. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 10-1
#9. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 15-0
#10. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 19-1
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
10-1
#2. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 11-1
#3. Chicago, Whitney Young, 8-4
#4. Germantown,
Wis., 12-0
#5. Carmel, Ind., 7-0
#6. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 13-2
#7. Lincolnshire,
Ill., Stevenson, 13-0
#8. Muskegon, Mich.
4-0
#9. Louisville,
Ky., Ballard, 11-3
#10. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 8-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 8-1
#2. Apple Valley,
Minn., 11-1
#3. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 2-1
#4. Denver, East, 8-2
#5. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 7-2
#6. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 9-1
#7. Iowa City,
Iowa, West, 7-0
#8. Omaha, Neb.,
Central, 9-1
#9. Bettendorf,
Iowa, 6-0
#10. Columbia, Mo.,
Hickman, 10-0
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 18-3
#2. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 11-4
#3. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 10-4
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 12-1
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 21-1
#6. Chandler,
Ariz., Hamilton, 13-0
#7. North Little
Rock, Ark., 10-1
#8. DeSoto, Texas, 15-3
#9. Houston, North
Shore, 13-2
#10. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview,
10-1
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 14-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 9-0
#3. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 13-0
#4. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 12-3
#5. Mill Creek,
Wash., Jackson, 8-0
#6. Torrance,
Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 14-1
#7. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 12-2
#8. Sacramento,
Calif., Capital Christian, 14-2
#9. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 7-1
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 12-4
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy added its fifth and sixth
victories of the year against current or former Top 25 teams. Senior guard Jalyn
Patterson and junior forward Ben Simmons (both LSU recruits) scored 16 points
apiece to lead the Eagles to an 83-60 blowout over No. 7 Charlotte, N.C.,
Northside Christian in the championship of the Wild Wing Cafe Holiday Hoops
Classic in Charlotte, N.C. Later in the week, senior guard D’Angelo Russell
(Ohio St.) scored 13 points off the bench to spark a 74-46 rout of regionally-ranked
Marietta, Ga., Wheeler at the Cancer Research Classic in Wheeling, W.Va.
Wheeler was as high as No. 6 in the national poll earlier this season. ... No.
6 Seattle, Rainier Beach pummeled No. 23 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 95-67, to
win the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. Senior guard David Crisp (uncommitted)
poured in 27 points and tournament MVP Shaqquan Aaron (Louisville), a senior
forward, scored 16. ... Senior forward Thomas Welsh (UCLA) had 25 points to
lead No. 9 Los Angeles, Loyola to a 78-57 win against regionally-ranked Corona,
Calif., Centennial in the final of the Under Armour Holiday Classic in San
Diego. ... A 19-0 second-half run helped No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn., knock off
No. 20 Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 72-59, at the Timberwolves
Shootout in Minneapolis. Senior guard Tyus Jones (Duke) led Apple Valley with
26 points.
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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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