^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 9=
^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 (18-0), won Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in
Springfield, Mo.
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (18-0), led
by Arizona-bound sr. F Stanley Johnson
#3. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (16-1), runner-up to No. 1 Montverde at Bass Pro TOC
#4. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (14-0), 3-0 against current or former Top 25 teams
#5. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (23-1), plays No. 12
Whitney Young on Monday
#6. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (14-3), took third place at Bass
Pro TOC
#7. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, (17-1), sr. F James Demery headed to Saint Joseph’s
#8. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (19-3), thumped state-ranked Lake Highlands Prep, 76-55
#9. Chicago, Curie
(15-1), plays No. 1 Montverde on Monday
#10. Los Angeles,
Loyola (15-1), 7-foot sr. Thomas Welsh (UCLA) averaging a double-double
#11. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (13-1), 4-0 vs. current or formerly-ranked teams
#12. Chicago,
Whitney Young (11-4), 3-2 against Top 25 teams
#13. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (20-3), features blue chip sr. G Rashad Vaughn (uncommitted)
#14. Apple Valley,
Minn. (15-1), Duke-bound sr. G Tyus Jones a 41-point game last week
#15. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll (12-2), won Burger King Classic in Erie, Pa.
#16. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (13-3), crushed Texas power Yates, 90-66
#17. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (7-1), only loss to No. 14 Apple Valley
#18. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti (10-2), five-time defending Catholic League titlist
#19. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep (19-0), sr. G Jonathan Joseph a Stetson recruit
#20. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (14-4), led by highly-touted 7-foot jr. Stephen Zimmerman
#21. Washington,
St. John’s (13-1), only loss to No. 6 Paul VI
#22. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (16-4), beat No. 25 Prime Prep, 52-48
#23. La Porte,
Ind., La Lumiere (15-2), defeated No. 24 Our Savior New American, 65-55
#24. Centereach, N.Y.,
Our Savior New American (14-2), both losses to Top 25 teams
#25. Dallas, Prime
Prep (15-5), 1-5 versus ranked teams
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^Northeast=
#1. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 12-2
#2. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 13-3
#3. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 10-2
#4. Centereach,
N.Y., Our Savior New American, 14-2
#5. New York,
Cardinal Hayes, 15-0
#6. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 12-2
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 11-1
#8. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 7-1
#9. Linden, N.J., 11-1
#10. Jersey City,
N.J., St. Anthony, 9-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 23-1
#2. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 14-3
#3. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 17-1
#4. Washington, St.
John’s, 13-1
#5. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 16-4
#6. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 15-1
#7. Greensboro,
N.C., Greensboro Day, 20-2
#8. Dumfries, Va., Potomac,
16-0
#9. Goose Creek,
S.C., 17-1
#10. Charlotte,
N.C., Olympic, 15-1
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 18-0
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 16-1
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 19-3
#4. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 19-0
#5. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 22-0
#6. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 19-0
#7. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler,
14-4
#8. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 15-1
#9. Decatur, Ga.,
Columbia, 13-1
#10. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 23-1
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
15-1
#2. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 13-1
#3. Chicago, Whitney Young, 11-4
#4. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 15-2
#5. Brookfield,
Wis., Central, 13-0
#6. Germantown,
Wis., 14-1
#7. Muskegon, Mich.
8-0
#8. Lakewood, Ohio,
St. Edward, 9-1
#9. Chicago
Heights, Ill., Marian Catholic, 14-1
#10. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 13-1
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^Midlands=
#1. Apple Valley,
Minn., 15-1
#2. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 7-1
#3. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 9-3
#4. Denver, East, 11-3
#5. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 9-2
#6. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 13-1
#7. Dubuque, Iowa,
Senior, 10-0
#8. Omaha, Neb.,
Central, 12-1
#9. Bettendorf,
Iowa, 12-0
#10. St. Louis, Chaminade,
14-1
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^Southwest=
#1. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 20-3
#2. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 14-4
#3. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 15-5
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 17-1
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 25-1
#6. North Little
Rock, Ark., 13-1
#7. DeSoto, Texas, 19-3
#8. Houston, North
Shore, 17-2
#9. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview,
13-1
#10. Oklahoma City,
Putnam City West, 13-2
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 18-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 14-0
#3. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 15-1
#4. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 14-2
#5. Mill Creek,
Wash., Jackson, 13-0
#6. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 14-3
#7. Torrance,
Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 16-1
#8. Sacramento,
Calif., Capital Christian, 15-2
#9. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 11-1
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 15-4
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Junior forward Ben Simmons led top-ranked Montverde, Fla., Montverde
Academy to a 73-60 win against No. 3 Memphis, Tenn., White Station in the final
of the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. Simmons (an LSU
recruit) had a team-high 16 points and 11 rebounds. It was the Eagles’ sixth
win against a current or former Top 25 team this season. ... No. 22 Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep and No. 23 La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere entered
the national poll after beating Top 25 teams at the HoopHall Classic in
Springfield, Mass. Junior forward Montaque Gill-Caesar led Huntington St.
Joseph Prep with 13 points in a 52-48 defeat of No. 25 Dallas, Prime Prep.
Senior guard Emmanuel Moody (SMU) had 20 points for Prime Prep. Junior guard
Jalen Coleman netted 28 points –- with eight 3-pointers -- to key La Lumiere’s
65-55 win over No. 24 Centereach, N.Y., Our Savior New American. ...
Brookfield, Wis., Central entered the regional rankings on the strength of a
68-58 win against then-No. 17 Germantown, Wis. Germantown had won a
state-record 69 consecutive games. Central was led by senior guard Riley
LaChance (Vanderbilt), who scored 22 points. ... Senior guard Silas Melson
exploded for 28 first-quarter points in regionally-ranked Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson’s 111-40 rout of Portland, Ore., Franklin. The Gonzaga recruit
finished the game with 52 points. ... Senior forward Justin Tillman (VCU) of
Detroit, Pershing had a triple-double with 40 points, 18 rebounds, and 10
blocks in an 84-75 win against Ann Arbor, Mich., Huron. ... Highly-touted
junior center Ivan Rabb had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 blocks to spark
Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd to an 80-74 win over Berkeley, Calif.
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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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