^National Prep Basketball
Poll – Week 12=
^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 (22-1), seeks repeat Prep Poll title
#2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (25-0), coach
Gary McKnight state-record 985 wins
#3. Chicago, Curie
(20-1), only team to defeat No. 1 Montverde Academy
#4. Seattle,
Rainier Beach (20-0), ended regular season unbeaten
#5. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station (24-1), sr. F Leron Black will play at Illinois
#6. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian (21-1), 248 points in last two games
#7. Chicago,
Whitney Young (17-5), all losses to current or formerly-ranked teams
#8. Washington, St. John’s (22-1),
led by Georgetown-bound sr. G Tre Campbell
#9. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech (18-2), 3-0 versus Top 25
#10. Apple Valley,
Minn. (21-1), sr. G Tyus Jones headed to Duke
#11. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence (25-4), 6-3 against current or formerly-ranked teams
#12. Las Vegas,
Bishop Gorman (22-4), favored to win fourth state title in six years
#13. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (23-4), beaten teams from nine states
#14. Brooklyn,
Lincoln (21-3), undefeated versus N.Y. opponents
#15. Jacksonville,
Fla., Arlington Country Day (20-3), sr. G Nate Mason a Minnesota recruit
#16. Mouth of
Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-3), 24 alums drafted
by NBA since 1985
#17. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay (25-4), four seniors are consensus Top 100 recruits
#18. Los Angeles,
Loyola (23-1), Arizona-bound sr. G Parker Jackson-Cartwright left team
(academics)
#19. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (21-5), topped regionally-ranked
DeMatha, 55-48
#20. Corona,
Calif., Centennial (22-2), jr. G Sedrick Barefield 28 points in 78-67 win over
Roosevelt
#21. New York,
Cardinal Hayes (21-0), rallied to beat league rival St. Raymond, 79-71
#22. La Porte,
Ind., La Lumiere (17-2), sr. F Sam Logwood headed to Auburn
#23. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont (28-0), could meet No. 11 Providence in Class 3A playoffs
#24. Dallas, Prime
Prep (19-5), school founded by Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders
#25. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol (26-1), unbeaten versus in-state foes
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^Northeast=
#1. Brooklyn,
Lincoln, 21-3
#2. New York,
Cardinal Hayes, 21-0
#3. Philadelphia,
Roman Catholic, 20-3
#4. Centereach, N.Y.,
Our Savior New American, 16-3
#5. Philadelphia,
Neumann-Goretti, 17-4
#6. Radnor, Pa.,
Archbishop Carroll, 19-3
#7. Metuchen, N.J.,
St. Joseph, 18-1
#8. Middle Village,
N.Y., Christ the King, 20-4
#9. Mount Vernon,
N.Y., 14-1
#10. Paterson,
N.J., Eastside, 15-1
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^East Coast=
#1. Charlotte,
N.C., Northside Christian, 21-1
#2. Washington, St.
John’s, 22-1
#3. Huntington,
W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 23-4
#4. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 30-3
#5. Fairfax, Va.,
Paul VI, 21-5
#6. Hyattsville,
Md., DeMatha, 21-3
#7. Dumfries, Va.,
Potomac, 22-0
#8. Virginia Beach,
Va., Cape Henry Collegiate, 18-0
#9. Columbia, S.C.,
Irmo, 21-1
#10. Greensboro,
N.C., Greensboro Day, 25-4
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^Southeast=
#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 22-1
#2. Memphis, Tenn.,
White Station, 24-1
#3. Jacksonville,
Fla., Providence, 25-4
#4. Jacksonville, Fla.,
Arlington Country Day, 20-3
#5. Weston, Fla.,
Sagemont, 28-0
#6. Norcross, Ga.,
Greater Atlanta Christian, 25-0
#7. Orlando, Fla., Orlando Christian
Prep, 25-1
#8. Jackson, Miss.,
Callaway, 21-1
#9. Baton Rouge,
La., Scotlandville, 28-1
#10. Marietta, Ga.,
Wheeler, 20-5
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^Midwest=
#1. Chicago, Curie,
20-1
#2. Chicago, Whitney Young, 17-5
#3. Indianapolis,
Arsenal Tech, 18-2
#4. La Porte, Ind.,
La Lumiere, 17-2
#5. Muskegon, Mich.,
15-0
#6. Brookfield,
Wis., Central, 17-0
#7. Lakewood, Ohio,
St. Edward, 14-1
#8. Lincolnshire,
Ill., Stevenson, 20-1
#9. Cincinnati,
Moeller, 17-1
#10. Chicago
Heights, Ill., Marian Catholic, 19-2
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^Midlands=
#1. Apple Valley,
Minn., 21-1
#2. Overland Park,
Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 12-2
#3. Denver, East, 15-3
#4. Highland, Utah,
Lone Peak, 15-2
#5. Bel Aire, Kan.,
Sunrise Christian, 11-5
#6. Minnetonka.,
Minn., Hopkins, 21-1
#7. Dubuque, Iowa,
Senior, 16-1
#8. Fort Collins,
Colo., Fossil Ridge, 19-0
#9. St. Louis,
Chaminade, 19-1
#10. Omaha, Neb.,
Benson, 17-2
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^Southwest=
#1. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 22-4
#2. Henderson,
Nev., Findlay, 25-4
#3. Dallas, Prime
Prep, 19-5
#4. Tempe, Ariz.,
Corona del Sol, 26-1
#5. Converse,
Texas, Judson, 31-1
#6. North Little
Rock, Ark., 18-1
#7. DeSoto, Texas,
25-3
#8. Houston, North
Shore, 22-2
#9. Little Rock, Ark.,
Parkview, 17-1
#10. Oklahoma City,
Putnam City West, 16-2
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^West Coast=
#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater
Dei, 25-0
#2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 20-0
#3. Los Angeles,
Loyola, 23-1
#4. Corona, Calif.,
Centennial, 22-2
#5. Etiwanda, Calif.,
23-3
#6. Oakland,
Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 18-4
#7. Redondo Beach,
Calif., Redondo Union, 20-4
#8. Portland, Ore.,
Jefferson, 17-1
#9. Chatsworth,
Calif., Sierra Canyon, 23-2
#10. Los Angeles,
Westchester, 22-5
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Senior
forward Stanley Johnson (an Arizona recruit) had 29 points, 10 rebounds, and
seven assists as No. 2 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei topped preseason Top 25
squad Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 78-68. Fellow Arizona pledge Tyler
Dorsey, a junior guard, led St. John Bosco with 23 points. The win clinched
Mater Dei’s 31st league title in the past 32 seasons. ... Senior
forward Nathan Ekwu (uncommitted) had a triple-double with 20 points, 12
rebounds, and 10 blocks as No. 21 New York, Cardinal Hayes stayed unbeaten with
a 79-71 win over Bronx, St. Raymond. ... Junior forward Deyonta Davis (Michigan
St.) turned in a triple-double with 20 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 blocks for
regionally-ranked Muskegon, Mich., in a 73-55 win against Benton Harbor, Mich. ...
Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King re-entered the Northeast Top 10 after
whipping then regionally-ranked Brooklyn, Bishop Loughlin, 67-49. Senior center
Adonis Delarosa (uncommitted) led the Royals with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
... Junior guard Malik Newman (uncommitted) of regionally-ranked Jackson,
Miss., Callaway scored 40 points -- including 19 in the fourth quarter -- to
spark a come-from-behind 70-63 win over state-ranked Starkville, Miss. ... Senior
guard Melo Trimble (Maryland) poured in 47 points to help Arlington, Va.,
Bishop O’Connell slip past Washington, Gonzaga, 69-68.
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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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