^National Prep Football Poll – Week 5=^By Jamie DeMoney=
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.
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (3-0), blanked regionally-ranked St. Joseph Regional
(N.J.), 42-0
#2.
Allen, Texas (3-0), scored 55 or more in each game
#3.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (2-0), dominated then-No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas, 24-7
#4.
Miami, Booker T. Washington (4-0), defending Prep Poll titlist
#5.
Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (3-0), whipped then-regionally-ranked
Central Catholic (Ore.), 42-14
#6.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle (3-0), clobbered regionally-ranked Byrnes (S.C.),
56-28, on ESPNU
#7.
Bellevue, Wash. (2-0), extended win streak to 56 games
#8.
Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (4-0), all wins versus non-Nev. opponents
#9.
Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County (4-0), seeks first state title in 20 years
#10.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's Prep (2-0), routed then regionally-ranked Bergen
Catholic, 49-20, on ESPNU
#11.
Buford, Ga. (3-0), state-best 31-game winning streak
#12.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1), second loss to No. 3 Don Bosco
in three years
#13.
Manvel, Texas (2-0), sr. DB William Lockett headed to UCLA
#14.
Miami, Central (3-1), two-time defending 6A state champ
#15.
Warminster, Pa., Archbishop Wood (3-0), thumped area-power North Penn, 42-7
#16.
DeSoto, Texas (3-0), averaging 54 points per game
#17.
Irmo, S.C., Dutch Fork (2-1), drilled previously-unbeaten Boiling Springs,
60-24
#18.
Folsom, Calif. (3-0), Washington-committed sr. QB Jake Browning 157 career TD
passes
#19.
Washington, Gonzaga (3-0), sr. QB Nick Johns a Virginia recruit
#20.
Chandler, Ariz. (3-0), topped regionally-ranked Valor Christian (Colo.), 22-7
#21.
Dallas, Skyline (3-0), beat then-No. 8 Cedar Hill, 40-30
#22.
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (2-0), two alums won Heisman Trophies
#23.
Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (2-0), back-to-back Non-Public Group IV state
champ
#24.
Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth (3-0), over 600 total yards in 50-21 blowout of Pope
John Paul II
#25.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (3-1), only loss to No. 8 Bishop Gorman
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^Northeast=
#1.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 2-0
#2.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's Prep, 2-0
#3.
Warminster, Pa., Archbishop Wood, 3-0
#4.
Paramus, N.J., Catholic, 2-0
#5.
Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 3-0
#6.
Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 1-1
#7.
Hammonton, N.J., St. Joseph, 1-0
#8.
Union City, N.J., 1-0
#9.
Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s Prep, 1-2
#10.
Pittsburgh, Woodland Hills, 3-0
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^East
Coast=
#1.
Irmo, S.C., Dutch Fork, 2-1
#2.
Washington, Gonzaga, 3-0
#3.
Matthews, N.C., Butler, 3-0
#4.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 2-1
#5.
Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek, 2-1
#6.
Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 2-0
#7.
Clifton, Va., Centreville, 1-1
#8.
Owings Mills, Md., McDonogh, 2-1
#9.
Germantown, Md., Northwest, 2-0
#10.
Chesterfield, Va., Bird, 3-0
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^Southeast=
#1.
Miami, Booker T. Washington, 4-0
#2.
Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County, 4-0
#3.
Buford, Ga., 3-0
#4.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 1-1
#5.
Miami, Central, 3-1
#6.
Nashville, Tenn., Ensworth, 3-0
#7.
Hoover, Ala., 2-2
#8.
New Orleans, Warren Easton, 2-0
#9.
Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland, 3-0
#10.
Starkville, Miss., 3-0
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^Midwest=
#1.
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 3-0
#2.
Cincinnati, Moeller, 3-0
#3.
Indianapolis, Ben Davis, 4-0
#4.
Carmel, Ind., 4-0
#5.
Louisville, Ky., Male, 4-0
#6.
Huber Heights, Ohio, Wayne, 3-0
#7.
Mentor, Ohio, 3-0
#8.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice, 3-0
#9.
Indianapolis, Warren Central, 4-0
#10.
Muskegon, Mich., 3-0
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^Midlands=
#1.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 3-1
#2.
Webb City, Mo., 4-0
#3.
West Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling Catholic, 4-0
#4.
Lee’s Summit, Mo., West, 4-0
#5.
Eden Prairie, Minn., 4-0
#6.
Highlands Ranch, Colo., Valor Christian, 3-1
#7.
Independence, Mo., Fort Osage, 4-0
#8.
Olathe, Kan., North, 2-0
#9.
Provo, Utah, Timpview, 4-0
#10.
Omaha, Neb., North, 3-0
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^Southwest=
#1.
Allen, Texas, 3-0
#2.
Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 4-0
#3.
Manvel, Texas, 2-0
#4.
DeSoto, Texas, 3-0
#5.
Chandler, Ariz., 3-0
#6.
Dallas, Skyline, 3-0
#7.
Cedar Hill, Texas, 2-1
#8.
Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 3-0
#9.
Euless, Texas, Trinity, 3-0
#10.
Tulsa, Okla., Union, 1-1
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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.
Folsom, Calif., 3-0
#5.
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 2-0
#6.
Honolulu, Punahou, 3-0
#7.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 3-0
#8.
Anaheim, Calif., Servite, 2-1
#9.
West Hills, Calif., Chaminade, 3-0
#10.
Mission Hills, Calif., Alemany, 3-0
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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Two-time Prep Poll
champion Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco rose seven spots to No. 3 this week after upsetting
then-No. 1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 24-7, in West Point, N.Y.
It was the Ironmen’s second win in three seasons against now-No. 12 St. Thomas
Aquinas, a program that also has two Prep Poll national titles. ... Lakewood,
Ohio, St. Edward elevated one spot to become the nation’s new No. 1 team after
a convincing 42-0 win against regionally-ranked Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph
Regional. The Eagles have outscored their competition by a combined 127-14 in three
games this season. ... Then-No. 11 Katy, Texas, fell out of the poll after a
stunning 24-7 loss to The Woodlands, Texas. It was the Tigers’ first regular season
defeat since losing to The Woodlands, 31-27, on September 4, 2009. ... Tucker
Israel of Orlando, Fla., Lake Nona set two state records during a 35-14 win
over Orlando, Fla., Colonial. Israel (a Clemson commit) had 26 completions --
giving him a record 720 for his career -- and 437 yards, leaving him with a
record total of 10,726 yards with much of his senior season left to play. ...
Senior receiver Jared Reagan of Booker, Texas, broke his state’s all-time mark
for receptions during a 43-0 shutout of Earth, Texas, Springlake-Earth, 43-0.
Reagan (uncommitted) had seven catches in the game, increasing his career total
to 313. ... Vestavia Hills, Ala., defeated Trussville, Ala., Hewitt-Trussville,
14-3, giving coach Buddy Anderson a state-record 310 career wins.
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Features Syndicate, Inc...endit
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.
PrepNation.com was originally launched August 1, 2001 by Jamie DeMoney for the purpose of creating a permanent online home for the National Prep Poll football and boys basketball rankings.
The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.
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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