Monday, November 17, 2014

Week 14 National Prep Football Poll released

WAUKEE, Iowa -- For the second straight week, the Top 25 teams in the latest National Prep Football Poll were unchanged. Also unlikely to change is the No. 1 ranking of Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas). The Gaels checked in at the top spot for the seventh straight week after crushing second-round playoff opponent Centennial (Las Vegas), 52-7. Bishop Gorman (12-0) has six wins over playoff qualifiers from three different states and has beaten teams from Nevada by an average score of 61-3. 


^National Prep Football Poll – Week 14=^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. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (12-0), 3-0 against ranked teams
#2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (10-0), seeks 24th consecutive North Coast Section title
#3. Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County (11-0), opened playoffs with 62-12 rout of Rockdale County
#4. Allen, Texas (11-0), state-best 38-game winning streak
#5. Miami, Booker T. Washington (11-0), bludgeoned first-round playoff foe Somerset Academy, 70-0
#6. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco (10-1), opened Pac-5 playoffs with 50-0 shutout of Cabrillo
#7. Bellevue, Wash. (11-0), shut out five of last seven opponents
#8. Manvel, Texas (11-0), fifth straight year with at least 11 wins
#9. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (12-1), advanced to 5A state final for sixth time in 10 years
#10. Buford, Ga. (11-0), only 3 total points allowed last four games
#11. Starkville, Miss. (12-0), blanked Tupelo, 30-0, in postseason opener
#12. Miami, Central (10-1), 21 straight postseason wins (not including forfeit losses)
#13. Pinson, Ala., Clay-Chalkville (12-0), at least one TD in every game since Oct. 2008
#14. Folsom, Calif. (11-0), Washington-committed sr. Jake Browning 9 TD passes in playoff win
#15. Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland (11-0), held nine of 11 opponents under 10 points 
#16. Dallas, Skyline (11-0), averaging 48 points per game
#17. Metairie, La., Archbishop Rummel (10-0), had bye in round one of Division I state playoffs
#18. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter’s Prep (9-1), plays regionally-ranked Bergen Catholic Friday in playoffs
#19. Honolulu, Punahou (8-0), nipped Kahuku, 13-10, to reach Division I state final
#20. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (11-0), edged Mansfield, 38-31, in playoff opener
#21. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (10-2), also Top 25 in National Prep Basketball Poll
#22. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (8-1), meets No. 23 Don Bosco Friday in playoffs
#23. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (7-2), seeks seventh Non-Public Group IV state crown in nine years
#24. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (10-1), hammered Mater Academy, 57-0, in round-one playoff game
#25. Carmel, Ind. (13-0), edged Penn, 14-13, to reach 6A state final
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^Northeast=
#1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's Prep, 9-1
#2. Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic, 8-1
#3. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 7-2
#4. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 8-2
#5. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 7-2
#6. Gibsonia, Pa., Pine-Richland, 12-0
#7. Buffalo, N.Y., Canisius, 10-0
#8. Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s Prep, 7-3
#9. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 11-1
#10. Westwood, Mass., Xaverian Brothers, 10-0
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^East Coast=
#1. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 11-1
#2. Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 11-0
#3. Irmo, S.C., Dutch Fork, 10-2
#4. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 12-0
#5. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith, 10-1
#6. Durham, N.C., Southern, 12-0
#7. Charleston, W.Va., Capital, 10-0
#8. Damascus, Md., 11-0
#9. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman, 10-2
#10. Frederick, Md., Linganore, 11-0
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^Southeast=
#1. Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County, 11-0
#2. Miami, Booker T. Washington, 11-0
#3. Buford, Ga., 11-0
#4. Starkville, Miss., 12-0
#5. Miami, Central, 10-1
#6. Pinson, Ala., Clay-Chalkville, 12-0
#7. Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland, 11-0
#8. Metairie, La., Archbishop Rummel, 10-0
#9. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 10-1
#10. Hoover, Ala., 10-2
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^Midwest=
#1. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 10-2
#2. Carmel, Ind., 13-0
#3. Hudson, Ohio, 12-0
#4. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 10-2
#5. Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson, 12-0
#6. Cincinnati, La Salle, 11-1
#7. Kimberly, Wis., 13-0
#8. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West, 12-0
#9. Clarkston, Mich., 12-0
#10. Huber Heights, Ohio, Wayne, 11-1
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^Midlands=
#1. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 12-1
#2. Webb City, Mo., 13-0
#3. St. Louis, Christian Brothers, 13-0
#4. Omaha, Neb., North, 12-0
#5. Arvada, Colo., Ralston Valley, 12-0
#6. Aurora, Colo., Grandview, 12-0
#7. Prairie Village, Kan., Shawnee Mission East, 11-0
#8. Provo, Utah, Timpview, 13-0
#9. Olathe, Kan., North, 11-0
#10. Eden Prairie, Minn., 12-0
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^Southwest=
#1. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 12-0
#2. Allen, Texas, 11-0
#3. Manvel, Texas, 11-0
#4. Dallas, Skyline, 11-0
#5. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 11-0
#6. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 10-1
#7. Waco, Texas, Midway, 11-0
#8. Chandler, Ariz., 11-1
#9. Denton, Texas, Guyer, 10-1
#10. San Antonio, Brennan, 11-0
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^West Coast=
#1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 10-0
#2. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 10-1
#3. Bellevue, Wash., 11-0
#4. Folsom, Calif., 11-0
#5. Honolulu, Punahou, 8-0
#6. San Juan Capistrano, Calif., JSerra, 10-1
#7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 9-2
#8. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 9-2
#9. Bothell, Wash., 11-0
#10. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 10-1
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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: The postseason began in California, where senior Jake Browning threw nine touchdown passes to lead No. 14 Folsom, Calif., to a 70-14 rout of Stockton, Calif., Stagg in the Sac-Joaquin Division I playoffs. Browning (a Washington commit) now has 205 touchdown passes in his career. That’s a state record and ranks second all-time nationally just 14 behind the 219 thrown by current Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk for Kenton, Ohio, from 2008-11. ... Meanwhile, in Southern California’s highly-competitive Pac-5 Division, regionally-ranked Corona, Calif., Centennial advanced with a thrilling 68-64 triumph over Gardena, Calif., Serra. Junior Javon McKinley led Centennial with 213 receiving yards, four touchdown receptions, and an 84-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. ... Senior Calvin Strong of regionally-ranked Omaha, Neb., North became the first 11-man player in Nebraska to surpass 7,000 career rushing yards. Strong (South Dakota) ran for 246 yards and five touchdowns as North crushed Grand Island, 48-14, to reach the Class A state championship game. ... Senior Deondre Farrier of Orlando, Fla., Lake Nona broke his state’s single-season record for receptions. Farrier (uncommitted) caught 14 passes in a 48-38 playoff loss to Lakeland, Fla., to end the year with a record 112 receptions. Farrier’s quarterback, senior Tucker Israel (Clemson), closed his career as Florida’s all-time and season record-holder for passing yardage and touchdowns. ... Senior Mike Weber (Michigan) ran for 404 yards and five touchdowns as Detroit, Cass Tech topped Clinton Township, Mich., Chippewa Valley, 48-35, in a Division 1 state quarterfinal game. 
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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.

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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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