Week 15 National Prep Basketball Poll released

WAUKEE, Iowa -- Sixth-ranked Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, Va.) wrapped up its regular season with a 54-53 win over preseason-Top 25 Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) for the Division I Virginia Independent Schools title. It was the Dolphins' 31st win this season and likely secures them a spot in the Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals (April 2-4). The eight-team tournament field will most assuredly also include top-ranked Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and No. 2 Montverde Academy. 

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 15=
^By Jamie DeMoney & Dr. Jeremy Plowman=

     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. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (44-0), seeks record eighth Prep Poll title-x

#2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (28-1), trying to finish No. 1 for third straight year

#3. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (29-2), plays Saturday for 6A state crown

#4. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol (31-1), reached fourth consecutive Division I state final

#5. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (22-0), capped unbeaten regular season

#6. Virginia Beach, Va., Cape Henry Collegiate (31-2), won Virginia Independent Schools title

#7. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (28-0), third Class 7A state title in four years

#8. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep (28-2), scored 134 points in a game last week

#9. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (28-2), scored over 100 points 10 times

#10. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery (29-1), rolled to CIF-SS Open Division title game

#11. Los Angeles, Fairfax (29-2), plays rival Westchester Saturday in L.A. City Section title game

#12. Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd (22-4), led by uncommitted McDonald’s All-American F Ivan Rabb

#13. Plano, Texas, West (28-2), UCLA football signee Soso Jamabo team’s leading scorer this postseason

#14. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (26-3), jr. F Michael Cage Jr. had 18-point, 19-rebound playoff game

#15. Jackson, Miss., Callaway (28-3), uncommitted McDonald’s All-American G Malik Newman scored 38 in a playoff game last week

#16. Humble, Texas, Atascocita (33-1), unbeaten in 2015  

#17. Champlin, Minn., Champlin Park (27-0), sr. G J.T. Gibson (Nebraska-Omaha) school’s all-time leading scorer

#18. Chatsworth, Calif., Sierra Canyon (22-4), upset by regionally-ranked Etiwanda in second round of CIF-SS Open Division tourney

#19. St. Louis, Chaminade (20-3), unbeaten against Missouri foes

#20. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (25-1), won last five by average of 46 points

#21. Mustang, Okla. (22-0), playoff opener postponed by weather last week

#22. Philadelphia, Roman Catholic (24-2), captured Philadelphia Catholic League title

#23. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic (21-4), upset in Union County championship game by regionally-ranked Linden, 60-56

#24.  Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Day (33-2), topped regionally-ranked Wesleyan Christian for Independent Schools state title

#25. Iowa City, Iowa, West (22-0), 99-3 since 2011-12 season

x-Includes one forfeit win

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^Northeast=

#1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 25-1

#2. Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 24-2

#3. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 21-4

#4. Brooklyn, Jefferson, 26-3

#5. Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 24-2

#6. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 22-4

#7. Waterbury, Conn., Sacred Heart, 21-0

#8. Linden, N.J., 18-6

#9. Bayside, N.Y., Cardozo 28-2

#10. Radnor, Pa., Archbishop Carroll, 19-6

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^East Coast=

#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 44-0-x

#2. Virginia Beach, Va., Cape Henry Collegiate, 31-2

#3. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington St. Joseph Prep, 28-2

#4. Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Day, 33-2

#5. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian, 28-5

#6. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 27-4

#7. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 23-3

#8. Raleigh, N.C., Word of God, 25-3

#9. Charlotte, N.C., Ardrey Kell, 24-1

#10. Simpsonville, S.C., Hillcrest, 25-2

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^Southeast=

#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 28-1

#2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 29-2

#3. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 28-0

#4. Jackson, Miss., Callaway, 28-3

#5. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 33-1

#6. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Cardinal Gibbons, 32-1

#7. Jonesboro, Ga., 31-1

#8. Alpharetta, Ga., St. Francis, 27-3

#9. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton, 13-16-y

#10. Tallahassee, Fla., Godby, 31-0

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^Midwest=

#1. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary, 22-0

#2. Chicago, Simeon, 25-3

#3. Muskegon, Mich., 18-1

#4. Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson, 23-3

#5. Detroit, Western, 17-0

#6. Indianapolis, Southport, 22-2

#7. Louisville, Ky., Ballard, 28-2

#8. Evansville, Ind., Reitz, 23-1

#9. Huber Heights, Ohio, Wayne, 20-4

#10. Germantown, Wis., 22-0

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^Midlands=

#1. St. Louis, Chaminade, 20-3

#2. Champlin, Minn., Champlin Park, 27-0

#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 22-0

#4. Apple Valley, Minn., 26-2

#5. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall, 25-3

#6. Wichita, Kan., East, 21-1

#7. Lawrence, Kan., 19-1

#8. Norfolk, Neb., 23-0

#9. Omaha, Neb., South, 20-3

#10. Aurora, Colo., Overland, 19-5

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^Southwest=

#1. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, 31-1

#2. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 28-2

#3. Plano, Texas, West, 28-2

#4. Humble, Texas, Atascocita, 33-1

#5. Mustang, Okla., 22-0

#6. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview, 23-1

#7. Oklahoma City, Putnam City West, 20-2

#8. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 27-6

#9. Lancaster, Texas, 28-4

#10. DeSoto, Texas, 29-4

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^West Coast=

#1. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 29-1

#2. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 29-2

#3. Oakland, Calif., Bishop O’Dowd, 22-4

#4. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 26-3

#5. Chatsworth, Calif., Sierra Canyon, 22-4

#6. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 23-3

#7. Bellevue, Wash., 23-3

#8. West Linn, Ore., 20-5

#9. Etiwanda, Calif., 22-7

#10. Seattle, Garfield, 24-2

x-Includes one forfeit win

y-15 losses by forfeit for using an ineligible player

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Regionally-ranked Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti fell short in its attempt to become the first team to win seven consecutive Philadelphia Catholic League championships. No. 22 Philadelphia, Roman Catholic ended the Saints’ streak at six with a 64-59 win, earning its 29^th PCL title but first since 2007. Junior forward Nazeer Bostick led the Cahillites with a game-high 23 points. ... No. 24 Greensboro, N.C., Day took home the North Carolina Independent Schools Class 3A crown after shutting down regionally-ranked High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian, 44-34. Greensboro Day held Wesleyan Christian scoreless for more than 14 minutes midway through the game. ... Regionally-ranked Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman thumped Las Vegas, Palo Verde, 74-54, to capture its fourth consecutive title in Nevada’s largest classification. Senior center Chase Jeter (a Duke recruit) led the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Bishop Gorman’s football team captured the National Prep Poll in football last fall after winning its sixth state championship in a row. ... Senior guard Bjorn Broman of Duluth, Minn., Lakeview Christian scored 54 points in his final high school game, a 93-91 Class A state playoff loss to Cloquet, Minn., Fond du Lac Ojibwe. Broman (Winthrop) finished the season with 1,384 points, averaging 49 points per game and breaking the single-game state record set by his brother Anders Broman in 2012. However, on Minnesota’s career scoring list, Bjorn Broman finished with 4,105 career points, more than 1,000 points behind his brother.

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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. 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.