Week 6 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

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Jersey? Sure!

Top-ranked St. John Bosco runs away from St. Peter's Prep

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 6 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 5-0 (Last week: 1)                               

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 5-0 (2)

3. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 5-0 (3)

4. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 4-0 (4)

5. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 5-0 (5)

6. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 4-0 (6)

7. Allen HS (Texas), 5-0 (7)

8. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 4-0 (8)

9. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 4-1 (9)

10. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 5-0 (10)

11. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 4-0 (11)

12. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 3-1 (12)

13. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 4-0 (13)

14. Spartanburg HS (S.C.), 5-0 (14)

15. Katy HS (Texas), 5-0 (15)

16. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 5-0 (17)

17. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5-0 (18)

18. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 5-0 (19)

19. La Salle HS (Cincinnati), 5-0 (20)

20. Westfield HS (Houston), 4-0 (22)         

21. Mainland HS (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 5-0 (23)

22. South Panola HS (Batesville, Miss.), 5-0 (24)

23. Jenks HS (Okla.), 4-0 (25)

24. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 4-0 (NR)

25. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 5-1 (NR)

Dropped out: Archbishop Rummel (La.) 16, Bergen Catholic (N.J.) 22.

NORTHEAST REGION

1. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 4-0 (Last week: 2)

2. Don Bosco Prep HS (Ramsey, N.J.), 3-1 (3)

3. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 2-2 (1)

4. Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood, Mass.), 3-0 (4)

5. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 3-0 (5)

6. Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), 4-0 (6)

7. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 3-0 (7)

8. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 2-1 (11)

9. Canisius HS (Buffalo, N.Y.), 4-0 (NR)

10. Southington HS (Conn.), 3-0 (11)

11. Parkland HS (Allentown, Pa.), 4-0 (12)

12. Central Dauphin HS (Harrisburg, Pa.), 4-0 (15)

13. Marshfield HS (Mass.), 3-0 (NR)

14. Paramus Catholic HS (Paramus, N.J.), 1-2 (13)

15. St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 2-2 (9)

EAST COAST REGION

1. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 4-0 (1)

2. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 4-0 (2)

3. Spartanburg HS (S.C.), 5-0 (3)

4. Gilman School (Baltimore), 4-1 (4)

5. Lake Taylor HS (Norfolk, Va.), 4-0 (6)

6. Byrnes HS (Duncan. S.C.), 5-0 (7)

7. Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 5-1 (8)

8. Bird HS (Chesterfield, Va.), 5-0 (9)

9. Hillcrest HS (Simpsonville, S.C.), 5-0 (10)

10. Scotland HS (Laurinburg, N.C.), 6-0 (11)

11. Butler HS (Matthews, N.C.), 5-1 (12)

12. Dudley HS (Greensboro, N.C.), 5-0 (13)

13. Damascus HS (Md.), 4-0 (14)

14. Lake Braddock HS (Burke, Va.), 4-0 (15)

15. South County HS (Lorton, Va.), 4-0 (NR)

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 5-0 (1)

2. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 5-0 (2)

3. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 4-1 (3)

4. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 4-0 (4)

5. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 5-0 (6)

6. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 5-0 (7)

7. Mainland HS (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 5-0 (8)

8. South Panola HS (Batesville, Miss.), 5-0 (9)

9. Archbishop Rummel HS (Metairie, La.), 3-1 (5)

10. Central HS (Miami), 4-1 (10)

11. Archer HS (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 3-1 (11)

12. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 4-0 (12)

13. Hoover HS (Ala.), 5-0 (13)

14. Apopka HS (Fla.), 5-0 (14)

15. Maryville HS (Tenn.), 6-0 (15)

MIDWEST REGION

1. La Salle HS (Cincinnati), 5-0 (1)

2. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 4-1 (2)

3. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 6-0 (3)

4. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati), 4-1 (4)

5. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 4-1 (5)

6. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 5-0 (6)

7. Homewood-Flossmoor HS (Flossmoor, Ill.), 5-0 (7)

8. King HS (Detroit), 5-0 (8)

9. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 5-0 (9)

10. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 6-0 (10)

11. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 5-1 (11)

12. Saline HS (Mich.), 5-0 (12)

13. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 2-3 (13)

14. Mount Carmel HS (Chicago), 5-0 (14)

15. Arrowhead HS (Hartland, Wis.), 6-0 (15)

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 6-0 (1)

2. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 5-1 (2)

3. Webb City HS (Mo.), 6-0 (3)

4. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.), 6-0 (4)

5. Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, Colo.), 4-0 (5)

6. Francis Howell HS (St. Charles, Mo.), 6-0 (6)

7. Fort Osage HS (Independence, Mo.), 6-0 (9)

8. Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, Kan.), 4-0 (10)

9. Staley HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 5-1 (11)

10. Millard West HS (Omaha, Neb.), 5-0 (NR)

11. Jordan HS (Sandy, Utah), 5-1 (NR)

12. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 6-0 (12)

13. Blue Springs South HS (Mo.), 6-0 (13)

14. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 5-0 (14)

15. Blue Valley HS (Stilwell, Kan.), 4-0 (15)

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 5-0 (1)

2. Allen HS (Texas), 5-0 (2)

3. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 4-0 (3)

4. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 5-0 (4)

5. Katy HS (Texas), 5-0 (5)

6. Westfield HS (Houston), 4-0 (6)

7. Jenks HS (Okla.), 4-0 (7)

8. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 5-1 (8)

9. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 5-0 (9)

10. Manvel HS (Texas), 3-1 (10)

11. Skyline HS (Dallas), 3-1 (11)

12. Fayetteville HS (Ark.), 4-0 (12)

13. Hamilton HS (Chandler, Ariz.), 6-0 (13)

14. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 4-0 (14)

15. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 4-0 (15)

WEST COAST REGION

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 5-0 (1)

2. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 3-0 (2)

3. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 3-1 (3)

4. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 5-0 (4)

5. Bishop Amat HS (La Puente, Calif.), 4-1 (5)

6. Eastside Catholic HS (Bellevue, Wash.), 4-0 (6)

7. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 6-0 (7)

8. Bishop Alemany HS (Mission Hills, Calif.), 5-0 (8)

9. Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.), 4-0 (9)

10. Bellevue HS (Wash.), 2-1 (10)

11. Long Beach Poly HS (Calif.), 3-1 (11)

12. Folsom HS (Calif.), 5-0 (12)

13. Mililani (Hawaii), 6-1 (13)

14. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.), 4-1 (14)

15. Grant HS (Sacramento, Calif.), 4-0 (15)

RECAPPING THE RANKINGS

Top Five Storylines

1. Second-half explosion lifts No. 1 St. John Bosco in NJ … The top-ranked Braves scored 28 unanswered points to lock up a 56-14 win against regionally ranked St. Peter’s Prep. Washington-bound running Sean McGrew had more than 250 total yards and three touchdowns. SJB has outscored its first five opponents by a combined 320-53.

2. Mixed bag for NJ powers … In addition to St. Peter’s Prep taking it on the chin, fellow Non-Public division powers Bergen Catholic and DePaul were also beaten by out-of-state foes. BC was knocked out of the Top 25 by regionally ranked St. Edward (Ohio) and DePaul fell out of the Northeast Top 15 after losing to regionally ranked Canisius (N.Y.). On the plus side, St. Joseph Regional entered the national rankings after beating Eastern Christian Academy (Md.) and regionally ranked Don Bosco Prep handed then-No. 16 Archbishop Rummel (La.) its first loss.

3. Empire State strikes back … For the first time in recent memory (maybe longer), there are three New York teams ranked among the Top 10 of the Northeast. Buffalo power Canisius joined Aquinas and Archbishop Stepinac in the regional poll after its win against DePaul (N.J.).

4. Backup QB helps Allen survive … The quarterback position might be in a state of flux again for the No. 7 Eagles. Junior Mitchell Jonke came off the bench and rallied Allen to a 38-28 win over previously unbeaten Marcus. Jonke replaced four-star senior Seth Green, who threw three first-half interceptions.

5. Chandler returns to Top 25 … The No. 25 Wolves have four consecutive wins since losing at No. 2 Bishop Gorman on Aug. 29. Oregon State-committed quarterback Mason Moran threw for a season-high 375 yards with three touchdowns in a 47-14 win against Mesa Mountain View last week.

Top Five Risers

1. Canisius (N.Y.)

2. Millard West (Neb.)

3. St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)

4. Jordan (Utah)

5. Marshfield (Mass.)

Top Five Feats … plus one

1. Jaley Adams of Kossuth broke Mississippi’s single-game rushing record with 544 yards on 28 carries in a 68-34 win over Corinth. The junior scored eight touchdowns on his record-setting night.

2. Jed Schleimer of Mount Baker (Deming, Wash.) broke his state’s single-game rushing mark on the same night, totaling 515 yards on just 20 carries during a 64-30 rout of Nooksack Valley (Everson).

3. Carson Cline of Lenox (Iowa) returned on not one, not two, not three, but FOUR interceptions for touchdowns as his team crushed Nishnabotna, 66-14, in an 8-man game. Cline also had two touchdowns passing and one rushing score.

4. Skyler Southam of Wasatch (Heber City) entered the Utah record book after booting three field goals in a 23-3 win against Salem Hills (Salem). Southam, a BYU commit, now has 29 career field goals, the most in state history.

5. It took only one half for Whitney (Rocklin, Calif.) quarterback Hunter Rodrigues to total 259 passing yards and seven touchdowns. The senior sat out the second half of the Wildcats’ 76-14 drubbing of Bella Vista (Fair Oaks).

Plus one … Boboquivari (Sells, Ariz.) broke a 66-game losing streak when it topped Arete Prep (Gilbert), 54-40. The Warriors’ hadn’t won a game since September 2008 and were beaten by less than 10 points only once during the streak. 

All content Copyright 2015 Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com

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