Week 10 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

Center Grove Arrives

Indiana's top team joins Top 25

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 10 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 8-0 (Last week: 1)                               

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 9-0 (2)

3. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 8-0 (3)

4. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 8-0 (4)

5. Allen HS (Texas), 8-0 (5)

6. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 8-0 (6)

7. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 8-0 (7)

8. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 7-1 (8)

9. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 8-0 (9)

10. Katy HS (Texas), 8-0 (10)

11. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 7-0 (11)

12. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 9-0 (13)

13. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 9-0 (12)

14. South Panola HS (Batesville, Miss.), 9-0 (14)

15. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 8-0 (16)

16. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 7-1 (17)

17. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 8-1 (18)

18. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-1 (19)

19. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 7-1 (20)

20. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 9-0 (21)

21. Gilman School (Baltimore), 8-1 (22)

22. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 9-0 (23)

23. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 9-0 (24)

24. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 7-1 (25)

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

Dropped out: Jenks (Okla.) 15

NORTHEAST REGION

1. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 8-0 (Last week: 1)

2. Woodland Hills HS (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 8-0 (2)

3. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 5-2 (3)

4. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 5-3 (4)

5. Don Bosco Prep HS (Ramsey, N.J.), 4-3 (5)

6. Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood, Mass.), 7-0 (7)

7. Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), 8-0 (8)

8. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 7-0 (9)

9. Southington HS (Conn.), 6-0 (11)

10. Upper Dublin (Fort Washington, Pa.), 8-0 (12)

11. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 6-2 (6)

12. Marshfield HS (Mass.), 7-0 (14)

13. Middletown South (N.J.), 7-0 (NR)

14. Downingtown East HS (Exton, Pa.), 8-0 (NR)

15. Canisius HS (Buffalo, N.Y.), 7-1 (NR)

EAST COAST REGION

1. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 8-0 (1)

2. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 8-0 (2)

3. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 7-1 (3)

4. Gilman School (Baltimore), 8-1 (4)

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

6. Lake Taylor HS (Norfolk, Va.), 8-0 (6)

7. Scotland HS (Laurinburg, N.C.), 9-0 (7)

8. Spartanburg HS (S.C.), 8-1 (8)

9. Byrnes HS (Duncan. S.C.), 8-1 (9)

10. Northwestern HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 8-1 (10)

11. Cabell Midland HS (Ona, W.Va.), 8-0 (15)

12. Westside HS (Anderson, S.C.), 9-0 (11)

13. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.), 8-0 (12)

14. Damascus HS (Md.), 8-0 (13)

15. Lake Braddock HS (Burke, Va.), 8-0 (14)

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 8-0 (1)

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 7-0 (2)

3. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 9-0 (4)

4. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 9-0 (3)

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

6. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 7-1 (6)

7. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 8-0 (7)

8. Archer HS (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 7-1 (8)

9. Maryville HS (Tenn.), 9-0 (9)

10. Archbishop Rummel HS (Metairie, La.), 7-1 (10)

11. Roswell HS (Ga.), 8-0 (11)

12. Spanish Fort HS (Ala.), 9-0 (12)

13. West Monroe HS (La.), 8-0 (13)

14. Opelika HS (Ala.), 9-0 (14)

15. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 6-1 (15)

MIDWEST REGION

1. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 8-1 (1)

2. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 9-0 (2)

3. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 9-0 (3)

4. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 10-0 (4)

5. La Salle HS (Cincinnati), 8-1 (5)

6. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 8-1 (6)

7. Carmel HS (Ind.), 8-2 (7)

8. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 9-0 (8)

9. King HS (Detroit), 9-0 (10)

10. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 9-1 (12)

11. Mona Shores HS (Norton Shores, Mich.), 9-0 (11)

12. Glenbard West HS (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) 9-0 (NR)

13. Saline HS (Mich.), 8-0 (13)

14. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 7-3 (14)

15. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 10-0 (NR)

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 10-0 (1)

2. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 9-1 (2)

3. Webb City HS (Mo.), 10-0 (3)

4. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.), 10-0 (4)

5. Blue Springs South HS (Mo.), 10-0 (5)

6. Columbine HS (Littleton, Colo.), 8-0 (6)

7. Lawrence HS (Kan.), 8-0 (7)

8. Francis Howell HS (St. Charles, Mo.), 10-0 (8)

9. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 10-0 (9)

10. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 8-0 (10)

11. Millard West HS (Omaha, Neb.), 9-0 (11)

12. Pine Creek HS (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 8-0 (NR)

13. Sky View HS (Smithfield, Utah), 10-0 (13)

14. Staley HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 8-1 (14)

15. Mountain View HS (Meridian, Idaho), 9-0 (NR)

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 9-0 (1)

2. Allen HS (Texas), 8-0 (2)

3. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 8-0 (3)

4. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 8-0 (4)

5. Katy HS (Texas), 8-0 (5)

6. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 8-1 (7)

7. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 9-0 (8)

8. Klein Collins HS (Spring, Texas), 8-0 (9)

9. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 8-0 (11)

10. Hamilton HS (Chandler, Ariz.), 9-0 (10)

11. Westfield HS (Houston), 7-1 (13)

12. Manvel HS (Texas), 7-1 (14)

13. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 7-1 (12)

14. Har-Ber HS (Springdale, Ark.), 7-1 (15)

15. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 7-1 (NR)

WEST COAST REGION

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 8-0 (1)

2. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 7-0 (2)

3. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 7-1 (3)

4. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 7-1 (4)

5. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.), 7-1 (5)

6. Bishop Amat HS (La Puente, Calif.), 7-2 (6)

7. Eastside Catholic HS (Bellevue, Wash.), 7-0 (8)

8. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 9-0 (8)

9. Folsom HS (Calif.), 8-0 (9)

10. Elk Grove HS (Calif.), 8-0 (10)

11. Bellevue HS (Wash.), 6-1 (12)

12. Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.), 8-0 (11)

13. Long Beach Poly HS (Calif.), 6-2 (13)

14. Clayton Valley HS (Concord, Calif.), 7-1 (14)

15. Mililani HS (Hawaii), 10-1 (15)

RECAPPING THE RANKINGS

Top Five Storylines

1. Bishop Gorman makes its case: Should current No. 1 St. John Bosco falter, the defending Prep Poll champion would likely repeat. The No. 2 Gaels ended regionally ranked Don Bosco Prep’s three-game winning streak against nationally ranked out-of-state opponents with a 30-16 home win. Twelve of Bishop Gorman’s 33 consecutive wins are against non-Nevada opponents.

2. IMG Academy: Big North United champion? The No. 11 Ascenders topped Paramus Catholic, 28-20, for their third win over a top-notch New Jersey opponent in the last four games. IMG is now 4-0 against former Top 25 teams this season.

3. Steele survives: The No. 23 Knights held off then-unbeaten Converse Judson, 20-13, to take a step closer to their sixth straight season with double-digit victories. Judson is a five-time state champion but is now 0-6 against Steele.

4. Center Grove moves in: The first home loss in nearly a decade for then-No. 15 Jenks (Okla.) allowed a different team of Trojans to march into the national poll at No. 25. Center Grove handled first-round playoff opponent Columbus North, 34-7, to improve to 10-0.

5. MLK is King of Detroit Public League: The regionally ranked Crusaders edged rival Cass Tech, 27-25, and moved up one spot in the Midwest Top 15. King won without three starters who were suspended for participating in an on-field fight the week before.

Top Five Risers

1. Cabell Midland (W.Va.)

2. Glenbard West (Ill.)

3. Pine Creek (Colo.)

4. Lake Travis (Texas)

5. Trinity (Ky.)

Top Five Feats … plus one

1. Great Scott! Regionally ranked Spartanburg (S.C.) senior Austin Scott tied a state record with nine touchdown passes along with 686 passing yards to spark a 76-34 rout of Wade Hampton.

2. Oklahoma’s all-time leading passer is Fine: Mason Fine of Locust Grove became the Sooner State’s career leader in passing yardage. The senior threw for 457 yards during a 56-21 win against Claremore Sequoyah, giving him 11,658 yards for his career. Fine also holds four other state passing records.

3. Gee-Montgomery’s a wiz: Junior Mason Gee-Montgomery of Stockbridge set the Michigan season record for passing touchdowns during a 54-50 over Parchment. Gee-Montgomery had five touchdown passes in the game, giving him a record 49 for the season.

4. Husker recruit sets record: Derrion Grim of McNair HS (Stockton) set California’s season record for touchdown receptions during a 40-6 rout of Edison (Stockton). Grim caught three scoring passes on the night to set the new record at 28.

5. Ledbetter nails 61-yard field goal: Sage Ledbetter of Auburn kicked the longest field goal in Alabama high school history during a 31-7 win over Smiths Station. Ledbetter was good from 61 yards out, beating the previous record by one yard.

Plus one … Weather was the only real winner in a pivotal Texas District 16-5A matchup between Lufkin and Ennis. Unrelenting lightning strikes and heavy rain caused two and a half hours of weather delays before the head coaches for the two teams finally decided to let a coinflip decide their teams’ fate. Lufkin won the flip – and therefore the game – before making a 150-mile bus trip back to East Texas.

 All content Copyright 2015 Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com

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The PrepNation National Prep Poll is a continuation of World Feature Syndicate’s National Prep Poll, which was published and distributed to the Associated Press and other news organizations from 1987 to 2015. 

The National Prep Poll is second only to the USA Today Super 25 as the longest continually published weekly high school rankings. While a product of World Features Syndicate (1987-2015), the National Prep Poll was the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.


Before authoring rankings for Student Sports and ESPN, National High School Sports Hall of Fame journalist Doug Huff compiled the National Prep Poll rankings from 1987 until 1999. Current author Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present. 


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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