Week 11 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

Return of the Cavaliers 

Upsets open the door for Lake Travis', Serra's return to Top 25

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 11 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 9-0 (Last week: 1)                               

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 10-0 (2)

3. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 9-0 (3)

4. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 9-0 (4)

5. Allen HS (Texas), 9-0 (5)

6. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 9-0 (7)

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

8. Katy HS (Texas), 9-0 (10)

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

10. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0 (11)

11. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 10-0 (13)

12. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 9-0 (15)

13. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 10-0 (13)

14. South Panola HS (Batesville, Miss.), 10-0 (14)

15. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 9-1 (18)

16. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-1 (19)

17. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 8-1 (19)

18. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 10-0 (20)

19. Gilman School (Baltimore), 9-1 (21)

20. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 10-0 (22)

21. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 8-1 (24)

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

23. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 11-0 (25)

24. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 9-0 (NR)

25. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.), 8-1 (NR)

Dropped out: Cedar Hill (Texas) 6, Mater Dei (Calif.) 16

NORTHEAST REGION

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

2. Woodland Hills HS (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 9-0 (2)

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

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

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

6. Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood, Mass.), 8-0 (6)

7. Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), 9-0 (8)

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

9. Southington HS (Conn.), 7-0 (9)

10. Upper Dublin (Fort Washington, Pa.), 9-0 (10)

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

12. Marshfield HS (Mass.), 8-0 (12)

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

14. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 9-0 (NR)

15. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh), 8-1 (NR)

EAST COAST REGION

1. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 9-0 (1)

2. Gonzaga HS (Washington), 9-0 (2)

3. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 8-1 (3)

4. Gilman School (Baltimore), 9-1 (4)

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

6. Scotland HS (Laurinburg, N.C.), 10-0 (7)

7. Lake Taylor HS (Norfolk, Va.), 9-0 (6)

8. Spartanburg HS (S.C.), 9-1 (8)

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

10. Northwestern HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 9-1 (10)

11. Cabell Midland HS (Ona, W.Va.), 9-0 (11)

12. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.), 9-0 (13)

13. Damascus HS (Md.), 9-0 (14)

14. Lake Braddock HS (Burke, Va.), 9-0 (15)

15. Hermitage HS (Richmond, Va.), 9-0 (NR)

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 9-0 (1)

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0 (2)

3. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 10-0 (3)

4. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 10-0 (4)

5. South Panola HS (Batesville, Miss.), 10-0 (5)

6. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 8-1 (6)

7. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 9-0 (7)

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

9. Maryville HS (Tenn.), 10-0 (9)

10. Archbishop Rummel HS (Metairie, La.), 8-1 (10)

11. Roswell HS (Ga.), 9-0 (11)

12. Spanish Fort HS (Ala.), 10-0 (12)

13. West Monroe HS (La.), 9-0 (13)

14. Opelika HS (Ala.), 10-0 (14)

15. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 7-1 (15)

MIDWEST REGION

1. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 9-1 (1)

2. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 10-0 (2)

3. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 10-0 (3)

4. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 11-0 (4)

5. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 9-1 (6)

6. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 10-0 (8)

7. La Salle HS (Cincinnati), 8-2 (5)

8. Carmel HS (Ind.), 9-2 (7)

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

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

11. Elder HS (Cincinnati), 7-3 (NR)

12. Mona Shores HS (Norton Shores, Mich.), 10-0 (11)

13. Glenbard West HS (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) 10-0 (12)

14. Saline HS (Mich.), 9-0 (13)

15. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 8-3 (14)

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 11-0 (1)

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

3. Webb City HS (Mo.), 11-0 (3)

4. Blue Springs South HS (Mo.), 11-0 (5)

5. Columbine HS (Littleton, Colo.), 9-0 (6)

6. Lawrence HS (Kan.), 9-0 (7)

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

8. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 11-0 (9)

9. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 9-0 (10)

10. Millard West HS (Omaha, Neb.), 10-0 (11)

11. Totino-Grace HS (Fridley, Minn.), 9-2 (NR)

12. Pine Creek HS (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 9-0 (12)

13. Sky View HS (Smithfield, Utah), 11-0 (13)

14. Staley HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 9-1 (14)

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

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 10-0 (1)

2. Allen HS (Texas), 9-0 (2)

3. Trinity HS (Euless, Texas), 9-0 (4)

4. Katy HS (Texas), 9-0 (5)

5. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 9-1 (7)

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

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

8. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 8-1 (13)

9. Carroll HS (Southlake, Texas), 7-2 (NR)

10. Hamilton HS (Chandler, Ariz.), 9-1 (10)

11. Westfield HS (Houston), 8-1 (11)

12. Manvel HS (Texas), 8-1 (13)

13. Har-Ber HS (Springdale, Ark.), 8-1 (14)

14. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 8-1 (15)

15. Lake Ridge HS (Mansfield, Texas), 9-0 (NR)

WEST COAST REGION

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 9-0 (1)

2. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 8-0 (2)

3. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 8-1 (3)

4. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.), 8-1 (5)

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

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

7. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 10-0 (8)

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

9. Elk Grove HS (Calif.), 9-0 (10)

10. Bellevue HS (Wash.), 7-1 (11)

11. Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.), 9-0 (12)

12. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 7-2 (4)

13. Long Beach Poly HS (Calif.), 7-2 (13)

14. Clayton Valley HS (Concord, Calif.), 8-1 (14)

15. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 11-0 (NR)

RECAPPING THE RANKINGS

Top Five Storylines

1. Stunner in Minnesota: Eden Prairie’s quest for a fifth consecutive state title ended much sooner than expected with a 27-13 loss to Totino-Grace in the Class 6A state quarterfinals. Eden Prairie had won its last 40 games in a row, a streak that included three wins over Totino-Grace. Totino-Grace moved into the Midlands Top 15 as the de facto favorite for Minnesota’s 6A title while Eden Prairie dropped out.

2. Cedar Hill tumbles: Another huge upset occurred in Texas, where then-No. 6 Cedar Hill was shocked by two-loss Mansfield, 46-43. The loss dropped the Longhorns out of the national and regional rankings, at least for now.

3. Mater Dei also falls: Mater Dei dropped from No. 16 nationally to the bottom third of the West Coast regional rankings after losing to JSerra Catholic for only the second time in 10 meetings. JSerra Catholic had lost three games in a row before Friday’s 35-28 triumph.

4. Elder gets share of GCLS crown: Cincinnati Elder moved back into the Midwest Top 15 after beating regionally ranked La Salle, 21-7. The Panthers earned a share of the Greater Catholic League South title with St. Xavier. It’s their first since 2008.

5. Kahuku is King: Kahuku (Hawaii) debuted in the West Coast Top 15 after an impressive 20-7 win over then-regionally ranked Mililani for the Oahu Interscholastic Association championship.  

Top Five Risers

1. Southlake Carroll (Texas)

2. Westlake (Austin, Texas)

3. Totino-Grace (Minn.)

4. Elder (Ohio)

5. Kahuku (Hawaii)

Top Five Feats … plus one

1. Grim does it again: For the second straight week, Derrion Grim of McNair (Stockton, Calif.) set a single-season state receiving record. The Nebraska recruit had 191 receiving yards in a 52-48 win against Chavez, pushing his season total to 1,767 yards. Grim also caught three touchdown passes – including the game-winner – to extend the state record he set last week to 31.  

2. Pick six times four: Sedgwick set a Kansas record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns during a 44-7 rout of Moundridge. The Cardinals had eight interceptions in the game in total, tying a state record according to Kansas-sports.com.

3. Pick six times two: Nate Jones of Muskegon Central Catholic tied a Michigan record when he returned two interceptions for touchdowns in one quarter. Jones scored from 15 and 33 yards out to help spark a 49-7 rout of Sacred Heart (Mount Pleasant) in round one of the Division 8 state playoffs.

4. Like a Rolling Stone: Derius Stone from St. Mary (Rutherford, N.J.) dashed for 577 rushing yards and seven touchdowns only one 17 carries in a 62-20 rout of Emerson. That’s an average of nearly 34 yards per carry.

5. Connecticut field goal record set: Senior Peter Swindell of New Canaan became Connecticut’s all-time leader in field goals when he connected on the 19^th of his career – a 29-yarder – during a 52-14 blowout of Norwalk.

Plus one … Champaign Central (Ill.) began its Class 5A playoff quest by doubling up on Jacksonville, 80-40. Those 80 points set a single-game playoff scoring record in Illinois. The Maroons steamrolled Jacksonville with 570 rushing yards.

 All content Copyright 2015 Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com

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