Week 13 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

Colerain, Archer return to Top 25

Cards, Tigers back in the mix after strong postseason showings

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 13 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 11-0 (Last week: 1)                                 

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 12-0 (2)

3. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 11-0 (3)

4. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 11-0 (4)

5. Allen HS (Texas), 11-0 (5)

6. Katy HS (Texas), 11-0 (8)

7. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 9-1 (7)

8. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 11-0 (11)

9. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 11-0 (9)

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

11. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 11-1 (14)

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

13. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-1 (15)

14. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 12-0 (16)

15. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 12-0 (18)

16. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 13-0 (20)

17. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 11-1 (NR)

18. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), 10-1 (17)

19. Gilman School (Baltimore), 10-1 (19)

20. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 11-0 (22)

21. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 11-0 (23)

22. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-0 (24)

23. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 9-1 (21)

24. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 11-0 (25)

25. Archer HS (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 10-1 (NR)

Dropped out: Euless Trinity (Texas) 6, South Panola (Miss.) 13

NORTHEAST REGION

1. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 10-0 (Last week: 1)

2. Woodland Hills HS (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 11-0 (2)

3. Don Bosco Prep HS (Ramsey, N.J.), 7-3 (3)

4. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 7-3 (4)

5. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 7-3 (5)

6. Xaverian Brothers HS (Westwood, Mass.), 10-0 (6)

7. Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), 11-0 (7)

8. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 10-0 (8)

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

10. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 7-2 (10)

11. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh), 10-1 (11)

12. Marshfield HS (Mass.), 10-0 (12)

13. Middletown South HS (N.J.), 9-0 (13)

14. Downingtown East HS (Exon, Pa.), 11-0 (14)

15. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 10-0 (NR)

EAST COAST REGION

1. Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, Va.), 11-0 (1)

2. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 10-1 (2)

3. Gilman School (Baltimore), 10-1 (3)

4. Bird HS (Chesterfield, Va.), 11-0 (4)

5. Scotland HS (Laurinburg, N.C.), 12-0 (6)

6. Lake Taylor HS (Norfolk, Va.), 11-0 (7)

7. Spartanburg HS (S.C.), 10-1 (8)

8. Byrnes HS (Duncan. S.C.), 10-1 (9)

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

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

11. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.), 11-0 (12)

12. Damascus HS (Md.), 11-0 (13)

13. South County HS (Lorton, Va.), 11-0 (14)

14. Hermitage HS (Richmond, Va.), 11-0 (15)

15. Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 10-2 (NR)

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 11-0 (1)

2. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 11-0 (3)

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

4. Clay-Chalkville HS (Pinson, Ala.), 12-0 (4)

5. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 9-1 (6)

6. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 11-0 (7)

7. Archer HS (Lawrenceville, Ga.), 10-1 (8)

8. Maryville HS (Tenn.), 12-0 (9)

9. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 9-1 (11)

10. Archbishop Rummel HS (Metairie, La.), 9-1 (10)

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

12. Spanish Fort HS (Ala.), 12-0 (13)

13. West Monroe HS (La.), 11-0 (14)

14. Opelika HS (Ala.), 12-0 (14)

15. Mainland HS (Daytona Beach, Fla.), 10-1 (NR)

MIDWEST REGION

1. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-1 (1)

2. Male HS (Louisville, Ky.), 12-0 (2)

3. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 12-0 (3)

4. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 13-0 (4)

5. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 11-1 (6)

6. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 12-0 (5)

7. La Salle HS (Cincinnati), 10-2 (7)

8. King HS (Detroit), 12-0 (9)

9. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 11-1 (10)

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

11. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 13-0 (13)

12. Elder HS (Cincinnati), 9-3 (11)

13. Benedictine HS (Cleveland), 12-0 (15)

14. St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), 10-1 (NR)

15. Penn HS (Mishawaka, Ind.), 12-1 (NR)

 MIDLANDS REGION

1. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 13-0 (8)

2. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 13-0 (1)

3. Webb City HS (Mo.), 13-0 (3)

4. Blue Springs South HS (Mo.), 13-0 (4)

5. Columbine HS (Littleton, Colo.), 11-0 (5)

6. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 12-0 (8)

7. Millard West HS (Omaha, Neb.), 12-0 (9)

8. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 10-2 (2)

9. Fort Osage HS (Independence, Mo.), 11-1 (NR)

10. Pine Creek HS (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 11-0 (10)

11. Osseo HS (Minn.), 10-3 (NR)

12. Mountain View HS (Meridian, Idaho), 12-0 (15)

13. Kearney HS (Mo.), 12-1 (NR)

14. Herriman HS (West Herriman, Utah), 10-3 (NR)

15. Mill Valley HS (Shawnee, Kan.), 10-1 (NR)

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 12-0 (1)

2. Allen HS (Texas), 11-0 (2)

3. Katy HS (Texas), 11-0 (4)

4. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 11-1 (5)

5. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 11-0 (6)

6. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 11-0 (7)

7. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 10-1 (8)

8. Carroll HS (Southlake, Texas), 9-2 (9)

9. Pearland HS (Texas), 11-0 (10)

10. Westfield HS (Houston), 9-1-1 (11)

11. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 10-1 (14)

12. Lake Ridge HS (Mansfield, Texas), 11-0 (15)

13. Har-Ber HS (Springdale, Ark.), 9-1 (13)

14. Manvel HS (Texas), 9-2 (NR)

15. Jenks HS (Okla.), 9-1 (NR)

WEST COAST REGION

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 11-0 (1)

2. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 11-0 (2)

3. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 9-1 (3)

4. Eastside Catholic HS (Bellevue, Wash.), 10-0 (4)

5. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 9-2 (5)

6. Bishop Amat HS (La Puente, Calif.), 9-2 (6)

7. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 11-0 (7)

8. Folsom HS (Calif.), 11-0 (8)

9. Elk Grove HS (Calif.), 11-0 (9)

10. Bellevue HS (Wash.), 9-1 (10)

11. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.), 9-2 (11)

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

13. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 12-0 (15)

14. Clayton Valley HS (Concord, Calif.), 9-1 (13)

15. Lake Stevens HS (Wash.), 11-0 (14)

RECAPPING THE RANKINGS

Top Five Storylines

Stunning first-round exit for Euless Trinity: The biggest upset of the week – if not the entire season – was South Grand Prairie knocking off then-No. 6 Euless Trinity, 24-21, in round one of the Texas 6A/I playoffs. South Grand Prairie has four losses this season. Trinity was 10-1 and owns a win against No. 7 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).

Archer returns to Top 25: Trinity’s loss was Archer’s gain. The Tigers are back in the national poll after opening the Georgia 6A playoffs with a 40-17 rout of Etowah. Archer’s only loss this was by two points against No. 8 Grayson.

Trio for Ohio in Top 25: A 42-14 rout of city rival St. Xavier ushered Colerain (Cincinnati) back into the national rankings. Ohio joined California, Florida, Georgia and Texas as states with at least three teams in the national poll.

Rarified air for Lone Peak: Utah’s top-ranked squad took over the No. 1 position in the Midlands rankings – and now sits just outside the national Top 25 -- after a dominant 26-9 win over then-No. 2 Bingham in the 5A state semifinals. Bingham had won 36 in a row versus in-state opponents.

Welcome back: Jenks (Okla.), Mainland (Fla.), Mallard Creek (N.C.) and Manvel (Texas) – all of which were Top 25 teams at one point this season -- all reappeared in their respective regional Top 15s this week after convincing playoff wins.

Top Five Risers

1. Colerain (Ohio)

2. Lone Peak (Utah)

3. Fort Osage (Mo.)

4. Osseo (Minn.)

5. The Woodlands (Texas)

Top Five Feats … plus one

Senior Anthony Johnson of Scio (Ore.) set his state’s single-season rushing record during a 402-yard outburst in a 70-36 playoff win over Salem Academy. Johnson now has 3,485 rushing yards this season, breaking the previous mark set by current University of Oregon back Thomas Tyner at Aloha in 2012.

On the same night, the longest field goal in Oregon history was converted when Adley Rustchman of Sherwood connected from 63 yards out. The record-setting boot helped Sherwood clobber Tigard, 41-20, in the 6A state playoffs.

Senior Mark Evanchick of Darien broke the Connecticut all-time state record for sacks previous held by future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Dwight Freeney. Evanchick notched three sacks during a 27-0 win over Staples, giving him 62½ for his career.

Jackson Tate, a senior at Edgewood Academy, set the single-season receiving yards record for the Alabama Independent Schools Association. Tate caught seven passes for 200 yards in a 49-12 rout of Clarke Prep, sending his season total to 1,670 yards in 12 games. As an aside, it was Edgewood’s 69^th straight win, the longest current streak in the nation among 11-man teams.

The North Carolina all-time record for kickoff returns for touchdowns was set when senior Jamal Wheeler of Polk County returned the eighth of his career during a 20-14 playoff loss to Thomasville.

Bismarck Century captured its first state football championship with a come-from-behind 28-21 win against top-ranked Minot in the North Dakota Class 3A final. Century, which trailed 21-14 late in the third quarter, was blown out by Minot, 35-7, when the teams met in the regular season.

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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