Week 12 PrepNation National Prep Basketball Poll

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and Dr. Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 12 national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records: 

NATIONAL TOP 25                             

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 30-0

2. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1

3. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 39-1

4. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-3

5. Atascocita HS (Humble, Texas), 34-0

6. St. Anthony HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 26-0

7. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 28-3

8. Stevens Point HS (Wis.), 22-0

9. University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit), 19-0

10. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 27-1

11. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 31-1

12. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 26-5

13. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 25-3

14. Chaminade HS (St. Louis), 21-5

15. Garfield HS (Seattle), 24-2

16. Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, Minn.), 27-1

17. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3

18. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 24-0

19. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 26-2

20. Greenforest Christian HS (Decatur, Ga.), 29-2

21. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 27-1

22. Memphis East (Tenn.), 26-2

23. Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia), 22-4

24. Simeon HS (Chicago), 24-3

25. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 21-5

NORTHEAST REGION

1. St. Anthony HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 26-0  

2. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 31-1

3. Roman Catholic HS (Philadelphia), 22-4

4. Patrick School (Elizabeth, N.J.), 21-5

5. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 27-1

6. Archbishop Carroll HS (Radnor, Pa.), 23-3

7. Neumann-Goretti HS (Philadelphia), 24-4

8. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y), 22-3

9. Roselle Catholic HS (N.J.), 18-7

10. Westtown School (Pa.), 28-6

EAST COAST REGION

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 39-1

2. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 28-3

3. Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), 30-3

4. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 26-5

5. H.D. Woodson HS (Washington), 30-0

6. High Point Christian HS (N.C.), 24-6

7. Greensboro Day (N.C.), 28-5

8. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 22-7

9. Irmo HS (Columbia, S.C.), 24-4

10. National Christian HS (Fort Washington, MD.), 25-1

SOUTHEAST REGION

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 25-1

2. Greenforest Christian HS (Decatur, Ga.), 29-2

3. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 26-2

4. Scotlandville HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 31-2

5. Hamilton Heights Christian HS (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 27-3

6. Miller Grove HS (Lithonia, Ga.), 29-2

7. Jonesboro HS (Ga.), 28-4

8. Blackman HS (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 28-0

9. Westlake HS (Atlanta), 26-4

10. Dillard HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 28-5

MIDWEST REGION

1. Stevens Point HS (Wis.), 22-0

2. University of Detroit Jesuit HS (Detroit), 19-0

3. La Lumiere School (La Porte, Ind.), 25-3

4. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 24-0

5. Simeon HS (Chicago), 24-3

6. Morgan Park HS (Chicago), 22-3

7. Fenwick HS (Chicago), 25-2

8. Westerville South HS (Ohio), 19-4

9. Merrillville HS (Ind.), 22-1

10. Althoff Catholic HS (Belleville, Ill.), 24-2

MIDLANDS REGION

1. Chaminade HS (St. Louis), 21-5

2. Hopkins HS (Minnetonka, Minn.), 27-1

3. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 27-1

4. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 26-3

5. Overland HS (Aurora, Colo.), 20-3

6. Osseo HS (Minn.), 27-0

7. Omaha South HS (Neb.), 24-1

8. Lee’s Summit HS (Mo.), 25-0

9. Rangeview HS (Aurora, Colo.), 24-0

10. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 20-4

SOUTHWEST REGION

1. Atascocita HS (Humble, Texas), 34-0

2. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 27-1

3. Lancaster HS (Texas), 31-2

4. Edmond North HS (Okla.), 25-0

5. DeSoto HS (Texas), 31-2

6. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 26-5

7. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 25-7

8. Tascosa HS (Amarillo, Texas), 31-0

9. Fort Bend Elkins HS (Missouri City, Texas), 32-2

10. Sam Houston HS (Houston), 31-4

WEST COAST REGION

1. Chino Hills HS (Calif.), 30-0

2. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 26-3

3. Garfield HS (Seattle), 24-2

4. Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, Calif.), 26-2

5. Foothills Christian HS (El Cajon, Calif.), 22-4

6. Federal Way HS (Wash.), 26-0

7. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 27-4

8. West Linn HS (Ore.), 21-3

9. Modesto Christian HS (Calif.), 28-1

10. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 22-5

Top Three Storylines

UCLA-committed junior forward LiAngelo Ball scored 34 points to help top-ranked Chino Hills crush regionally ranked Mater Dei, 102-54, in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, No. 4 Sierra Canyon topped No. 19 Bishop Montgomery, 78-69, setting up a showdown between the current and preseason No. 1 teams on Saturday.

No. 7 St. John’s College (Washington) raced past No. 11 DeMatha (Md.), 71-57, to capture its first Washington Catholic Athletic Conference tournament crown in 16 year. The Cadets won two out of three games against DeMatha overall this season.

No. 23 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) returned to the national poll after defeating regionally ranked Neumann-Goretti, 72-65, for the Philadelphia Catholic League championship. It’s the second straight PCL crown for Roman Catholic. Neumann-Goretti had won the previous six in a row.

Top Three Risers

1. Roman Catholic (Pa.)

2. Irmo (S.C.)

3. Southport (Ind.)

Top Three Feats  

Regionally ranked Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) set a Nevada record by winning its 18^th state championship. The Gaels breezed past Coronado, 83-63, for their fifth consecutive Class 4A crown.

Silas Adheke and Abdulhakim Ado each had double-doubles to lead regionally ranked Hamilton Heights Christian (Tenn.) to its first National Association of Christian Athletes national crown. Adheke, a junior guard, had 15 points and 12 rebounds while Ado, a Mississippi State-bound senior center, had 12 points and 14 boards in a 73-44 title-game rout of Mountain Mission (Va.).

Regionally ranked Dillard (Fla.) set a Broward County record with its six state championship. The Panthers downed Largo, 66-55, for the Class 6A crown.

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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.

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