Week 5 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa – Bishop Gorman and IMG Academy’s vice-like grip on the top two spots in the PrepNation National Prep Football Poll got even stronger after each team posted yet another convincing win over a ranked opponent.

Bishop Gorman locked up its fourth consecutive week in the No. 1 position after breezing past regionally ranked Kahuku (Hawaii), 35-7. The Gaels (4-0) have beaten a team that was nationally or regionally ranked every game this season.

Not to be outdone, No. 2 IMG Academy thumped No. 12 St. John’s (Washington), 35-14. It’s the third win in four weeks for the Ascenders against a current Top 12 team.

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports expert Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 5 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 4-0

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

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

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

5. Allen HS (Texas), 3-0

6. Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix), 4-0

7. Roswell HS (Ga.), 3-0

8. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 3-0

9. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 3-1

10. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 3-1

11. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 2-1

12. St. John’s HS (Washington), 3-1

13. Central HS (Miami), 4-0

14. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 2-1

15. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 4-0

16. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 4-0

17. McGill-Toolen HS (Mobile, Ala.), 4-0

18. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 5-0

19. Judson HS (Converse, Texas), 4-0

20. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 4-0

21. DeSoto HS (Texas), 3-0

22. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 5-0

23. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 5-0

24. East HS (Salt Lake City), 5-0

25. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 4-1

NORTHEAST

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 3-0

2. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 2-1

3. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 3-1

4. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 3-0

5. St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 2-0

6. Paramus Catholic HS (N.J.), 3-0

7. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 0-2-1

8. Duxbury HS (Mass.), 2-0

9. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 2-0

10. Upper St. Clair HS (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 3-0

11. Pine-Richland HS (Gibsonia, Pa.), 3-1

12. Neshaminy HS (Langhorne, Pa.), 4-0

13. Imhotep Charter HS (Philadelphia), 3-0

14. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 0-3

15. Darien HS (Conn.), 2-0

EAST COAST

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

2. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 3-1

3. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 4-0

4. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.), 3-0

5. Fort Dorchester HS (North Charleston, S.C.), 3-1

6. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 3-1

7. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 4-1

8. Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 3-1

9. Northwestern HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 4-1

10. McDonogh HS (Owings Mills, Md.), 3-1

11. Good Counsel HS (Olney, Md.), 3-0

12. Damascus HS (Md.), 3-0

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

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

15. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 3-0

SOUTHEAST

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

2. Roswell HS (Ga.), 3-0

3. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 2-1

4. Central HS (Miami), 4-0

5. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 2-1

6. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 4-0

7. McGill-Toolen HS (Mobile, Ala.), 4-0

8. Clinton HS (Miss.), 4-0

9. Booker T. Washington HS (Miami), 3-1

10. Mill Creek HS (Hoschton, Ga.), 4-0

11. Catholic HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 3-0

12. Armwood HS (Seffner, Fla.), 3-0

13. Cartersville HS (Ga.), 4-0

14. Apopka HS (Fla.), 4-0

15. Oakland HS (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 4-0

MIDWEST

1. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 4-0

2. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 4-0

3. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 5-0

4. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 4-1

5. Pickerington Central HS (Ohio), 4-0

6. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 5-0

7. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 4-0

8. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 4-1

9. Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, Mich.), 4-0

10. East St. Louis HS (Ill.), 4-0

11. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 3-0-1

12. Elder HS (Cincinnati), 3-1

13. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 3-1

14. Walled Lake Western HS (Mich.), 4-0

15. Palatine HS (Ill.), 4-0

MIDLANDS

1. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 5-0

2. East HS (Salt Lake City), 5-0

3. Valley HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 4-0

4. Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 5-0

5. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 4-1

6. Omaha North HS (Neb.), 4-0

7. Blue Springs HS (Mo.), 4-1

8. Derby HS (Kan.), 3-0

9. Totino-Grace HS (Fridley, Minn.), 3-0

10. Chaminade HS (St. Louis), 4-1

11. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 3-1

12. Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, Kan.), 2-1

13. Bellevue West HS (Neb.), 4-0

14. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 4-1

15. Mullen HS (Denver), 3-1

SOUTHWEST

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 4-0

2. Allen HS (Texas), 3-0

3. Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix), 4-0

4. Judson HS (Converse, Texas), 4-0

5. DeSoto HS (Texas), 3-0

6. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 5-0

7. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 3-1

8. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 3-1

9. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 2-1

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

11. Fayetteville HS (Ark.), 3-0

12. Liberty HS (Henderson, Nev.), 3-0

13. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 4-0

14. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 2-1

15. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 3-1

WEST COAST

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

2. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 3-1

3. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 3-1

4. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 4-0

5. Narbonne HS (Harbor City, Calif.), 3-0

6. Eastside Catholic HS (Sammamish, Wash.), 3-0

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

8. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 5-1

9. West Linn HS (Ore.), 3-0

10. St. Mary’s HS (Stockton, Calif.), 4-0

11. St. Louis School (Honolulu), 4-0

12. Cathedral Catholic HS (San Diego), 4-0

13. Del Oro HS (Loomis, Calif.), 4-0

14. Oaks Christian HS (Westlake Village, Calif.), 3-1

15. Chaminade HS (West Hills, Calif.), 3-1

THREE AND OUT

The top three storylines, news, notes and milestones from the week that was in high school football.

Nos. 1 and 2 with a bullet

The nation’s top two teams turned in yet another pair of statement wins over the weekend.

Ohio State-committed quarterback Tate Martell accounted for five touchdowns – pushing his career total over 100 – as No. 1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) hammered regionally ranked Kahuku (Hawaii), 35-7, for their 43^rd consecutive victory. All four of the Gaels’ wins this season are over teams that are or were ranked this season. The average margin of victory is 27 points.

Meanwhile, IMG Academy’s Texas A&M-bound QB Kellen Mond also was responsible for five touchdowns as the No. 2 Ascenders toppled No. 12 St. John’s (Washington), 35-14. Three of IMG’s four wins were against teams currently in the Top 12 of the national rankings.

Welcome to the show

East (Salt Lake City) and Warren Central (Indianapolis) joined the national rankings for the first time this season.

No. 24 East (5-0) burst down the door to the Top 25 after a 23-21 road win over six-time Prep Poll champion De La Salle (Concord, Calif.). No. 25 Warren Central (4-1) sneaked into the national poll after topping state-ranked Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 35-34. The Warriors’ only loss was by 3 points to No. 16 Colerain (Cincinnati).

For the record

Myles Brennan, a senior at St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), became his state’s all-time leader in passing yardage. The LSU commit threw for 366 yards in a 40-14 rout of D’iberville, pushing his career total to 12,801 yards. The previous record holder was Dylan Favre, the nephew of Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Brett Favre and also a St. Stanislaus quarterback. … What was the longest regular-season winning streak in California ended at 48 games when Sacramento High stunned then-regionally ranked Folsom, 32-27. Folsom hadn’t lost a regular season game since 2011. … Quinn Commans of Whittier Christian (La Habra, Calif.) tied a CIF-Southern Section record by throwing nine touchdown passes in a 68-55 win against Bell.

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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.

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