PrepNation.com: Week 17 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

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 17 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with current won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 15-0

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

3. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 12-2

4. DeSoto HS (Texas), 15-0

5. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 14-1

6. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 15-0

7. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 14-0

8. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 12-2

9. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 13-1

10. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

11. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 12-0

12. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 13-0

13. Roswell HS (Ga.), 14-1

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

15. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 14-0

16. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 14-0

17. East HS (Salt Lake City), 14-0

18. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0

19. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 12-2

20. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 11-1

21. Hoover HS (Ala.), 12-2

22. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 14-0

23. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-1

24. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati), 10-5

25. Edna Karr HS (New Orleans), 14-0

NORTHEAST

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 14-0

2. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 9-2

3. Paramus Catholic HS (N.J.), 9-2

4. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 11-2-1

5. North Penn HS (Lansdale, Pa.), 14-1

6. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh), 14-2

7. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.), 15-0

8. Timber Creek HS (Erial, N.J.), 12-0

9. Duxbury HS (Mass.), 12-1

10. St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 8-4

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

12. Everett HS (Mass.), 10-2

13. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 6-5

14. Darien HS (Conn.), 12-0

15. Bishop Hendricken HS (Warwick, R.I.), 11-0

EAST COAST

1. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 12-0

2. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 14-0

3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 10-2

4. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 13-1

5. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 14-0

6. Damascus HS (Md.), 14-0

7. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 15-0

8. Highland Springs HS (Va.), 14-1

9. Boiling Springs HS (S.C.), 13-1

10. Martinsburg HS (W.Va.), 14-0

11. Page HS (Greensboro, N.C.), 14-1

12. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 8-4

13. Fort Dorchester HS (North Charleston, S.C.), 12-2

14. Salem HS (Va.), 13-1

15. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.), 13-2

SOUTHEAST

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

2. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 14-1

3. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 12-2

4. Roswell HS (Ga.), 14-1

5. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 14-0

6. Hoover HS (Ala.), 12-2

7. Edna Karr HS (New Orleans), 14-0

8. Carol City HS (Miami), 11-3

9. Whitehaven HS (Memphis, Tenn.), 15-0

10. Cocoa HS (Fla.), 12-1

11. Clinton HS (Miss.), 14-1

12. Cartersville HS (Ga.), 15-0

13. Southridge HS (Miami), 13-2

14. McGill-Toolen HS (Mobile, Ala.), 13-1

15. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 10-2

MIDWEST

1. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 14-0

2. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0

3. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati), 10-5

4. St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland), 13-2

5. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 14-0

6. East St. Louis HS (Ill.), 14-0

7. Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, Mich.), 13-1

8. Carmel HS (Ind.), 9-5

9. King HS (Detroit), 12-2

10. Maine South HS (Park Ridge, Ill.), 11-3

11. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 12-2

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

13. Bowling Green HS (Ky.), 15-0

14. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 10-2

15. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 11-1

MIDLANDS

1. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 14-0

2. East HS (Salt Lake City), 14-0

3. Derby HS (Kan.), 13-0

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

5. Kirkwood HS (Mo.), 12-1

6. Totino-Grace HS (Fridley, Minn.), 13-0

7. Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 11-3

8. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 12-1

9. Blue Valley HS (Stillwell, Kan.), 12-1

10. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 12-1

11. Mountain View HS (Meridian, Id.), 11-2

12. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 12-2

13. Blue Springs HS (Mo.), 11-3

14. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.), 11-2

15. Pomona HS (Arvada, Colo.), 12-2

SOUTHWEST

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 15-0

2. DeSoto HS (Texas), 15-0

3. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 15-0

4. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

5. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 12-2

6. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 14-0

7. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 14-1

8. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 14-1

9. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 11-2

10. Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix), 13-1

11. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 11-3

12. Aledo HS (Texas), 15-0

13. Fayetteville HS (Ark.), 12-1

14. West Orange-Stark HS (Orange, Texas), 15-0

15. Norman North HS (Okla.), 12-1

WEST COAST

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 12-2

2. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 13-1

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

4. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 11-1

5. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-1

6. West Linn HS (Ore.), 14-0

7. Camas HS (Wash.), 14-0

8. Cathedral Catholic HS (San Diego), 14-0

9. St. Mary’s HS (Stockton, Calif.), 14-1

10. Rancho Cucamonga HS (Calif.), 12-1

11. Narbonne HS (Harbor City, Calif.), 14-1

12. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 11-1

13. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 11-2

14. Freedom HS (Oakley, Calif.), 11-2

15. Madison HS (San Diego), 12-2

THREE AND OUT

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

Team of the Week

Edna Karr (New Orleans) vaulted from just outside last week’s regionally ranks to No. 25 in the latest national poll after beating then-regionally ranked Neville (Monroe), 34-21, for the Louisiana 4A championship. It snapped Neville’s 39-game winning streak and avenged Karr’s loss to the Tigers in last year’s championship game.

Worth Noting

Preseason No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) moved back into the Top 10 after crushing previously unbeaten Plant (Tampa), 45-6, for its third straight Class 7A state crown. The No. 8 Raiders now have seven state championship in the last 10 years. … The Woodlands (Texas) jumped 14 spots to No. 6 after eliminating No. 10 Allen with a 36-28 win the Class 6A-I state semifinals. On Saturday, the Highlanders will play in the state championship game for the first time since 2003. … No. 7 St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia) is up four spots following its 42-7 blowout of regionally ranked Pittsburgh Central Catholic in Pennsylvania’s first-ever Class 6A title game. It’s the Hawks’ third state crown in four years. … Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) moved up three positions to No. 5 after beating No. 13 Roswell, 23-20 in overtime for the Georgia Class 7A championship. … Regionally ranked Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) continues to lurk just outside the national Top 25. The unbeaten Silver Foxes earned a trip to the Class 5A championship game with their second win this season against regionally ranked Fort Dorchester (Charleston).

For the Record

Trinity Christian HS (Jacksonville, Fla.) tied a state record by winning its fourth consecutive state title. The Conquerors downed Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 24-13, in the Class 3A final. … K’Hari Lane of Macon County (Montezuma, Ga.) become his state’s record-holder for touchdown passes in a season. The senior threw four touchdown passes in a 35-0 rout of McIntosh County (Darien) for the Class A-Public state championship game and ended the year with a record 56. … Ansonia added to its record for most state championships in Connecticut history. The Chargers downed Rocky Hill, 28-21, in the Class S finals for state crown No. 20.

About the PrepNation National Prep Poll

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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