#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	12-0	beat No. 5 Norcross on ESPN2	1
2.	Lakewood, Calif., Artesia	4-0	defending Division III state champ	2
3.	Huntington, W.Va.	0-0	G Chris Early headed to Oklahoma	3
4.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	6-0	headlines upcoming City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.	5
5.	Norcross, Ga.	4-1	whipped state-ranked Peachtree Ridge, 79-58	6
6.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	0-0	G Dexter Strickland one of nation's top sophs	7
7.	Chicago, Ill., Simeon	1-0	led by Memphis-bound PG Derrick Rose	8
8.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	2-0	F Corey Stokes Villanova-bound	9
9.	Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King	2-0	beat No. 24 Lincoln at Big Apple Challenge	10
10.	Lake Oswego, Ore.	3-0	beat regionally ranked Seattle Franklin, 69-62	13
11.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	4-0	edged regionally ranked Woodland Hills Taft, 60-55	15
12.	Kingwood, Texas	16-0	seeks second 5A title in three years	16
13.	Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell	6-1	PG Joey Rodriguez averaging 10 assists	14
14.	Decatur, Ga., Columbia	5-0	beat then-No. 23 Wheeler on ESPNU	NR
15.	Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt	5-0	nipped city-ranked White Station, 76-70 (OT)	18
16.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	1-1	upset by Decatur, Ill., Christian at St. Louis Shootout	4
17.	Detroit, Mich., Redford	0-0	features Michigan-bound G Corperryale Harris	12
18.	Mount Vernon, N.Y.	0-0	two Class AA Federation crowns in three years	17
19.	Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent	2-0	beat then-No. 19 St. Joseph, Ill., Westchester	NR
20.	Indianapolis, Ind., North Central	4-0	defeated Ohio power Dayton Dunbar at Circle City Classic in Indianapolis	21
21.	Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley	3-0	topped state-ranked Aliquippa, 68-65	25
22.	Arlington, Va., O'Connell	4-0	defeated No. 25 Neumann-Goretti, 58-54, at Washington Examiner Tip-Off Classic	NR
23.	Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph	4-0	has won 42 of last 43	22
24.	Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln	2-1	led by super soph G Lance Stephenson	24
25.	Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti	4-1	PG Antonio "Scoop" Jardine signed with Syracuse	11

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (0-0) (1)
2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (2-0) (2)
3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (2-0) (3)
4. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (0-0) (5)
5. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (2-1) (6)
6. Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley (3-0) (7)
7. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (4-1) (4)
8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (0-0) (8)
9. Harrisburg, Pa. (2-0) (9)
10. Plainfield, N.J. (0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (12-0) (1)
2. Huntington, W.Va. (0-0) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-1) (3)
4. Arlington, Va., O'Connell (4-0) --
5. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (4-0) (4)
6. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (4-0) (5)
7. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (3-1) (8)
8. Washington, D.C., St. John's (3-0) (9)
9. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (3-0) (6)
10. Bear, Del., Caravel (0-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Norcross, Ga. (4-1) (1)
2. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (6-1) (2)
3. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (5-0) (6)
4. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (5-0) (3)
5. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (7-0) (5)
6. Opa Locka, Fla., Pace (6-0) --
7. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (3-0) (10)
8. Savannah, Ga., Beach (4-0) --
9. Alexandria, La., Peabody (11-2) --
10. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (8-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (1-0) (1)
2. Detroit, Mich., Redford (0-0) (2)
3. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (2-0) (5)
4. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (4-0) (4)
5. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph (6-1) (3)
6. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (3-0) (6)
7. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (1-0) (8)
8. Solon, Ohio (2-0) (9)
9. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (4-0) --
10. Wilmette, Ill., Loyola (7-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (1-0) (1)
2. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (3-0) (5)
3. Aurora, Colo., Central (3-0) (9)
4. Bellevue, Neb., West (4-1) (3)
5. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (4-0) (7)
6. Omaha, Neb., Central (3-0) (8)
7. Mendota Heights, Minn., Sibley (3-0) --
8. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (4-0) --
9. Webster Groves, Mo. (5-0) --
10. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (4-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Kingwood, Texas (16-0) (1)
2. Duncanville, Texas (10-0) (4)
3. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (4-0) (3)
4. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (9-0) (5)
5. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley (10-2) --
6. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (3-1) (2)
7. Houston, Texas, Alief Hastings (13-4) (8)
8. DeSoto, Texas (14-1) (10)
9. Mansfield, Texas, Summit (8-1) --
10. Reno, Nev., Galena (2-3) (9)

West Coast Region
1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (4-0) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (6-0) (2)
3. Lake Oswego, Ore. (3-0) (3)
4. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (4-0) (4)
5. Medford, Ore., South (1-0) (5)
6. Seattle, Wash., Rainier Beach (4-0) (6)
7. San Jose, Calif., Mitty (3-0) (8)
8. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (3-1) --
9. Etiwanda, Calif. (5-0) --
10. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (1-1) (9)

Dropped out: No. 23 Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.); East Coast: No. 7 Aiken (S.C.); Southeast: No. 7 Krop (Miami), No. 8 Cox (Harvey, La.), No. 9 Wilkinson County (Irwinton, Ga.); Midwest: No. 7 South Laurel (London, Ky.), No. 10 Richwoods (Peoria, Ill.); Midlands: No. 2 Vashon (St. Louis), No. 4 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.), No. 6 Doherty (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Southwest: No. 6 Memorial (Port Arthur, Texas), No. 7 Westfield (Houston); West Coast: No. 7 Villa Park (Calif.), No. 10 Los Alamitos (Calif.). FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill defeated No. 5 Norcross, Ga., 65-57, in an ESPN2-televised game played at Georgia Tech. Oak Hill senior guard Nolan Smith (Duke) led all scorers with 25. Senior forward Gani Lawal (Georgia Tech) led Norcross with 23 points and nine rebounds . . . ESPNU televised No. 14 Decatur, Ga., Columbia's 69-53 rout of then-No. 23 Marietta, Wheeler, also played at Georgia Tech. Senior guard Lance Storrs led all scorers with 20 points. Senior forward J.J. Hickson (N.C. State) had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Wheeler . . . UCLA-bound center Kevin Love scored 36 points and had 19 rebounds to boost No. 10 Lake Oswego, Ore., to a 69-62 win against regionally ranked Seattle, Franklin. Franklin was led by Venoy Overton (USC) with 19 points. The game was part of the Les Schwab Hoop Challenge in Bellevue, Wash. . . . No. 19 Milwaukee, Vincent erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat regionally ranked Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph, 70-64 in overtime. The game was part of the Gentile Classic in Chicago. Junior Marvin Fitzgerald led Vincent with 25 points. Evan Turner (Ohio St.) paced St. Joseph with 34 points . . . After falling behind by 14 at the half, No. 9 Queens, N.Y., Christ the King rallied to beat No. 24 Brooklyn, Lincoln, 73-66 at the Big Apple Basketball PSAL-CHSAA Challenge in New York. Junior guard Ryan Pearson led the Royals with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

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