January 15, 2007
National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 8
The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, analysts, and coaches. The Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records through January 14:
| # |
School |
Record |
Note |
LW |
| 1. |
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill |
21-0 |
G Alex Legion headed to Michigan |
1 |
| 2. |
Lakewood, Calif., Artesia |
15-0 |
has defeated two Top 25 teams |
2 |
| 3. |
Huntington, W.Va. |
12-0 |
averaging 97 points per game |
3 |
| 4. |
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei |
18-1 |
only loss to No. 2 Artesia |
4 |
| 5. |
Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's |
15-0 |
beat regionally ranked Towson Catholic at HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass. |
6 |
| 6. |
Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick |
11-1 |
only loss to No. 9 DeMatha |
7 |
| 7. |
Norcross, Ga. |
16-2 |
21 straight wins over Georgia foes |
8 |
| 8. |
Medford, Ore., South |
13-1 |
won Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. |
9 |
| 9. |
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha |
9-3 |
upset by regionally ranked Neumann-Goretti |
5 |
| 10. |
Kingwood, Texas |
24-2 |
unbeaten versus in-state foes |
10 |
| 11. |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
10-1 |
has won 36 of last 40 |
12 |
| 12. |
Duncanville, Texas |
22-0 |
nipped regionally ranked DeSoto, 57-56 |
13 |
| 13. |
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward |
12-0 |
won McDonald's Classic in Erie, Pa. |
15 |
| 14. |
Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell |
14-3 |
runner-up at Bass Pro Tournament |
16 |
| 15. |
Mount Vernon, N.Y. |
9-0 |
whipped state-ranked White Plains, 91-68 |
17 |
| 16. |
Decatur, Ga., Columbia |
16-1 |
plays No. 19 Leflore on Saturday |
19 |
| 17. |
Chicago, Ill., Simeon |
11-2 |
upset by No. 23 Rice at Madison Square Garden |
14 |
| 18. |
Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech |
18-2 |
defending Class AA state champ |
20 |
| 19. |
Mobile, Ala., LeFlore |
19-1 |
only loss to regionally ranked Fairfax |
21 |
| 20. |
Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View |
13-2 |
both losses to Top 10 teams |
22 |
| 21. |
Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony |
11-0 |
junior F A.J. Rodgers committed to Saint Joseph's |
23 |
| 22. |
Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls |
18-0 |
lone unbeaten squad in NYC |
25 |
| 23. |
New York, N.Y., Rice |
12-2 |
defending NYC Catholic champ |
NR |
| 24. |
Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian |
15-0 |
G Adrian Bowie signed with Maryland |
24 |
| 25. |
Indianapolis, Ind., North Central |
9-1 |
upset by defending Prep Poll champ Lawrence North |
18 |
Northeast Region
1.
Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (15-0) (1)
2.
Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (11-1) (2)
3.
Mount Vernon, N.Y. (9-0) (4)
4.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (11-0) (5)
5.
Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls (18-0) (6)
6.
New York, N.Y., Rice (12-2) (7)
7.
Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (11-3) (10)
8.
Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (9-2) (3)
9.
Harrisburg, Pa. (13-0) (8)
10.
West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (10-0) (9)
East Coast Region
1.
Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (21-0) (1)
2.
Huntington, W.Va. (12-0) (2)
3.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (9-3) (3)
4.
Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (15-0) (4)
5.
Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (15-3) (5)
6.
Washington, D.C., St. John's (12-4) (6)
7.
Wilmington, N.C., New Hanover (15-3) (7)
8.
Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (13-3) (9)
9.
Aiken, S.C. (16-1) --
10.
Charlotte, N.C., East Mecklenburg (17-0) --
Southeast Region
1.
Norcross, Ga. (16-2) (1)
2.
Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (14-3) (2)
3.
Decatur, Ga., Columbia (16-1) (3)
4.
Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (18-2) (4)
5.
Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (19-1) (5)
6.
Lakeland, Fla., Kathleen (14-1) (7)
7.
Harvey, La., Cox (23-3) (8)
8.
Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (13-3) (9)
9.
Dunwoody, Ga. (14-2) --
10.
Miami, Fla., Krop (16-3) (10)
Midwest Region
1.
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (12-0) (2)
2.
Chicago, Ill., Simeon (11-2) (1)
3.
Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (9-1) (3)
4.
Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (8-1) (5)
5.
Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (13-1) (4)
6.
East Grand Rapids, Mich. (7-0) (6)
7.
Wilmette, Ill., Loyola (17-0) (7)
8.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (11-0) (8)
9.
Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph (13-2) (9)
10.
Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (9-2) --
Midlands Region
1.
Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (10-1) (1)
2.
Aurora, Colo., Central (10-0) (2)
3.
Wichita, Kan., Southeast (9-0) (4)
4.
Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (9-0) (5)
5.
Webster Groves, Mo. (15-1) (6)
6.
Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (11-1) (3)
7.
Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (12-0) (9)
8.
Bellevue, Neb., West (10-3) (10)
9.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Doherty (10-1) --
10.
Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (10-0) --
Southwest Region
1.
Kingwood, Texas (24-2) (1)
2.
Duncanville, Texas (22-0) (2)
3.
Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (13-2) (3)
4.
Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (17-1) (4)
5.
DeSoto, Texas (23-3) (5)
6.
San Antonio, Texas, Madison (24-2) (6)
7.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (8-1) (7)
8.
Houston, Texas, Aldine (18-1) (8)
9.
Houston, Texas, Alief Hastings (19-6) (9)
10.
Jenks, Okla. (6-0) (10)
West Coast Region
1.
Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (15-0) (1)
2.
Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (18-1) (2)
3.
Medford, Ore., South (13-1) (3)
4.
Lake Oswego, Ore. (10-1) (4)
5.
Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (10-3) (6)
6.
North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (14-1) (7)
7.
Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (10-3) (5)
8.
Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit (16-2) (8)
9.
Seattle, Wash., Franklin (8-2) (9)
10.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0) --
Dropped out: East Coast: No. 8 Kinston (N.C.), No. 10 Laurel (Md.); Southeast: No. 6 Beach (Savannah, Ga.); Midwest: No. 10 West (Oshkosh, Wis.); Midlands: No. 7 McCluer North (Florissant, Mo.), No. 8 Benson (Omaha, Neb.); West Coast: No. 10 Riordan (San Francisco). FEATS OF THE WEEK: As a weekend-long ice storm raged outside the Hammons Student Events Center at Missouri State University, No. 8 Medford, Ore., South slipped past No. 14 Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell, 77-72, to win the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo. Tournament MVP Kyle Singler (Duke) scored 34 points in the final and 92 in the three-game event. Nick Calathes (Florida) led Lake Howell with 25 points . . . No. 23 New York, Rice entered the national rankings after upsetting No. 17 Chicago, Simeon, 53-51, in the Nike Super Six Invitational at Madison Square Garden in New York. Junior guard Kemba Walker paced Rice with 14 points and six assists. Simeon's Derrick Rose (Memphis) had 22 points . . . Regionally ranked Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti upset No. 9 Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 81-71, in overtime at the HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass. The game was televised nationally by CSTV. The Saints were led by Syracuse-bound point guard Antonio "Scoop" Jardine's 36 points and six assists. Austin Freeman (Georgetown) had 25 for DeMatha . . . No. 13 Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward hammered Northeast Ohio rival Solon, 70-41, to win the McDonald's Classic in Erie, Pa. Blue chip junior forward Delvon Roe had 20 points each in the championship game and the Eagles' 68-65 semifinal win over regionally ranked Los Angeles, Westchester. Copyright 2007 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit
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