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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Following bang-up performances at two of the nation's top holiday tournaments, Paterson Catholic (N.J.) and Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) entered the Top 10 of the weekly National Prep Basketball Poll released Monday.

Paterson Catholic leaped 15 spots from No. 23 to No. 8. The Cougars beat No. 11 Winter Park (Fla.), 62-54, for the championship of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

Likewise, Philadelphia Catholic power Neumann-Goretti also moved up 15 spots from No. 24 to No. 9. The Saints defeated two ranked teams -- No. 19 Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian and regionally ranked Kinston, N.C. -- before losing a 97-96 thriller to No. 6 Yates (Houston) for the Iolani Classic championship in Honolulu.

Westlake (Atlanta) was the lone team entering the rankings this week. The No. 24 Lions defeated then-No. 18 Rice (New York) to win the Chick-fil-A Classic in Columbia, S.C.

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

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Columbus, Ohio, Northland	3-0	defending Division I champ	1
2.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	3-0	led by Duke-bound G Kyrie Irving	2
3.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	16-0	six-time Prep Poll titlist	3
4.	Henderson, Nev., Findlay	16-1	only loss to No. 1 Northland	4
5.	Bloomington, Ind., South	7-0	winning streak at 33	6
6.	Houston, Texas, Yates	10-0	captured Iolani Classic in Honolulu	9
7.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	8-0	led by highly touted jr. G Quinn Cook	8
8.	Paterson, N.J., Catholic	4-0	won City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.	23
9.	Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti	5-1	runner-up at Iolani Classic	24
10.	Chicago, Ill., Young	6-0	won opener at Proviso West Holiday Tournament in Hillside, Ill.	12
11.	Winter Park, Fla.	9-3	has three Top 25 wins	15
12.	Alpharetta, Ga., Milton	10-1	took fifth at City of Palms	10
13.	Memphis, Tenn., Melrose	13-0	won opener at Arby's Classic in Bristol, Tenn.	13
14.	Ames, Iowa	5-0	owns 31-game winning streak	14
15.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	5-1	only defeat to No. 11 Winter Park	7
16.	Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy	8-3	all losses to Top 25 teams	17
17.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	8-2	both losses to Top 25 foes	5
18.	Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft	8-1	won Mission Prep Christmas Classic in San Luis Obispo, Calif.	16
19.	Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian	6-1	took third at Iolani Classic	11
20.	Decatur, Ga., Columbia	8-3	all losses to Top 25 opponents	19
21.	Washington, D.C., Gonzaga	9-1	owns win over No. 22 Mater Dei	20
22.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	8-1	coach Gary McKnight has most wins in Southern Calif. history	21
23.	Memphis, Tenn., White Station	7-1	features Memphis-bound G Joe Jackson	22
24.	Atlanta, Ga., Westlake	10-0	won Chick-fil-A Classic in Columbia, S.C.	NR
25.	Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day	5-0	seeks second state title in four years	25

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (3-0) (1)
2. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (4-0) (4)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (5-1) (5)
4. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (5-1) (2)
5. New York, N.Y., Rice (4-1) (3)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (3-0) (6)
7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (3-0) (8)
8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (2-0) (9)
9. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (6-0) (10)
10. Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood (3-3) (7)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (16-0) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (8-0) (2)
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-1) (3)
4. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (9-1) (4)
5. Arden, N.C., Christ (14-1) (6)
6. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (10-0) (7)
7. Danville, Va., Washington (5-0) (8)
8. Kinston, N.C. (5-2) (5)
9. Washington, D.C., Ballou (7-1) (9)
10. Huntersville, N.C., Hopewell (10-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Winter Park, Fla. (9-3) (3)
2. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (10-1) (1)
3. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (13-0) (2)
4. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (8-3) (5)
5. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (8-3) (4)
6. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (7-1) (6)
7. Atlanta, Ga., Westlake (10-0) (8)
8. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (9-1) (7)
9. Oakland Park, Fla., Northeast (10-0) (9)
10. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (7-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (3-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (7-0) (2)
3. Chicago, Ill., Young (6-0) (3)
4. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (5-0) (4)
5. Gary, Ind., Bowman (8-0) (6)
6. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North (10-0) (7)
7. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (4-1) --
8. Pikeville, Ky., Shelby Valley (5-0) (8)
9. Madison, Wis., Memorial (4-1) (10)
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, Princeton (3-1) (9)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (5-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (9-1) (2)
3. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (5-0) (3)
4. Washington, Mo., Borgia (9-0) (4)
5. St. Louis, Mo., Chaminade (6-1) (5)
6. Florissant, Mo., McCluer North (6-0) (6)
7. Columbia, Mo., Rock Bridge (7-1) (7)
8. Wichita, Kan., Heights (4-1) (8)
9. New Hope, Minn., Cooper (4-0) --
10. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (6-1) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (16-1) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (10-0) (2)
3. Dallas, Texas, Lincoln (15-0) (3)
4. Bellaire, Texas (16-1) (4)
5. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview (8-1) (6)
6. Cedar Hill, Texas (12-2) (7)
7. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (6-1) (8)
8. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (16-1) (9)
9. Plano, Texas, West (10-4) (10)
10. Broken Arrow, Okla. (8-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (8-2) (1)
2. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (8-1) (2)
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (8-1) (3)
4. Federal Way, Wash. (7-0) (4)
5. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (8-2) (5)
6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (6-0) (6)
7. Los Angeles, Calif., Loyola (8-0) (7)
8. Gardena, Calif., Serra (8-1) (8)
9. Seattle, Wash., Rainier Beach (5-0) (9)
10. Huntington Beach, Calif., Ocean View (8-1) (10)

Dropped out: Southeast: No. 18 Alexandria, La., Peabody. Midwest: No. 4 Chicago, Simeon. Midlands: No. 9 Minneapolis, Benilde-St. Margaret's. Southwest: No. 5 Mesa, Ariz.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Junior guard Austin Rivers of No. 11 Winter Park, Fla., became the first back-to-back MVP of the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., but No. 8 Paterson, N.J., Catholic emerged as tournament titlist. In the championship game, televised by ESPNU, the Cougars got 17 points from senior forward Fuquan Edwin (Seton Hall) in a 62-54 defeat of Winter Park. Rivers (Florida) scored 27 against Paterson Catholic and averaged 29 in four games -- all against Top 25 teams . . . No. 6 Houston, Yates erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat No. 9 Philadelphia, Neumann-Goretti, 97-96, in the championship of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu. It was the Lions' 34th consecutive win. Senior guard Joseph Young (Providence) scored 25 in the game was named tournament MVP. Senior guard Tony Chennault (Wake Forest) had 28 for Neumann-Goretti in a losing effort . . . Tony Jones, a 5-foot-7 senior point guard committed to Southern Cal, poured in 49 points but it wasn't enough for Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill to upset regionally ranked Detroit, Pershing at the Motor City Roundball Classic in Beverly Hills, Mich. Senior guard Keith Appling (Michigan St.) paced Pershing -- a 103-95 victor - with 38 points and 10 rebounds.

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for 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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