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National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 2
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman
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National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 3
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman
The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school
sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The preseason national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with last season's won-loss records:
- Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (11-0), headlines stellar field at this week's Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu
- Aurora, Ill., West (7-0), beat St. Louis power Chaminade in KMOX Shootout in St. Louis
- Mount Vernon, N.Y. (1-0), could meet No. 1 Oak Hill at Iolani Classic
- Los Angeles, Fairfax (4-0), defending champ at Iolani
- New York, Rice (2-0), opened season with rout of traditional power Amityville
- Los Angeles, Westchester (4-0), leads the field at this week's City of Palm Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
- Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond (2-0), N.C. State star Julius Hodge played here
- Peoria, Ill., Central (6-0), has wins in three states
- Milwaukee, Rufus King (2-0), got tight road win at defending NPP champ Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (3-0), one of four Top 10 teams at Iolani
- Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (6-1), beat regionally ranked Compton Dominguez in Ocean View tourney (Huntington Beach)
- Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell (4-0), junior G Marcus Ginyard is verbally committed to North Carolina
- Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (2-0), clipped No. 22 Orlando Edgewater, 82-77, in ESPN2 game
- Cedar Hill, Texas (13-0), downed No. 25 Fort Worth Dunbar, 70-64
- Memphis, Tenn., White Station (7-0), defeated state-No. 2 Memphis, Raleigh-Egypt
- Maysville, Ky., Mason County (3-0), winning streak at 21 games
- Belleville, Ill., West (5-0), led by Purdue recruit G-F Xavier Price
- Indianapolis, Lawrence North (5-0), inside patrolled by 7-foot soph Greg Oden
- Detroit, Redford (2-0), won first two games by a combined 69 points
- Jackson, Miss., Lanier (7-2), both losses to Top 25 teams
- North Bethesda, Md., Georgetown Prep (4-0), captured Gonzaga D.C. Classic title
- Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (3-2), both losses to ranked teams
- Cincinnati, Moeller (4-0), defending Division I state champ
- Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski Academy (8-0), football team won first state title last week
- Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar (11-1), 48-game winning streak ended by No. 14 Cedar Hill
Northeast
1. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1-0
2. New York, Rice, 2-0
3. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 2-0
4. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln, 2-0
5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 0-0
6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick, 0-0
7. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 0-0
8. Philadelphia, Gratz, 2-0
9. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 0-1
10. Charlestown, Mass., 0-0
East Coast
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 11-0
2. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 3-0
3. Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell, 4-0
4. North Bethesda, Md., Georgetown Prep, 4-0
5. Severn, Md., Archbishop Spalding, 3-0
6. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly, 2-1
7. Myrtle Beach, S.C., 5-0
8. Washington, Gonzaga, 5-1
9. Richmond, Va., George Wythe, 2-0
10. Glasgow, Del., 0-0
Southeast
1. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 7-0
2. Maysville, Ky., Mason County, 3-0
3. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 7-2
4. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 3-2
5. Melbourne, Fla., Florida Air, 2-0
6. Atlanta, Southwest Atlanta Christian, 8-0
7. Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips, 4-0
8. Lexington, Ky., Catholic, 2-1
9. Jacksonville, Fla., Raines, 4-0
10. Alexandria, La., Peabody, 15-0
Midwest
1. Aurora, Ill., West, 7-0
2. Peoria, Ill., Central, 6-0
3. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 2-0
4. Belleville, Ill., West, 5-0
5. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 5-0
6. Detroit, Redford, 2-0
7. Cincinnati, Moeller, 4-0
8. Detroit, Renaissance, 2-0
9. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor, 7-0
10. Detroit, Denby, 2-0
Midlands
1. St. Louis, Vashon, 7-0
2. Waterloo, Iowa, East, 4-0
3. Highlands Ranch, Colo., ThunderRidge, 3-0
4. Olathe, Kan., South, 4-0
5. Denver, East, 3-0
6. Salt Lake City, Brighton, 4-0
7. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 3-0
8. Oakdale, Minn., Tartan, 1-0
9. Blue Springs, Mo., 4-0
10. Bellevue, Neb., West, 5-0
Southwest
1. Cedar Hill, Texas, 13-0
2. Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski Academy, 8-0
3. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar, 11-1
4. Houston, Milby, 13-0
5. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley, 14-1
6. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 3-0
7. Midwest City, Okla., 3-2
8. Gilbert, Ariz., Highland, 8-0
9. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 4-0
10. San Antonio, Southwest, 15-2
West Coast
1. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 4-0
2. Los Angeles, Westchester, 4-0
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 6-1
4. Oceanside, Calif., El Camino, 5-0
5. Compton, Calif., Centennial, 4-0
6. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 4-0
7. Bakersfield, Calif., 5-0
8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 2-0
9. Seattle, Franklin, 2-0
10. Compton, Calif., Dominguez, 6-2
FEATS OF THE WEEK: A quartet of coaches across the nation reached milestone victories. Dick McConnell of Tucson, Sahuaro became the first Arizona coach to win 700 games with his team's 69-60 win over Flowing Wells; Charles Smith of regionally ranked Alexandria, La., Peabody earned victory No. 500 with a 53-46 win over Lake Charles, Marion Washington; Ronald Johnson of White Castle, La., notched win No. 500 in a 68-59 decision over Baton Rouge, McKinley; and Myrtle Beach, S.C., Socastee's Dan D'Antoni won his 500th with a 85-65 defeat of North Myrtle Beach . . . No. 17 Belleville, Ill., West earned its way into the Top 25 this week after upsetting then-No. 9 Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 54-44, at the Shop 'n Save/KMOX Shootout at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. Also at the Shootout, Illinois recruit Shaun Pruitt scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 2 Aurora, Ill., West to a 56-49 win over St. Louis, Chaminade . . . No. 14 Cedar Hill, Texas, downed No. 25 Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar, 70-64, in an early season instate matchup of nationally ranked teams. The loss ended a 48-game winning streak for Dunbar.
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