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National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 4
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman

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National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 4

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:

  1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (16-0), thumped two Top 10 teams in winning Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu
  2. Aurora, Ill., West (9-0), downed 91-year cross-town rival Aurora East, 82-49
  3. Los Angeles, Westchester (7-0), advanced to semifinals at City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
  4. New York, Rice (2-0), big man Arturo Dubois two double-doubles last week
  5. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond (4-0), headlines field at upcoming Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  6. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (4-1), only loss to No. 1 Oak Hill
  7. Los Angeles, Fairfax (6-1), took third place at Iolani
  8. Peoria, Ill., Central (7-0), upped win streak to 36 games
  9. Milwaukee, Rufus King (3-0), led by flashy G Dupree Fletcher
  10. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (10-1), only loss to No. 8 Peoria Central
  11. Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell (6-0), former NFL star Eric Metcalf is an alum
  12. Cedar Hill, Texas (14-0), also will compete at the Beach Ball Classic
  13. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (5-2), both losses to Top 10 teams
  14. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (8-0), four players average in double figures
  15. Maysville, Ky., Mason County (7-0), defending state champion
  16. Belleville, Ill., West (7-0), guard J.B. Jones is a returning all-state player
  17. Indianapolis, Lawrence North (7-0), average margin of victory is 20 points
  18. Detroit, Redford (3-0), state runner-up twice since 1997
  19. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (7-2), F Charles Rhodes is Mississippi State-bound
  20. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (4-2), bolstered by return of F Kenny Ingram from football team
  21. Cincinnati, Moeller (6-0), paced by Xavier recruit F Josh Duncan
  22. Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski Academy (11-0), two-time defending AAA state titlist
  23. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar (11-1), 46-game winning streak ended by No. 12 Cedar Hill
  24. Jersey City, N.J., St Anthony (1-0), opened season with 52-point win
  25. Houston, Milby (18-0), led by Arizona recruit F Jawaan McClellan

Northeast
1. New York, Rice, 2-0
2. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 4-0
3. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 4-1
4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 1-0
5. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 1-1
6. Bloomfield, N.J., Bloomfield Tech, 2-0
7. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 1-0
8. Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's Prep, 8-1
9. Chester, Pa., 6-1
10. Charlestown, Mass., 2-0

East Coast
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 16-0
2. Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell, 6-0
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 5-2
4. Severn, Md., Archbishop Spalding, 5-0
5. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly, 5-1
6. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley, 8-1
7. Myrtle Beach, S.C., 8-0
8. Washington, Gonzaga, 5-1
9. Richmond, Va., George Wythe, 4-0
10. Glasgow, Del., 3-0

Southeast
1. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 8-0
2. Maysville, Ky., Mason County, 7-0
3. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 7-2
4. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 4-2
5. Melbourne, Fla., Florida Air, 5-0
6. Atlanta, Southwest Atlanta Christian, 9-0
7. Lexington, Ky., Catholic, 4-1
8. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt, 10-1
9. Oviedo, Fla., 7-0
10. Alexandria, La., Peabody, 15-0

Midwest
1. Aurora, Ill., West, 9-0
2. Peoria, Ill., Central, 7-0
3. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 3-0
4. Belleville, Ill., West, 7-0
5. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 7-0
6. Detroit, Redford, 3-0
7. Cincinnati, Moeller, 6-0
8. Detroit, Renaissance, 4-0
9. Detroit, Denby, 4-0
10. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor, 8-1

Midlands
1. St. Louis, Vashon, 8-0
2. Waterloo, Iowa, East, 5-0
3. Highlands Ranch, Colo., ThunderRidge, 6-0
4. Olathe, Kan., South, 5-0
5. Denver, East, 7-0
6. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 5-0
7. Oakdale, Minn., Tartan, 3-0
8. Blue Springs, Mo., 6-0
9. Salt Lake City, Brighton, 5-0
10. Bellevue, Neb., West, 5-0

Southwest
1. Cedar Hill, Texas, 14-0
2. Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski Academy, 11-0
3. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar, 11-1
4. Houston, Milby, 18-0
5. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley, 16-1
6. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 5-0
7. Midwest City, Okla., 4-2
8. Gilbert, Ariz., Highland, 10-0
9. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 6-0
10. San Antonio, Southwest, 17-2

West Coast
1. Los Angeles, Westchester, 7-0
2. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 6-1
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 10-1
4. Oceanside, Calif., El Camino, 9-0
5. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 6-0
6. Bakersfield, Calif., 9-0
7. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 7-0
8. Seattle, Franklin, 5-0
9. Compton, Calif., Dominguez, 7-2
10. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft, 7-1

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill placed an exclamation point next to its No. 1 ranking by steamrolling an outstanding field at the Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu. The Warriors earned surprisingly easy wins over No. 6 Mount Vernon, N.Y., 73-55, seventh-ranked Los Angeles, Fairfax, 78-55, and then-regionally ranked Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips, 78-51. Oak Hill has defeated six nationally or regionally ranked teams already this season. Coach Steve Smith's squad features six seniors who are Division I recruits, led by 6-foot-8 Indiana recruit Josh Smith, Louisville-bound power forward Brian Johnson and Syracuse verbal commitment forward Dayshawn Wright . . . JamesOn Curry of Mebane, Eastern Alamance broke the North Carolina career scoring record during a 41-point outburst in his team's 84-76 win over Andrews. Curry, who has verbally committed to play at North Carolina, has 2,779 career points and also holds state records for career 20-point games and 3-pointers . . . Tyree Evans scored 51 points to lead regionally ranked Richmond, Va., George Wythe to an 81-78 win over state-ranked Chesterfield, L.C. Bird. Evans hit on seven consecutive 3-pointers as part of a 31-point first half.
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