#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony	1-0	standout G Sean McCurdy out with broken foot	1
2.	Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian	6-0	could meet No. 4 Oak Hill in upcoming tournament	7
3.	Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day	6-0	wins over teams from four states	9
4.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	9-1	five-time Prep Poll champion	5
5.	Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent	4-0	New York Nets G Rodney Buford an alum	6
6.	Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest	9-0	gave No. 8 Homewood-Flossmoor its only loss	21
7.	West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep	2-0	starting guards are committed to Yale and Harvard	8
8.	Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor	9-1	led by Kansas recruit F Julian Wright	2
9.	Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North	6-1	suffered first loss since February	3
10.	Mount Vernon, N.Y.	3-0	led by super soph G Michael Coburn	11
11.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	6-0	has produced 14 NBA players	14
12.	New Orleans, La., Brother Martin	15-0	leads field at upcoming Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.	12
13.	Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City	8-0	paced by standout guard C.J. Henry	13
14.	Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep	6-0	has beaten three regionally ranked teams	22
15.	Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax	5-0	prep home of former VP candidate Jack Kemp	16
16.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	3-1	seven CIF titles since 1991	18
17.	West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes	7-0	beat then-No. 4 South Gwinnett	NR
18.	Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett	4-1	first loss since Dec. 2003	4
19.	Cincinnati, Ohio, North College Hill	6-0	boats two of nation's Top 25 sophs	20
20.	Poplar Bluff, Mo.	6-2	defending Class 5 state champ	23
21.	Harvey, Ill., Thornton	10-0	upended state-ranked Glenbrook North	NR
22.	Humble, Texas, Kingwood	18-0	propelled by Arizona-bound PG Nic Wise	NR
23.	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda	8-0	got win over regionally ranked Chester, Pa.	NR
24.	Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's	2-0	led by North Carolina bound G Danny Green	NR
25.	Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar	5-0	G Jason Bohannon among nation's top juniors	25

Northeast Region
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (1-0) (1)
2. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (2-0) (2)
3. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (3-0) (3)
4. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's (2-0) (6)
5. Chester, Pa. (3-1) (5)
6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's (1-0) (7)
7. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (5-0) --
8. Merion, Pa., Episcopal (4-0) --
9. Paterson, N.J., Paterson Catholic (2-0) --
10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian (2-0) --

East Coast Region
1. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-0) (2)
2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (9-1) (1)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (6-0) (3)
4. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (7-0) (4)
5. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist (11-0) (5)
6. Arlington, Va., O'Connell (5-0) (7)
7. Severn, Md., Spalding (9-1) (8)
8. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (7-1) (9)
9. Dumfries, Va., Potomac (4-0) (10)
10. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland (5-1) --

Southeast Region
1. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (6-0) (2)
2. New Orleans, La., Brother Martin (15-0) (4)
3. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes (7-0) --
4. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (4-1) (1)
5. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (7-1) (5)
6. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (6-0) (8)
7. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (8-0) (7)
8. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (10-2) (9)
9. Dunwoody, Ga. (6-1) (6)
10. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (15-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (4-0) (3)
2. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (9-0) (5)
3. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1) (1)
4. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (6-1) (2)
5. Cincinnati, Ohio, North College Hill (6-0) (4)
6. Harvey, Ill., Thornton (10-0) (7)
7. Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus King (3-0) (6)
8. Detroit, Mich., King (3-0) (8)
9. Indianapolis, Ind., Arlington (6-0) --
10. Madison, Wis., Memorial (6-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (6-2) (1)
2. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (5-0) (2)
3. Bellevue, Neb., West (6-0) (4)
4. Braham, Minn. (6-0) (3)
5. Minneapolis, Minn., Henry (4-0) (5)
6. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (9-0) (6)
7. Webster Groves, Mo. (6-1) (8)
8. Provo, Utah, Timpview (5-0) (9)
9. St. Charles, Mo., Howell Central (9-0) --
10. Littleton, Colo., Heritage (8-1) --

Southwest Region
1. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (8-0) (1)
2. Humble, Texas, Kingwood (18-0) (4)
3. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen (13-0) (5)
4. Dallas, Texas, Carter (14-1) (2)
5. Dallas, Texas, Lincoln (8-2) (8)
6. Cedar Hill, Texas (12-1) --
7. Houston, Texas, Bellaire (14-2) (6)
8. Dallas, Texas, Seagoville (12-0) (9)
9. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (8-1) (10)
10. Mesa, Ariz. (10-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep (6-0) (4)
2. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (5-0) (1)
3. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (3-1) (3)
4. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda (8-0) (8)
5. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (7-1) (5)
6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (4-0) (6)
7. Portland, Ore., Jefferson (3-0) (7)
8. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (4-1) (2)
9. Seattle, Wash., O'Dea (6-2) (9)
10. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (4-0) (10)

FEATS OF THE WEEK: A three-week stretch of key holiday events got underway with high-profile matchups in Florida, Illinois, and California. At the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., former Top 10 teams No. 18 Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett and Jacksonville, Fla., Raines were upset in the first round. South Gwinnett fell to No. 17 West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes, 82-73. Raines was defeated by regionally ranked Niagara Falls, N.Y., 82-73, and then by regionally ranked Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 79-70. Three Top 25 teams remain in the winners bracket as play resumed on Monday . . . The top four teams in the Chicago metro area matched up at the Hillcrest Shootout in Country Club Hills. Host No. 6 Hillcrest got 22 points and nine assists from Jerel McNeal to beat No. 8 Homewood-Flossmoor, 68-62 . . . Harvey, Ill., Thornton entered the national poll at No. 21 after handing then-regionally ranked Northbrook, Glenbrook North its first loss, 59-47 . . . At the Los Angeles City Classic, Rancho Cucamonga, Etiwanda moved up to No. 23 after defeating regionally ranked Chester, Pa., 58-56.

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