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Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman's PrepNation.com
National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 5
Posted, December 27, 2004

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.

The National Prep Poll has been compiled weekly since 1987 and are the only national high school rankings distributed on the Associated Press national wire service.

# School Record Note LW
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony 2-0 led by Saint Joseph's-bound big man Ahmad Nivins
2. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian 6-0 headlines field at Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
3. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 10-1 will also play in Les Schwab Invitational
4. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest 9-0 could get rematch with No. 7 Homewood-Flossmoor this week
5. Niagara Falls, N.Y. 8-0 beat stellar field to win City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. NR 
6. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep 4-0 led by N.C. State recruit F Brandon Costner
7. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor 9-1 wins over teams from three states
8. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes 9-1 beat two Top 15 teams at City of Palms 17 
9. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day 8-1 3-1 versus Top 25 teams
10. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 4-0 top-ranked team in this week's Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10 
11. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 6-0 sophomore F Jerai Grant son of former NBA player Harvey Grant 11 
12. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North 6-1 boasts four Division I prospects in starting lineup
13. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett 7-1 6-8 junior Avery Jukes an imposing post player 18 
14. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep 7-2 both losses to Top 10 foes 14 
15. New York, N.Y., Rice 6-0 won Iolani Classic in Honolulu NR 
16. New Orleans, La., Brother Martin 16-0 paced by smooth junior point guard D.J. Augustine 12 
17. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City 8-0 has a win over state's No. 2-ranked team 13 
18. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda 9-0 won Los Angeles City Classic 23 
19. Harvey, Ill., Thornton 10-0 Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antwaan Randle El an alum 21 
20. Poplar Bluff, Mo. 6-2 both losses to teams in Top 15 20 
21. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester 3-1 one of four Top 25 teams at Academy National Invitational in Houston 16 
22. Humble, Texas, Kingwood 18-0 G Mike Singletary among Top 15 sophs in country 22 
23. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's 4-0 in-league winning streak at 32 games 24 
24. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar 5-0 defending 4A state titlist 25 
25. Merion, Pa., Episcopal 6-1 beat then-No. 5 Milwaukee, Vincent NR 

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

East Coast Region
1. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-0) (1)
2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (10-1) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (6-0) (3)
4. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (7-0) (4)
5. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist (12-0) (5)
6. Arlington, Va., O'Connell (6-0) (6)
7. Severn, Md., Spalding (10-1) (7)
8. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (8-1) (8)
9. Dumfries, Va., Potomac (5-0) (9)
10. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland (7-1) (10)

Southeast Region
1. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes (9-1) (3)
2. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (8-1) (1)
3. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (7-1) (4)
4. New Orleans, La., Brother Martin (16-0) (2)
5. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (7-1) (5)
6. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (6-0) (6)
7. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (10-0) (7)
8. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (10-2) (8)
9. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (17-0) (10)
10. Dunwoody, Ga. (8-2) (9)

Midwest Region
1. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (9-0) (2)
2. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1) (3)
3. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (6-1) (4)
4. Harvey, Ill., Thornton (10-0) (6)
5. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (5-2) (1)
6. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (6-0) --
7. Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus King (3-0) (7)
8. Detroit, Mich., King (3-0) (8)
9. Indianapolis, Ind., Arlington (6-0) (9)
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 (7-0) (3)
4. Braham, Minn. (7-0) (4)
5. Minneapolis, Minn., Henry (5-0) (5)
6. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (9-0) (6)
7. Webster Groves, Mo. (6-1) (7)
8. Provo, Utah, Timpview (5-0) (8)
9. St. Charles, Mo., Howell Central (9-0) (9)
10. Littleton, Colo., Heritage (9-1) (10)

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

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

FEATS OF THE WEEK: With a field that boasted nine nationally or regionally ranked teams, the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., had a major impact on this week's Prep Poll. No team received a bigger boost than tournament champion Niagara Falls, N.Y. The Wolverines jumped from No. 7 in the Northeast Region to No. 5 in the nation after defeating No. 8 West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes, 52-51, in the tourney final. Senior guard Johnny Flynn nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play to clinch the victory. Niagara Falls also recorded wins over No. 9 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day and previously Top 10-ranked Jacksonville, Raines en route to the tourney title . . . New York Catholic High School Athletic Association rivals traveled five time zones and nearly 5,000 miles to the West to battle it out in the finals of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu. Fifteenth-ranked New York, Rice defeated regionally ranked Brooklyn, Xaverian, 62-42, for its second Iolani title in as many trips. Rice senior guard Tasco Brown led all scorers with 24.

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