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National Prep Basketball Poll

Monday, February 03 @ 11:58:01 EST Jamie DeMoney
National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 8
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman

Visit their website, PrepNation.com

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:

Complete Week 10 National Prep Poll

1. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (14-1) ,
only loss a forfeit due to ineligibility of LeBron James
2. Columbus, Ohio, Brookhaven (15-1) ,
faces New York power Our Savior New American Saturday at Primetime Shootout in Trenton, N.J.
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (22-2) ,
scored season-high 120 points in rout of Antelope Valley
4. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (25-1) ,
four underclassmen in starting lineup
5. Rochester, N.Y., McQuaid (18-0) ,
G Tyler Relph was Rochester Metro Player of the Year last year
6. Indianapolis, Pike (16-0),
average league win is by 30 points per game
7. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (24-3) ,
produced more McDonald's All-Americans than any school
8. Los Angeles, Westchester (20-2) ,
avenged earlier loss to No. 9 Fairfax
9. Los Angeles, Fairfax (19-2) ,
87-72 loss to Westchester was first setback since Dec. 30
10. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (15-1) ,
roster represented by six different nations
11. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (24-1) ,
won five games in six-day stretch last week
12. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen (25-0) ,
record is 93-3 over last three seasons
13. Seattle, Rainier Beach (15-3) ,
Chicago Bull Jamal Crawford an alum
14. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar (27-1) ,
Portland Trailblazer Charles Smith played here
15. Chicago, Crane (19-1) ,
eclipsed the 100-point mark twice last week
16. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery (22-1) ,
high school home of Southern Cal super soph Errick Craven
17. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (20-2) ,
former Wake Forest All-American Robert O'Kelley is an alum
18. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond (14-3) ,
got important win over Catholic League rival Christ the King
19. Bakersfield, Calif., Garces Memorial (25-1) ,
only loss to regionally ranked Carson
20. Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo (18-1) ,
Spencer Laurie broke city career record for 3-pointers
21. Detroit, Redford (11-1) ,
unbeaten in-state
22. Baton Rouge, La., Woodlawn (28-0) ,
winning streak at 43 games
23. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (17-3) ,
G Art Bowers committed to Massachusetts
24. Monroe, La., Ouachita (28-3) ,
has not lost to a Louisiana foe
25. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (15-4) ,
Indiana Pacer Al Harrington an alum

Northeast
1. Rochester, N.Y., McQuaid, 18-0
2. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 14-3
3. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's, 17-3
4. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick, 15-4
5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 13-2
6. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 15-4
7. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 13-2
8. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's, 16-1
9. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 17-2
10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln, 22-4

East Coast
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 24-3
2. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 15-1
3. Baltimore, Douglass, 16-0
4. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly, 16-0
5. Arlington, Va., Bishop O'Connell, 17-3
6. Clemmons, N.C., West Forsyth, 16-2
7. Washington, Gonzaga, 18-4
8. Frederick, Md., Thomas Johnson, 16-0
9. Severn, Md., Archbishop Spalding, 16-4
10. Winston-Salem, N.C., Reynolds, 13-5

Southeast
1. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 25-1
2. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 24-1
3. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 20-2
4. Baton Rouge, La., Woodlawn, 28-0
5. Monroe, La., Ouachita, 28-3
6. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard, 19-1
7. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 22-1
8. Fort Myers, Fla., 20-2
9. Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett, 22-0
10. Birmingham, Ala., John Carroll, 28-0

Midwest
1. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary, 14-1-x
2. Columbus, Ohio, Brookhaven, 15-1
3. Indianapolis, Pike, 16-0
4. Chicago, Crane, 19-1
5. Detroit, Redford, 11-1
6. Chicago, Whitney Young, 20-1
7. Aurora, Ill., West, 15-2
8. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest, 18-1
9. Milwaukee, King, 12-1
10. Grand Rapids, Mich., South Christian, 13-0
x- only loss a forfeit

Midlands
1. Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo, 18-1
2. Waterloo, Iowa, East, 12-0
3. Bloomington, Minn., Jefferson, 16-0
4. Minneapolis, North, 16-1
5. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 14-4
6. Denver, East, 12-1
7. St. Paul, Minn., St. Thomas Academy, 17-0
8. Highlands Ranch, Colo., ThunderRidge, 11-2
9. Olathe, Kan., South, 12-0
10. Sandy, Utah, Alta, 13-1

Southwest
1. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen, 25-0
2. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar, 27-1
3. North Las Vegas, Nev., Cheyenne, 22-1
4. Little Rock, Ark., Parkview, 18-2
5. Tulsa, Okla., Memorial, 17-0
6. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 15-1
7. Fort Bend, Texas, Hightower, 27-2
8. Houston, Westbury Christian, 26-7
9. Coppell, Texas, 27-3
10. Cedar Hill, Texas, 24-2

West Coast
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 22-2
2. Los Angeles, Westchester, 20-2
3. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 19-2
4. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 15-3
5. Torrance, Calif., Bishop Montgomery, 22-1
6. Bakersfield, Calif., Garces Memorial, 25-1
7. Oceanside, Calif., El Camino, 19-3
8. Seattle, Franklin, 13-2
9. San Diego, Horizon, 21-1
10. Carson, Calif., 17-3

FEATS OF THE WEEK: The city of Los Angeles now boasts two top-10 teams with the addition of eighth-ranked Westchester. The Comets moved up from No. 14 after defeating league rival and then-No. 4-ranked Fairfax, 87-72, at Westchester. Senior Scott Cutley scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the victors . . . Nick Shaw of South Amboy, N.J., scored an amazing 73 points but couldn't prevent his team from a 98-89 overtime loss to Perth Amboy Tech. The 5-11 guard's outing was good enough to break his school's single-game scoring record, but fell well short of the state mark of 100 points set by current Cleveland Cavalier Dejuan Wagner in 2001 while a senior at Camden . . . No. 20 Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo's easy 96-54 win over Lebanon was momentous for many reasons. Guard Spencer Laurie, a Missouri recruit, broke the Springfield public school record for 3-pointers, coach Roy Green picked up win No. 425, and 6-5 Deven Mitchell shattered a backboard with a thunderous dunk in the first quarter of the game . . . Three days after learning it would be without the services of superstar LeBron James for the rest of the season, top-ranked Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary survived its closest contest of the season, a 63-62 decision over Canton, McKinley. James is expected to appeal the Ohio High School Athletic Association's ruling that rendered him ineligible for the remainder of the season for accepting merchandise from a Cleveland clothing store valued at $845.

Copyright 2003 World Features Syndicate, Inc.



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