Week 19 National Prep Basketball Poll released

^National Prep Basketball Poll – Week 19=

^By Jamie DeMoney & Jeremy Plowman=

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     The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and high school basketball expert Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:

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#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (34-0), owns 53-game winning streak

#2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (23-2), 4-1 versus Top 25 teams

#3. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (26-1), third consecutive 5A crown

#4. Chicago, Simeon (30-3), fourth straight 4A title

#5. Dallas, Prime Prep (35-0), beaten teams from 16 states and Australia

#6. Germantown, Wis. (28-0), back-to-back Division 1 titles; 56-game win streak

#7. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (29-1), Prep A state champ; avenged only loss

#8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (34-2), Open Division state champion

#9. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (29-3), fourth Class 4A title in five seasons

#10. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest (25-0), 6A state champ

#11. Iowa City, Iowa, West (26-0), back-to-back 4A titles and unbeaten seasons

#12. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (27-1), repeat 7A state champion 

#13. Richmond, Texas, Travis (33-5), 5A state titlist 

#14. Chicago, Young (27-4), 9-3 versus current or formerly-ranked teams

#15. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (28-4), all losses to Top 25 teams

#16. Etiwanda, Calif. (28-3), won CIF-SS Division 1AA crown 

#17. Minneapolis, De La Salle (30-1), back-to-back 3A state champ

#18. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (33-5), averaging 36.5 wins per season since 2006

#19. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic (30-0), captured 4A state championship

#20. Columbia, S.C., Irmo (29-0), fifth state title, but first undefeated season

#21. Romulus, Mich., (27-1), beat then-No. 12 Detroit Pershing en route to Class A crown

#22. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove (30-3), fifth straight 4A title

#23. Omaha, Neb., Central (26-4), four consecutive Class A crowns and seven of last eight

#24. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (28-3), second state Federation title in four years

#25. Carmel, Ind. (25-2), repeat Class 4A champion

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^Northeast=

#1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s, 29-1

#2. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 28-3

#3. Roselle, N.J., Roselle Catholic, 25-5

#4. Ardmore, Pa., Lower Merion, 30-3

#5. Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 25-3

#6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 28-2

#7. Brooklyn, Lincoln, 26-6

#8. Chester, Pa., 27-4

#9. Philadelphia, Imhotep, 28-5

#10. New Haven, Conn., Hillhouse, 26-1

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^East Coast=

#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 33-5

#2. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic, 30-0 

#3. Columbia, S.C., Irmo, 29-0

#4. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep, 30-3

#5. Arlington, Va., Bishop O’Connell, 30-7

#6. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 19-4

#7. Richmond, Va., Benedictine, 33-5

#8. Washington, Gonzaga, 27-5

#9. Greenbelt, Md., Roosevelt, 27-1

#10. High Point, N.C., Wesleyan Christian, 23-5

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^Southeast=

#1. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy, 23-2

#2. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely, 27-1

#3. Lithonia, Ga., Miller Grove, 30-3

#4. Orlando, Fla., Lake Highland Prep, 24-5

#5. Birmingham, Ala., Wenonah, 34-2

#6. Norcross, Ga., 30-4

#7. Baton Rouge, La., Scotlandville, 32-3

#8. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence, 31-1

#9. Tampa, Fla., Jesuit, 30-1

#10. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind, 34-6

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^Midwest=

#1. Chicago, Simeon, 30-3

#2. Germantown, Wis., 28-0

#3. Chicago, Young, 27-4

#4. Romulus, Mich., 27-1

#5. Carmel, Ind., 25-2

#6. Chicago, Morgan Park, 33-3

#7. Richmond, Ky., Madison Central, 32-5

#8. La Porte, Ind., La Lumiere, 25-5

#9. Mentor, Ohio, 25-5

#10. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day, 25-3

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^Midlands=

#1. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 26-1

#2. Overland Park, Kan., Blue Valley Northwest, 25-0

#3. Iowa City, Iowa, West, 26-0

#4. Minneapolis, De La Salle, 30-1

#5. Omaha, Neb., Central, 26-4

#6. Apple Valley, Minn., 31-1

#7. Ottawa, Kan., 25-0

#8. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 26-5

#9. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission South, 25-0  

#10. Boise, Idaho, Borah, 25-1

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^Southwest=

#1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay, 34-0

#2. Dallas, Prime Prep, 35-0  

#3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 29-3

#4. Richmond, Texas, Travis, 33-5 

#5. Grand Prairie, Texas, South Grand Prairie, 37-4

#6. North Little Rock, Ark., 30-1

#7. Edmond, Okla., Memorial. 26-2  

#8. Carrollton, Texas, Hebron, 36-3

#9. DeSoto, Texas, 33-3

#10. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol, 29-5

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^West Coast=

#1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 34-2

#2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 28-4

#3. Etiwanda, Calif., 28-3

#4. Lake Oswego, Ore., 28-1

#5. Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 24-7

#6. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 25-4

#7. San Jose, Calif., Archbishop Mitty, 28-6

#8. West Linn, Ore., 23-6

#9. Los Angeles, Pacific Hills, 29-4

#10. Los Angeles, Westchester, 29-7 

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     FEATS OF THE WEEK: Junior forward Stanley Johnson had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 8 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei past regionally-ranked San Jose, Calif., Archbishop Mitty, 50-45, for the Open Division state championship. It was a California-record 10^th state crown for Mater Dei. ... No. 24 Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King beat regionally-ranked Brookville, N.Y., Long Island Lutheran, 73-64, for the Class AA Federation state championship. Senior guard Jon Severe (uncommitted) had 28 points against Long Island Lutheran after scoring 40 in Christ the King’s 68-55 win over Rochester, N.Y., Bishop Kearney in the semifinals. Long Island Lutheran senior forward Kentan Facey (UConn) scored 16 in the championship game. He recorded a triple-double (19 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 blocks) in a 73-55 semifinals rout of regionally-ranked Brooklyn, Lincoln. ... Regionally-ranked Chester, Pa., suffered its first loss to a Pennsylvania opponent since 2010. Regionally-ranked Ardmore, Pa., Lower Merion broke the Clippers’ 78-game in-state winning streak with a 63-47 win in the Class 4A championship game. Meanwhile, in what will be its last game before the school closes this spring, Philadelphia, Vaux whipped Johnsonburg, 83-63, for the Class A crown. ... Junior forward Reid Travis had 17 points and 12 rebounds as No. 17 Minneapolis, De La Salle downed Austin, Minn., 50-33, for its second consecutive Class 3A title. 

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About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

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