National Prep Poll
September 13, 2004
National Prep Football Poll - Week 5

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by 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-tie records:

# School Record Note LW
1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll 3-0-0 coach Todd Dodge starred at Texas 1 
2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence 2-0-0 smothered first two foes 117-6 2 
3. Jenks, Okla. 2-0-0 downed regionally ranked rival Tulsa Union 3 
4. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain 3-0-0 led by all-state LB Andre Revels 5 
5. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic 3-0-0 RB Eugene Jarvis 343 yards in win 4 
6. Mission Viejo, Calif. 1-0-0 impressive in 55-21 rout of Los Alamitos 8 
7. Bellevue, Wash. 2-0-0 crushed South Kitsap, 64-20 6 
8. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater 0-0-0 second game canceled due to hurricanes 7 
9. Blue Springs, Mo. 2-0-0 DE Jaron Baston will play at Missouri 9 
10. Hoover, Ala. 3-0-0 DB Jahi' Word-Daniels headed to Georgia Tech 10 
11. Lockport, Ill. 3-0-0 QB Jake Christensen 16 TDs in three games 11 
12. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County 3-0-0 reigning AAAAA state titlist 12 
13. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 1-0-0 soph QB Matt Simms son of Phil Simms NR 
14. Denton, Texas, Ryan 3-0-0 LB Xavier Kelley an Arizona recruit 14 
15. Los Angeles, Calif., Loyola 1-0-0 thumped Colo.'s Regis Jesuit, 48-0 16 
16. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale 3-0-0 169-22 under coach Gary Rankin 17 
17. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 3-0-0 no losses to in-state foes since 2001 19 
18. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn 2-0-0 stars Syracuse recruit QB Adam Hearns 18 
19. Naples, Fla. 1-0-0 in state final two of last three seasons 20 
20. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward 3-0-0 boasts Ohio State recruit OT Alex Boone 21 
21. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic 3-0-0 81-14 under coach Dan Sharp 23 
22. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall 2-0-0 14 straight playoff spots 22 
23. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 2-0-0 CB Anthony Wiseman a Maryland recruit 25 
24. LaGrange, Ga. 4-0-0 outscored foes 152-31 NR 
25. Richmond, Va., Varina 2-0-0 370-pound DT Joseph Johnson a major force NR 

Northeast Region
1. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (3-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (1-0-0) (4)
3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (2-0-0) (3)
4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (2-1-0) (5)
5. Ridgewood, N.J. (1-0-0) --
6. Everett, Mass. (1-0-0) (6)
7. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (1-0-0) (7)
8. Pittsburgh, Pa., Penn Hills (3-0-0) (8)
9. New Rochelle, N.Y. (2-0-0) (9)
10. New Britain, Conn. (0-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (2-0-0) (1)
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (3-0-0) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (2-0-0) (4)
4. Richmond, Va., Varina (2-0-0) (6)
5. Clifton, Va., Centreville (1-0-0) (7)
6. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (1-0-0) (3)
7. Conway, S.C. (3-0-0) (5)
8. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (2-0-0) --
9. Greenville, S.C. (3-0-0) (9)
10. Durham, N.C., Southern (3-0-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (0-0-0) (1)
2. Hoover, Ala. (3-0-0) (2)
3. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (3-0-0) (3)
4. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (3-0-0) (4)
5. Naples, Fla. (1-0-0) (5)
6. LaGrange, Ga. (4-0-0) (7)
7. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (1-0-0) (6)
8. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (1-0-0) (8)
9. Boutte, La., Hahnville (2-0-0) (9)
10. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (2-0-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (3-0-0) (1)
2. Lockport, Ill. (3-0-0) (2)
3. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (3-0-0) (3)
4. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic (3-0-0) (4)
5. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (3-0-0) (5)
6. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (4-0-0) (6)
7. Warren, Ohio, Warren G Harding (3-0-0) (8)
8. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (3-0-0) (7)
9. Schofield, Wis., D.C. Everest (3-0-0) (9)
10. Lowell, Mich. (3-0-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Blue Springs, Mo. (2-0-0) (1)
2. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (2-0-0) (2)
3. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (2-0-0) (3)
4. Hastings, Minn. (2-0-0) (9)
5. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (1-1-0) (4)
6. Eden Prairie, Minn. (2-0-0) (7)
7. Bettendorf, Iowa (2-0-0) (5)
8. Olathe, Kan., North (2-0-0) (6)
9. Columbia, Mo., Hickman (1-1-0) (8)
10. Greenwood Village, Colo., Cherry Creek (2-0-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (3-0-0) (1)
2. Jenks, Okla. (2-0-0) (2)
3. Denton, Texas, Ryan (3-0-0) (3)
4. Katy, Texas (3-0-0) (4)
5. Lufkin, Texas (2-0-0) (6)
6. Longview, Texas (3-0-0) (5)
7. Houston, Texas, North Shore (3-0-0) --
8. Tulsa, Okla., Union (1-1-0) (7)
9. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (2-0-0) (9)
10. Springdale, Ark. (2-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Mission Viejo, Calif. (1-0-0) (2)
2. Bellevue, Wash. (2-0-0) (1)
3. Los Angeles, Calif., Loyola (1-0-0) (4)
4. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (1-0-0) (5)
5. Pasco, Wash. (2-0-0) (6)
6. Newhall, Calif., Hart (1-0-0) (8)
7. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West (1-0-0) (10)
8. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (1-0-0) (9)
9. Valencia, Calif. (1-0-0) --
10. Vista, Calif. (2-0-0) --

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Regionally ranked Fresno, Calif., Clovis West whipped then-No. 13 Concord, De La Salle, 30-12, and ended a few more of the Spartans' streaks. Entering the game, De La Salle had won 149 straight versus in-state teams and 86 consecutive home games. And with a national-record 151-game winning streak entering this year, the Spartans had been in the national Top 25 every week since mid-way through the 1992 season. No. 2 Charlotte, N.C., Independence now holds the nation's current longest win streak at 64 games . . . More than 23,000 fans watched No. 3 Jenks, Okla., escape with a 17-13 win over regionally ranked Tulsa Union at the University of Tulsa's Skelley Stadium. The teams have combined to win the last eight Oklahoma big-school state championships . . . Midwest No. 5 Cleveland, St. Ignatius stymied Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's Prep, 26-6. The Hawks had won 35 straight games before losses to St. Ignatius and No. 5 Pittsburgh, Central Catholic the last two weeks.

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