Northeast Region
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (8-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (8-0-0) (2)
3. Upper St. Clair, Pa. (10-0-0) (3)
4. Allentown, Pa., Parkland (10-0-0) (4)
5. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (9-1-0) (5)
6. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (8-2-0) (6)
7. Harrisburg, Pa. (9-1-0) (7)
8. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (9-0-0) (8)
9. Phillipsburg, N.J. (8-0-0) (9)
10. Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (10-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (10-0-0) (2)
2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (11-0-0) (1)
3. Gaffney, S.C. (11-0-0) (3)
4. Greenville, N.C., Rose (11-0-0) (4)
5. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (10-1-0) (6)
6. Summerville, S.C. (11-0-0) (5)
7. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (9-0-0) (8)
8. Chantilly, Va., Westfield (9-0-0) (10)
9. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly (9-0-0) --
10. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (9-0-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Lakeland, Fla. (10-0-0) (1)
2. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (9-0-0) (2)
3. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (10-0-0) (3)
4. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (11-0-0) (4)
5. Hoover, Ala. (9-1-0) (5)
6. Maryville, Tenn. (11-0-0) (6)
7. Bastrop, La. (10-0-0) (9)
8. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (9-0-0) (7)
9. West Monroe, La. (9-0-0) (8)
10. Prattville, Ala. (10-0-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (12-0-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (9-1-0) (2)
3. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (9-1-0) (3)
4. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (11-0-0) (4)
5. Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East (11-0-0) (5)
6. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (11-0-0) (6)
7. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice (11-0-0) (7)
8. Hilliard, Ohio, Davidson (11-0-0) (9)
9. Cary, Ill., Cary-Grove (11-0-0) --
10. Mentor, Ohio (10-1-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Denver, Colo., Mullen (10-0-0) (1)
2. Eden Prairie, Minn. (11-0-0) (2)
3. Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West (10-0-0) (5)
4. Stilwell, Kan., Blue Valley (10-0-0) (6)
5. Lakeville, Minn., South (11-0-0) --
6. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (12-0-0) (7)
7. Omaha, Neb., Millard South (11-0-0) --
8. Blue Springs, Mo., South (10-0-0) (8)
9. Hutchinson, Kan. (10-0-0) (9)
10. Blue Springs, Mo. (9-1-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (9-0-0) (1)
2. Lufkin, Texas (9-0-0) (2)
3. Euless, Texas, Trinity (9-0-0) (3)
4. Houston, Texas, North Shore (9-0-0) (4)
5. Katy, Texas (9-0-0) (5)
6. Cedar Hill, Texas (9-0-0) (6)
7. Jenks, Okla. (9-1-0) (7)
8. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (9-1-0) (8)
9. Dallas, Texas, Highland Park (9-0-0) --
10. Rogers, Ark. (10-0-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (9-0-0) (1)
2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (9-0-0) (2)
3. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (9-0-0) (3)
4. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (9-0-0) (4)
5. Bellevue, Wash. (10-0-0) (5)
6. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (9-0-0) (6)
7. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (8-1-0) (7)
8. Burien, Wash., Kennedy (10-0-0) (8)
9. Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis (10-0-0) (9)
10. Canyon Country, Calif., Canyon (6-2-0) (10)

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 7 Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.), No. 9 Good Counsel (Wheaton, Md.); Midwest: No. 8 Libertyville (Ill.); Midlands: No. 3 Southwest (Lincoln, Neb.), No. 4 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.); Southwest: No. 9 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas), No. 10 Salpointe (Tucson, Ariz.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 9 Miami, Northwestern crushed Miami Jackson, 41-0, in its annual rivalry game dubbed the 'Soul Bowl.' Northwestern's defense notched its seventh consecutive shutout, in which the Bulls have outscored opponents by a combined 270-0 . . . Blythewood, S.C., defeated Blue Ridge, 84-41, in a Class 3A playoff game that featured 1,200 combined yards of offense. Blythewood quarterback Richard Mounce tossed a state-record nine touchdowns, eight of them to receiver Marquan Jones, who finished with 17 catches for 376 yards. The eight touchdown receptions tied a national record, according to the National High School Sports Record Book . . . Senior Jimmy Stevens of Oklahoma City, Heritage Hall became prep football's all-time leader in field goals made in a 14-13 loss to Shawnee, Bethel. Stevens (Oklahoma) connected from 26 yards and 52 yards in the game for field goals Nos. 49 and 50 in his career. However, he missed a potential game-winning 31-yard attempt late in the game . . . Limon, Colo., the three-time defending Class A state champion, defeated Sanford, 24-13, for its state-record 49th consecutive victory. It is the third longest current win streak in the nation among 11-man teams . . . No. 12 Charlotte, N.C., Independence rallied from down 21-0 in the third quarter to defeat state-ranked Matthews, Butler, 30-24, in double-overtime. Running back Dequan Leak had four touchdown runs as the Patriots extended the nation's longest current win streak to 103 games. Eighty of Independence's first 100 consecutive wins were by at least 20 points, but three of its last six have been by 6 points or less.

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