National Prep Poll
October 29, 2007
National Prep Football Poll - Week 12
By Jamie DeMoney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Although for the fifth consecutive week no team in the Top 25 lost, there was one new nationally ranked team in the National Prep Poll released Monday morning.

Eden Prairie (Minn.), which has won 24 consecutive games and five large-school state titles the last 11 years, entered at No. 25 after winning its first two playoff games by a combined 111-14.

The Eagles -- coached by Mike Grant, the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant -- are on a near historic roll of recent dominance in Minnesota, defeating all but one opponent the last two seasons by 21 points or more.

Through 11 weeks of the season, only five of the Prep Poll's preseason Top 25 teams have lost to teams that are not currently ranked nationally or regionally.

In the regional rankings, only 32 teams that have been ranked this season have lost to currently unranked teams.

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The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and expanded regional Top 25's follow with won-loss-tie records:

# School Record Note LW
1. Miami, Fla., Northwestern 8-0-0 defeated state-ranked Miami Central for district crown
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier 10-0-0 beat league rival Moeller, 28-14, before 10,000 fans
3. Concord, Calif., De La Salle 7-0-0 Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew played here
4. Katy, Texas 8-0-0 only 34 points allowed in five district games
5. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei 7-0-0 game vs. St. John Bosco canceled due to SoCal wildfires
6. Southlake, Texas, Carroll 7-1-0 QB Riley Dodge will play for dad at North Texas
7. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 9-0-0 extended win streak to 69
8. Prattville, Ala. 9-0-0 coach Bill Clark got 100th win in eighth season
9. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain 10-0-0 29-game regular season win streak 10 
10. Youngstown, Ohio, Mooney 10-0-0 QB Dan McCarthy headed to Notre Dame 11 
11. Tulsa, Okla., Union 9-0-0 outscoring foes by 39-12 margin 12 
12. Pahokee, Fla. 8-0-0 won last five games by combined 201-9 13 
13. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton 9-0-0 only 12 losses total in program's 10th season 14 
14. Corona, Calif., Centennial 7-1-0 senior RB Ryan Bass more than 5,000 career rushing yards 15 
15. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington 7-0-0 five shutouts last six games 16 
16. Littleton, Colo., Columbine 9-0-0 four straight wins over state-ranked foes by a combined 140-48 17 
17. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside 8-0-0 all-state QB Marques Ivory out for season with broken leg
18. Jenks, Okla. 8-1-0 only loss to No. 11 Union 18 
19. Chantilly, Va., Westfield 9-0-0 just 43 points allowed this season 20 
20. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 8-1-0 WR Rodney McLeod committed to Virginia 21 
21. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny 9-0-0 beat rival North Hills, 28-14, to close unbeaten regular season 22 
22. Maryville, Tenn. 9-0-0 escaped Hall's upset bid, 38-30, for 54th straight win 19 
23. Lakeland, Fla. 8-0-0 broke state record with 53rd consecutive win 24 
24. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 7-0-0 defending Group IV non-public state champ 25 
25. Eden Prairie, Minn. 10-0-0 24 straight wins with only one decided by less than 21 points NR 

Northeast Region
1. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny (9-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (7-0-0) (2)
3. Everett, Mass. (8-0-0) (3)
4. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (9-0-0) (4)
5. Warrington, Pa., Central Bucks South (9-0-0) (5)
6. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (8-1-0) (10)
7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (7-0-0) (6)
8. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (8-0-0) (7)
9. Allentown, Pa., Parkland (9-0-0) --
10. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (7-0-0) (9)

East Coast Region
1. Chantilly, Va., Westfield (9-0-0) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (8-1-0) (2)
3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (10-0-0) (3)
4. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly (7-0-0) (4)
5. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (9-0-0) (5)
6. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (9-0-0) (6)
7. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (9-0-0) --
8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (9-1-0) (7)
9. Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard (8-0-0) (9)
10. Greenwood, S.C. (9-1-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (8-0-0) (1)
2. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (9-0-0) (2)
3. Prattville, Ala. (9-0-0) (4)
4. Pahokee, Fla. (8-0-0) (5)
5. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington (7-0-0) (6)
6. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (8-0-0) (3)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (9-0-0) (7)
8. Lakeland, Fla. (8-0-0) (8)
9. West Monroe, La. (8-0-0) (9)
10. Bastrop, La. (9-0-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (10-0-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (10-0-0) (2)
3. Youngstown, Ohio, Mooney (10-0-0) (3)
4. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (9-0-0) (4)
5. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (10-0-0) (5)
6. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (7-2-0) (6)
7. Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (10-0-0) (7)
8. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic (9-1-0) (8)
9. Dublin, Ohio, Coffman (10-0-0) (9)
10. Naperville, Ill., North (9-1-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (9-0-0) (1)
2. Eden Prairie, Minn. (10-0-0) (2)
3. Blue Springs, Mo., South (9-0-0) (3)
4. Denver, Colo., Mullen (9-0-0) (4)
5. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (10-0-0) (5)
6. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (9-0-0) (6)
7. Hutchinson, Kan. (9-0-0) (7)
8. Kearney, Neb. (10-0-0) (8)
9. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (10-1-0) (9)
10. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (9-0-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Katy, Texas (8-0-0) (1)
2. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (7-1-0) (2)
3. Tulsa, Okla., Union (9-0-0) (3)
4. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (9-0-0) (4)
5. Jenks, Okla. (8-1-0) (5)
6. Odessa, Texas, Permian (8-0-0) (6)
7. Allen, Texas (8-0-0) (7)
8. Arlington, Texas, Bowie (8-0-0) (8)
9. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (9-0-0) (9)
10. Stephenville, Texas (8-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (7-0-0) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (7-0-0) (2)
3. Corona, Calif., Centennial (7-1-0) (3)
4. Lake Balboa, Calif., Birmingham (7-1-0) (4)
5. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (7-1-0) (5)
6. Lakewood, Wash., Lakes (9-0-0) (6)
7. Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis (9-0-0) (7)
8. Redlands, Calif., Redlands East Valley (8-0-0) (9)
9. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (7-1-0) --
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (8-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 8 Langhorne, Pa., Neshaminy (8-1-0). East Coast: No. 8 Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (8-2-0). Midlands: No. 10 Edina, Minn. (10-0-0). West Coast: Newhall, Calif., Hart (7-0-1).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: State records were eclipsed all over the country as the regular season began drawing to a close. No. 23 Lakeland, Fla. won its state-record 53rd consecutive game. The Dreadnaughts erased a 10-0 deficit late in the fourth quarter to defeat Davenport, Ridge Community, 22-19, in double overtime . . . Elsewhere in Florida, the Naples Daily News reported that Christian Parsons of Fort Myers, Cypress Lake passed for a state-record 571 yards with seven touchdowns in a 49-48 loss to Barron Collier . . . Two records also fell in Iowa. James Vandenberg of Keokuk had four touchdown passes in a 63-6 romp over Fort Madison. Vandenberg now has a state-record 81 career touchdown throws, surpassing the old record of 77 . . . D.J. Freesman of Donnellson, Central Lee had a state-record 545 passing yards with five touchdowns in a 63-34 loss to Wilton . . . Dale Ross of Syracuse, N.Y., Westhill set a new state mark with 569 rushing yards in a 55-14 Section III playoff rout of Marcellus. Ross also scored eight touchdowns, tying the section record set by current Michigan running back Michael Hart at Onondaga Central (Syracuse Post-Standard). . . Defensive end Nick Perry of Detroit, King had two sacks in a 31-6 defeat of Grosse Pointe, North. According to the Detroit Free Press, Perry now has a state-record 28 sacks for the season . . . Senior Caleb Pavy of regionally ranked Denver, Mullen became Colorado's all-time leading scorer among kickers. Pavy had four PATs and a field goal in a 31-13 defeat of Aurora, Overland, giving him 262 points for his career.

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About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly since 1987 and a property of World Features Syndicate, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings and are the only high school rankings distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and been involved with prep recruiting and evaluation for nearly 15 years. He has compiled the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press since 1999. He is former managing editor of American Football Monthly, the premier trade publication in America for football coaches. DeMoney is also a full-time staff member of Forbes Recruit Evaluation, a football scouting service subscribed to by more than 300 college coaching staffs. Each football season, DeMoney evaluates thousands of high school football players and teams in person and on tape. DeMoney maintains a library of more than 3,000 high school game tapes from the last three seasons. It isn't likely that any other national high school rankings compiler watches even 10 percent as much game tape of the teams he considers for rankings as DeMoney does. DeMoney's other credits include serving on the selection panel for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year, as editor of Gridiron Greats recruiting yearbook (1995-99), Associate Editor of Hawkeye Nation magazine, contributor to NFLHS.com and doing play-by-play high school sports for KCJJ-AM in Iowa City, Iowa, during the mid-90s. DeMoney is a 1994 graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

Note: Jamie DeMoney also compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings for the GRIDIRON Magazine, published by RISE. The publication includes in-depth capsules on all 50 nationally ranked and 100 regionally ranked teams, including key players, strengths, weaknesses and overall outlook.