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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tulsa (Okla.) Union soared to No. 8 in the National Prep Poll rankings released on Monday. The Redskins, who were No. 5 in the Southwest Region last week, posted a thrilling 43-42 overtime victory over archrival Jenks, which is now ranked No. 11. Union and Jenks have combined to win every Oklahoma 6A title since 1996.

No. 1 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) remained in the top spot, at least for now. The Bombers defeated state-ranked Glenville (Cleveland), 27-12, despite being outgained by the Tarblooders. It was St. Xavier's second conscutive win against a RISE Magazine preseason Power 50 team without running back Darius Ashley, its most dangerous offensive player.

No. 2 Carroll (Southlake, Texas) and No. 3 Northwestern (Miami) will showcase their claim for the No. 1 spot when the teams meet Saturday night in Dallas. The game will be televised by ESPNU.

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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:

Northeast Region
1. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (2-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (1-0-0) (3)
3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (2-0-0) (4)
4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (1-0-0) (2)
5. Everett, Mass. (1-0-0) (7)
6. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (1-1-0) --
7. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (1-0-0) (9)
8. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (2-0-0) --
9. Upper St. Clair, Pa. (2-0-0) (10)
10. Melville, N.Y., St. Anthony's (1-0-0) (8)

East Coast Region
1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-1-0) (1)
2. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (3-0-0) (2)
3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (3-0-0) (3)
4. Matthews, N.C., Butler (3-0-0) (4)
5. Chantilly, Va., Westfield (2-0-0) (5)
6. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (2-1-0) (6)
7. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (2-0-0) (7)
8. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (3-0-0) (8)
9. Chantilly, Va. (2-0-0) (9)
10. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (2-0-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (2-0-0) (1)
2. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (2-0-0) (2)
3. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (2-0-0) (3)
4. Prattville, Ala. (2-0-0) (4)
5. Maryville, Tenn. (2-0-0) (5)
6. Pahokee, Fla. (2-0-0) (6)
7. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington (1-0-0) (7)
8. Roswell, Ga. (2-0-0) (8)
9. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (2-0-0) (9)
10. Hoover, Ala. (1-1-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (3-0-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (3-0-0) (2)
3. Youngstown, Ohio, Mooney (3-0-0) (3)
4. Chicago, Ill., St. Rita (3-0-0) (4)
5. Muskegon, Mich. (3-0-0) (5)
6. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (3-0-0) (6)
7. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (3-0-0) (7)
8. Naperville, Ill., North (3-0-0) (9)
9. Mentor, Ohio (2-1-0) --
10. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (2-0-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (2-0-0) (1)
2. Eden Prairie, Minn. (2-0-0) (3)
3. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (2-0-0) (4)
4. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (2-0-0) (5)
5. Denver, Colo., Mullen (2-0-0) (6)
6. Blue Springs, Mo., South (2-0-0) (8)
7. Omaha, Neb., Westside (3-0-0) (9)
8. Sandy, Utah, Jordan (3-1-0) --
9. Jefferson City, Mo. (2-0-0) (10)
10. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (3-1-0) (2)

Southwest Region
1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (1-0-0) (1)
2. Katy, Texas (2-0-0) (2)
3. Tulsa, Okla., Union (2-0-0) (5)
4. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (3-0-0) (3)
5. Jenks, Okla. (1-1-0) (4)
6. Euless, Texas, Trinity (1-0-0) (6)
7. Abilene, Texas (2-0-0) (7)
8. DeSoto, Texas (1-0-0) (8)
9. Cedar Hill, Texas (2-0-0) (10)
10. Copperas Cove, Texas (2-0-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (1-0-0) (2)
2. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (1-0-0) (3)
3. Mission Viejo, Calif. (2-0-0) (4)
4. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (1-0-0) (7)
5. Corona, Calif., Centennial (2-0-0) (5)
6. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (2-0-0) (6)
7. Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis (3-0-0) (8)
8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (2-0-0) (9)
9. Lakewood, Wash., Lakes (2-0-0) (10)
10. Carlsbad, Calif. (1-0-0) --

Dropped out: Top 25: No. 5 Long Beach, Calif., Poly (1-1-0); Northeast: No. 5 McKeesport, Pa. (1-1-0), No. 6 Easton, Pa. (2-0-0); Midwest: No. 8 Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice (2-1-0); Midlands: No. 8 Sandy, Utah, Alta (3-1-0); Southwest: No. 9 Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (1-1-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 2 Southlake, Texas, Carroll opened the season with a 42-10 rout of Dallas, Lake Highlands. It was the Dragons' 49th consecutive win, tying the Texas large-school record. North Texas recruit Riley Dodge passed for 331 yards and four touchdowns. Next up for Carroll is Saturday's ESPNU-televised showdown with No. 3 Miami, Northwestern, at Southern Methodist University . . . One of the nation's top rivalries added another exciting chapter. More than 20,000 fans watched No. 8 Tulsa, Okla., Union edge No. 11 Jenks, 43-42, in overtime. Union quarterback Mark Rogers was named the game's MVP after passing for 176 yards and scoring four touchdowns. Union and Jenks have combined to win the last 11 Oklahoma 6A titles . . . Kevin Harper kicked a 61-yard field goal as regionally ranked Mentor, Ohio, shut out Solon, 27-0. The boot was the longest in state history, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Dirk Borgognone of Reno, Nev., holds the national record, according to the National High School Sports Record Book. He kicked a 68-yarder against Sparks in 1985 . . . Deuce Finch of Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier rushed for a school-record 323 yards on 16 carries (20 average) in a 41-9 rout of state-ranked Lexington, Catholic.

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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.