National Prep Poll
October 27, 2008
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National Prep Football Poll - Week 11
By Jamie DeMoney
By Jamie DeMoney
Once again, the National Prep Poll is the FIRST "human" poll released each week and during the preseason.
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Dorman, which likely will meet Byrnes again during the postseason, moved from No. 8 in the East Coast rankings to No. 9 in the national poll. Byrnes, which lost only its third regular season game in seven years, dropped to No. 15. Otherwise, last week proved rather uneventful for teams in the national and regional rankings. The 70 teams in the Week 10 poll compiled a collective 63-6-0 record (one team was idle).
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Northeast Region East Coast Region Southeast Region Midwest Region Midlands Region Southwest Region West Coast Region Dropped out: Top 25: No. 20 San Jose, Calif., Bellarmine Prep (6-1-0). Northeast: No. 6 Somerville, N.J., Immaculata (6-1-0); No. 10 Longmeadow, Mass. (7-0-0). Midwest: No. 9 East Grand Rapids, Mich. (8-1-0); No. 10 Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (8-1-0). Midlands: No. 6 Littleton, Colo., Columbine (8-1-0). FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 9 Roebuck, S.C., Dorman entered the national rankings after stunning then-No. 2 Duncan, Byrnes, 35-28. An estimated crowd of at least 15,000 fans watched the Cavaliers build a 35-7 lead early in the third quarter and make it stick despite a strong Byrnes comeback effort. Senior running back Ash Butler had 190 rushing yards and three touchdowns to lead Dorman . . . A pair of state records were eclipsed in Arizona, where senior Matt Inman of Yuma, Catholic set a new mark for career passing yards during his team's 55-0 blowout of Phoenix, Westwind. According to the Yuma Sun, Inman had six touchdown passes and 341 yards, bringing his career total to 8,387 . . . According to the Arizona Republic, the winningest coach in Arizona prep football is now Gilbert's Jesse Parker, who earned victory No. 309 when his team defeated Gilbert, Highland, 21-0 . . . In one of the nation's oldest and most prolific rivalries, regardless of sport, Massillon, Ohio, Washington defeated Canton, McKinley, 17-0. It was the 117th meeting between the teams, who have combined to win 32 state championships. A crowd of 16,935 fans were on hand at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium for only the third shutout between the teams in the last 34 meetings. Copyright 2008 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit Have something to say about the Week 11 National Prep Poll? Leave your comments and interact with other readers by clicking here.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman ended a run of seven straight losses to then-No. 2 Duncan Byrnes with a 35-28 victory on Saturday night. The win vaulted the Cavaliers from the regional rankings all the way in to the Top 10 of this week's National Prep Football Poll.
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School
Record
Note
LW
1.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas
7-0-0
state finalist 11 out of last 17 years
1
2.
Euless, Texas, Trinity
8-0-0
has beat two ranked foes
3
3.
Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes
8-0-0
led by Florida-bound RB/DB Greg Reid
4
4.
Corona, Calif., Centennial
7-0-0
seeks return trip to state championship game
6
5.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola
9-0-0
extended win streak to 84
5
6.
Monroeville, Pa., Gateway
9-0-0
beat regionally ranked McKeesport, 31-27
8
7.
Seffner, Fla., Armwood
8-0-0
seeks third state title in five years
7
8.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly
7-0-0
Philadelphia Phillies 2B Chase Utley an alum
10
9.
Roebuck, S.C., Dorman
9-0-0
upset then-No. 2 Byrnes, 35-28
NR
10.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith
9-0-0
won fifth straight district crown
9
11.
Houston, Texas, North Shore
6-0-0
TE Barrett Matthews will play at Texas
11
12.
Sammamish, Wash., Skyline
8-0-0
standout jr. QB Jake Heaps only one INT this season
12
13.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville
10-0-0
league game win streak at 79
13
14.
Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier
7-0-0
has outscored foes 375-25
14
15.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes
8-1-0
only three regular season losses since '02
2
16.
Kingsland, Ga., Camden County
8-0-0
scored 148 points last two games
15
17.
Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius
9-1-0
beat archrival St. Edward, 34-12
16
18.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder
9-1-0
WR Josh Jones committed to Cincinnati
17
19.
Olney, Md., Good Counsel
8-0-0
top-ranked in Washington metro
18
20.
Allen, Texas
7-1-0
only loss to No. 2 Trinity
19
21.
Lakeland, Fla.
7-0-0
five state titles since 1996
21
22.
Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge
9-0-0
five players committed to ACC teams
22
23.
Maryville, Tenn.
9-0-0
seeks fifth consecutive 4A championship
23
24.
Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South
9-0-0
averaging over 50 points per game
24
25.
Provo, Utah, Timpview
9-0-0
two-time defending 4A titlist
25
1.
Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (9-0) (1)
2.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (5-1-0) (2)
3.
Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (9-0-0) (3)
4.
Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (6-0-0) (4)
5.
McKeesport, Pa. (7-2-0) (7)
6.
State College, Pa. (9-0-0) --
7.
Rochester, N.Y., Aquinas (8-0-0) (5)
8.
Bethel Park, Pa. (9-0-0) (8)
9.
Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (7-0-0) (9)
10.
Medford, N.J., Shawnee (6-0-0) --
1.
Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (9-0) (8)
2.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (9-0-0) (2)
3.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (8-1-0) (1)
4.
Olney, Md., Good Counsel (8-0-0) (3)
5.
Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (9-0-0) (4)
6.
Sandy Spring, Md., Sherwood (8-0-0) (5)
7.
Hampton, Va., Phoebus (9-0-0) (6)
8.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (8-0-0) (7)
9.
Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (9-0-0) (9)
10.
Matthews, N.C., Butler (8-0-0) (10)
1.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (7-0) (1)
2.
Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (8-0-0) (2)
3.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola (9-0-0) (3)
4.
Seffner, Fla., Armwood (8-0-0) (4)
5.
Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (8-0-0) (5)
6.
Lakeland, Fla. (7-0-0) (6)
7.
Maryville, Tenn. (9-0-0) (7)
8.
River Ridge, La., John Curtis (8-1-0) (8)
9.
Destrehan, La. (7-0-0) (9)
10.
Newnan, Ga. (8-0-0) (10)
1.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (10-0) (1)
2.
Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (7-0-0) (2)
3.
Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (9-1-0) (3)
4.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (9-1-0) (4)
5.
Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (9-0-0) (5)
6.
Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (9-1-0) (6)
7.
Pickerington, Ohio, Central (10-0-0) (7)
8.
Lowell, Mich. (9-0-0) --
9.
Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (9-0-0) (8)
10.
Naperville, Ill., North (9-0-0) --
1.
Provo, Utah, Timpview (9-0) (1)
2.
Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (8-1-0) (2)
3.
Aurora, Colo., Grandview (9-0-0) (4)
4.
West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (9-0-0) (3)
5.
Eden Prairie, Minn. (10-0-0) (5)
6.
Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (9-0-0) (7)
7.
Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (9-0-0) (9)
8.
Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (10-0-0) (8)
9.
Olathe, Kan., East (8-0-0) --
10.
Sandy, Utah, Alta (9-1-0) --
1.
Euless, Texas, Trinity (8-0) (1)
2.
Houston, Texas, North Shore (6-0-0) (2)
3.
Allen, Texas (7-1-0) (3)
4.
Abilene, Texas (8-0-0) (4)
5.
The Woodlands, Texas (7-0-0) (5)
6.
Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (8-0-0) (6)
7.
Pearland, Texas (7-0-0) (7)
8.
Midwest City, Okla. (8-0-0) (8)
9.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (7-1-0) (9)
10.
Reno, Nev., McQueen (8-0-0) (10)
1.
Corona, Calif., Centennial (7-0) (1)
2.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly (7-0-0) (2)
3.
Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (8-0-0) (3)
4.
Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (6-1-0) (5)
5.
Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (7-0-0) (6)
6.
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro (7-0-0) (7)
7.
Encino, Calif., Crespi (6-1-0) (8)
8.
Oceanside, Calif. (7-0-0) (9)
9.
Bellevue, Wash. (8-0-0) (10)
10.
Los Alamitos, Calif. (7-0-0) --
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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 of Student Sports compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll 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 recruiting for more than 15 years. He has compiled the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press since 1999 and has also compiled high school rankings for Sporting News and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.
