National Prep Poll
November 10, 2008
National Prep Football Poll - Week 13
By Jamie DeMoney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 70 teams nationally or regionally ranked in last week's National Prep Poll compiled an impressive 64-6 record over the weekend, with three of the losses coming at the hands of fellow ranked squads.

The only team moving into the national Top 25 this week is defending Louisiana 5A champion Destrehan. The Wildcats have won 24 consecutive games, featuring a defense that has allowed opponents to score less than 10 points per game the last two seasons.

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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 with regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records:

# School Record Note LW
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas 9-0-0 state record 50 consecutive district wins
2. Euless, Texas, Trinity 10-0-0 seeks third 5A crown in four years
3. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes 10-0-0 school-record 24 straight wins
4. Corona, Calif., Centennial 9-0-0 QB Taylor Martinez a Nebraska recruit
5. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 11-0-0 win streak at 86
6. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway 11-0-0 fourth WPIAL semifinal berth in seven years
7. Seffner, Fla., Armwood 10-0-0 only 42 points allowed
8. Long Beach, Calif., Poly 9-0-0 thumped previously unbeaten Compton, 40-13
9. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman 11-0-0 capped first unbeaten regular season
10. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith 11-0-0 RB Perry Jones 361 rushing yards in playoff win 10 
11. Houston, Texas, North Shore 8-0-0 eighth straight unbeaten regular season 11 
12. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline 10-0-0 led by Washington St.-bound WR/DB Gino Simone 12 
13. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius 11-1-0 avenged only loss, 8-7, to then-No. 13 Glenville 17 
14. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier 9-0-0 average win margin is 52-4 14 
15. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 10-1-0 lone loss to No. 9 Dorman 15 
16. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County 10-0-0 eight straight region titles 16 
17. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder 11-1-0 seeks third state crown since 2002 18 
18. Olney, Md., Good Counsel 10-0-0 RB Caleb Porzel headed to Maryland 19 
19. Allen, Texas 9-1-0 only loss to No. 2 Trinity 20 
20. Lakeland, Fla. 9-0-0 clinched fourth district title in five years 21 
21. Abilene, Texas 10-0-0 DB Will Ford will play at Texas Tech 22 
22. Maryville, Tenn. 11-0-0 extended win streak to 71 23 
23. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South 11-0-0 top-ranked in Chicago metro 24 
24. Provo, Utah, Timpview 11-0-0 seeks third straight 4A title 25 
25. Destrehan, La. 9-0-0 defending 5A titlist NR 

Northeast Region
1. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (11-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (7-1-0) (2)
3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (11-0-0) (3)
4. McKeesport, Pa. (9-2-0) (5)
5. West Lawn, Pa., Wilson (11-0-0) (6)
6. Bethel Park, Pa. (11-0-0) (7)
7. Medford, N.J., Shawnee (8-0-0) (10)
8. Linwood, N.J., Mainland Regional (8-0-0) --
9. Rochester, N.Y., Aquinas (10-0-0) (9)
10. South Dartmouth, Mass., Dartmouth (9-0-0) --

East Coast Region
1. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (11-0) (1)
2. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (11-0-0) (2)
3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (10-1-0) (3)
4. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (10-0-0) (4)
5. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (11-0-0) (5)
6. Sandy Spring, Md., Sherwood (10-0-0) (6)
7. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (11-0-0) (7)
8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (10-0-0) (8)
9. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (11-0-0) (9)
10. Vienna, Va., Oakton (11-0-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) (1)
2. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (10-0-0) (2)
3. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (11-0-0) (3)
4. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (10-0-0) (4)
5. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (10-0-0) (5)
6. Lakeland, Fla. (9-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (11-0-0) (7)
8. Destrehan, La. (9-0-0) (8)
9. Newnan, Ga. (10-0-0) (9)
10. Prattville, Ala. (9-1-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (11-1) (3)
2. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (9-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (11-1-0) (4)
4. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (11-0-0) (5)
5. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (11-1-0) (1)
6. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (11-1-0) (6)
7. Pickerington, Ohio, Central (12-0-0) (7)
8. Lowell, Mich. (11-0-0) (8)
9. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (12-0-0) (9)
10. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West (11-0-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Provo, Utah, Timpview (11-0) (1)
2. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (10-1-0) (2)
3. Aurora, Colo., Grandview (11-0-0) (3)
4. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (12-0-0) (4)
5. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (11-0-0) (6)
6. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (11-0-0) (7)
7. Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (12-0-0) (8)
8. Sandy, Utah, Alta (11-1-0) (10)
9. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Washington (11-1-0) --
10. Denver, Colo., Mullen (9-2-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (10-0) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, North Shore (8-0-0) (2)
3. Allen, Texas (9-1-0) (3)
4. Abilene, Texas (10-0-0) (4)
5. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (10-0-0) (5)
6. Pearland, Texas (9-0-0) (6)
7. Midwest City, Okla. (10-0-0) (7)
8. Tulsa, Okla., Union (9-1-0) (8)
9. Austin, Texas, Lake Travis (10-0-0) (9)
10. Reno, Nev., McQueen (10-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Corona, Calif., Centennial (9-0) (1)
2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (9-0-0) (2)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (10-0-0) (3)
4. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (8-0-0) (5)
5. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (8-1-0) (4)
6. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro (9-0-0) (6)
7. Oceanside, Calif. (9-0-0) (7)
8. Bellevue, Wash. (10-0-0) (8)
9. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (9-0-0) (9)
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (9-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 4 Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (7-1-0); No. 8 State College, Pa. (10-0-0). East Coast: No. 10 Matthews, N.C., Butler (10-1-0). Midwest: No. 10 Naperville, Ill., North (10-1-0). Midlands: No. 5 Eden Prairie, Minn. (11-1-0); No. 9 Olathe, Kan., East (9-1-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Mike Smith of Hampton, Va., became just the seventh coach in prep football history to win 400 games. The milestone came in the Crabbers' 35-0 state playoff win over Chesapeake, Indian River. Smith, whose record is now 400-59-2 in 38 seasons, has led Hampton to 12 state championships and a pair of National Prep Poll titles (1996 and '97) since 1975 . . . Robert Herring of regionally ranked Newnan, Ga., collected his 300th coaching victory as the Cougars shut out Sharpsburg, East Coweta, 12-0 . . . According to the Jackson Sun, Huntingdon, Tenn., running back Kennon Holder ran for a state-record 503 yards on 37 carries and scored six touchdowns in his team's 63-38 defeat of Jackson, University . . . L.T. Pfaff of Atoka, Okla., broke his own single-game state passing record set earlier this season. According to the Tulsa World, the sophomore completed 42 of 55 passes for 619 yards as the Wampus Cats beat Marietta, 52-39. Pfaff had 569 passing yards in a game last month . . . Merrill, Mich., senior quarterback Jason Pratt finished his career with 7,905 passing yards, a new state record. According to the Saginaw News, Pratt closed the season throwing for six touchdowns and 456 yards in his team's 70-48 state playoff loss to Traverse City, St. Francis.

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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.