National Prep Poll
November 17, 2008
National Prep Football Poll - Week 14
By Jamie DeMoney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the fourth consecutive week, the National Prep Poll Top 25 has just one new team entering the national rankings.

Centennial (Peoria, Ariz.), winner of two straight 5A/II state titles, enters this week's poll at No. 25. The Coyotes have won 23 consecutive games, including a convincing 35-16 win over Arizona's top-ranked 5A/I team, Hamilton (Chandler), earlier this season.

The top 5 teams in the rankings remain unchanged for the third straight week. At the top, No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) hammered state-ranked Miramar, 49-2, to complete its 10th undefeated regular season since 1975.

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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 10-0-0 blasted state-ranked Miramar, 49-2
2. Euless, Texas, Trinity 11-0-0 five seniors are Division I commits
3. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes 11-0-0 four state titles since '99
4. Corona, Calif., Centennial 10-0-0 led by USC-bound LB Vontaze Burfict
5. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 12-0-0 got 26th straight postseason win
6. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway 12-0-0 advanced to WPIAL 4A final
7. Seffner, Fla., Armwood 10-0-0 only 42 points allowed
8. Long Beach, Calif., Poly 10-0-0 79 consecutive league wins
9. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman 12-0-0 top seed in 4A/I state playoffs
10. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith 12-0-0 advanced to Eastern Region final 10 
11. Houston, Texas, North Shore 9-0-0 TE Barrett Matthews will play at Texas 11 
12. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline 11-0-0 seeks back-to-back state titles 12 
13. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius 12-1-0 dominated Strongsville, 37-0, for region title 13 
14. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier 10-0-0 opened playoffs with 72-7 laugher 14 
15. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 11-1-0 led by superstar jr. RB Marcus Lattimore 15 
16. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County 11-0-0 last five wins by a combined margin of 291-14 16 
17. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder 12-1-0 edged Colerain, 27-20, in double-OT for region crown 17 
18. Olney, Md., Good Counsel 11-0-0 advanced to Washington Catholic final 18 
19. Allen, Texas 10-1-0 led by dual-threat jr. QB Matt Brown 19 
20. Lakeland, Fla. 10-0-0 ninth undefeated regular season in 13 years 20 
21. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South 12-0-0 reached 8A semi's with 42-0 rout 23 
22. Maryville, Tenn. 12-0-0 seeks fifth consecutive 4A title 22 
23. Provo, Utah, Timpview 12-0-0 plays Friday for third straight 4A crown 24 
24. Destrehan, La. 10-0-0 extended win streak to 25 25 
25. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial 11-0-0 seeks third straight 5A/II title NR 

Northeast Region
1. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (12-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (8-1-0) (2)
3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (12-0-0) (3)
4. Bethel Park, Pa. (12-0-0) (6)
5. West Lawn, Pa., Wilson (12-0-0) (5)
6. Medford, N.J., Shawnee (9-0-0) (7)
7. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (11-1-0) --
8. Linwood, N.J., Mainland Regional (9-0-0) (8)
9. Orchard Park, N.Y. (11-0-0) --
10. South Dartmouth, Mass., Dartmouth (10-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (12-0) (1)
2. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (12-0-0) (2)
3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (11-1-0) (3)
4. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (11-0-0) (4)
5. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (12-0-0) (5)
6. Sandy Spring, Md., Sherwood (11-0-0) (6)
7. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (12-0-0) (7)
8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (11-0-0) (8)
9. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (12-0-0) (9)
10. Vienna, Va., Oakton (12-0-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0) (1)
2. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (11-0-0) (2)
3. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (12-0-0) (3)
4. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (10-0-0) (4)
5. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (11-0-0) (5)
6. Lakeland, Fla. (10-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (12-0-0) (7)
8. Destrehan, La. (10-0-0) (8)
9. Newnan, Ga. (11-0-0) (9)
10. Prattville, Ala. (10-1-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (12-1) (1)
2. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (10-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (12-1-0) (3)
4. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (12-0-0) (4)
5. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (11-1-0) (5)
6. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (12-1-0) (6)
7. Pickerington, Ohio, Central (13-0-0) (7)
8. Muskegon, Mich. (12-0-0) --
9. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (13-0-0) (9)
10. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West (12-0-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Provo, Utah, Timpview (12-0) (1)
2. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (12-0-0) (5)
3. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (13-0-0) (4)
4. Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (13-0-0) (7)
5. Sandy, Utah, Alta (12-1-0) (8)
6. Blue Springs, Mo., South (10-2-0) --
7. Denver, Colo., Mullen (10-2-0) (10)
8. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (11-1-0) --
9. Omaha, Neb., Millard West (12-0-0) --
10. Blaine, Minn. (11-1-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (11-0) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, North Shore (9-0-0) (2)
3. Allen, Texas (10-1-0) (3)
4. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (11-0-0) (5)
5. Pearland, Texas (10-0-0) (6)
6. Midwest City, Okla. (11-0-0) (7)
7. Tulsa, Okla., Union (10-1-0) (8)
8. Austin, Texas, Lake Travis (11-0-0) (9)
9. Reno, Nev., McQueen (11-0-0) (10)
10. Missouri City, Texas, Hightower (9-0-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Corona, Calif., Centennial (10-0) (1)
2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (10-0-0) (2)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (11-0-0) (3)
4. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (10-0-0) (4)
5. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (9-1-0) (5)
6. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro (10-0-0) (6)
7. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (8-2-0) --
8. Bellevue, Wash. (11-0-0) (8)
9. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (10-0-0) (9)
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (10-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Top 25: No. 21 Abilene, Texas (10-1-0). Northeast: No. 4 McKeesport, Pa. (9-3-0); No. 9 Rochester, N.Y., Aquinas (10-1-0). Midwest: No. 8 Lowell, Mich. (11-1-0). Midlands: No. 2 Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (10-2-0); No. 3 Aurora, Colo., Grandview (11-1-0); No. 6 Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (11-1-0); No. 9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Washington (11-2-0). West Coast: No. 7 Oceanside, Calif. (9-0-1).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aquinas completed its 10th undefeated regular season in 32 seasons under coach George Smith. The Raiders annihilated state-ranked Miramar, 49-2, outrushing the Patriots 281 yards to negative-42 . . . Alamo, Nev., Pahranagat Valley broke the national single-game scoring record for 8-man football when it blasted Coleville, Calif., 128-74. The Panthers, whose scoring total was bolstered by an amazing five onside kick recoveries in the third quarter, scored a record 17 touchdowns in the game. Senior running back Brady Whipple accounted for eight touchdowns, including two on kickoff returns. Senior quarterback Taylor Poulsen added five passing and five rushing touchdowns . . . According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, senior fullback Tyler Gaffney of San Diego, Cathedral Catholic tied a section record with seven rushing touchdowns in his team's 70-37 blowout of Scripps Ranch . . .. . . According to the Sacramento Bee, Lyndell Scarr of Shingle Springs, Calif., Ponderosa ran 26 times for 392 yards and eight touchdowns in his team's 61-35 defeat of El Dorado Hills, Oak Ridge . . . Bismarck, N.D., ended Fargo, South's bid for a third consecutive state championship. Junior running back Jake Miller rushed for 108 yards as the Demons won, 28-19, in the 3A state championship at Alerus Center in Grand Forks.

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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.