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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A weekend filled with postseason upsets opened the door for three teams to make their season debut in National Prep Poll Top 25.

The highest riser in the Week 15 poll was No. 8 Hightower (Missouri City, Texas). The Hurricanes, who are led by Miami recruit QB A.J. Highsmith, upset then-No. 11 North Shore, 28-21, in the Class 5A/I regional quarterfinals.

Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) also moved from the regional rankings into the national Top 10 this week. The No. 10 Knights clobbered Compton, 42-0, in the opening round of the CIF-SS Pac-5 playoffs. An undefeated winner of this division, which also includes No. 5 Long Beach Poly, will likely be chosen to represent Southern California in the CIF's Open Division state championship game next month.

Bethel Park (Pa.) entered the Top 25 for the first team at No. 15. The Black Hawks shut down then-No. 6 Gateway (Monroeville), 10-6, to claim their first WPIAL 4A championship.

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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:

Northeast Region
1. Bethel Park, Pa. (13-0) (4)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (9-1-0) (2)
3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (13-0-0) (3)
4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (12-1-0) (1)
5. West Lawn, Pa., Wilson (13-0-0) (5)
6. Medford, N.J., Shawnee (10-0-0) (6)
7. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (12-1-0) (7)
8. Linwood, N.J., Mainland Regional (10-0-0) (8)
9. Orchard Park, N.Y. (12-0-0) (9)
10. South Dartmouth, Mass., Dartmouth (10-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (13-0) (2)
2. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (13-0-0) (1)
3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (12-1-0) (3)
4. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (13-0-0) (5)
5. Sandy Spring, Md., Sherwood (12-0-0) (6)
6. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (12-0-0) (8)
7. Vienna, Va., Oakton (13-0-0) (10)
8. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (13-0-0) (7)
9. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (13-0-0) (9)
10. Clarksville, Md., River Hill (12-0-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (11-0) (1)
2. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (12-0-0) (2)
3. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (13-0-0) (3)
4. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (11-0-0) (4)
5. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (12-0-0) (5)
6. Lakeland, Fla. (11-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (13-0-0) (7)
8. Destrehan, La. (11-0-0) (8)
9. Newnan, Ga. (12-0-0) (9)
10. Prattville, Ala. (11-1-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (13-1) (1)
2. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (11-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (13-1-0) (3)
4. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (13-0-0) (4)
5. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (11-1-0) (5)
6. Muskegon, Mich. (13-0-0) (8)
7. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (13-1-0) (6)
8. Mequon, Wis., Homestead (14-0-0) --
9. Pickerington, Ohio, Central (13-1-0) (7)
10. East St. Louis, Ill. (12-1-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Provo, Utah, Timpview (13-0) (1)
2. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (12-0-0) (2)
3. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (14-0-0) (3)
4. Sandy, Utah, Alta (13-1-0) (5)
5. Blue Springs, Mo., South (11-2-0) (6)
6. Denver, Colo., Mullen (11-2-0) (7)
7. Greenwood Village, Colo., Cherry Creek (11-2-0) --
8. Omaha, Neb., Millard West (13-0-0) (9)
9. Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (13-1-0) (4)
10. Blaine, Minn. (11-1-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (12-0) (1)
2. Missouri City, Texas, Hightower (10-0-0) (10)
3. Allen, Texas (11-1-0) (3)
4. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (12-0-0) (4)
5. Pearland, Texas (11-0-0) (5)
6. Midwest City, Okla. (12-0-0) (6)
7. Tulsa, Okla., Union (11-1-0) (7)
8. Cedar Hill, Texas (11-1-0) --
9. Spring Branch, Texas, Smithson Valley (11-1-0) --
10. Reno, Nev., McQueen (12-0-0) (9)

West Coast Region
1. Corona, Calif., Centennial (11-0) (1)
2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (11-0-0) (2)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (12-0-0) (3)
4. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (11-0-0) (4)
5. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (10-1-0) (5)
6. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro (11-0-0) (6)
7. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (9-2-0) (7)
8. Bellevue, Wash. (12-0-0) (8)
9. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (11-0-0) (9)
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (10-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Top 25: No. 11 Houston, North Shore (9-1-0); No. 18 Olney, Md., Good Counsel (11-1-0). Midwest: No. 9 Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (13-1-0); No. 10 Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West (12-1-0). Midlands: No. 8 Littleton, Colo., Columbine (11-2-0). Southwest: No. 8 Austin, Texas, Lake Travis (12-0-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Senior running back Jeremiah Young of Steelton, Steelton-Highspire broke the Pennsylvania career rushing mark during his team's 49-16 Class A playoff defeat of Camp Hill. Young (uncommitted) had 138 yards in the game, giving him 8,506 for his career . . . A pair of state records fell in the Iowa state championship games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Senior running back Brandon Wegher (Iowa) ran for 241 yards to lead Sioux City, Heelan to a 35-10 win over Decorah in the 3-A championship. That gave Wegher a state-record 3,238 rushing yards this season. Meanwhile, Solon won its 27th straight game and second consecutive 2-A state title. The Spartans set a finals scoring record blowing out Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, 60-14. Junior running back James Morris (Iowa) had 152 rushing yards and four touchdowns . . . Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha hammered then-No. 18 Olney, Md., Good Counsel, 34-7, to win its sixth consecutive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship in a game played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. . . . No. 23 Provo, Utah, Timpview won its 36th straight game and third consecutive 4-A title. The Thunderbirds edged regionally ranked Murray, Cottonwood, 34-28, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Two-way senior tackle Xavier Su'a-Filo (uncommitted) had a blocked punt and two tackles for loss to lead Timpview.

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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.