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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Another weekend filled with postseason upsets ushered the arrival of five teams into the Week 16 National Prep Football Poll.

The highest riser was Eastern Pennsylvania power North Penn (Lansdale) at No. 11. The Knights took another step closer to winning their first PIAA Class 4A state title since 2003 by blanking rival Neshaminy, 28-0, in the District One championship game.

Also making its season debut in the national poll was No. 16 Phoebus (Hampton, Va.). The Phantoms appear likely headed to their fourth Division 5 championship after destroying then-No. 24 and defending champion Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 38-8, in the state semifinals.

The third debut team in this week's poll is perennial Louisiana power West Monroe at No. 18. The Rebels appear to be closing in on their seventh state championship in 20 seasons after their 37-16 blowout of Ouachita in the 5A quarterfinals.

Rounding out the new entrants in this week's Top 25 are a pair of squads that were nationally ranked earlier this season. No. 22 Center Grove (Greenwood) avenged its only loss of the season by defeating Carmel, 36-33, for the Indiana 5A championship.

No. 23 Glenville (Cleveland) will end the 2008 season without winning a state title, but the Tarblooders were the only team to defeat Ohio Division I champ St. Ignatius, which is ranked No. 8 this week. The Wildcats won the rematch between the teams during the playoffs in a squeaker, 8-7.

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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. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (14-0) (3)
2. Bethel Park, Pa. (14-0-0) (1)
3. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (10-1-0) (2)
4. West Lawn, Pa., Wilson (14-0-0) (5)
5. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (13-1-0) (7)
6. Jefferson Hills, Pa., Jefferson (13-1-0) --
7. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (12-1-0) (4)
8. Orchard Park, N.Y. (13-0-0) (9)
9. Medford, N.J., Shawnee (11-0-0) (6)
10. Linwood, N.J., Mainland Regional (11-0-0) (8)

East Coast Region
1. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (13-1) (3)
2. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (14-0-0) (1)
3. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (14-0-0) (8)
4. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (13-0-0) (6)
5. Sandy Spring, Md., Sherwood (13-0-0) (5)
6. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (14-0-0) (9)
7. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (13-1-0) (2)
8. Frederick, Md., Linganore (13-0-0) --
9. Clarksville, Md., River Hill (13-0-0) (10)
10. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (10-2-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (12-0) (1)
2. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (12-0-0) (4)
3. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (14-0-0) (3)
4. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (13-0-0) (5)
5. West Monroe, La. (12-0-0) --
6. Lakeland, Fla. (12-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (14-0-0) (7)
8. Newnan, Ga. (13-0-0) (9)
9. Prattville, Ala. (12-1-0) (10)
10. Loganville, Ga., Grayson (13-0-0) --

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

Midlands Region
1. Provo, Utah, Timpview (13-0) (1)
2. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (13-0-0) (2)
3. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (14-0-0) (3)
4. Sandy, Utah, Alta (13-1-0) (4)
5. Denver, Colo., Mullen (12-2-0) (6)
6. Omaha, Neb., Millard West (13-0-0) (8)
7. Junction City, Kan. (13-0-0) --
8. Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (13-1-0) (9)
9. Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (11-2-0) --
10. Pocatello, Idaho, Highland (10-2-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (13-0) (1)
2. Missouri City, Texas, Hightower (11-0-0) (2)
3. Allen, Texas (12-1-0) (3)
4. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (12-0-0) (4)
5. Pearland, Texas (12-0-0) (5)
6. Tulsa, Okla., Union (12-1-0) (7)
7. Cedar Hill, Texas (12-1-0) (8)
8. Spring Branch, Texas, Smithson Valley (12-1-0) (9)
9. Reno, Nev., McQueen (13-0-0) (10)
10. Bentonville, Ark. (11-1-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (12-0) (2)
2. Corona, Calif., Centennial (12-0-0) (1)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (13-0-0) (3)
4. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (10-2-0) (7)
5. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (11-1-0) (5)
6. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Tesoro (12-0-0) (6)
7. Lakewood, Calif. (6-6-0-x) --
8. Bellevue, Wash. (12-0-0) (8)
9. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (12-0-0) --
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (12-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Top 25: No. 3 Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (12-1-0); No. 10 Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (11-1-0); No. 24 Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (13-1-0). Northeast: No. 10 South Dartmouth, Mass., Dartmouth (11-0-0). East Coast: No. 7 Vienna, Va., Oakton (13-1-0). Southeast: No. 8 Destrehan, La. (12-0-0). Midwest: No. 9 Pickerington, Ohio, Central (13-1-0). Midlands: No. 5 Blue Springs, Mo., South (11-3-0); No. 7 Greenwood Village, Colo., Cherry Creek (11-3-0); No. 10 Blaine, Minn. (11-2-0). Southwest: No. 6 Midwest City, Okla. (12-1-0). West Coast: No. 9 Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (12-0-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Senior running back Zach Barket (uncommitted) of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., broke the state single-season rushing record in a 43-38 playoff victory against Taylor, Riverside. Barket had 245 rushing yards in the game, giving him 4,057 for the season. According to the National High School Sports Record Book, Barket is only the fifth prep football player in history to surpass 4,000 rushing yards in a season. On Friday, Schuylkill Haven will play in the Class A semifinals against Steelton, Steelton-Highspire, which features Pennsylvania's career rushing leader, Jeremiah Young . . . Smith Center, Kan., won its state-record 67th straight game and its fifth consecutive 2-1A championship with a 48-19 rout of Olpe at Fort Hays State University. The Redmen have dominated foes with a 54-7 average margin of victory during their streak . . . Two-time Prep Poll champion Cleveland, St. Ignatius won its record 10th state championship before a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The No. 8 Wildcats built an early 21-0 lead and held on to beat then-No. 18 Cincinnati, Elder, 28-20. Elder junior quarterback Mark Miller threw for a Division I finals-record 399 yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort.

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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.