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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The top-ranked squads in the states of Maryland of Illinois joined the national Top 25 of the Week 6 National Prep Poll.

Maryland defending 4A champion Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) is No. 22 after starting the season with a 3-0 record. Last week, the Cougars thrashed defending 3A titlist Damascus, 35-3.

Maine South (Park Ridge), which has three Illinois large-school runner-up finishes the last five seasons, is No. 25. The Hawks (4-0) are averaging 49 points per game.

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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 preseason national Top 25 with expanded regional Top 25's follow with won-loss-tie records:

Northeast Region
1. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (4-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (1-1-0) (2)
3. Everett, Mass. (3-0-0) (3)
4. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (4-0-0) (4)
5. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (2-0-0) (5)
6. Rochester, N.Y., Aquinas (3-0-0) (6)
7. Philadelphia, Pa., O'Hara (4-0-0) --
8. Somerville, N.J., Immaculata (2-0-0) (8)
9. Bethel Park, Pa. (4-0-0) (9)
10. Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (4-0-0) (10)

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

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

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (5-0) (1)
2. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (3-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (5-0-0) (3)
4. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (4-1-0) (5)
5. Carmel, Ind. (5-0-0) (4)
6. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (4-0-0) (8)
7. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (4-1-0) (7)
8. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (4-0-0) (9)
9. Chicago, Ill., St. Rita (4-0-0) (10)
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (4-1-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Blue Springs, Mo. (4-0) (1)
2. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (3-1-0) (2)
3. Provo, Utah, Timpview (4-0-0) (4)
4. Hutchinson, Kan. (2-1-0) (9)
5. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (4-0-0) (10)
6. Eden Prairie, Minn. (4-0-0) (6)
7. Aurora, Colo., Grandview (4-0-0) (3)
8. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (4-0-0) --
9. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (4-0-0) --
10. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (4-0-0) (8)

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (3-0) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, North Shore (2-0-0) (2)
3. Plano, Texas (4-0-0) (4)
4. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (3-0-0) (5)
5. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (3-0-0) (6)
6. Abilene, Texas (4-0-0) (7)
7. Allen, Texas (3-1-0) (3)
8. Norman, Okla., North (3-0-0) (8)
9. The Woodlands, Texas (2-0-0) (9)
10. Broken Arrow, Okla. (3-0-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (2-0) (1)
2. Corona, Calif., Centennial (2-0-0) (2)
3. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (2-0-0) (3)
4. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (3-0-0) (4)
5. Mission Viejo, Calif. (3-0-0) (5)
6. Encino, Calif., Crespi (3-0-0) (6)
7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (2-1-0) (7)
8. Oceanside, Calif. (3-0-0) (8)
9. San Jose, Calif., Bellarmine Prep (2-0-0) (9)
10. Bellevue, Wash. (3-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 10 Vienna, Va., Oakton (4-0-0). Midwest: No. 6 Cincinnati, St. Xavier (3-2-0). Midlands: No. 5 Denver, Mullen (3-1-0); No. 7 Lakewood, Colo., Bear Creek (3-1-0). Southwest: No. 10 Fayetteville, Ark. (3-1-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: An ESPNU television audience watched No. 5 Batesville, Miss., South Panola defeat then-No. 18 Apopka, Fla., 28-18. It was the Tigers' first win over a Top 25 team during their 79-game winning streak, currently the nation's longest. Junior running back Nicholas Parker had 242 yards rushing and all four South Panola touchdowns . . . Sophomore running back Tevin Williams came off the bench to run for 179 yards and two touchdowns as No. 1 Euless, Texas, Trinity beat then-No. 21 Allen, 24-14. Williams played in place of injured senior Dontrayevous Robinson, a Nebraska recruit . . . Defending Prep Poll champion Cincinnati, St. Xavier played its fourth Top 25 team in five outings and was beaten, 17-6, by No. 14 Louisville, Ky., Trinity. St. Xavier's overall record is 3-2-0 and vs. Top 25 teams it is 2-2-0. More than 12,000 fans at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium watched as senior running back Tim Phillips (Cent. Michigan) led the Shamrocks with two touchdowns . . . No. 9 Corona, Calif., Centennial avenged its only regular season loss of last season, outgunning regionally ranked Santa Ana, Mater Dei, 47-35. Senior running back Arthur Burns had 234 yards rushing for Centennial and Mater Dei quarterback Matt Barkley (USC) threw for 414 yards and three touchdowns. A year ago, Mater Dei beat Centennial in an equally high-scoring affair, 51-37 . . . According to the Arizona Republic, Mesa, Desert Ridge quarterback Kevin Pantastico threw for a single-game state record 595 yards with six touchdowns in a 43-40 loss to Red Mountain.

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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-State 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.