National Prep Poll
October 19, 2009
National Prep Football Poll - Week 10
By Jamie DeMoney

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URBANDALE, Iowa -- For the first time this season, no new teams entered the weekly National Prep Poll Top 25.

Last week's nationally ranked squads went 25-0, winning by an average score of 43-11. When you throw in the 43 regionally ranked teams that played last week, the overall won/loss record for last week's ranked teams was 67-1.

A few squads moved up slightly in this week's rankings. The most significant movement was by Texas' No. 1-ranked squad, Cedar Hill, which moved up one spot to No. 3. The Longhorns have scored 47 or more points in four consecutive games and are averaging 43 per contest this season.

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

# School Record Note LW
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0 two-time defending 5A champ
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 7-1 averaging 54 points per game
3. Cedar Hill, Texas 7-0 OL Adam Shead headed to Oklahoma
4. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian 6-0 30-point average win margin
5. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius 8-0 three out-of-state victories
6. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 5-0 in-state win streak at 30
7. Lakeland, Fla. 6-0 LB Will Lucas committed to Purdue
8. Dallas, Texas, Skyline 7-0 scoring 45 points per game
9. Loganville, Ga., Grayson 8-0 four shutouts this season
10. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial 8-0 extended win streak to 34 10 
11. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison 6-0 top-ranked in Orange County 11 
12. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 7-0 seeks seventh straight WCAC title 13 
13. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith 7-0 led by Alabama-bound QB Phillip Sims 14 
14. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside 7-0 only 8 points allowed per game 15 
15. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point 7-0 struggled past McNeil, 21-14 12 
16. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington 7-0 two key players out, beat North Miami Beach, 10-8 16 
17. Jenks, Okla. 7-0 six-time state champ this decade 17 
18. River Ridge, La., John Curtis 6-0 DE Walker Ashburn will play at Nebraska 18 
19. Denver, Colo., Mullen 7-0 defending 5A state champ 20 
20. Charlotte, N.C., Independence 9-0 seeks eighth unbeaten regular season in nine years 19 
21. Hampton, Va., Phoebus 7-0 only 36 points allowed this year 21 
22. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South 8-0 Matt Perez 340 rushing yards in win 22 
23. Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands 8-0 34 consecutive in-state wins 23 
24. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline 6-1 two-time defending 4A titlist 24 
25. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller 8-0 QB Andrew Hendrix a Notre Dame recruit 25 

Northeast Region
1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (5-0) (1)
2. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (7-0) (2)
3. Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (7-0) (3)
4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (7-0) (4)
5. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (5-1) (5)
6. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (5-0) (6)
7. McKeesport, Pa. (6-1) (7)
8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (4-1) (8)
9. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (5-1) (9)
10. Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (7-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (7-1) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (7-0) (2)
3. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (7-0) (3)
4. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (9-0) (4)
5. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (7-0) (5)
6. Matthews, N.C., Butler (7-0) (6)
7. Frederick, Md., Linganore (7-0) (8)
8. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (6-1) (9)
9. Fairfax, Va., Robinson (6-0) (10)
10. Rock Hill, S.C. (8-0) (7)

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0) (1)
2. Lakeland, Fla. (6-0) (2)
3. Loganville, Ga., Grayson (8-0) (3)
4. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (7-0) (4)
5. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington (7-0) (5)
6. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (6-0) (6)
7. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (5-1) (7)
8. Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles (6-0) (8)
9. Madison, Miss., Madison Central (8-0) (9)
10. Memphis, Tenn., Memphis University (7-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (8-0) (1)
2. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (8-0) (2)
3. Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands (8-0) (3)
4. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (8-0) (4)
5. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (7-1) (5)
6. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (7-1) (6)
7. Steubenville, Ohio (8-0) (7)
8. Indianapolis, Ind., Cathedral (8-1) (8)
9. Novi, Mich., Detroit Catholic Central (8-0) (10)
10. Dublin, Ohio, Coffman (8-0) (9)

Midlands Region
1. Denver, Colo., Mullen (7-0) (1)
2. Hutchinson, Kan. (7-0) (2)
3. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (7-0) (3)
4. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (8-1) (4)
5. Eden Prairie, Minn. (7-0) (5)
6. Omaha, Neb., Millard South (8-0) (7)
7. West Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling (8-0) (8)
8. Iowa City, Iowa, City High (8-0) (9)
9. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (6-2) (10)
10. Olathe, Kan., North (7-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Cedar Hill, Texas (7-0) (1)
2. Dallas, Texas, Skyline (7-0) (2)
3. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (8-0) (3)
4. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (7-0) (4)
5. Jenks, Okla. (7-0) (5)
6. The Woodlands, Texas (7-0) (6)
7. Katy, Texas (6-1) (7)
8. Tulsa, Okla., Union (6-1) (8)
9. Tyler, Texas, John Tyler (7-0) (9)
10. DeSoto, Texas (6-1) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (6-0) (1)
2. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison (6-0) (2)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (6-1) (3)
4. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (5-1) (4)
5. Mission Viejo, Calif. (6-0) (5)
6. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (7-0) (6)
7. Oceanside, Calif. (6-0) (7)
8. Los Angeles, Calif., Crenshaw (6-0) (8)
9. Kahuku, Hawaii (7-0) (9)
10. Lakewood, Calif. (6-1) (10)

Dropped out: Midlands: No. 6 Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (7-1)

FEATS OF THE WEEK: The first state champions of the season were crowned in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage, Bartlett forced five Eagle River, Chugiak turnovers en route to a 21-3 victory in the large-schools division championship. Kenai beat Soldotna, 21-10, for the small-schools crown, ending the Stars' bid for a fourth consecutive title . . . Mark McDonagh of Riverside, Ill., Riverside-Brookfield broke the national record for receptions in a season during his team's 42-0 rout of Elmwood Park. McDonagh, who had 15 receptions in the game for 153 yards, has an all-time best 143 in only eight games. The previous mark of 138 receptions was accomplished in 14 games . . . According to the National High School Sports Record Book, Sandy, Utah, Jordan quarterback Alex Jordan tied a national record with eight touchdown passes in one half in a 54-6 blowout of Taylorsville . . . Columbus, Ohio, Independence amassed a whopping 713 rushing yards and 71 points but it wasn't enough to beat league rival West. Behind Eric Stewart's 358 passing yards and seven touchdowns, West defeated the 76ers, 74-71. Independence's Devin Clodfelter ran for 484 yards on 48 carries with five touchdowns in the losing effort.

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, 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.

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 ESPN RISE 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.

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