National Prep Poll
October 26, 2009
National Prep Football Poll - Week 11
By Jamie DeMoney

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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Two-time defending Florida 5A champion St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) remains No. 1 in the National Prep Poll for the 24th consecutive week.

It's the longest any team has held the top spot in the national rankings since six-time Prep Poll champion De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) held the top spot from the beginning of the 2000 season through the first game of 2004.

The Raiders have won 31 consecutive games dating back to the middle of the 2007 season by average score of 44-9. They have already beaten a Top-10 team this season (No. 2 Byrnes) and may get the opportunity to play another, No. 7 Lakeland, during the state playoffs.

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 7-0 extended win streak to 31
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes 8-1 beat then-unbeaten Dorman, 17-10
3. Cedar Hill, Texas 8-0 181 points in last three games
4. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian 7-0 28 straight wins
5. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius 9-0 beat regionally ranked St. Xavier, 30-21
6. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 6-0 topped regionally ranked Bergen Catholic, 28-20
7. Lakeland, Fla. 7-0 led by Florida St.-bound QB Jarred Haggins
8. Dallas, Texas, Skyline 8-0 averaging 47 points per game
9. Loganville, Ga., Grayson 9-0 five shutouts this season
10. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial 9-0 three-time defending state champ 10 
11. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison 7-0 pounded area-ranked Newport Harbor, 34-6 11 
12. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 8-0 18 Washington Catholic titles 12 
13. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith 8-0 features Penn St.-bound DT Evan Hailes 13 
14. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside 8-0 has won 62 of last 65 14 
15. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller 9-0 whipped Cleveland-area power St. Edward, 40-10 25 
16. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington 8-0 clinched seventh straight district crown 16 
17. Jenks, Okla. 8-0 outgunned state-ranked Bartlesville, 63-40 17 
18. River Ridge, La., John Curtis 7-0 edged state-ranked St. Charles, 19-18 18 
19. Denver, Colo., Mullen 8-0 allowing only 5 points per game 19 
20. Charlotte, N.C., Independence 9-0 seeks eighth unbeaten regular season in nine years 20 
21. Hampton, Va., Phoebus 8-0 blanked rival Hampton, 17-0 21 
22. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South 9-0 second straight undefeated regular season 22 
23. Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands 9-0 35 consecutive in-state wins 23 
24. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline 7-1 next plays state-No. 2 Bothell 24 
25. Anaheim, Calif., Servite 7-1 only loss to No. 11 Edison NR 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dropped out: No. 15 Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (7-1). East Coast: No. 9 Fairfax, Va., Robinson (7-1). Southeast: No. 8 Jacksonville, Fla., Bolles (7-0). Midwest: No. 7 Steubenville, Ohio (8-1). Midlands: No. 3 Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (7-1).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Michael Dyer of Little Rock, Christian became Arkansas' all-time leading rusher during a 47-14 blowout of Hot Springs, Lakeside. The senior running back ran for five touchdowns and 171 yards, pushing his career total to 7,266 . . . Don Shows, who has led regionally ranked West Monroe, La., to six state championships the last two decades, picked up his 300th coaching victory. The milestone came as the Rebels hammered Shreveport, Byrd, 51-9 . . . Nate Most of 8-man team Giltner became the all-time leading passer in the state of Nebraska. The senior threw for 304 yards in a 54-14 rout of Silver Lake, raising his career total to 6,827 . . . Shattuck, Okla., tied the national record for consecutive wins by an 8-man team when it defeated Mutual, Sharon-Mutual, 46-32. The Indians now have 90 straight wins, dating back to 2003. Morrison, Okla., also won 90 in-a-row, from 1989-95 . . . Meanwhile, the nation's third longest active win streak for 11-man teams was snapped. Yuma, Colo., upset Akron, 17-14, handing the Rams their first loss in 46 games. Yuma was Akron's first victim when the streak began in 2006.

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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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