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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Cleveland public schools power Glenville is back in the Top 10 rankings of the weekly National Prep Poll. The Tarblooders, who started the season ranked No. 5, are No. 8 this week after eliminating then-No. 4 St. Ignatius from the postseason and avenging their only loss of the season.
Glenville beat the Wildcats, 30-13, in a Division I second-round playoff game Saturday. It was the fifth win in the last seven meetings over St. Ignatius for the Tarblooders, who are three wins away from capturing their first state championship.
No. 24 Memphis (Tenn.) University also entered the national poll this week. The defending Division II-AA state champion Owls have won 24 consecutive games.
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 | 10-0 | whipped Cypress Bay, 35-0, on CBS College Sports | 1 |
2. | Duncan, S.C., Byrnes | 11-1 | won playoff opener 58-0 | 2 |
3. | Cedar Hill, Texas | 11-0 | seeks second state title in four years | 3 |
4. | Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep | 9-0 | 34 consecutive in-state wins | 5 |
5. | Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison | 10-0 | back-to-back shutouts to end regular season | 11 |
6. | Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian | 10-0 | led by UCLA-bound RB Malcolm Jones | 6 |
7. | Dallas, Texas, Skyline | 11-0 | 38-point average win margin | 8 |
8. | Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville | 11-1 | beat then-No. 4 St. Ignatius to avenge only loss | NR |
9. | Peoria, Ariz., Centennial | 12-0 | won 53 of last 54 games | 10 |
10. | Denver, Colo., Mullen | 11-0 | only one foe has scored over 7 points | 13 |
11. | Lakeland, Fla. | 10-0 | edged rival Kathleen, 28-21 | 7 |
12. | Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith | 11-0 | seeks repeat Division 6 state title | 12 |
13. | Loganville, Ga., Grayson | 11-0 | allowing only 7 points per game | 9 |
14. | Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha | 11-0 | advanced to Washington Catholic final | 14 |
15. | Jenks, Okla. | 11-0 | opened postseason with 44-6 rout of Yukon | 15 |
16. | Miami, Fla., Northwestern | 9-1 | thumped rival Jackson, 32-7 | 17 |
17. | Madison, Miss., Madison Central | 12-0 | scored 63 in playoff opener | 18 |
18. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 10-0 | won eighth league title of decade | 22 |
19. | Matthews, N.C., Butler | 11-0 | averaging 47 points per game | 19 |
20. | Hampton, Va., Phoebus | 11-0 | extended win streak to 26 | 20 |
21. | The Woodlands, Texas | 11-0 | OT win over Klein Forest in playoff opener | 21 |
22. | Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South | 12-0 | advanced to 8A semifinals | 23 |
23. | Lansdale, Pa., North Penn | 11-0 | 27-point average win margin | 25 |
24. | Memphis, Tenn., Memphis University | 11-0 | led by West Virginia-bound QB Barry Brunetti | NR |
25. | Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands | 12-0 | scored 109 points in two playoff wins | 24 |
Northeast Region
1.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (9-0) (1)
2.
Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (11-0) (2)
3.
Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (11-0) (3)
4.
Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (10-0) (4)
5.
Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (9-1) (5)
6.
New Rochelle, N.Y. (10-0) --
7.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (7-2) (6)
8.
Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (8-2) (7)
9.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Woodland Hills (10-1) (10)
10.
Westwood, Mass., Xaverian (10-0) (9)
East Coast Region
1.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (11-1) (1)
2.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (11-0) (2)
3.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (11-0) (3)
4.
Matthews, N.C., Butler (11-0) (4)
5.
Hampton, Va., Phoebus (11-0) (5)
6.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (11-1) (6)
7.
Gambrills, Md., Arundel (11-0) (7)
8.
Frederick, Md., Linganore (11-0) (8)
9.
Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard (11-0) (10)
10.
Olney, Md., Good Counsel (10-1) --
Southeast Region
1.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0) (1)
2.
Lakeland, Fla. (10-0) (2)
3.
Loganville, Ga., Grayson (11-0) (3)
4.
Miami, Fla., Northwestern (9-1) (5)
5.
Madison, Miss., Madison Central (12-0) (6)
6.
Memphis, Tenn., Memphis University (11-0) (7)
7.
Lutcher, La. (11-0) (9)
8.
Miami, Fla., Central (9-1) (10)
9.
West Monroe, La. (11-0) (8)
10.
Suwanee, Ga., North Gwinnett (11-0) --
Midwest Region
1.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (11-1) (4)
2.
Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (12-0) (2)
3.
Fort Thomas, Ky., Highlands (12-0) (3)
4.
Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (11-1) (1)
5.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Anderson (12-0) --
6.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (9-2) --
7.
Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (9-3) (5)
8.
Novi, Mich., Detroit Catholic Central (12-0) (7)
9.
Indianapolis, Ind., Cathedral (12-1) (6)
10.
Sterling Heights, Mich., Stevenson (12-0) (10)
Midlands Region
1.
Denver, Colo., Mullen (11-0) (1)
2.
Hutchinson, Kan. (11-0) (2)
3.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (12-1) (3)
4.
Eden Prairie, Minn. (11-0) (4)
5.
Omaha, Neb., Millard South (12-0) (5)
6.
Iowa City, Iowa, City High (13-0) (8)
7.
Webster Groves, Mo. (11-0) (10)
8.
Olathe, Kan., North (11-0) (9)
9.
Creve Coeur, Mo., DeSmet (12-0) --
10.
Boulder, Colo., Fairview (11-0) --
Southwest Region
1.
Cedar Hill, Texas (11-0) (1)
2.
Dallas, Texas, Skyline (11-0) (2)
3.
Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (12-0) (3)
4.
Jenks, Okla. (11-0) (4)
5.
The Woodlands, Texas (11-0) (5)
6.
Katy, Texas (10-1) (6)
7.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (10-1) (7)
8.
Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (11-0) (8)
9.
Austin, Texas, Lake Travis (11-0) (9)
10.
Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (12-0) (10)
West Coast Region
1.
Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison (10-0) (2)
2.
Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (10-0) (1)
3.
Mission Viejo, Calif. (10-0) (3)
4.
Anaheim, Calif., Servite (9-1) (4)
5.
Sacramento, Calif., Grant (10-0) (5)
6.
Oceanside, Calif. (10-0) (6)
7.
Los Angeles, Calif., Crenshaw (10-0) (7)
8.
Kahuku, Hawaii (11-0) (8)
9.
Bothell, Wash. (11-0) (9)
10.
Stockton, Calif., St. Mary's (10-0) (10)
Dropped out: No. 16 Miami, Booker T. Washington (9-1). Northeast: No. 8 Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (10-1). East Coast: No. 9 Rock Hill, S.C. (11-1). Midwest: No. 8 Dublin, Ohio, Coffman (12-0); No. 9 Middletown, Ohio (10-2). Midlands: No. 6 Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (9-3); No. 7 West Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling Catholic (12-1). FEATS OF THE WEEK: According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, senior Hutson Mason of Marietta, Lassiter broke the Georgia single-season passing record during his team's 62-37 first-round playoff rout of Cumming, North Forsyth. Mason passed for 445 yards in the game, giving him 3,714 for the season . . . Walpole's Ryan Izzo became the all-time scoring leader in Massachusetts during a 35-14 loss to Natick. The senior scored a touchdown and kicked two PATs to raise his career total to 686 points . . . According to the Modesto Bee, Jason Lee of Modesto, Calif., Downey set the single-season passing yardage record for the Sac-Joaquin Section. Lee finished the year with 3,900 yards after throwing for 476 in a 41-35 loss to Johansen. In addition, senior receiver Javon Kelly also broke a section record with 103 catches and 1,569 receiving yards this season. Downey averaged 30 points per game despite finishing with a 2-8-0 record . . . Senior Jeffrey Godfrey of regionally ranked Miami, Central broke the Miami-Dade County record for career passing yardage in an 18-12 defeat of then-No. 16 Miami, Washington. Godfrey had 182 yards to push his career total to 6,543. Copyright 2009 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit 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. Have something to say about the Week 14 National Prep Poll? Leave your comments and interact with poll editor Jamie DeMoney and other readers by clicking here.