National Prep Poll
October 18, 2010
National Prep Football Poll - Week 10
By Jamie DeMoney

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URBANDALE, Iowa --The 10th weekly National Prep Football Poll of the season was largely unchanged from the one that preceded it. Only three of the 70 teams ranked last week were defeated, and there is only one new entry in the national Top 25.

Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.) is in the national poll for the first time in its four-year history. Led by North Carolina-bound quarterback Marquise Williams, the Mavericks are 8-0 and have beat their opponents by an average score of 52-7 this season.

Elsewhere in the rankings, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) moved back up to No. 3 in the poll after a convincing 23-7 win against defending 6A champion Miramar. The Raiders are one of six teams to be ranked in the National Prep Poll's Top 10 every week 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. Euless, Texas, Trinity 8-0 three players are Big 12 commits
2. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 8-0 over 600 yards of offense in 62-6 rout of Tupelo
3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0 topped defending 6A champ Miramar, 23-7
4. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville 8-0 47 FBS recruits the last six years
5. Sacramento, Calif., Grant 7-0 came from behind to beat Monterey Trail, 28-22
6. West Monroe, La. 7-0 all wins by 20 or more
7. Hampton, Va., Phoebus 7-0 37-game win streak is nation's second best
8. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Dwyer 5-1 TE Nick O'Leary grandson of golf legend Jack Nicklaus
9. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 5-0 unbeaten vs. in-state foes since '05
10. Hoover, Ala. 8-0 got 15th straight win 10 
11. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee 6-0 5A finalist last season 11 
12. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain 8-0 more than 400 rushing yards in 56-7 blowout of Princeton 12 
13. Concord, Calif., De La Salle 6-0 six-time Prep Poll champion 13 
14. Mission Viejo, Calif. 7-0 trailed for first time this season in 52-26 win over Dana Hills 14 
15. Corona, Calif., Centennial 6-0 averaging 50 points per game 15 
16. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton 8-0 OL Christian Westerman will play at Texas 16 
17. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham 8-0 whipped then-unbeaten Riverton, 52-13 17 
18. Jenks, Okla. 7-0 45-point average win margin 18 
19. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South 8-0 thumped then-unbeaten Glenbard North, 49-6 19 
20. Anaheim, Calif., Servite 6-0 defending Division II state champ 20 
21. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central 8-1 won conference title with OT win against Center Grove 22 
22. Denver, Colo., Mullen 7-0 shut out 11 of last 21 opponents 23 
23. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman 8-0 erased 14-point deficit and beat Mauldin, 42-24 24 
24. Katy, Texas 7-0 eight straight years with at least 11 wins 25 
25. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek 8-0 45-point average win margin NR 

Northeast Region
1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (5-0) (1)
2. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (7-0) (2)
3. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (5-1) (3)
4. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle (6-1) (4)
5. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (6-1) (5)
6. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny (7-0) (6)
7. Folsom, Pa., Ridley (7-0) (7)
8. Everett, Mass. (5-0) --
9. Allentown, Pa., Central Catholic (7-0) (8)
10. Franklin Lakes, N.J., Ramapo (6-0) (9)

East Coast Region
1. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (7-0) (1)
2. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (8-0) (2)
3. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (8-0) (4)
4. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (8-0) (3)
5. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (6-0) (6)
6. Matthews, N.C., Butler (8-0) (7)
7. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (6-1) (8)
8. Greenwood, S.C. (7-1) --
9. Gambrills, Md., Arundel (7-0) (9)
10. Damascus, Md. (7-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (8-0) (1)
2. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0) (2)
3. West Monroe, La. (7-0) (3)
4. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Dwyer (5-1) (4)
5. Hoover, Ala. (8-0) (5)
6. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee (6-0) (6)
7. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (6-0) (7)
8. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (6-1) (8)
9. Miami, Fla., Central (5-1) (9)
10. Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips (6-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (8-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (8-0) (2)
3. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (8-0) (3)
4. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (8-1) (4)
5. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (8-0) (6)
6. Pickerington, Ohio, Central (7-0) (5)
7. Hilliard, Ohio, Davidson (8-0) (10)
8. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West (8-0) (7)
9. Grand Rapids, Mich., East Grand Rapids (8-0) (8)
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, La Salle (8-0) --

Midlands Region
1. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (8-0) (1)
2. Denver, Colo., Mullen (7-0) (2)
3. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (8-0) (3)
4. Eden Prairie, Minn. (7-0) (4)
5. Webster Groves, Mo. (7-0) (5)
6. Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (8-0) (6)
7. Hutchinson, Kan. (7-1) (7)
8. Aurora, Colo., Regis (7-0) (8)
9. West Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling (9-0) (9)
10. Provo, Utah, Timpview (8-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (8-0) (1)
2. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (8-0) (2)
3. Jenks, Okla. (7-0) (3)
4. Katy, Texas (7-0) (5)
5. Scottsdale, Ariz., Chaparral (8-0) (6)
6. Springdale, Ark., Har-Ber (7-0) (7)
7. Coppell, Texas (7-0) --
8. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (8-0) (4)
9. The Woodlands, Texas (7-0) (8)
10. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (6-2) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (7-0) (1)
2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (6-0) (2)
3. Mission Viejo, Calif. (7-0) (3)
4. Corona, Calif., Centennial (6-0) (4)
5. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (6-0) (5)
6. Westlake Village, Calif., Westlake (6-0) (6)
7. Gardena, Calif., Serra (6-0) (7)
8. Kahuku, Hawaii (8-0) (8)
9. La Puente, Calif., Bishop Amat (7-0) (9)
10. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (6-1) (10)

Last teams out of the rankings/just missed: Northeast: Amherst, N.Y., Sweet Home (7-0). East Coast: Richmond, Va., Hermitage (6-0). Southeast: Cocoa, Fla. (7-0). Midwest: Solon, Ohio (8-0). Midlands: Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (8-0). Southwest: Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (7-0). West Coast: San Jose, Calif., Valley Christian (6-0).

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 10 Westwood, Mass., Xaverian (5-1). East Coast: No. 5 Towson, Md., Calvert Hall (7-1). Midwest: No. 9 Kenosha, Wis., Bradford (7-1). Southwest: No. 9 Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (7-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: The nation's longest active winning streak was snapped when Reidsville, N.C., was upset by Burlington, Cummings, 28-7. It was the Rams' first setback in 55 games, dating back to a 2006 loss, also to Cummings. Mount Ulla, N.C., West Rowan, which has 39 straight victories, now has the most consecutive wins. ... Anchorage, West outlasted Anchorage, Service, 6-0, to win the Alaska large-schools state championship game. It was the lowest scoring championship game in state history and gave the Eagles' their first-ever title. In contrast, the small-schools championship game was the highest-scoring of its kind in history. Soldotna had more than 600 rushing yards in a 77-42 rout of Kenai for its fourth title in five years. ... According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Paintsville, Ky., Johnson Central junior J.J. Jude accounted for a state-record 584 of his team's record 775 rushing yards in a 68-35 blowout of Versailles, Woodford County. Jude had five runs over 50 yards and scored six touchdowns. ... MaxPreps.com reported that Brockway senior quarterback Derek Buganza became Pennsylvania's all-time passing yardage leader in a 35-14 win against St. Marys, Elk County Catholic. Buganza threw for 286 yards in the game, bringing his career total to 8,549. ... Qyendairs Griffin ran for 305 of No. 2 Batesville, Miss., South Panola's 609 total yards in a 62-6 runaway against Tupelo, according to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

Copyright 2010 World Features Syndicate, Inc.

Have something to say about the Week 10 National Prep Football Poll? Leave your comments and interact with poll editor Jamie DeMoney and other readers by clicking here.

Jamie DeMoney begins his second decade 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 recruiting analyst and video coordinator for XOS Digital's Forbes Digital Scouting Report and 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. 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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