National Prep Poll
September 6, 2010
National Prep Football Poll - Week 4
By Jamie DeMoney

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URBANDALE, Iowa -- With each passing week, Mississippi uber power South Panola (Batesville) is looking more and more the part of a National Prep Poll title contender.

The second-ranked Tigers, who have won 136 of their last 139 games, improved to 3-0 this season with a 39-2 blowout of Tennessee power Memphis University. The Owls entered the game with a 28-game winning streak.

No. 3 Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.) also continues to impress. The Hurricanes followed up a nationally televised preseason rout of then-No. 2 Plant (Tampa) with a 39-16 blowout on the road at regionally ranked Woodland Hills (PIttsburgh).

Either South Panola or Manatee could make a strong case for No. 1 in the Prep Poll next week should top-ranked Trinity (Euless, Texas) slip up. The Trojans play Monday morning against Shiloh Christian (Springdale, Ark.) in the opening game of a Kirk Herbstreit Classic quadruple header at Cowboys Stadium.

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 1-0 Monday vs. Shiloh Christian (Ark.)
2. Batesville, Miss., South Panola 3-0 snapped Memphis, Tenn., University's 28-game win streak
3. Bradenton, Fla., Manatee 1-0 won at Pa. power Woodland Hills, 39-16
4. Sacramento, Calif., Grant 1-0 22 straight regular-season wins
5. Abilene, Texas 2-0 defending 5A/II champion
6. Austin, Texas, Lake Travis 2-0 QB Michael Brewer headed to Texas Tech
7. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas 0-0 Monday vs. Dallas Skyline
8. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville 1-0 Monday vs. No. 15 Dwyer
9. Hoover, Ala. 2-0 unscored upon in two games
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain 2-0 ripped city power Elder, 44-12 10 
11. Concord, Calif., De La Salle 1-0 rolled in opener, 45-7 12 
12. West Monroe, La. 1-0 scored 68 in opening win 13 
13. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County 2-0 edged then-No. 14 Miami Central, 45-42 19 
14. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton 3-0 OL Christian Westerman a Texas recruit 15 
15. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Dwyer 0-0 Monday vs. No. 8 Glenville 16 
16. Hampton, Va., Phoebus 1-0 led by Virginia-bound LB Caleb Taylor 17 
17. Anaheim, Calif., Servite 1-0 stopped Oceanside's 39-game unbeaten streak 18 
18. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point 2-0 this week plays second Mexico-based opponent of season 20 
19. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham 3-0 four players committed to BYU 21 
20. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman 2-0 topped rival Spartanburg, 21-14 22 
21. Mission Viejo, Calif. 1-0 hammered Wash. power Bothell, 49-14 24 
22. Baltimore, Md., Gilman 2-0 beat then-No. 11 Good Counsel, 28-7 NR 
23. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle 1-0 defeated regionally ranked North Penn, 27-14 NR 
24. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep 0-0 plays No. 22 Gilman Friday 23 
25. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South 2-0 thumped Maine South, 44-7, on ESPNU 25 

Northeast Region
1. Wyndmoor, Pa., La Salle (1-0) (2)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (0-0) (1)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (1-0) (4)
4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (0-0) (5)
5. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Cumberland Valley (1-0) (6)
6. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (0-1) (3)
7. Pittsburgh, Pa., Woodland Hills (0-1) (7)
8. Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (1-0) (8)
9. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (0-0) (9)
10. Brockton, Mass. (0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (1-0) (2)
2. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (2-0) (3)
3. Baltimore, Md., Gilman (2-0) --
4. Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek (3-0) (4)
5. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (1-0) (5)
6. Matthews, N.C., Butler (2-0) (6)
7. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (2-0) (7)
8. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (0-0) (8)
9. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (1-1) (1)
10. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-0) (10)

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

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (1-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (2-0) (2)
3. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (2-0) (3)
4. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (2-1) (4)
5. Pickerington, Ohio, Central (1-0) (8)
6. Chicago, Ill., St. Rita (2-0) --
7. Centerville, Ohio (2-0) (9)
8. Glen Ellyn, Ill., Glenbard West (2-0) (6)
9. East Grand Rapids, Mich. (2-0) --
10. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (2-0) (10)

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

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (1-0) (1)
2. Abilene, Texas (2-0) (2)
3. Austin, Texas, Lake Travis (2-0) (3)
4. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (3-0) (4)
5. Round Rock, Texas, Stony Point (2-0) (5)
6. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (1-1) (6)
7. The Woodlands, Texas (2-0) (7)
8. Katy, Texas (2-0) (8)
9. Springdale, Ark., Har-Ber (1-0) (9)
10. Katy, Texas, Cinco Ranch (2-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (1-0) (1)
2. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (1-0) (2)
3. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (1-0) (3)
4. Mission Viejo, Calif. (1-0) (4)
5. Westlake Village, Calif., Westlake (0-0) (5)
6. Lakewood, Calif. (1-0) (6)
7. Corona, Calif., Centennial (0-0) (7)
8. Temecula, Calif., Chaparral (0-0) (8)
9. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (1-0) (9)
10. Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta (0-0) (10)

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 9 Fayetteville, N.C., Britt (3-0). Southeast: No. 9 Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (2-1). Midwest: No. 5 Dublin, Ohio, Coffman (1-1).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 3 Bradenton, Fla., Manatee knocked off regionally ranked host Pittsburgh, Woodland Hills, 39-16, at the Rally at the Wolverena. Four Pittsburgh-area powers went 1-3 against teams from Ohio and Florida . . . At the I-95 Kickoff Classic in Towson, Md., No. 22 Baltimore, Gilman entered the rankings after a 28-7 win against then-No. 11 Olney, Good Counsel . . . The nation's fourth-longest win streak was snapped when Iowa City, Iowa, Regina beat Solon, 21-15. The Spartans had won 42 straight. The longest current streak (56 games) belongs to Plymouth, N.H., which opened the season with a 35-7 defeat of Swanzey, Monadnock . . . Kerrville, Texas, Tivy, quarterback Johnny Manziel connected on 41 of 75 passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns in a 39-34 win against San Antonio, Madison. Manziel, an Oregon recruit, also ran for 78 yards and two scores. The 75 pass attempts is the third most ever in a game, according to the National High School Sports Record Book . . . Teondray Caldwell from Venice, Calif., ran for seven touchdowns and 291 yards in a 47-16 blowout of North Hollywood Hills, Harvard-Westlake.

Copyright 2010 World Features Syndicate, Inc.

Have something to say about the Week 4 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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