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National Prep Poll

February 5, 2007

National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 11

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, analysts, and coaches. The Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records through February 4:

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	31-1	beat No. 9 Mater Dei at Duke	2
2.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	18-1	defeated No. 10 St. Benedict's, 66-60	3
3.	Huntington, W.Va.	16-1	suffered first loss to No. 23 Scott County	1
4.	Norcross, Ga.	23-2	only losses to No. 1 Oak Hill and No. 2 St. Patrick	7
5.	Chicago, Ill., Simeon	19-2	avenged lone in-state defeat to Farragut, 82-49	9
6.	Medford, Ore., South	19-1	beaten only by No. 1 Oak Hill	8
7.	Lakewood, Calif., Artesia	23-2	lost to No. 3 Huntington at Duke, 73-66	6
8.	Lake Oswego, Ore.	17-1	beat No. 9 Mater Dei at Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif.	11
9.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	23-3	all losses to Top 10 teams	4
10.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	19-1	6-8 junior Samardo Samuels scored 24 in loss to No. 2 St. Patrick	5
11.	Kingwood, Texas	30-2	29-0 versus Texas foes	10
12.	Duncanville, Texas	28-0	features 6-7 super soph Shawn Williams	12
13.	Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward	16-0	led by 6-8 junior standout Delvon Roe	13
14.	Decatur, Ga., Columbia	22-1	18 wins have been by 10 points or more	14
15.	Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell	22-3	three Division I signees in starting lineup	15
16.	Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony	18-0	allowing just 47 points per game	17
17.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	16-4	only team to beat No. 2 St. Patrick	18
18.	New York, N.Y., Rice	18-2	has a win over No. 5 Simeon	16
19.	Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy	28-0	beat No. 22 Montrose Christian to win own tourney	NR
20.	Mount Vernon, N.Y.	14-2	averaging 87 points per game	19
21.	Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech	25-3	1-2 against Top 25 teams	20
22.	Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian	19-1	beat then-No. 21 Leflore at Montverde tourney	23
23.	Georgetown, Ky., Scott County	19-1	upset No. 3 Huntington, 72-68	NR
24.	Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls	23-1	3-1 versus ranked opponents	22
25.	Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista	24-1	G Garrett Lever averaging 17 points per game	25

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (18-1) (1)
2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (19-1) (2)
3. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (18-0) (4)
4. New York, N.Y., Rice (18-2) (3)
5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (14-2) (5)
6. Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls (23-1) (6)
7. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (18-2) (7)
8. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (16-4) (8)
9. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (15-5) --
10. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (17-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (31-1) (2)
2. Huntington, W.Va. (16-1) (1)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (16-4) (3)
4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (19-1) (4)
5. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (23-4) (5)
6. Wilmington, N.C., New Hanover (20-3) (6)
7. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (20-4) (7)
8. Richmond, Va., Benedictine (21-1) (9)
9. Columbia, S.C., Irmo (18-4) --
10. Washington, D.C., St. John's (17-6) (8)

Southeast Region
1. Norcross, Ga. (23-2) (1)
2. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (22-1) (2)
3. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (22-3) (3)
4. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (28-0) (10)
5. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (25-3) (4)
6. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (20-3) (6)
7. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (26-3) (5)
8. Harvey, La., Cox (29-3) (7)
9. Irwinton, Ga., Wilkinson County (22-1) --
10. Miami, Fla., Dr. Krop (21-3) (9)

Midwest Region
1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (19-2) (1)
2. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (16-0) (2)
3. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (19-1) (5)
4. Saginaw, Mich. (13-1) --
5. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (12-2) (3)
6. Indianapolis, Ind., Franklin Central (17-1) (7)
7. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (12-3) --
8. Calumet City, Ill., Thornton Fractional North (18-2) (9)
9. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (15-1) --
10. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (13-2) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (16-1) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Central (18-0) (2)
3. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (14-0) (4)
4. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (15-1) (6)
5. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (16-0) (7)
6. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (14-0) (9)
7. Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo (17-1) (10)
8. Omaha, Neb., Bryan (17-1) --
9. Webster Groves, Mo. (18-2) (5)
10. Raytown, Mo. (18-1) --

Southwest Region
1. Kingwood, Texas (30-2) (1)
2. Duncanville, Texas (28-0) (2)
3. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (24-1) (3)
4. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (21-3) (4)
5. DeSoto, Texas (29-3) (5)
6. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (15-1) (6)
7. Houston, Texas, Aldine (27-1) (7)
8. Tulsa, Okla., Union (15-0) (9)
9. Dallas, Texas, South Oak Cliff (25-2) (10)
10. San Antonio, Texas, Madison (29-3) (8)

West Coast Region
1. Medford, Ore., South (19-1) (3)
2. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (23-2) (2)
3. Lake Oswego, Ore. (17-1) (4)
4. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (23-3) (1)
5. Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit (22-1) (7)
6. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (22-1) (6)
7. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (16-5) (5)
8. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (15-2) (8)
9. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (17-4) (10)
10. San Jose, Calif., Mitty (18-4) --

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 9 Schenley (Pittsburgh); East Coast: No. 10 Aiken (S.C.); Southeast: No. 8 Dunwoody (Ga.); Midwest: No. 4 Moeller (Cincinnati), No. 6 Loyola (Wilmette, Ill.), No. 8 East Grand Rapids (Mich.); Midlands: No. 3 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.), No. 8 West (Bellevue, Neb.); West Coast: No. 9 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: There were four head-to-head matchups of Top 15 teams, resulting in another shakeup at the top of the national rankings. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill is back at No. 1, where it spent the first eight weeks of the season. The Warriors defeated No. 7 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 77-74, in the HoopHall Classic at Duke University and pounded regionally ranked Los Angeles, Fairfax, 70-54, at the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif. Senior guard Nolan Smith (Duke) averaged 21 points for the week. Oak Hill is 4-1 against Top 25 teams . . . Huntington, W.Va.'s. two-week stint at No. 1 ended with a 72-68 loss Friday at No. 23 Georgetown, Ky., Scott County. Earlier in the week, the Highlanders defeated No. 7 Lakewood, Calif., Artesia, 73-66, in the HoopHall Classic at Duke. Due to an injunction being filed on his behalf, Huntington star guard O.J. Mayo (Southern Cal) was able to play in both games despite receiving a two-game suspension for being ejected from a game on Jan. 27. Mayo averaged 23 points for the week . . . In an ESPN2-televised game, Eric Gordon of regionally ranked Indianapolis, North Central erupted for 43 points in an 88-47 rout of then-regionally ranked Wilmette, Ill., Loyola. Gordon, nicknamed "Air Gordon," played the game in front of a capacity home crowd that included NBA legend Michael Jordan, who has two sons playing for Loyola.