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National Prep Poll

February 19, 2007

National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 13

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 18:

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	36-1	only loss to No. 4 Simeon	1
2.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	22-1	plays at No. 3 Huntington on Thursday	2
3.	Huntington, W.Va.	19-1	avenged only loss to No. 20 Scott County	3
4.	Chicago, Ill., Simeon	22-2	beat state-ranked St. Joseph	5
5.	Lakewood, Calif., Artesia	25-2	won postseason opener by 32	7
6.	Norcross, Ga.	25-3	first in-state loss to regionally ranked Peachtree Ridge	4
7.	Duncanville, Texas	32-0	beat state-ranked Dunbar to end regular season unbeaten	12
8.	Lake Oswego, Ore.	21-1	only loss to No. 12 South Medford	8
9.	Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward	20-0	all but one win by double-digits	13
10.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	23-1	senior G Corey Stokes headed to Villanova	10
11.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	26-3	all losses to Top 10 teams	9
12.	Medford, Ore., South	22-2	upset by state-ranked Sheldon	6
13.	Kingwood, Texas	33-2	unbeaten against Texas foes	11
14.	Decatur, Ga., Columbia	26-1	led by Georgia Tech signee Lance Storrs	14
15.	Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell	26-3	G Nick Calathes and F Chandler Parsons are Florida signees	15
16.	Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony	23-0	coach Bob Hurley a nominee for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame	16
17.	New York, N.Y., Rice	21-2	has beaten No. 4 Simeon	17
18.	Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy	29-0	7-footer Solomon Alabi will play at Florida St.	18
19.	Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech	29-3	unbeaten versus in-state foes	19
20.	Georgetown, Ky., Scott County	23-2	junior guard Bud Mackey committed to Indiana	20
21.	Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt	26-3	rolled to Memphis city title	22
22.	Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit	26-1	only loss was on Dec. 2	23
23.	Saginaw, Mich.	16-1	Josh Southern (Boston College) 20 points, 15 rebounds in win	24
24.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	20-5	6-3 against ranked teams	NR
25.	Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista	27-1	closed regular season with 17 straight wins	25

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (22-1) (1)
2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (23-1) (2)
3. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (23-0) (3)
4. New York, N.Y., Rice (21-2) (4)
5. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (22-4) (6)
6. Philadelphia, Pa., Roman Catholic (22-3) (7)
7. Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls (27-2) (5)
8. Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley (23-2) (8)
9. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (21-6) --
10. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (22-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (36-1) (1)
2. Huntington, W.Va. (19-1) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (20-5) (4)
4. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (25-4) (3)
5. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (20-3) (5)
6. Richmond, Va., Benedictine (23-1) (6)
7. Wilmington, N.C., New Hanover (23-4) (7)
8. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (20-6) (8)
9. Columbia, S.C., Irmo (23-4) (9)
10. Washington, D.C., St. John's (20-6) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Norcross, Ga. (25-3) (1)
2. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (26-1) (2)
3. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (26-3) (3)
4. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (29-0) (4)
5. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (29-3) (5)
6. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (26-3) (6)
7. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (28-3) (7)
8. Harvey, La., Cox (33-3) (8)
9. Suwanee, Ga., Peachtree Ridge (25-3) --
10. Miami, Fla., Dr. Krop (27-3) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (22-2) (1)
2. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (20-0) (2)
3. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (23-2) (3)
4. Saginaw, Mich. (16-1) (4)
5. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (14-2) (5)
6. Louisville, Ky., Ballard (27-2) --
7. Calumet City, Ill., Thornton Fractional North (21-2) (8)
8. Indianapolis, Ind., Franklin Central (18-2) (6)
9. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (18-2) --
10. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (17-2) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (22-1) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Central (23-0) (2)
3. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (17-0) (3)
4. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (19-1) (5)
5. Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo (23-1) (7)
6. Omaha, Neb., Bryan (22-1) (8)
7. Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central (23-3) (9)
8. Webster Groves, Mo. (24-2) --
9. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (19-1) (6)
10. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (16-1) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Duncanville, Texas (32-0) (2)
2. Kingwood, Texas (33-2) (1)
3. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (27-1) (3)
4. Tulsa, Okla., Union (21-0) (4)
5. DeSoto, Texas (32-4) (5)
6. Midwest City, Okla. (20-1) (6)
7. Houston, Texas, Aldine (29-1) (8)
8. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (24-4) (9)
9. Dallas, Texas, South Oak Cliff (28-3) (10)
10. San Antonio, Texas, Madison (31-4) --

West Coast Region
1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (25-2) (2)
2. Lake Oswego, Ore. (21-1) (3)
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (26-3) (4)
4. Medford, Ore., South (22-2) (1)
5. Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit (26-1) (5)
6. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (25-1) (6)
7. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (20-5) (7)
8. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (20-2) (8)
9. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (20-5) (9)
10. San Francisco, Calif., Riordan (24-2) (10)

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 9 Aliquppa (Pa.); Southeast: No. 9 Wilkinson County (Irwinton, Ga.); Midwest: No. 7 North Central (Indianapolis), No. 9 La Salle (Cincinnati); Midlands: No. 4 Denver East; Southwest: No. 7 Putnam City (Oklahoma City).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 3 Huntington, W.Va. avenged its only loss of the season, defeating No. 20 Georgetown, Ky., Scott County, 67-63, at Huntington's Veteran Memorial Fieldhouse. Playing without suspended star O.J. Mayo, the Highlanders were led by uncommitted senior forward Patrick Patterson's 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Junior guard Tyler Portwood made seven of nine 3-pointers to lead Scott County . . . Top-ranked Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill picked up its seventh win over a ranked opponent, defeating regionally ranked Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 74-65, at the U. of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena. Oak Hill senior guard Nolan Smith (Duke) scored a game-high 25 points. Junior Brandon Jennings (Southern Cal) chipped in 15 points and eight assists . . . Standout guard Derrick Rose (Memphis) had 29 points and five assists to lead No. 4 Chicago, Simeon to a 74-66 win against Westchester, St. Joseph. Over 7,500 fans at Northwestern's Welsh-Ryan Arena watched the contest, which was the feature matchup in the McDonald's City-Suburban Showdown. Senior forward Evan Turner (Ohio St.) had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead St. Joseph . . . Super sophomore Lance Stephenson scored 22 points to lead regionally ranked Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln over regionally ranked Boys & Girls, 75-74, in the PSAL Brooklyn Borough championship.