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National Prep Poll

January 8, 2007

National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 7

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 January 7:

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	20-0	G Nolan Smith signed with Duke	1
2.	Lakewood, Calif., Artesia	14-0	defending Division III state champ	2
3.	Huntington, W.Va.	10-0	beat No. 5 DeMatha on ESPNU	3
4.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	16-1	won games in Calif. and N.Y. last week	4
5.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	9-2	2-1 versus Top 10 teams	5
6.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	12-0	senior G Corey Stokes eclipsed 1,000 career points	6
7.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	8-1	G Dexter Strickland one of nation's top sophs	7
8.	Norcross, Ga.	12-2	both losses to Top 10 teams	9
9.	Medford, Ore., South	9-1	only loss to No. 1 Oak Hill	10
10.	Kingwood, Texas	22-2	unbeaten versus in-state foes	11
11.	Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King	7-1	school has alums in the NBA, WNBA and MLB	12
12.	Lake Oswego, Ore.	9-1	has beaten teams from four states	13
13.	Duncanville, Texas	20-0	F D'Walyn Roberts headed to Texas Tech	14
14.	Chicago, Ill., Simeon	8-1	upset by city rival Farragut	8
15.	Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward	10-0	led by 6-8 junior standout Delvon Roe	21
16.	Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell	10-2	headlines this week's Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo.	15
17.	Mount Vernon, N.Y.	7-0	three state Federation titles since 2000	16
18.	Indianapolis, Ind., North Central	9-0	G Eric Gordon averaging over 25 points per game last three seasons	17
19.	Decatur, Ga., Columbia	14-1	won two games at MLK Classic in Jacksonville, Fla.	19
20.	Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech	16-2	has beaten teams from six states	20
21.	Mobile, Ala., LeFlore	17-1	junior G Nick Williams committed to Marquette	22
22.	Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View	11-2	led by California-bound F Harper Kamp	25
23.	Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony	8-0	22 state crowns last 34 years	NR
24.	Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian	13-0	coach Stu Vetter has won 89 percent of his games	24
25.	Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls	16-0	tops among NYC public schools	NR

Northeast Region
1. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (12-0) (1)
2. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (8-1) (2)
3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (7-1) (3)
4. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (7-0) (4)
5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (8-0) (5)
6. Brooklyn, N.Y., Boys & Girls (16-0) (7)
7. New York, N.Y., Rice (10-2) (6)
8. Harrisburg, Pa. (11-0) (9)
9. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (7-0) (10)
10. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (9-3) --

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (20-0) (1)
2. Huntington, W.Va. (10-0) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (9-2) (3)
4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (13-0) (4)
5. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (11-2) (5)
6. Washington, D.C., St. John's (11-3) (6)
7. Wilmington, N.C., New Hanover (14-3) (7)
8. Kinston, N.C. (14-1) (10)
9. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (11-3) (9)
10. Laurel, Md. (10-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Norcross, Ga. (12-2) (1)
2. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (10-2) (2)
3. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (14-1) (3)
4. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (16-2) (4)
5. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (17-1) (5)
6. Savannah, Ga., Beach (11-0) (7)
7. Lakeland, Fla., Kathleen (12-1) (8)
8. Harvey, La., Cox (21-3) (9)
9. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (10-2) (6)
10. Miami, Fla., Dr. Krop (14-2) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (8-1) (1)
2. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (10-0) (4)
3. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (9-0) (2)
4. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (11-1) (5)
5. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (6-1) (3)
6. East Grand Rapids, Mich. (5-0) (6)
7. Wilmette, Ill., Loyola (16-0) (7)
8. Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (10-0) (8)
9. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph (11-2) (9)
10. Oshkosh, Wis., West (8-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (9-1) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Central (9-0) (2)
3. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (11-0) (3)
4. Wichita, Kan., Southeast (8-0) (4)
5. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (7-0) (7)
6. Webster Groves, Mo. (14-1) --
7. Florissant, Mo., McCluer North (11-1) (8)
8. Omaha, Neb., Benson (9-2) --
9. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (10-0) --
10. Bellevue, Neb., West (8-3) (5)

Southwest Region
1. Kingwood, Texas (22-2) (1)
2. Duncanville, Texas (20-0) (2)
3. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (11-2) (3)
4. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (15-1) (4)
5. DeSoto, Texas (22-2) (5)
6. San Antonio, Texas, Madison (23-2) (6)
7. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (6-1) (8)
8. Houston, Texas, Aldine (17-1) --
9. Houston, Texas, Alief Hastings (17-6) (9)
10. Jenks, Okla. (5-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (14-0) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (16-1) (2)
3. Medford, Ore., South (9-1) (3)
4. Lake Oswego, Ore. (9-1) (4)
5. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (8-1) (5)
6. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (8-3) (6)
7. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (11-1) (8)
8. Carmichael, Calif., Jesuit (14-2) (9)
9. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (7-2) (10)
10. San Francisco, Calif., Riordan (13-0) --

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 8 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia); East Coast: No. 8 Gonzaga (Washington); Midlands: No. 6 Central (Omaha, Neb.), No. 9 Buchanan (Troy, Mo.), No. 10 Shakopee (Minn.); Southwest: No. 7 Plano (Texas): West Coast: No. 7 Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: A sold-out crowd over 9,000 at Marshall University and a national ESPNU audience watched No. 3 Huntington, W.Va., defeat No. 5 Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 74-62. The Highlanders got 27 points from superstar guard O.J. Mayo (USC). Guard Austin Freeman (Georgetown) led DeMatha, matching Mayo's 27 points . . . At the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Basketball Festival in South Orange, N.J., No. 6 Newark, St. Benedict's routed state-ranked Paterson Catholic, 85-57. The Gray Bees were led by junior forward Samardo Samuels, who had 21 points, 16 rebounds, and six blocked shots . . . The Timberwolves Gatorade Shootout in Minneapolis pitted six of Minnesota's top squads against teams from five different states. The best individual performance came from blue chip center Kevin Love (UCLA), who had 41 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists to lead No. 12 Lake Oswego, Ore., past Osseo, 74-58 . . . Minnetonka, Hopkins, Minnesota's top-ranked team, was beaten 71-61 by regionally ranked North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall. Washington-bound forward Justin Holiday led Campbell Hall with 28 points and 14 rebounds . . . No. 21 Mobile, Ala., LeFlore improved its record to 5-1 against out-of-state teams by beating Minnetonka, Minn., 72-66. Senior forward Derrick Young (uncommitted) led the way with 15 points and 14 rebounds.