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There were three newcomers in the National Prep Basketball Poll rankings released Monday. All three earned their spot with wins over nationally or regionally ranked opponents last week.

Bellaire (Texas) had the highest debut at No. 20. The Cardinals dispatched former Top 25 team Memphis White Station, 72-68, at the John Lucas Holiday Xplosion in Houston.

No. 21 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) proved it belonged on the national scene by winning the Beachball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Gaels took out No. 23 Columbia (Decatur, Ga.), 54-52, in the tournament final.

Rounding out this week's national poll is No. 25 Ridgeway (Memphis). The Roadrunners defeated then-No. 24 Westlake (Atlanta), 60-54, at the Memphis vs. Atlanta Roundball Christmas Classic in Jonesboro, Ga.

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

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (6-0) (1)
2. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (5-0) (2)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (7-1) (3)
4. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (7-1) (4)
5. New York, N.Y., Rice (7-2) (5)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (5-1) (6)
7. Pittsburgh, Pa., Mount Lebanon (8-0) --
8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (4-0) (7)
9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (5-1) (8)
10. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (7-0) (9)

East Coast Region
1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (12-0) (2)
2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-1) (1)
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (7-1) (3)
4. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (10-1) (4)
5. Arden, N.C., Christ (14-1) (5)
6. Kinston, N.C. (7-3) (8)
7. Danville, Va., Washington (7-0) (7)
8. Huntersville, N.C., Hopewell (13-0) (10)
9. Baltimore, Md., St. Frances (9-5) --
10. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (12-2) (6)

Southeast Region
1. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (16-0) (3)
2. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (10-1) (2)
3. Winter Park, Fla. (10-4) (1)
4. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (10-4) (4)
5. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (11-4) (5)
6. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (10-0) (10)
7. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (9-2) (6)
8. Atlanta, Ga., Westlake (10-1) (7)
9. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (13-1) (8)
10. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (12-2) --

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (3-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (9-0) (2)
3. Chicago, Ill., Young (8-0) (3)
4. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (7-0) (4)
5. Gary, Ind., Bowman (11-0) (5)
6. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (5-1) (7)
7. Warren, Ohio, Warren G Harding (7-0) --
8. Louisville, Ky., Ballard (11-2) --
9. Chicago, Ill., Foreman (10-2) --
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, Princeton (5-1) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (5-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (9-1) (2)
3. Washington, Mo., Borgia (9-0) (4)
4. St. Louis, Mo., Chaminade (9-1) (5)
5. St. Paul, Minn., Johnson (9-0) --
6. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (3-0) --
7. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (7-1) (3)
8. Florissant, Mo., McCluer North (9-0) (6)
9. New Hope, Minn., Cooper (6-0) (9)
10. Webster Groves, Mo. (9-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (18-1) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (13-0) (2)
3. Bellaire, Texas (19-1) (4)
4. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (10-1) (7)
5. Cedar Hill, Texas (15-3) (6)
6. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (19-1) --
7. DeSoto, Texas (18-3) --
8. Dallas, Texas, Lincoln (17-1) (3)
9. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (17-1) (8)
10. Broken Arrow, Okla. (8-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (11-2) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (11-1) (3)
3. Federal Way, Wash. (7-0) (4)
4. Los Angeles, Calif., Loyola (11-0) (7)
5. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (10-1) --
6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (11-3) (5)
7. Gardena, Calif., Serra (12-1) (8)
8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (8-1) (6)
9. Newark, Calif., Memorial (10-2) --
10. Corona, Calif., Centennial (10-3) --

Dropped out: Northeast: No. 10 Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood. East Coast: No. 9 Washington, Ballou. Southeast: No. 9 Oakland Park, Fla., Northeast. Midwest: No. 6 Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North; No. 8 Pikeville, Ky., Shelby Valley; No. 9 Madison, Wis., Memorial. Midlands: No. 7 Columbia, Mo., Rock Bridge; No. 8 Wichita, Kan., Heights; No. 10 South Jordan, Utah, Bingham. Southwest: No. 5 Little Rock, Ark., Parkview; No. 9 Plano, Texas, West. West Coast: No. 9 Seattle, Rainier Beach; No. 10 Huntington Beach, Calif., Ocean View.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Forward Michael Gilchrist led the way as No. 2 Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick won the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in San Diego. The highly touted junior had 26 points and 16 rebounds in the Celtics' 66-43 blowout of regionally ranked Newark, Calif., Memorial in the championship game . . . No. 4 Houston, Yates won its second national tournament in as many weeks. The Lions hammered Huntsville, Ala., Butler, 108-77, in the championship game of the T-Mobile Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. The game was televised by CBS College Sports. Senior guard Joseph Young (Providence) led all scorers with 43 points. Yates, which captured the Iolani Classic in Honolulu last week, is averaging 107 points per game . . . Senior guard Jordin Mayes scored 16 points to lead No. 7 Los Angeles, Westchester past No. 8 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 52-47, in the final of the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. It was the Comets' fourth win against a nationally or regionally ranked team in less than a month . . . Tournament MVP Jonathan Loyd scored 17 points as No. 21 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman edged No. 23 Decatur, Ga., Columbia, 54-52, to win the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C . . . Regionally ranked St. Paul, Minn., Johnson beat regionally ranked Minnetonka, Hopkins, 86-78, at the Best Buy Classic in Minneapolis. It ended Hopkins' 38-game winning streak.

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year 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 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. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. 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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