National Prep Poll
February 20, 2012
National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 14
By Jamie DeMoney and Dr. Jeremy Plowman

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by XOS Digital PlayerOnDemand National Reports Director Jamie DeMoney and high school basketball expert Dr. Jeremy Plowman 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. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 41-0 playing tour in China next month 1 
2. Henderson, Nev., Findlay 27-1 F Winston Shepard committed to San Diego St. 2 
3. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony 23-0 beat three regionally ranked teams in two weeks 3 
4. Chicago, Ill., Simeon 26-1 first Public League title since ‘07 4 
5. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus 32-2 defending 5A state champ 5 
6. Chester, Pa. 23-0 G/F Rondae Jefferson one of nation’s top juniors 7 
7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei 25-2 opened postseason with 45-point rout 8 
8. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton 24-4-x four wins over current or formerly ranked teams 9 
9. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway 29-1 advanced to district final vs. No. 10 Southwind 10 
10. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind 29-3 has split games with No. 9 Ridgeway 11 
11. Plano, Texas, Prestonwood Christian 24-4 1-1 vs. No. 14 Grace Prep 12 
12. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI 26-2 got second win of year over No. 16 DeMatha 13 
13. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman 26-4 won fourth straight region title 14 
14. Arlington, Texas, Grace Prep 25-4 upset by state-ranked Dallas, Kimball 6 
15. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East 24-0 beat two state-ranked opponents last week 20 
16. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 26-4 all losses to ranked teams 15 
17. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy 21-3 7-2 vs. current or formerly ranked foes 16 
18. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian 17-2 jr. F Ishmail Wainwright a key transfer from Raytown, Mo., South 17 
19. Wichita, Kan., Heights 18-0 state-record 62 consecutive wins 18 
20. Decatur, Ga., Columbia 26-1 seeks third straight 3A crown 19 
21. Houston, Texas, Westbury Christian 25-3 won playoff opener by 47 21 
22. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti 21-3 68 straight wins over Catholic League foes 22 
23. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's 27-1 only loss by 1 to No. 3 S. Anthony 23 
24. Long Beach, Calif., Poly 24-1 lone setback to former Top 25 Los Angeles, Loyola 25 
25. Lansing, Mich., Sexton 15-1 reigning Class B state titlist NR 

Northeast Region
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (23-0) (1)
2. Chester, Pa. (23-0) (2)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (21-3) (3)
4. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (27-1) (4)
5. Plainfield, N.J. (20-3) (5)
6. Gladstone, N.J., Gill St. Bernard's (22-3) (6)
7. Jersey City, N.J., Hudson Catholic (21-2) (7)
8. Brooklyn, N.Y., Jefferson (22-6) (8)
9. Teaneck, N.J. (21-0) (9)
10. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (17-2) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (41-0) (1)
2. Fairfax, Va., Paul VI (26-2) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (26-4) (3)
4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (17-2) (4)
5. Charlotte, N.C., Olympic (25-1) (5)
6. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (24-4) (6)
7. Huntington, W.Va., Huntington Prep (25-2) (7)
8. High Point, N.C., High Point Christian (28-1) (8)
9. Rockville, Md., Magruder (20-1) (9)
10. Petersburg, Va. (22-1) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (24-4-x) (1)
2. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (29-1) (2)
3. Memphis, Tenn., Southwind (29-3) (3)
4. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (21-3) (4)
5. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (26-1) (5)
6. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (26-2) (6)
7. Baton Rouge, La., Scotlandville (30-2) (7)
8. New Orleans, La., St. Augustine (32-3) (8)
9. Waynesboro, Miss., Wayne County (29-1) (9)
10. Lake Wales, Fla. (25-4) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (26-1) (1)
2. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East (24-0) (2)
3. Lansing, Mich., Sexton (15-1) (4)
4. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (18-1) (3)
5. Fishers, Ind., Hamilton Southeastern (19-2) (5)
6. Chicago, Ill., Curie (24-2) (6)
7. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (26-3) (7)
8. Madison, Wis., Memorial (19-1) (8)
9. Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus King (17-1) (9)
10. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (19-1) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Wichita, Kan., Heights (18-0) (1)
2. Omaha, Neb., Central (25-0) (2)
3. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (22-1) (3)
4. Apple Valley, Minn., Eastview (21-1) (4)
5. St. Louis Park, Minn., Benilde-St. Margaret's (21-1) (5)
6. Iowa City, Iowa, West (21-0) (6)
7. Florissant, Mo., McCluer North (22-1) (7)
8. Aurora, Colo., Regis (20-3) --
9. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (18-3) (9)
10. Olathe, Kan., Northwest (18-1) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (27-1) (1)
2. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (32-2) (2)
3. Plano, Texas, Prestonwood Christian (24-4) (4)
4. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (26-4) (5)
5. Arlington, Texas, Grace Prep (25-4) (3)
6. Houston, Texas, Westbury Christian (25-3) (6)
7. Tulsa, Okla., Union (23-0) (7)
8. Richmond, Texas, Travis (30-3) (8)
9. Edmond, Okla., Memorial (21-1) (9)
10. Little Rock, Ark., Hall (22-3) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (25-2) (1)
2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (24-1) (2)
3. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (24-2) (4)
4. Etiwanda, Calif. (27-1) (6)
5. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (26-2) (7)
6. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (25-3) (8)
7. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (19-3) (3)
8. San Jose, Calif., Mitty (24-3) (9)
9. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep (21-5) --
10. Mission Hills, Calif., Alemany (25-4) (10)

x-Three losses due to forfeit for using ineligible player

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Second-ranked Henderson, Nev., Findlay, which is unbeaten since late December, got a triple-double from senior forward Winston Shepard in an 111-75 blowout of Dallas, ABCD Prep. Shepard, who has committed to San Diego St., had 19 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. ... No. 3 Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony snapped regionally ranked Brooklyn, Jefferson’s 10-game winning streak with a 71-60 triumph in a game played at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn. Kyle Anderson (UCLA) paced St. Anthony with 13 points. ... No. 4 Chicago, Simeon topped regionally ranked Curie, 53-49, to capture the Chicago Public League tournament title at Chicago State University on Friday. Junior standout Jabari Parker had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolverines, who hadn’t won a Public League championship since 2007. (When they were led by current Chicago Bulls all-star Derrick Rose.) One day later, Parker exploded with 23 points and 14 rebounds in Simeon’s 59-51 win over De La Salle in the City-Suburban Shootout in Hillside, Ill. ... Senior guard Omar Calhoun (UConn) became the all-time scoring leading scorer at Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King. The senior guard now has 1,708 points after totaling 32 in his team’s 76-69 win over Goshen, Burke Catholic. Calhoun surpassed former NBA player and current Christ the King assistant coach Khalid Reeves. ... Gary Ernst now has the most wins for a coach in Arizona history with 775. Ernst got the record when Mesa, Mountain View beat Tucson, Rincon, 66-50, in a first-round Division I playoff game.

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