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December 18, 2006
National Prep Basketball - Week 4

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 December 17:

  • How national and regional rankings are determined

    # School Record Note LW
    1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 14-0 plays regionally ranked Dudley this week
    2. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia 8-0 won Maldonado Classic in Reno, Nev.
    3. Huntington, W.Va. 2-0 two wins by combined 199-108
    4. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei 7-0 headlines this week's City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
    5. Norcross, Ga. 6-1 average win margin is 33 points
    6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick 2-0 F Jeff Robinson will play at Memphis
    7. Chicago, Ill., Simeon 2-0 defending Class AA state titlist
    8. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's 5-0 junior Samardo Samuels one of the top big men in nation
    9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King 3-0 L.A. Laker Lamar Odom an alum
    10. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 3-1 loss was without injured Georgetown-bound Chris Braswell and Austin Freeman 16 
    11. Lake Oswego, Ore. 4-0 defending 4A state champ 10 
    12. Kingwood, Texas 16-0 seeks second 5A crown in three years 12 
    13. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell 7-1 F Chandler Parsons committed to Florida 13 
    14. Decatur, Ga., Columbia 7-0 eight players 6-5 or taller on roster 14 
    15. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt 6-0 PG Maurice Miller headed to Georgia Tech 15 
    16. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 2-0 G Mike Coburn signed with Rutgers 18 
    17. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent 3-0 in field at this week's Iolani Classic in Honolulu 19 
    18. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central 5-0 tough inside with 6-8 senior Adnan Hodzic 20 
    19. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill 3-0 defending Class A titlist NR 
    20. Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley 5-0 scored 90 or more four times 21 
    21. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph 6-0 gets steady play from 5-10 PG Justin McCoy 23 
    22. Duncanville, Texas 11-0 has beaten teams from five states NR 
    23. Medford, Ore., South 3-0 6-8 wing Kyle Singler headed to Duke NR 
    24. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic 4-1 beat then-No. 25 Neumann-Goretti at HoopHall Classic in Syracuse NR 
    25. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins 3-0 two-time defending 4A champion NR 

    Northeast Region
    1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (2-0) (1)
    2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (5-0) (2)
    3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (3-0) (3)
    4. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (2-0) (4)
    5. Pittsburgh, Pa., Schenley (5-0) (6)
    6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (2-0) (8)
    7. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (4-2) (7)
    8. Harrisburg, Pa. (4-0) (9)
    9. Philadelphia, Pa., Saint Josephs Prep (7-0) --
    10. New York, N.Y., Rice (4-0) --

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

    Southeast Region
    1. Norcross, Ga. (6-1) (1)
    2. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (7-1) (2)
    3. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (7-0) (3)
    4. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (6-0) (4)
    5. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (9-0) (5)
    6. Opa Locka, Fla., Pace (7-0) (6)
    7. Savannah, Ga., Beach (9-0) (8)
    8. Alexandria, La., Peabody (13-2) (9)
    9. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (11-0) (10)
    10. Harvey, La., Cox (16-1) --

    Midwest Region
    1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (2-0) (1)
    2. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (3-0) (3)
    3. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (5-0) (4)
    4. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (3-0) (7)
    5. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (5-0) (6)
    6. Solon, Ohio (3-0) (8)
    7. Grand Rapids, Mich., East Grand Rapids (2-0) --
    8. Detroit, Mich., Redford (3-0) (2)
    9. Wilmette, Ill., Loyola (10-0) (10)
    10. Valparaiso, Ind. (6-0) --

    Midlands Region
    1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (3-0) (1)
    2. Aurora, Colo., Central (5-0) (3)
    3. Bellevue, Neb., West (6-1) (4)
    4. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (5-0) --
    5. Omaha, Neb., Central (5-0) (6)
    6. Wichita, Kan., Southeast (6-0) --
    7. Raytown, Mo., South (4-0) --
    8. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (5-0) (5)
    9. Mendota Heights, Minn., Sibley (4-0) (7)
    10. Webster Groves, Mo. (6-0) (9)

    Southwest Region
    1. Kingwood, Texas (16-0) (1)
    2. Duncanville, Texas (11-0) (2)
    3. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (7-1) (3)
    4. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (11-0) (4)
    5. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley (11-2) (5)
    6. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (5-1) (6)
    7. Houston, Texas, Alief Hastings (14-3) (7)
    8. DeSoto, Texas (14-1) (8)
    9. San Antonio, Texas, Madison (18-2) --
    10. Plano, Texas (9-3) --

    West Coast Region
    1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (8-0) (1)
    2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (7-0) (2)
    3. Lake Oswego, Ore. (4-0) (3)
    4. Medford, Ore., South (3-0) (5)
    5. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (4-1) (4)
    6. Seattle, Wash., Rainier Beach (5-0) (6)
    7. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (5-0) --
    8. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (7-1) (8)
    9. San Jose, Calif., Mitty (5-1) (7)
    10. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (2-1) (10)

    Dropped out: No. 24 Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Northeast: No. 10 Plainfield (N.J.); East Coast: No. 10 Caravel (Bear, Del.); Southeast: No. 7 Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, Fla.); Midwest: No. 9 Lawrence North (Indianapolis); Midlands: No. 8 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, Kan.), No. 10 Bishop Miege (Roeland Park, Kan.); Southwest: No. 9 Summit (Mansfield, Texas), No. 10 Galena (Reno, Nev.); West Coast: No. 9 Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).

    FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 2 Lakewood, Calif., Artesia whipped then-regionally ranked Reno, Nev., Galena, 63-40, in the championship of the Maldonado Classic in Reno. The Pioneers were led by tournament MVP Renardo Sidney. The 6-9 super sophomore scored 24 points in the final. Luke Babbitt (uncommitted) of Galena scored 40 in a 83-75 semifinal win over then-regionally ranked Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day . . . Blue chip senior guard O.J. Mayo (Southern Cal) made his much-anticipated debut playing for No. 3 Huntington, W. Va., where he transferred this fall. Mayo scored 31 in a 94-46 rout of Nitro and 34 in a 105-62 blowout of Ripley . . . No. 23 Medford, Ore., South entered the national rankings after drilling state-ranked Canby, 78-56. Duke-bound senior wing Kyle Singler scored 32 points and junior guard Michael Harthun added 23 . . . Defending Prep Poll champion Indianapolis, Lawrence North lost its first game since January 2005. The Wildcats were defeated 46-44 by Indianapolis, Arlington, ending a state-record 50-game winning streak . . . Ingomar whipped Blue Springs, East Union, 67-38, making Norris Ashley Mississippi's all-time leader in coaching victories. Ashley is 905-412 in 38 seasons with four state championships. The nation's winningest coach is Robert Hughes, who won 1,333 games in 47 seasons at Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar and Fort Worth Terrell.

    Copyright 2006 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit

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    About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly since 1987 and a property of World Features Syndicate, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings and are the only high school rankings distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first of the three major high school football and boys basketball polls to released each week during the season.

    DeMoney and Plowman compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings (the very FIRST rankings to be released each season) for the 2005 and 2006 editions of the RISE/Sporting News 2005 and 2006 High School Football and High School Hoops preview magazines. RISE contributes football and basketball rankings to Sports Illustrated.