The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (19-0), five wins over Top 25 teams
#2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (9-0), National Prep Poll titlist in 1996
#3. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (10-2), unbeaten since return of full roster after football season
#4. Los Angeles, Westchester (13-1), appealing recruiting violation allegations
#5. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (8-1), Connecticut standout Ben Gordon played here
#6. Houston, Milby (22-0), lone unbeaten 5A/4A team remaining in state
#7. Detroit, Renaissance (8-0), blue chip F Malik Hairston scored 33 in win over Detroit CMA
#8. Cincinnati, Moeller (10-1), defending Division I state titlist
#9. Cedar Hill, Texas (20-1), led by Missouri recruit PG Jason Horton
#10. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty (7-2), four Division I-committed players in lineup
#11. New York, Rice (10-1), only loss to regionally ranked Philadelphia, Gratz
#12. Aurora, Ill., West (14-1), lineup features three Division I prospects
#13. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (14-1), 50-3 record over last two seasons
#14. Peoria, Ill., Central (12-1), defending Class AA state champ
#15. Los Angeles, Fairfax (11-2), beat regionally ranked Oceanside El Camino at California Hoops Challenge in Carson
#16. Maysville, Ky., Mason County (15-1), features sharp-shooting G Chris Lofton
#17. Atlanta, Southwest Atlanta Christian (16-0)-x, loss to Compton, Calif., Dominguez overturned due to forfeit
#18. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond (9-1), escaped with 1-point win over league rival Molloy
#19. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (13-2), Southern Cal QB Matt Leinhart an alum
#20. Milwaukee, Rufus King (7-2), won last 28 games versus in-state teams
#21. Belleville, Ill., West (13-0), owns win over No. 22 Lanier
#22. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (13-2), beat last two foes by average of 78 points each
#23. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar (18-1), defending 4A state champ
#24. Lexington, Ky., Catholic (10-2), both losses to Top 15 teams
#25. Alexandria, La., Peabody (23-0), won nine straight district titles
x-includes one forfeit victory
NORTHEAST
#1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 9-0
#2. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 8-1
#3. Philadelphia, Cardinal Dougherty, 7-2
#4. New York, Rice, 10-1
#5. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 9-1
#6. Philadelphia, Gratz, 10-2
#7. Manchester, N.H., Trinity, 8-0
#8. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln, 13-3
#9. Lawrence, Mass., Central Catholic, 8-0
#10. Stamford, Conn., Trinity Catholic, 6-0
EAST COAST
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 19-0
#2. Arlington, Va., O'Connell, 9-2
#3. Gaffney, S.C., 9-2
#4. Oxon Hill, Md., 7-0
#5. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 7-4
#6. Forestville, Md., Bishop McNamara, 10-1
#7. Rockville, Md., Magruder, 9-1
#8. Charlotte, N.C., Freedom, 15-0
#9. Glasgow, Del., 7-0
#10. Charlotte, N.C., Garinger, 13-1
SOUTHEAST
#1. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 10-2
#2. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 14-1
#3. Maysville, Ky., Mason County, 15-1
#4. Atlanta, Southwest Atlanta Christian, 16-0-x
#5. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 13-2
#6. Lexington, Ky., Catholic, 10-2
#7. Alexandria, La., Peabody, 23-0
#8. Norcross, Ga., 15-0
#9. Cleveland, Tenn., Bradley Central, 15-1
#10. Jacksonville, Fla., Raines, 11-1
x-includes one forfeit victory
MIDWEST
#1. Detroit, Renaissance, 8-0
#2. Cincinnati, Moeller, 10-1
#3. Aurora, Ill., West, 14-1
#4. Peoria, Ill., Central, 12-1
#5. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 7-2
#6. Belleville, Ill., West, 13-0
#7. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 10-1
#8. Indianapolis, Pike, 9-1
#9. Detroit, Redford, 8-0
#10. Indianapolis, North Central, 10-1
MIDLANDS
#1. St. Louis, Vashon, 13-0
#2. Highlands Ranch, Colo., ThunderRidge, 7-0
#3. Olathe, Kan., South, 7-0
#4. Denver, East, 7-0
#5. Blue Springs, Mo., 13-0
#6. Chaska, Minn., 9-1
#7. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 10-1
#8. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak, 11-0
#9. Burnsville, Minn., 7-1
#10. Waterloo, Iowa, East, 7-1
SOUTHWEST
#1. Houston, Milby, 22-0
#2. Cedar Hill, Texas, 20-1
#3. Fort Worth, Texas, Dunbar, 18-1
#4. Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski Academy, 17-0
#5. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 9-0
#6. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley, 21-2
#7. San Antonio, Southwest, 20-2
#8. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View, 15-0
#9. Dallas, Lincoln, 19-3
#10. Dallas, Seagoville, 12-6
WEST COAST
#1. Los Angeles, Westchester, 13-1
#2. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 11-2
#3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 13-2
#4. Compton, Calif., Centennial, 15-2
#5. Oceanside, Calif., El Camino, 14-2
#6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 8-0
#7. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 9-1
#8. Bakersfield, Calif., 14-2
#9. Medford, Ore., South Medford, 10-1
#10. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 11-3
FEATS OF THE WEEK: Bud Lathrop of Raytown, Mo., South got his 900th coaching victory in a 64-46 win over Kansas City, Center. Lathrop, 67, is the ninth high school boys' coach to ever reach 900 wins.
All-American guard Sebastian Telfair of regionally ranked Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln dazzled fans in the city where he will play his college ball in a 77-68 win over Louisville, Ky., Pleasure Ridge Park. More than 5,000 at Louisville Gardens watched Telfair, who has committed to play for coach Rick Pitino's Louisville Cardinals, pour in 27 points to go with five assists, five steals, five rebounds and one blocked shot.
Five of the West Coast's Top 10 teams were on hand for the Reebok California Hoop Challenge played at Cal. State Dominguez Hills in Carson. UCLA recruit Aaron Afflalo of regionally ranked Compton, Centennial turned in the top individual effort of the one-day event, netting 27 points (including six 3-pointers) in a 75-53 rout of state-ranked Los Angeles, Crenshaw. Meanwhile, No. 15 Los Angeles, Fairfax clipped regionally ranked Oceanside, El Camino, 58-51; and Long Beach, Poly exchanged spots in the West Coast poll with Compton, Dominguez on the strength of the Jackrabbits' 64-62 upset of the Dons.
Copyright 2004 World Features Syndicate, Inc.
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