The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by 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-tie records:
#1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (3-0-0), coach Todd Dodge starred at Texas
#2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (2-0-0), smothered first two foes 117-6
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#3. Jenks, Okla. (2-0-0), downed regionally ranked rival Tulsa Union
#4. Cincinnati, Colerain (3-0-0), led by all-state LB Andre Revels
#5. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic (3-0-0), RB Eugene Jarvis 343 yards in win
#6. Mission Viejo, Calif. (1-0-0), impressive in 55-21 rout of Los Alamitos
#7. Bellevue, Wash. (2-0-0), crushed South Kitsap, 64-20
#8. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (0-0-0), second game canceled due to hurricanes
#9. Blue Springs, Mo. (2-0-0), DE Jaron Baston will play at Missouri
#10. Hoover, Ala. (3-0-0), DB Jahi' Word-Daniels headed to Georgia Tech
#11. Lockport, Ill. (3-0-0), QB Jake Christensen 16 TDs in three games
#12. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (3-0-0), reigning AAAAA state titlist
#13. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (1-0-0), soph QB Matt Simms son of Phil Simms
#14. Denton, Texas, Ryan (3-0-0), LB Xavier Kelley an Arizona recruit
#15. Los Angeles, Loyola (1-0-0), thumped Colo.'s Regis Jesuit, 48-0
#16. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (3-0-0), 169-22 under coach Gary Rankin
#17. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (3-0-0), no losses to in-state foes since 2001
#18. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (2-0-0), stars Syracuse recruit QB Adam Hearns
#19. Naples, Fla. (1-0-0), in state final two of last three seasons
#20. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (3-0-0), boasts Ohio State recruit OT Alex Boone
#21. Joliet, Ill., Catholic (3-0-0), 81-14 under coach Dan Sharp
#22. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (2-0-0), 14 straight playoff spots
#23. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (2-0-0), CB Anthony Wiseman a Maryland recruit
#24. LaGrange, Ga., (4-0-0), outscored foes 152-31
#25. Richmond, Va., Varina (2-0-0), 370-pound DT Joseph Johnson a major force
NORTHEAST
#1. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 3-0-0
#2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 1-0-0
#3. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn, 2-0-0
#4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway, 2-1-0
#5. Ridgewood, N.J., 1-0-0
#6. Everett, Mass., 1-0-0
#7. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 1-0-0
#8. Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, 3-0-0
#9. New Rochelle, N.Y., 2-0-0
#10. New Britain, Conn., 0-0-0
EAST COAST
#1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 2-0-0
#2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 3-0-0
#3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 2-0-0
#4. Richmond, Va., Varina, 2-0-0
#5. Clifton, Va., Centreville, 1-0-0
#6. Hampton, Va., Phoebus, 1-0-0
#7. Conway, S.C., 3-0-0
#8. Wheaton, Md., Good Counsel, 2-0-0
#9. Greenville, S.C., 3-0-0
#10. Durham, N.C., Southern, 3-0-0
SOUTHEAST
#1. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 0-0-0
#2. Hoover, Ala., 3-0-0
#3. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County, 3-0-0
#4. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale, 3-0-0
#5. Naples, Fla., 1-0-0
#6. LaGrange, Ga., 4-0-0
#7. Miami, Northwestern, 1-0-0
#8. Seffner, Fla., Armwood, 1-0-0
#9. Boutte, La., Hahnville, 2-0-0
#10. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 2-0-0
MIDWEST
#1. Cincinnati, Colerain, 3-0-0
#2. Lockport, Ill., 3-0-0
#3. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 3-0-0
#4. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic, 3-0-0
#5. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 3-0-0
#6. Indianapolis, Warren Central, 4-0-0
#7. Warren, Ohio, Warren Harding, 3-0-0
#8. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 3-0-0
#9. Schofield, Wis., D.C. Everest, 3-0-0
#10. Lowell, Mich., 3-0-0
MIDLANDS
#1. Blue Springs, Mo., 2-0-0
#2. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall, 2-0-0
#3. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep, 2-0-0
#4. Hastings, Minn., 2-0-0
#5. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 1-1-0
#6. Eden Prairie, Minn., 2-0-0
#7. Bettendorf, Iowa, 2-0-0
#8. Olathe, Kan., North, 2-0-0
#9. Columbia, Mo., Hickman, 1-1-0
#10. Englewood, Colo., Cherry Creek, 2-0-0
SOUTHWEST
#1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 3-0-0
#2. Jenks, Okla., 2-0-0
#3. Denton, Texas, Ryan, 3-0-0
#4. Katy, Texas, 3-0-0
#5. Lufkin, Texas, 2-0-0
#6. Longview, Texas, 3-0-0
#7. Galena Park, Texas, North Shore, 3-0-0
#8. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 1-1-0
#9. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 2-0-0
#10. Springdale, Ark., 2-0-0
WEST COAST
#1. Mission Viejo, Calif., 1-0-0
#2. Bellevue, Wash., 2-0-0
#3. Los Angeles, Loyola, 1-0-0
#4. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 1-0-0
#5. Pasco, Wash., 2-0-0
#6. Newhall, Calif., Hart, 1-0-0
#7. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West, 1-0-0
#8. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame, 1-0-0
#9. Valencia, Calif., 1-0-0
#10. Vista, Calif., 2-0-0
FEATS OF THE WEEK: Regionally ranked Fresno, Calif., Clovis West whipped then-No. 13 Concord, De La Salle, 30-13, and ended a few more of the Spartans' streaks. Entering the game, De La Salle had won 149 straight versus in-state teams and 86 consecutive home games. And with a national-record 151-game winning streak entering this year, the Spartans had been in the national Top 25 every week since mid-way through the 1992 season. No. 2 Charlotte, N.C., Independence now holds the nation's current longest win streak at 64 games.
More than 23,000 fans watched No. 3 Jenks, Okla., escape with a 17-13 win over regionally ranked Tulsa Union at the University of Tulsa's Skelley Stadium. The teams have combined to win the last eight Oklahoma big-school state championships.
Midwest No. 5 Cleveland, St. Ignatius stymied Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's Prep, 26-6. The Hawks had won 35 straight games before losses to St. Ignatius and No. 5 Pittsburgh, Central Catholic the last two weeks.
Copyright 2004 World Features Syndicate, Inc.
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