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), averaging 45 points per game last 3 years
#2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (2-0-0), Florida QB Chris Leak an alum
#3. Jenks, Okla. (2-0-0), state champ seven of last eight years
#4. Cincinnati, Colerain (4-0-0), 32 straight conference wins
#5. Mission Viejo, Calif. (2-0-0), OT Kevin Bemoll is Ohio St.-bound
#6. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic (4-0-0), RB Eugene Jarvis 568 yards last two games
#7. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (1-0-0), back-to-back state runner-up
#8. Blue Springs, Mo. (3-0-0), 63 straight weeks in national or regional rankings
#9. Bellevue, Wash. (2-0-0), led by standout RB J.R. Hasty
#10. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (4-0-0), just 71 points allowed in last 19 games
#11. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (2-0-0), 8th straight win over rival Bergen Catholic
#12. Hoover, Ala. (3-0-0), game washed out by Hurricane Ivan
#13. Naples, Fla. (2-0-0), mauled rival Lely, 42-0
#14. Lockport, Ill. (4-0-0), QB Jake Christensen two 7-TD games this year
#15. Denton, Texas, Ryan (3-0-0), Oct. 14 game with No. 1 Carroll slated for ESPN
#16. Los Angeles, Loyola (2-0-0), humbled first two foes 72-0
#17. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (4-0-0), next up regionally ranked Warren Harding
#18. Joliet, Ill., Catholic (4-0-0), four state titles in seven years
#19. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (4-0-0), posted second straight shutout
#20. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (3-0-0), trip to play NW Fla. team canceled due to hurricane
#21. Katy, Texas (3-0-0), defending Class 5A-II state titlist
#22. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (3-0-0), OG Rafael Eubanks a top recruit
#23. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (2-0-0), OT Robert Norris headed to Virginia Tech
#24. LaGrange, Ga., (4-0-0), seeks third state title in four seasons
#25. Richmond, Va., Varina (2-0-0), Penn St. WR/QB Michael Robinson played here
NORTHEAST
#1. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 4-0-0
#2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 2-0-0
#3. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway, 3-1-0
#4. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 2-0-0
#5. Perkasie, Pa., Pennridge, 3-0-0
#6. Pittsburgh, Penn Hills, 4-0-0
#7. New Rochelle, N.Y., 3-0-0
#8. Ridgewood, N.J., 2-0-0
#9. Everett, Mass., 1-0-0
#10. New Britain, Conn., 1-0-0
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, 2-0-0
#7. Conway, S.C., 4-0-0
#8. Wheaton, Md., Good Counsel, 2-0-0
#9. Rock Hill, S.C., 3-0-0
#10. Durham, N.C., Southern, 3-0-0
SOUTHEAST
#1. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 1-0-0
#2. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County, 4-0-0
#3. Hoover, Ala., 3-0-0
#4. Naples, Fla., 2-0-0
#5. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale, 4-0-0
#6. LaGrange, Ga., 4-0-0
#7. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 3-0-0
#8. Seffner, Fla., Armwood, 2-0-0
#9. Boutte, La., Hahnville, 3-0-0
#10. Miami, Northwestern, 2-0-0
MIDWEST
#1. Cincinnati, Colerain, 4-0-0
#2. Lockport, Ill., 4-0-0
#3. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 4-0-0
#4. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic, 4-0-0
#5. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 4-0-0
#6. Indianapolis, Warren Central, 5-0-0
#7. Warren, Ohio, Warren Harding, 4-0-0
#8. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 4-0-0
#9. Schofield, Wis., D.C. Everest, 4-0-0
#10. Lowell, Mich., 4-0-0
MIDLANDS
#1. Blue Springs, Mo., 3-0-0
#2. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall, 3-0-0
#3. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 2-1-0
#4. Olathe, Kan., North, 3-0-0
#5. Eden Prairie, Minn., 3-0-0
#6. Bettendorf, Iowa, 3-0-0
#7. Columbia, Mo., Hickman, 2-1-0
#8. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata, 3-0-0
#9. Englewood, Colo., Cherry Creek, 3-0-0
#10. Omaha, Neb., Westside, 3-0-0
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, 3-0-0
#6. Galena Park, Texas, North Shore, 3-0-0
#7. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 2-1-0
#8. Longview, Texas, 4-0-0
#9. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 3-0-0
#10. Springdale, Ark., 3-0-0
WEST COAST
#1. Mission Viejo, Calif., 2-0-0
#2. Bellevue, Wash., 2-0-0
#3. Los Angeles, Loyola, 2-0-0
#4. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 2-0-0
#5. Pasco, Wash., 3-0-0
#6. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West, 2-0-0
#7. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame, 2-0-0
#8. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure, 3-0-0
#9. Valencia, Calif., 2-0-0
#10. Vista, Calif., 2-0-0
FEATS OF THE WEEK: Coach J.T. Curtis of regionally ranked River Ridge, La., John Curtis earned his 406th victory in a 49-0 rout of New Orleans, Carver. The mark leaves the 36-year veteran Curtis second all-time nationally behind John McKissick of Summerville, S.C. McKissick, who remains active, has 513 wins in 53 seasons.
Jay Thomas of Oakdale, Minn., Tartan had 447 all-purpose yards and six TDs to lead a 41-29 win over Richfield. The senior RB will play at Minnesota next year.
Pittsburg, Kan., St. Mary's-Colgan extended the nation's second-longest winning streak to 57 games with a 30-0 shutout of Girard. The Trojans are unbeaten since 1999. The nation's longest win streak belongs to No. 2 Charlotte, N.C., Independence with 64 entering Monday's game versus Providence. Preseason No. 1-ranked Concord, Calif., De La Salle, which entered the season with a national-record 151-game winning streak, has started the season 0-2-1.
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