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 (4-0-0), 24 straight regular-season wins
#2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (4-0-0), nation's longest win streak at 66
#3. Cincinnati, Colerain (5-0-0), outscored 3 league foes 164-15
#4. Mission Viejo, Calif. (3-0-0), next up No. 23 Long Beach Poly
#5. Jenks, Okla. (3-0-0), led by Nebraska recruit LB Phillip Dillard
#6. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic (5-0-0), beat state-ranked Penn Hills
#7. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater (2-0-0), coach Bill Gierke is 44-12 at school
#8. Naples, Fla. (3-0-0), won last two games by combined 98-0
#9. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (5-0-0), thumped state-ranked Warren Harding
#10. Bellevue, Wash. (3-0-0), 130 points scored last two games
#11. Hoover, Ala. (4-0-0), blanked state-ranked Tuscaloosa County, 36-0
#12. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (2-0-0), 25 straight wins
#13. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (5-0-0), win streak at 20
#14. Lockport, Ill. (5-0-0), two-time defending 8A state titlist
#15. Los Angeles, Loyola (3-0-0), allowed only 7 points
#16. Katy, Texas (4-0-0), just 20 losses in past 12 seasons
#17. Joliet, Ill., Catholic (5-0-0), LB Chris Jeske a 4-year starter
#18. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (5-0-0), just 2 points allowed last 3 games
#19. Denton, Texas, Ryan (4-0-0), 21 consecutive district wins
#20. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (3-0-0), one TD allowed
#21. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (3-0-0), defending 4A state champ
#22. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (4-0-0), 18 state crowns since 1975
#23. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (3-0-0), led by top WR recruit Desean Jackson
#24. Richmond, Va., Varina (4-0-0), QB Davon Morgan 4 TD passes in win
#25. Eden Prairie, Minn. (4-0-0), coach Mike Grant son of NFL Hall-of-Famer Bud Grant
NORTHEAST
#1. Pittsburgh, Central Catholic, 5-0-0
#2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 2-0-0
#3. Perkasie, Pa., Pennridge, 4-0-0
#4. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway, 4-1-0
#5. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 3-0-0
#6. New Rochelle, N.Y., 4-0-0
#7. Athol Springs, N.Y., St. Francis, 4-0-0
#8. Ridgewood, N.J., 3-0-0
#9. Everett, Mass., 2-0-0
#10. New Britain, Conn., 2-0-0
EAST COAST
#1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 4-0-0
#2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 3-0-0
#3. Richmond, Va., Varina, 4-0-0
#4. Conway, S.C., 5-0-0
#5. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith, 3-0-0
#6. Hampton, Va., Phoebus, 3-0-0
#7. Wheaton, Md., Good Counsel, 4-0-0
#8. Rock Hill, S.C., 4-0-0
#9. New Bern, N.C., 4-0-0
#10. Durham, N.C., Southern, 4-0-0
SOUTHEAST
#1. Orlando, Fla., Edgewater, 2-0-0
#2. Naples, Fla., 3-0-0
#3. Hoover, Ala., 4-0-0
#4. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County, 5-0-0
#5. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale, 5-0-0
#6. Seffner, Fla., Armwood, 3-0-0
#7. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 4-0-0
#8. LaGrange, Ga., 5-0-0
#9. Boutte, La., Hahnville, 4-0-0
#10. Miami, Monsignor Pace, 2-0-0
MIDWEST
#1. Cincinnati, Colerain, 5-0-0
#2. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 5-0-0
#3. Lockport, Ill., 5-0-0
#4. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic, 5-0-0
#5. Indianapolis, Warren Central, 6-0-0
#6. Cincinnati, St. Xavier, 4-1-0
#7. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 5-0-0
#8. Avon Lake, Ohio, 5-0-0
#9. Schofield, Wis., D.C. Everest, 5-0-0
#10. Lowell, Mich., 5-0-0
MIDLANDS
#1. Eden Prairie, Minn., 4-0-0
#2. Columbia, Mo., Hickman, 3-1-0
#3. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 2-1-0
#4. Blue Springs, Mo., 3-1-0
#5. Olathe, Kan., North, 4-0-0
#6. Bettendorf, Iowa, 4-0-0
#7. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata, 4-0-0
#8. Englewood, Colo., Cherry Creek, 4-0-0
#9. Omaha, Neb., Westside, 4-0-0
#10. Layton, Utah, Northridge, 6-0-0
SOUTHWEST
#1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 4-0-0
#2. Jenks, Okla., 3-0-0
#3. Katy, Texas, 4-0-0
#4. Denton, Texas, Ryan, 4-0-0
#5. Lufkin, Texas, 4-0-0
#6. Galena Park, Texas, North Shore, 4-0-0
#7. Little Rock, Ark., Central, 4-0-0
#8. Longview, Texas, 5-0-0
#9. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton, 4-0-0
#10. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 3-1-0
WEST COAST
#1. Mission Viejo, Calif., 3-0-0
#2. Bellevue, Wash., 3-0-0
#3. Los Angeles, Loyola, 3-0-0
#4. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 3-0-0
#5. Pasco, Wash., 4-0-0
#6. Clovis, Calif., East, 3-1-0
#7. Lakewood, Calif., 3-0-0
#8. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame, 3-0-0
#9. San Jose, Calif., Valley Christian, 3-0-0
#10. Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison, 4-0-0
FEATS OF THE WEEK: Jonathan Stewart of Lacey, Timberline became the all-time leading rusher in Washington state history in a 54-0 rout of Yelm. Stewart, a senior who is rated the No. 1 RB prospect in the country by TheInsiders.com, now has 6,275 yards for his prep career.
No. 9 Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward vaulted into the Top 10 with 45-12 win at then-regionally ranked Warren, Ohio, Harding. More than 12,000 fans watched as the Eagles snapped the Raiders' 32-game home winning streak.
Senior Justin King of regionally ranked Monroeville, Pa., Gateway rushed for 331 yards and 7 TDs on only 15 carries in a 62-0 runaway over Latrobe.
Four-time defending National Prep Poll champ Concord, Calif., De La Salle, which began the year with 151 straight wins, finally earned win No. 1 this season by whipping San Jose, Mitty, 49-0. The Spartans are now 1-2-1 and will host No. 4 Mission Viejo on Oct. 9.
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