Scout.com > Florida HS National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 6 Story URL: http://hsflorida.scout.com/2/337594.html DeMoney & Plowman SunStateFootball.com Jan 4, 2005 Arlington Country Day of Jacksonville and Palm Beach Lakes remain the two "hot" teams in the state of Florida. Both have been recognized for their outstanding play on a national stage! 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 (14-1), won Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. #2. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's (8-0), won Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. #3. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (8-0), led by versatile junior G/F Paul Harris #4. Indianapolis, Lawrence North (7-1), trounced state-ranked Romulus, Mich. #5. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (11-1), won Deep South Classic in Snellville, Ga. #6. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda (13-0), features UCLA-bound G Darren Collison #7. Harvey, Ill., Thornton (14-0), Detroit Lions WR Tai Streets played here #8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (7-1), won Academy National Invitational in Houston #9. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (10-2), both losses to Top 10 teams #10. Oklahoma City, Putnam City (8-0), coach A.D. Burtschi over 500 wins #11. Gainesville, Ga., East Hall (11-0), beat then-No. 6 Seton Hall Prep #12. New York, Rice (6-0), Houston Rockets G Andre Barrett an alum #13. Indianapolis, Arlington (8-0), only team to beat No. 4 Lawrence North #14. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes (10-2), back-to-back runner-up finishes at national tourneys #15. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph (12-0), won Proviso West Shootout in Hillside, Ill. #16. Seattle, Seattle Prep (7-2), paced by 6-7 Washington recruit Martell Webster #17. Los Angeles, Westchester (5-2), runner-up at Academy National Invitational #18. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (9-0), led by Wake Forest-bound F Kevin Swinton #19. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (9-1), upset by regionally ranked Portland, Ore., Jefferson #20. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (9-2), both losses to Top 10 foes #21. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (8-1), only loss to No. 17 Westchester #22. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (6-1), runner-up at Red Cross-Rotary Roundball Classic in Charleston, S.C. #23. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's (6-1), only loss to No. 2 St. Mary's #24. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (5-0), winner of 22 straight #25. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (12-2), prep home of Capital One Bowl hero Warren Holloway NORTHEAST #1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's, 8-0 #2. Niagara Falls, N.Y., 8-0 #3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 7-1 #4. New York, Rice, 6-0 #5. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 6-1 #6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 6-1 #7. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 7-1 #8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 4-1 #9. Merion, Pa., Episcopal, 9-1 #10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian, 6-1 EAST COAST #1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 14-1 #2. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley, 9-0 #3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 9-1 #4. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 8-1 #5. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist, 13-0 #6. Arlington, Va., O'Connell, 9-0 #7. Baltimore, Mount St. Joseph, 11-1 #8. Dumfries, Va., Potomac, 8-0 #9. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland, 7-1 #10. Gaffney, S.C., 10-1 SOUTHEAST #1. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett, 11-1 #2. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day, 10-2 #3. Gainesville, Ga., East Hall, 11-0 #4. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes, 10-2 #5. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt, 10-0 #6. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 14-2 #7. Norcross, Ga., 14-0 #8. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore, 20-0 #9. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway, 11-3 #10. Jeffersontown, Ky., 11-1 MIDWEST #1. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 7-1 #2. Harvey, Ill., Thornton, 14-0 #3. Indianapolis, Arlington, 8-0 #4. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph, 12-0 #5. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor, 12-2 #6. Milwaukee, Vincent, 6-2 #7. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 4-0 #8. Benton Harbor, Mich., 7-0 #9. Canton, Ohio, McKinley, 8-0 #10. Madison, Wis., Memorial, 7-0 MIDLANDS #1. Poplar Bluff, Mo., 9-2 #2. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar, 5-0 #3. Bellevue, Neb., West, 10-0 #4. Braham, Minn., 10-0 #5. Minneapolis, Henry, 8-0 #6. St. Louis, Vashon, 12-0 #7. Webster Groves, Mo., 10-1 #8. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 9-0 #9. Provo, Utah, Timpview, 8-1 #10. Littleton, Colo., Heritage, 9-1 SOUTHWEST #1. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 8-0 #2. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen, 13-0 #3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 15-1 #4. DeSoto, Texas, 18-2 #5. Fort Bend, Texas, Marshall, 19-2 #6. Dallas, Carter, 19-2 #7. Oklahoma City, Southeast, 7-0 #8. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View, 14-0 #9. Spring, Texas, Westfield, 18-3 #10. Humble, Texas, Kingwood, 19-2 WEST COAST #1. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda, 13-0 #2. Seattle, Seattle Prep, 7-2 #3. Los Angeles, Westchester, 5-2 #4. Spring Valley, Calif., Steele Canyon, 10-0 #5. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 12-2 #6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 7-1 #7. Portland, Ore., Jefferson, 5-2 #8. Seattle, O'Dea, 8-2 #9. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 10-2 #10. Newark, Calif., Memorial, 10-2 FEATS OF THE WEEK: Five-time National Prep Poll champion Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill is back at No. 1 after rolling through the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. The Warriors obliterated host Hillsboro, 98-54, in the championship. Oak Hill has won 10 straight since an early season loss to No. 25 Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor. Regionally ranked Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, ranked No. 1 in last week's poll, committed 33 turnovers and was upset by regionally ranked Spring Valley, Calif., Steele Canyon, 67-65, in the semifinals of the Torrey Pines Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego. The Friars are playing without injured leading scorer Sean McCurdy (broken foot) for another 4-6 weeks. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's vaulted to No. 2 after topping the field at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Gaels were led by North Carolina recruit Danny Green, who was named tourney MVP. No. 8 Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King defeated a field that included four Top 25 teams to win the Academy National Invitational in Houston. The Royals beat No. 17 Los Angeles, Westchester, 49-41, in the final. Louisville, Ky., Pleasure Ridge Park coach Dale Mabrey earned his 600th win during his team's 77-64 defeat of Miami, Dr. Krop at the Kingdom of the Sun Classic in Ocala, Fla. Copyright 2005 World Features Syndicate, Inc. Copyright © Scout.com and SunStateFootball.com