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National Prep Football Poll - Week 9
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman

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. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (5-0-0), unbeaten since 1991
#2. Los Alamitos, Calif. (5-0-0), defending CIF-SS Division I champ
#3. Tulsa, Okla., Union (6-0-0), dominant defense led by Oklahoma St. recruit Nathan Peterson
#4. Cleveland, St. Ignatius (8-0-0), edged regionally ranked rival St. Edward, 20-17
#5. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (8-0-0), averaging 49 points per game
#6. Lufkin, Texas (6-0-0), hosts former No. 7-ranked Longview this week
#7. Miami, Carol City (6-0-0), seeks first state title since winning back-to-back crowns in 1996-97
#8. Melbourne, Fla., Palm Bay (6-0-0), led by standout speedster Xavier Carter
#9. Warren, Ohio, Warren G. Harding (8-0-0), alma mater of late Minnesota Viking Korey Stringer
#10. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (7-0-0), average margin of victory 30 points
#11. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (5-0-0), next up is regionally ranked Hackensack
#12. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (5-0-0), scored 79 and 69 in two wins last week
#13. Mission Viejo, Calif. (5-0-0), winning streak at 33 games
#14. Mentor, Ohio (7-0-0), won first seven games by a combined 393-38
#15. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (7-0-0), thumped state-ranked Gaffney, 42-14
#16. Nashville, Tenn., Montgomery Bell (8-0-0), earned tough win at state-ranked Memphis, Christian Brothers
#17. Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's Prep (7-0-0), WR/K Greg Ambrogi scored four different ways in win over Roman Catholic
#18. Galena Park, Texas, North Shore (6-0-0), held every opponent to 7 points or less
#19. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (6-0-0), just 82 points allowed in last 20 games
#20. Omaha, Neb., Millard North (6-0-0), outscored foes by a combined 308-70
#21. Mundelein, Ill., Carmel (7-0-0), QB Mark Venigoni 4 TDs in 62-7 rout of Nazareth
#22. Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln (6-0-0), QB Joe Bauserman bound for Ohio St.
#23. Fairfax, Va., Robinson (6-0-0), just 17 points allowed this season
#24. Ennis, Texas (6-0-0), led by state's all-time passing TD leader Graham Harrell
#25. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (5-0-0), only 440 total yards allowed in 5 games

Northeast
#1. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn, 7-0-0
#2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco, 5-0-0
#3. Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's Prep, 7-0-0
#4. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Cumberland Valley, 7-0-0
#5. Pittsburgh, Gateway, 6-1-0
#6. Upper St. Clair, Pa., 7-0-0
#7. Everett, Mass., 4-0-0
#8. Reading, Pa., 7-0-0
#9. Hackensack, N.J., 4-0-0
#10. Webster, N.Y., Schroeder, 6-0-0

East Coast
#1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 8-0-0
#2. Hampton, Va., Phoebus, 5-0-0
#3. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 7-0-0
#4. Fairfax, Va., Robinson, 6-0-0
#5. Rockingham, N.C., Richmond County, 7-0-0
#6. Summerville, S.C., 7-0-0
#7. Virginia Beach, Va., Landstown, 6-0-0
#8. Chesapeake, Va., Western Branch, 5-0-0
#9. Woodbridge, Va., Hylton, 6-0-0
#10. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 6-0-0

Southeast
#1. Melbourne, Fla., Palm Bay, 6-0-0
#2. Miami, Carol City, 6-0-0
#3. Nashville, Tenn., Montgomery Bell, 8-0-0
#4. Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln, 6-0-0
#5. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County, 5-0-0
#6. Miami, Northwestern, 6-0-0
#7. Opelika, Ala., 7-0-0
#8. Lafayette, La., Carencro, 6-0-0
#9. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett, 5-0-0
#10. Waynesboro, Miss., Wayne County, 7-0-0

Midwest
#1. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 8-0-0
#2. Warren, Ohio, Warren G. Harding, 8-0-0
#3. Mentor, Ohio, 8-0-0
#4. Mundelein, Ill., Carmel, 7-0-0
#5. Cincinnati, Colerain, 7-0-0
#6. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 6-2-0
#7. Naperville, Ill., North, 7-0-0
#8. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 7-0-0
#9. Oak Creek, Wis., 7-0-0
#10. Indianapolis, Warren Central, 7-1-0

Midlands
#1. Omaha, Neb., Millard North, 6-0-0
#2. Kansas City, Mo., Oak Park, 6-0-0
#3. Blue Springs, Mo., 6-0-0
#4. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 4-2-0
#5. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley, 6-0-0
#6. Lakeville, Minn., 7-0-0
#7. Louisville, Colo., Monarch, 7-0-0
#8. Blaine, Minn., 7-0-0
#9. Denver, Mullen, 7-0-0
#10. St. Louis, Lindbergh, 6-0-0

Southwest
#1. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 6-0-0
#2. Lufkin, Texas, 6-0-0
#3. Galena Park, Texas, North Shore, 6-0-0
#4. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View, 6-0-0
#5. Ennis, Texas, 6-0-0
#6. Arlington, Texas, Lamar, 6-0-0
#7. Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 6-0-0
#8. Tyler, Texas, Lee, 5-1-0
#9. Katy, Texas, 5-1-0
#10. Texarkana, Texas, Texas High, 5-0-0

West Coast
#1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 5-0-0
#2. Los Alamitos, Calif., 5-0-0
#3. Mission Viejo, Calif., 5-0-0
#4. San Diego, Marian Catholic, 5-0-0
#5. Westlake Village, Calif., Westlake, 5-0-0
#6. Riverside, Calif., North, 5-0-0
#7. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure, 5-0-0
#8. Orange, Calif., Lutheran, 4-0-0
#9. Honolulu, Kamehameha, 6-0-0
#10. Covington, Wash., Kentwood, 5-0-0

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Quarterback Xavier Lee of Daytona Beach, Fla., Seabreeze took possession of two state passing records in a 37-28 loss to Live Oak, Suwannee. The 6-foot-4 blue chip recruit is now tops in Florida history with 7,555 career passing yards and 440 completions for his three-year career running the Sandcrabs' offense . . . Wallingford, Pa., Strath Haven notched its 70th straight regular season victory, the best ever run of success in the Keystone State . . . In the city of Cleveland's "Holy War" game, No. 4 St. Ignatius used a 33-yard field goal from Josiah Kedzior with less than a minute to play to defeat regionally ranked Lakewood, St. Edward, 20-17. More than 12,000 fans packed Lakewood Stadium to watch the two rivals battle for the 40th time . . . North Augusta, S.C., quarterback Brandon Satcher amassed 496 all-purpose yards in his team's 49-46 loss to Lexington. Satcher had yards passing, rushing, receiving, and in punt returns . . . It's only mid-October, but the first state champion of the 2003 season was crowned in Alaska, where Kenai blasted Eielson, 46-0, for the small school championship. It was the second title in as many years for the Kardinals. Just 24 Alaska high schools -- divided into two divisions -- participate in football.



Copyright 2003 World Features Syndicate, Inc.

About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly since 1987, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings package and is the only high school rankings distributed by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first of the three major high school football/boys basketball polls to released each week during the season, and can be read in some of the nation's top newspapers including The Dallas Morning News. NPP also appears weekly on the Internet at PrepNation.com. Jamie DeMoney also produces the nation's only separate private and public schools Top 25 football rankings for American Football Monthly magazine.

[da wiz]

wonder what took so long to get ennis in??????????

[PrepNation]

wonder what took so long to get ennis in??????????

You're right, Wiz. We probably should have jumped on Ennis' bandwagon and made them a national Top 25 team earlier in the season. They have more than lived up to their potential thus far this season.

[da wiz]

true.