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Week 4: National Prep Poll Still Has
Westchester At No. 1--(Dec. 18, 2001)

We just received the fourth week's National Prep Basketball Poll from Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman.  Interestingly, there are only two teams from Southern California in the top 25 nationally, Westchester and Mater Dei. Here's the poll, along with the regional polls:

National Prep Basketball Poll-Week 4
By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman

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. Los Angeles, Westchester (5-0), will defend title at this week's City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.

2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (8-0), has beaten teams from five states

3. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (4-0), has beaten three teams that were nationally ranked

4. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (2-0), beat state-ranked Newark, Eastside

5. Dallas, Lincoln (15-0), beat state-No. 2 Fort Worth, Dunbar

6. St. Louis, Vashon (3-1), defeated Chicago power Whitney Young

7. Midwest City, Okla. (5-1), led by Duke recruit Shelden Williams

8. Hopkins, Minn. (3-0), beat state-ranked Burnsville

9. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East (6-0), was idle last week

10. Manhattan, N.Y., Rice (4-0), beat NYC powers All Hallows and Boys & Girls

11. Columbus, Ohio, Brookhaven (4-0), has won 26 of last 27 games

12. Milwaukee, Vincent (3-0), hammered rival Washington by 26

13. Bloomington, Ind., North (8-0), average margin of victory is over 20 points

14. Memphis, Tenn., Washington (8-0), defending AA state champ

15. Minneapolis, Henry (3-1), downed regionally ranked Chicago, Farragut

16. The Colony, Texas (10-2), defeated pair of state-ranked teams

17. Winston-Salem, N.C., Reynolds (4-1), seeks third straight 4A title

18. Lakeland, Fla., Kathleen (8-1), will face NYC power Xaverian in City of Palms Classic

19. Seattle, Rainier Beach (6-0), won games by average score of 88-50

20. Pontiac, Mich., Northern (2-0), got big win at traditional power Flint, Northwestern

21. Cedar Hill, Texas (13-1), has allowed more than 60 points only twice

22. Chicago, Farragut (1-2), both losses to top-15 teams

23. Los Angeles, Fairfax (8-1), only loss to No. 1 Westchester

24. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's (2-0), beat two state-ranked foes in Hoop Group Tip-off Classic 

25. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (4-1), has defeated two regionally ranked teams

Northeast
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 2-0
2. Manhattan, N.Y., Rice, 4-0
3. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 2-0
4. Amityville, N.Y., 1-1
5. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 3-1
6. Philadelphia, Simon Gratz, 2-0
7. Camden, N.J., Catholic, 1-0
8. Briarwood, N.Y., Archbishop Molloy, 5-0
9. Fort Washington, Pa., Germantown Academy, 6-2
10. Medford, N.J., Shawnee, 0-1

East Coast
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 8-0
2. Winston-Salem, N.C., Reynolds, 4-1
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 4-1
4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 3-0
5. Oxon Hill, Md., 4-0
6. Hockessin, Del., Sanford, 4-0
7. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem, 3-0
8. Latta, S.C., 7-1
9. Wake Forest, N.C., Rolesville, 7-0
10. Fayetteville, N.C., Seventy-First, 5-0

South
1. Memphis, Tenn., Washington, 8-0
2. Lakeland, Fla., Kathleen, 8-1
3. Memphis, Tenn., East, 5-0
4. Alpharetta, Ga., Chattahoochee, 5-0
5. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard, 5-1
6. Marietta, Ga., 8-0
7. Radcliff, Ky., North Hardin, 6-0
8. Lilburn, Ga., Berkmar, 6-1
9. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 11-1
10. Lexington, Ky., Catholic, 5-1

Midwest
1. Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary, 4-0
2. Maywood, Ill., Proviso East, 6-0
3. Columbus, Ohio, Brookhaven, 4-0
4. Milwaukee, Vincent, 3-0
5. Bloomington, Ind., North, 8-0
6. Pontiac, Mich., Northern, 2-0
7. Chicago, Farragut, 1-2
8. Cincinnati, Winton Woods, 4-0
9. Saginaw, Mich., 4-0
10. New Albany, Ind., 6-0

Midlands=
1. St. Louis, Vashon, 3-1
2. Hopkins, Minn., 3-0
3. Minneapolis, Henry, 3-1
4. Minneapolis, North, 4-0
5. Columbia, Mo., Hickman, 7-0
6. Hutchinson, Kan., 5-0
7. Provo, Utah, 6-0
8. Mason City, Iowa, 5-0
9. Denver, East, 3-0
10. Ballwin, Mo., Parkway West, 5-0

Southwest=
1. Dallas, Lincoln, 15-0
2. Midwest City, Okla., 5-1
3. The Colony, Texas, 10-2
4. Cedar Hill, Texas, 13-1
5. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 5-0
6. Fort Bend, Texas, Hightower, 15-0
7. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen, 11-1
8. Houston, Westbury Christian, 14-3
9. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 5-0
10. Gilbert, Ariz., Mesquite, 8-1

West Coast=
1. Los Angeles, Westchester, 5-0
2. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 6-0
3. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 8-1
4. Corona, Calif., Centennial, 5-0
5. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 3-0
6. Los Angeles, Fremont, 5-0
7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 6-1
8. Oakland, Calif., Technical, 4-0
9. Portland, Ore., Jefferson, 3-0
10. Inglewood, Calif., 3-1

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 15 Minneapolis, Henry erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to upend No. 22 Chicago, Farragut, 79-73 in overtime. Farragut's Lawrence Poole scored 33 points in a losing effort . . . Briarwood, N.Y., Archbishop Molloy entered the regionally rankings after claiming the Gonzaga DC Classic at American University. The Stanners hammered then-No. 7 Fort Washington, Pa., Germantown Academy, 61-43, in the semifinals and followed it up with a 78-63 win over regionally ranked Houston, Westbury  Christian in the final. Molloy coach Jack Curran also moved to within one of  career victory No. 800 . . . Regionally ranked Corona, Calif., Centennial  took advantage of Santa Ana, Mater Dei's shoddy free-throw shooting to claim  a 65-63 upset win in the finals of the Tournament of Champions at Ocean View   High School. The then-No. 11 Monarchs shot just 50 percent (13 of 26) from the charity stripe for the game including 1-for-8 in the fourth quarter. The game was a rematch of last year's CIF-SS Division I-A championship game, won  by Mater Dei . . . Eric Williams scored 46 points and grabbed 15 rebounds  with four blocks to lead regionally ranked Wake Forest, N.C., Rolesville to a 67-64 win over Durham, Northern. The 6-foot-10 center has signed with Wake Forest University.

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