Boys basketball: National poll
The National Prep Basketball Poll, compiled by national high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, analysts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10’s follow with records through Dec. 20:
NATIONAL
1. Northland (3-0), beat then-No. 1 Findlay, 53-52
2. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (0-0), first two games ppd. due to snowstorm
3. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (12-0), C Baye Moussa Keita headed to Syracuse
4. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (13-1), beat No. 15 Winter Park, 86-75, in first round City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
5. Los Angeles Westchester (6-0), improved to 19-1 all-time at City of Palms
6. Bloomington, Ind., South (6-0), defending 4A titlist
7. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict’s (3-0), jr. G Myck Kabongo a Texas commit
8. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (7-0), six Washington Catholic titles this decade
9. Houston, Yates (7-0), extended win streak to 31
10. Alpharetta Ga., Milton (8-0), won opener at City of Palms
11. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (5-0), competing in Iolani Classic in Honolulu
12. Chicago, Young (5-0), beat city-No. 2 Simeon, 62-55
13. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (11-0), 37-point average win margin
14. Ames, Iowa (5-0), whipped Waukegan, Ill., 87-59, on ESPN
15. Winter Park, Fla. (7-2), led by Florida-bound G Austin Rivers
16. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (5-1), only loss to No. 5 Westchester
17. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (7-1), lone defeat to No. 15 Winter Park
18. New York, Rice (3-0), defending state Federation champ
19. Decatur Ga., Columbia (8-1), beat No. 20 Gonzaga at Iolani Classic
20. Washington, Gonzaga (7-1), has a win over No. 21 Mater Dei
21. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (6-1), G Keala King headed to Arizona St.
22. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (6-1), upset by city-ranked Ridgeway, 111-93
23. Paterson N.J., Catholic (1-0), edged regionally ranked Penn Wood, 61-60, at City of Palms
24. Philadelphia Neumann-Goretti (4-0), beat then-No. 25 Kinston, 75-72, at Iolani
25. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (4-0), led by blue chip PG Ray McCallum
Midwest
1. Northland, 3-0
2. Bloomington, Ind., South, 6-0
3. Chicago, Young, 5-0
4. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day, 4-0
5. Chicago, Simeon, 4-1
6. Gary, Ind., Bowman, 7-0
7. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North, 9-0
8. Pikeville, Ky., Shelby Valley, 4-0
9. Cincinnati, Princeton, 2-0
10. Madison, Wis., Memorial, 4-1
Well deserving. They played without one of their main guys too against Findlay...I think.
That's awesome.
Not buying excuses for Findlay. They caught Northland w/o Weatherspoon and still lost. Sullinger owned them. What were his pts/boards for the game?