National Prep Football Poll

Monday, December 4th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The top 25 national and top 10 regional high school football teams as selected by scholastic sports expert Jeremy Plowman and a national panel of 35 prep sportswriters with records through Dec. 3:

NATIONAL

1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), won ninth straight section crown

2. Jenks, Okla. (14-0-0), claimed fifth straight state title

3. Erie, Pa., Cathedral Prep (13-0-0), won third straight regional title

4. West Monroe, La. (14-0-0), recorded shutout win in state semifinals

5. Austin, Texas, Westlake (13-0-0), meets regionally ranked Eisenhower in state semis

6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (13-0-0), advanced to fourth straight section final

7. Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln (13-0-0), RB Mike Gilliam had 219 yards in playoff win

8. Hackensack, N.J. (13-0-0), Group 4 North state champ

9. Doylestown, Pa., Central Bucks West (14-0-0), will meet No. 3 Erie, Cathedral Prep in state final

10. Katy, Texas (13-0-0), advanced to region finals

11. Columbus, Ohio, Upper Arlington (15-0-0), Division I state champ

12. Joliet, Ill., Catholic (14-0-0), back-to-back 4A state champ

13. Moss Point, Miss. (13-1-0), Class 5A state champ

14. Lincoln, Neb., Southeast (13-0-0), Class A state titlist

15. Eden Prairie, Minn. (13-0-0), Class 5A state champ

16. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (13-0-0), humbled unbeaten foe 41-6 in playoffs

17. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (14-0-0), Class 5A state champ

18. Solon, Ohio (14-1-0), lost to No. 11 Upper Arlington for state title

19. Olathe, Kan., North (12-0-0), Class 6A state titlist

20. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard (12-1-0), coach Joe Redmond faces old team in state semifinals

21. Chicago, Mount Carmel (13-1-0), has nine state titles

22. Farmington Hills, Mich., Harrison (14-0-0), Division III state champ

23. Clovis, Calif., Buchanan (12-1-0), Division I Central Section champ

24. Wallingford, Pa., Strath Haven (14-0-0), shut out foe for regional title

25. Chattanooga, Tenn., Red Bank (15-0-0), won Class 5A state title

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Northeast

1. Erie, Pa., Cathedral Prep, 13-0-0

2. Hackensack, N.J., 13-0-0

3. Doylestown, Pa., Central Bucks West, 14-0-0

4. Wallingford, Pa., Strath Haven, 14-0-0

5. Fitchburg, Mass., 12-0-0

6. Imperial, Pa., West Allegheny, 13-1-0

7. Groton, Conn., Fitch, 12-0-0

8. Jamestown, N.Y., 13-0-0

9. Berwick, Pa., 12-1-0

10. Elizabeth, N.J., 10-1-0

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East Coast

1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 11-1-0

2. Union, S.C., 14-1-0

3. Newport News, Va., Heritage, 14-0-0

4. Spartanburg, S.C., Dorman, 14-1-0

5. Hope Mills, N.C., Southview, 14-0-0

6. Morgantown, W.Va., 14-0-0

7. Clifton, Va., Centreville, 12-2-0

8. Charlotte, N.C., Independence, 13-1-0

9. Gaithersburg, Md., 13-0-0

10. Rockingham, N.C., Richmond Senior, 12-1-0

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Southeast

1. West Monroe, La., 14-0-0

2. Tallahassee, Fla., Lincoln, 13-0-0

3. Moss Point, Miss., 13-1-0

4. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 13-0-0

5. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard, 11-1-0

6. Chattanooga, Tenn., Red Bank, 15-0-0

7. Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central, 13-0-0

8. Daphne, Ala., 14-0-0

9. River Ridge, La., John Curtis, 12-1-0

10. Venice, Fla., 13-0-0

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Midwest

1. Columbus, Ohio, Upper Arlington, 15-0-0

2. Joliet, Ill., Catholic, 14-0-0

3. Solon, Ohio, 14-1-0

4. Chicago, Mount Carmel, 13-1-0

5. Farmington Hills, Mich., Harrison, 14-0-0

6. Mishawaka, Ind., Penn, 14-1-0

7. Oshkosh, Wis., North, 14-0-0

8. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South, 13-1-0

9. Cleveland, St. Ignatius, 11-1-0

10. Birmingham, Mich., Brother Rice, 13-1-0

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Midlands

1. Lincoln, Neb., Southeast, 13-0-0

2. Eden Prairie, Minn., 13-0-0

3. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst, 14-0-0

4. Olathe, Kan., North, 12-0-0

5. West Des Moines, Iowa, Dowling, 13-0-0

6. Littleton, Colo., Columbine, 12-2-0

7. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep, 12-1-0

8. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall, 12-2-0

9. Layton, Utah, Northridge, 10-3-0

10. Platte City, Mo., Platte County, 14-0-0

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Southwest

1. Jenks, Okla., 14-0-0

2. Austin, Texas, Westlake, 13-0-0

3. Katy, Texas, 13-0-0

4. Tulsa, Okla., Union, 13-1-0

5. Aldine, Texas, Eisenhower, 13-0-0

6. Reno, Nev., McQueen, 14-0-0

7. Midland, Texas, Lee, 11-2-0

8. Scottsdale, Ariz., Chaparral, 13-0-0

9. San Antonio, Marshall, 13-0-0

10. Wichita Falls, Texas, 13-0-0

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West Coast

1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 13-0-0

2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly, 13-0-0

3. Clovis, Calif., Buchanan, 12-1-0

4. Los Angeles, Loyola, 11-1-0

5. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 13-0-0

6. Pasco, Wash., 13-0-0

7. Elk Grove, Calif., 12-1-0

8. Kahuku, Hawaii, 13-2-0

9. Honolulu, St. Louis, 14-1-0

10. Newhall, Calif., Hart, 11-2-0

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FEATS OF THE WEEK

No. 1-ranked Concord, Calif., De La Salle, assured itself of the school's third National Prep Poll final No. 1-ranking by finishing the season a perfect 13-0 and winning its ninth straight North Coast Section Class 4A title and 14th overall. The Spartans, who have now won a national-record 113 consecutive games, easily dispatched of San Leandro, 49-13. Senior running back Kevin Simon had 144 yards on 11 carries and scored two touchdowns . . . Tyler Ebell of Ventura, Calif., continued his assault on the record books, breaking the national mark for single-season rushing yards with 4,206. Ebell, a senior who broke the state record last week, gained 307 yards against Lompoc in a Southern Section Division IV semifinal game, a 34-21 win for Ventura. Travis Henry of Frostproof, Fla., set the previous record of 4,087 yards during the 1996 season . . . A crowd of 14,267 watched as regionally ranked Kahuku, Hawaii, ended the 14-year state-title rein of then-No. 9 Honolulu, St. Louis, 26-20. Running backs Mulivai Pula and Marcus Salanoa scored two touchdowns apiece for the victorious Red Raiders . . . No. 11 Columbus, Ohio, Upper Arlington used a stellar effort from Ohio Mr. Football Jeff Backes to defeat No. 18 Solon, 15-9, for its first-ever Division I state championship. Backes, who rushed for a state-record 3,353 yards this season, gained 183 yards and two touchdowns and helped secure the win by intercepting a Solon pass on the goal line with 46 seconds left in the game.