by Alex Schwartz

I would like to wish each and every one of you a happy and healthy new year. Now that it is a new year, it means the high school hoops season is in full swing. Thus, I will now be putting out my second installment of my National High School Top 25. There will of course be a fair amount of movement, but the top team will remain the same as it was from the preseason.

Rank. School (State), Last Poll, Preseason

1. St. Patrick's (NJ), LP: 1, PRE: 1
2. Northland (OH), LP: 2, PRE: 5
3. Findlay Prep (NV), LP: 4, PRE: 2
4. Yates (TX), LP: 6, PRE: 17
5. United Faith Christian Academy (NC), LP: 5, PRE: 6
6. DeMatha (MD), LP: 7, PRE: 11
7. Bellaire (TX), LP: 8, PRE: 8
8. Paterson Catholic (NJ), LP: 9, PRE: 34
9. Whitney Young (IL), LP: 10, PRE: 13
10. Oak Hill Academy (VA), LP: 2, PRE: 3
11. St. Benedict's (NJ), LP: 11, PRE: 4
12. Bloomington South (IN), LP: 12, PRE: 18
13. Milton (GA), LP: 25, PRE: 20
14. Montverde Academy (FL), LP: 21, PRE: 7
15. Westchester (CA), LP: 23, PRE: 19
16. Neumann-Goretti (PA), LP: 13, PRE: 41
17. Montrose Christian (MD), LP: 15, PRE: 10
18. Winter Park (FL), LP: 14, PRE: 33
19. Ames (IA), LP: 16, PRE: 26
20. Melrose (TN), LP: 17, PRE: 28
21. Bishop Gorman (NV), LP: n/a, PRE: 25
22. Gonzaga (DC), LP: 18, PRE: 12
23. Columbia (GA), LP: 19, PRE: 64
24. Mater Dei (CA), LP: 20, PRE: 15
25. Providence School (FL), LP: 22, PRE: 14

Honorable Mentions: Taft (CA), Westlake (GA)
New to Poll: Bishop Gorman (NV)
Out of Poll: Taft (CA)

Note- http://prephoopsassist.com/ used as a source for information