1. Jefferson HS (Bloomington, Minn.) - (10-1-0) *2
Jefferson squeaked past Edina High, 4-3, to win the Holiday Tournament. Matt Duncan and Tom Gilbert both scored in the game's first minute to stake Jefferson to an early lead. Duncan then added a goal in the third period to break a 3-3 tie and move his squad to the No. 1 ranking in the nation. Goalie Jeremy Earl made 31 saves to pick up the win in net.

2. Arlington HS (Arlington, Mass.) - (8-0-0) *3
Arlington inches up one spot in the national rankings after dismantling Reading Memorial High, 5-1, and Everett High, 6-2.

3. Elk River HS (Elk River, Minn.) - (10-1-0) *NR
Elk River won the Hastings Shootout with a 6-5 overtime victory over Moorhead High. To get to the finals, the Elks hammered Holy Angels, which is the new No. 7 team in the country. Chris Nathe abused the Holy Angels defense for five goals. Elk River also bombed Burnsville High, 7-1, with Kelly Prude scoring twice and assisting on three others. Trevor Stewart tallied two goals and an assist in that contest.

4. Mount St. Charles HS (Woonsocket, R.I.) - (4-0-0) *6
After a six-year losing drought against Massachusetts' best team, Catholic Memorial High, Mount St. Charles finally broke through in its own holiday tournament. The Mounties handled CM, 3-1, with Justin Laverdiere scoring twice.

	C.J. Hanafin's Austin Prep (Mass.) squad fell from No. 4 to No. 7 this week after suffering its first loss of the year.

Ryan Hatch stopped 28 shots for the win in goal.

5. Detroit Catholic Central HS (Redford, Mich.) - (7-0-1) *5
Detroit CC stays put after not playing a game during the extended holiday break.

6. Austin Prep (Reading, Mass.) - (7-0-0) *NR
Yarmouth High (Maine) didn't prove to be a match for the new No. 6 squad, as Austin Prep won easily, 9-2. Then, behind three goals from Dennis Sullivan, Prep notched a 4-2 victory over Archbishop Williams High on Wednesday.

7. Holy Angels (Richfield, Minn.) - (9-1-0) *NR
Sure, Holy Angels did get beat handily by new No. 3 Elk River, but it was only the team's first loss of the season. Holy Angels was still looking for respect after upending then-No. 1 Eden Prairie High a couple of weeks ago. A 5-4 win over Hastings High and a 5-1 blasting of former No. 7 Greenway High have the Holy Angels rolling. Rob Rankin tallied a goal and three assists, while Dan Kronick added two goals.

8. Eden Prairie HS (Eden Prairie, Minn.) - (8-2-0) *1
At the Hastings Classic, Eden Prairie suffered its second loss of the season, a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Wayzata High. Eden Prairie did defeat Burnsville High, 6-4, to earn a split this week. Ryan Anderson scored twice and Joe Heinmiller stopped 26 shots in the win over Burnsville.

9. Fond du Lac HS (Fond du Lac, Wis.) - (8-0-1) *8
With a couple of new arrivals to the Top 10, Fond du Lac drops one spot despite beating Brookfield High, 4-0, and Antigo High, 3-1.

10. Duluth East HS (Duluth, Minn.) - (8-3-0) *9
The same holds true for Duluth East. East beat Hill-Murray High, 7-4, but also fell one spot. Nick Lacari netted a hat trick as East scored four times in the third to pull out the victory. Timmy Johnson found the back of the net twice.

Dropped Out:
No. 4 Catholic Memorial HS (West Roxbury, Mass.) - (4-2-1)
No. 7 Greenway HS (Coleraine, Minn.) - (8-3)
No. 10 University School (Milwaukee, Wis.) - (6-1-0)

*: last week's ranking