MSA Top-25 boys basketball rankings: March 6th – March 12th

Every Monday, Maryland Sports Access will provide boys basketball rankings from the regions of Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s.

Teams from those regions are compiled and ranked Associated Press style based off of how the panel feels about where they stand up to date.

Panel: Kyle McFadden, MSA Co-Founder; Ben Spector, MSA Writer; Kendall Hilton, Co-Founder of Fan-I Sports; Marcus Helton, DMVelite Editor-in-chief

 

1. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (3) – 103 points (23-3) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, C.H. Flowers by 14, Sectional finals WIN, No. 18 Bowie by 12, Regional championship WIN, No. 23 Bladensburg by 5

Notable wins: Northwestern by 36, No. 3 Wise by 2, High Point by 26, La Plata by 44, Laurel by 36, DuVal by 36, Bladensburg by 31, No. 15 C.H. Flowers by 6, Suitland by 40, No. 25 Bowie by 4, High Point by 45, Laurel by 30, Bladensburg by 7, Parkdale by 40, C.H. Flowers by 14, No. 18 Bowie by 12, No. 23 Bladensburg by 5

Losses: DeMatha by 22, Bishop McNamara by 5, No. 25 Bowie by 3

2. New Town Titans (1) – 100 points (21-2) LW: 4 (+2)

County: Baltimore, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Owings Mills by 3, Sectional finals WIN, Randallstown by 8, Regional championship WIN, No. 22 Dunbar by 13

Notable wins: No. 9 Perry Hall by 4, Gilman by 2, Calvert Hall by 7, Whitman by 23, Carver A&T by 87, Western Tech by 34, Loch Raven by 20, Hereford by 37, No. 23 Dundalk by 5, Dulaney by 25, Owing Mills by 5, Pikesville by 37, Woodlawn by 16, No. 22 Dunbar by 13

Losses: No. 8 Poly by 12, Catonsville by 1

3. Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets – 97 points (24-2) LW: 7 (+4)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, No. 25 Central by 7; Sectional finals WIN, No. 3 Douglass-PG by 3; Regional championship WIN, Westlake by 10

Notable wins: Northern by 29, Forestville by 20, Crossland by 16, Urbana by 18, No. 5 Douglass by 5, CMIT by 46, Crooms by 38, Central by 4, Tall Oaks by 27, Oxon Hill by 13, CMIT by 57, Oxon Hill by 17, Fairmont Heights by 27, No. 25 Central by 7, No. 3 Douglass-PG by 3, Westlake by 10

Losses: No. 17 Largo by 2, No. 2 Eleanor Roosevelt by 9

4. Perry Hall Gators – 87 points (21-3) LW: 11 (+7)

County: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Catonsville by 25; Sectional finals WIN, Dulaney by 10; Regional championship WIN, Springbrook by 2

Notable wins: Bel Air by 33, Hereford by 32, No. 23 Dundalk by 5, Arlington Baptist by 54, Hereford by 27, Dulaney by 22, Chesapeake by 24, No. 8 Poly by 2, Towson by 22, Overlea by 20, Catonsville by 25, Springbrook by 2

Losses: No. 6 New Town by 4, Kenwood by 5

5. Douglass Eagles – 96 points (20-2) LW: 3 (-2)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, No. 17 Largo by 6; Sectional finals LOSS, No. 7 Gwynn Park by 3

Notable wins: No. 8 Poly by 16, Northwestern by 43, No. 24 Crossland by 14, Clinton Christian by 26, No. 14 Largo by 13, Fairmont Heights by 57, Forestville by 22, Croom by 76, No. 22 Crossland by 22, Surrattsville by 26, Central by 23, Tall Oaks by 56, CMIT by 73, CMIT by 60, No. 17 Largo by 6

Losses: No. 2 Gwynn Park by 5, No. 7 Gwynn Park by 3

6. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles – 83 points (21-4) LW: 15 (+9)

County: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Westminster by 6; Sectional finals WIN, Oakdale by 15; Regional championship WIN, No. 16 Tuscarora by 2

Notable wins: No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 2, Rockville by 30, South Hagerstown by 26, Wheaton by 22, Northwood by 23, Watkins Mill by 32, Damascus by 40, Clarksburg by 12, Northwest by 22, No. 23 Gaithersburg by 7, Damascus by 33, Poolesville by 27, Blake by 20, No. 16 Tuscarora by 2

Losses: No. 18 Springbrook by 13, Sherwood by 8, No. 20 Tuscarora by 7, No. 9 Quince Orchard by 17

7. Dr. Henry A. Wise Pumas  – 81 points (15-4) LW: 2 (-5)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals LOSS, No. 18 Bowie by 2

Notable wins: Miller by 9 (Va.), DuVal by 47, Kent County by 22, West Charlotte (N.C.) by 21, No. 15 C.H. Flowers by 38, Suitland by 52, Bladensburg by 13, Parkdale by 34, No. 25 Bowie by 1, No. 24 Bowie by 3, Laurel by 41, No. 16 C.H. Flowers by 14, Bladensburg by 7, Northwestern by 25

Losses: DeMatha by 13, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 2, Riverdale Baptist by 2, No. 18 Bowie by 2

8. Middletown Knights – 70 points (20-5) LW: 20 (+12)

County: Frederick, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Walkersville by 26; Sectional finals WIN, Williamsport by 10; Regional championship WIN, No. 6 Oakland Mills by 1

Notable wins: Oakdale by 5, Urbana by 18, No. 21 Tuscarora by 3, Smithsburg by 25, Catoctin by 24, Catoctin by 42, South Carroll by 23, Walkersville by 26, No. 6 Oakland Mills by 1

Losses: No. 7 Linganore by 25, North Hagerstown by 20, Walkersville by 3, North Hagerstown by 2, No. 9 Linganore by 4

9. Oakland Mills Scorpions – 68 points (21-3) LW: 6 (-3)

County: Howard, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Liberty by 39; Sectional finals WIN, Winters Mills by 34; Regional championship LOSS, No. 20 Middletown by 1

Notable wins: Wilde Lake by 24, Mt. Hebron by 25, Howard by 35, Centennial by 3, Glenelg by 37, No. 11 Hammond by 6, Winters Mill by 9, River Hill by 20, Atholton by 46, Reservoir by 47, No. 25 Centennial by 9, Mt. Hebron by 40, Howard by 18, River Hill by 34, Long Reach by 23, Wilde Lake by 25, Liberty by 39, Winters Mill by 34

Losses: Glenelg Country by 11, No. 11 Hammond by 3, No. 20 Middletown by 1

10. Baltimore Polytechnic Engineers – 67 points (19-4) LW: 5 (-5)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Lat week: Sectional semifinals LOSS, Woodlawn by 12

Notable wins: No. 6 New Town by 12, Edmondson-Westside by 31, St. Maria Goretti by 10, No. 17 Baltimore City College by 23, Patterson by 16, Chaminade-Julienne (Oh.) by 3, Patterson by 13, No. 17 City by 9, Dunbar by 15, No. 18 Lake Clifton by 9, Digital Harbor by 25, No. 24 Lake Clifton by 21, No. 21 Dunbar by 21

Losses: No. 5 Douglass (PG) by 16, Capitol Christian Academy by 3, No. 9 Perry Hall by 2, Woodlawn by 12

11. Quince Orchard Cougars – 54 points (20-3) LW: 8 (-3)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals LOSS, Clarksburg by 2

Notable wins: Wootton by 23, No. 18 Springbrook by 11, Avalon by 45, Frederick by 29, Gaithersburg by 3, Poolesville by 55, Seneca Valley by 17, Damascus by 43, Gaithersburg by 31, Watkins Mill by 29, Poolesville by 32, Clarksburg by 2, No. 16 Tuscarora by 6

Losses: No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 1, Clarksburg by 3, Clarksburg by 1

12. Tuscarora Titans – 53 points (19-5) LW: 16 (+4)

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, North Hagerstown by 12; Sectional finals WIN, No. 9 Linganore by 13; Regional championship LOSS, No. 15 Seneca Valley by 2

Notable wins: Seneca Valley by 7, Oakdale by 7, Catoctin by 43, No. 7 Linganore by 5, Washington (W.V.) by 29, No. 9 Linganore 13

Losses: No. 19 Middletown by 3, No. 7 Linganore by 8, Frederick by 7, No. 8 Quince Orchard by 6, No. 15 Seneca Valley by 2

13. Walt Whitman Vikings – 50 points (17-9) LW: NR

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, No. 20 BCC by 1; Sectional finals WIN, Blair by 15; Regional championship WIN, Clarksburg by 1

Notable wins: Northwood by 28, Landon by 4, No. 19 Bethesda Chevy-Chase by 11, No. 14 Richard Montgomery by 1, No. 19 Bethesda Chevy-Chase by 1, Clarksburg by 1

Losses: Georgetown Prep by 9, No. 20 Bethesda Chevy-Chase by 4, No. 6 New Town by 23, St. John’s (N.Y.) by 3, Richard Montgomery by 6, Wootton by 8, Churchill by 1, Wootton by 13

14. Linganore Lancers – 48 points (22-2) LW: 9 (-5)

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, South Hagerstown by 19; Sectional finals LOSS, No. 16 Tuscarora by 13

Notable wins: No. 19 Middletown by 25, Catoctin by 49, Walkersville by 47, South Hagerstown by 23, No. 21 Tuscarora by 8, South Lakes (Va.) by 4, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 7, Oakdale by 8, Urbana by 28, Winters Mill by 10, Brunswick by 25, Oakdale by 2, Frederick by 28, Westminster by 39, North Hagerstown by 19, No. 18 Middltown by 4

Losses: No. 20 Tuscarora by 5, No. 16 Tuscarora by 13

15. Hammond Golden Bears – 48 points (19-3) LW: 10 (-5)

County: Howard, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Atholton by 6; Sectional finals LOSS, Stephen Decatur by 2

Notable wins: Howard by 23, Centennial by 14, Atholton by 24, Marriotts Ridge by 33, Randallstown by 21, Digital Harbor by 47, Long Reach by 22, No. 4 Oakland Mills by 3, Centennial by 6, Marriotts Ridge by 26

Losses: No. 4 Oakland Mills by 6, Mt. Hebron by 1, Dunbar by 18, Stephen Decatur by 2

16. Bowie Bulldogs – 46 points (12-9) LW: 18 (+2)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, No. 2 Wise by 2; Sectional finals LOSS, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 2

Notable wins: Polytech (Del.) by 22, Parkdale by 45, High Point by 22, Northwestern by 25, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3, No. 2 Wise by 2

Losses: National Collegiate Prep by 7, No. 14 Largo by 3, No. 3 Wise by 1, Roosevelt (D.C.) by 3, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 4, Maret (D.C.) by 6, No. 5 Wise by 3, Bladensburg by 2, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3

17. Lake Clifton Lakers – 45 points (16-10) LW: NR

County: Baltimore City, 1A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Reginald Lewis by 5; Sectional finals WIN, New Era by 1; Regional championship WIN, Ben Franklin by 12

Notable wins: New Era Academy by 30, FAET by 38, Dunbar by 1, Patterson by 1, KASA by 35, KASA by 46

Losses: Woodson by 5, Edmondson-Westside by 3, No. 17 City by, Mervo by 6, Edmondson-Westside by 9, No. 19 City by 4, No. 8 Poly by 9, No. 8 Poly by 21, Patterson by 3

18. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks – 41 points (19-2) LW: 12 (-6)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, City by 10; Sectional finals LOSS, Woodlawn by 10

Notable wins: Bluford Drew Jemison by 28, Joppatowne by 4, KASA by 32, NAF by 26, Forest Park by 34, NAF by 25, Southwestern by 22, Mervo by 23, Ben Franklin by 13, City by 10

Losses: Ben Franklin by 4, Woodlawn by 10

19. Surrattsville Hornets – 23 points (15-10) LW: NR

County: Prince George’s, 1A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, McDonough by 29; Sectional finals WIN, Forestville by 19; Regional championship WIN, Patterson Mill by 8

Losses: Central by 1, No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 6, Central by 4, Oxon Hill by 12, Potomac by 9, No. 2 Gwynn Park by 13, No. 4 Douglass by 26, No. 17 Largo by 15, Oxon Hill by 9, Friendly by 12

20. Dundalk Owls – 22 points (17-6) LW: 13 (-7)

County: Baltimore, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Edgewood by 19; Sectional finals LOSS, C.M. Wright by 6

Notable wins: Overlea by 21, Towson by 33, Catonsville by 15, Hereford by 36, Patapsco by 20, Owing Mills by 25, Loch Raven by 33, Sparrows Point by 51, Carver A&T by 51, North Harford by 31

Losses: Woodlawn by 8, No. 10 Perry Hall by 5, Kenwood by 20, Franklin by 3, No. 6 New Town by 5, C.M. Wright by 9

21. Richard Montgomery Rockets – 20 points (18-5) LW: 14 (-7)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals LOSS, Blair by 2

Notable wins: Clarksburg by 5, Wheaton by 56, St. Andrews by 9, No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 23, Walter Johnson by 22, Wheaton by 31, Poolesville by 26, Springbrook by 12, Northwood by 29

Losses: Gaithersburg by 8, Blair by 3, Covenant Life by 19, Whitman by 1, Blair by 2

22. Bladensburg Mustangs – 20 points (16-7) LW: 23 (+1)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, DuVal by 31; Sectional finals WIN, Laurel by 12; Regional championship LOSS, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 5

Notable wins: High Point by 21, Parkdale by 23, High Point by 34, No. 16 C.H. Flowers by 14, No. 24 Bowie by 2, C.H. Flowers by 7, DuVal by 27, DuVal by 31, 

Losses: Riverdale Baptist by 25, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 31, Bullis by 17, No. 3 Wise by 13, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 7, No. 2 Wise by 7, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 5

23. Largo Lions – 19 points (14-8) LW: 17 (-6)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals LOSS, No. 3 Douglass-PG by 6

Notable wins: St. Joe’s (N.Y.) by 2, Croom by 36, No. 24 Crossland by 13, Tall Oaks by 73, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 10, No. 25 Bowie by 3, No. 2 Gwynn Park by 2, Central by 13, Friendly by 25

Losses: National Collegiate Prep by 3, No. 5 Douglass (PG) by 13, Roosevelt (D.C.) by 3, Oxon Hill by 10, Friendly by 6, Central by 10, No. 3 Douglass-PG by 6

24. Centennial Eagles – 19 points (16-8) LW: NR

County: Howard, 3A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Reservoir by 4; Sectional finals WIN, Wilde Lake by 14; Regional championship LOSS, Stephen Decatur by 18

25. Dunbar Poets – 16 points (16-8) LW: 22 (-3)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: Sectional semifinals WIN, Patterson by 8; Sectional finals WIN, Carver Vo-Tech by 21; Regional championship LOSS, No. 4 New Town by 13

Notable wins: Parkdale by 34, Washington by 35, Patterson by 6, No. 11 Hammond by 27, No. 24 Lake Clifton by 12, Carver Vo-Tech by 21

Losses: Milford Mill by 5, No. 12 Lake Clifton by 1, Crossland by 17, Edmondson-Westside by 2, No. 18 City by 7, No. 8 Poly by 15, No. 6 Poly by 21, No. 4 New Town by 13

 

Dropped out: No. 19 Bethesda Chevy-Chase Barons (16-7), No. 21 Gaithersburg Trojans (17-7), No. 24 Blake Bengals (16-8), No. 25 Central Falcons (13-7)

 

Others receiving votes: Woodlawn (19-6) 15 points, Springbrook (15-11) 13 points, Blake 11 points, Baltimore City College (14-8) 8 points, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 7 points, Gaithersburg 7 points, Central 7 points, Clarksburg (17-9) 7 points,

 

4 thoughts on “MSA Top-25 boys basketball rankings: March 6th – March 12th

    1. Huntingtown is not in our Power-5 region … we pull from Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s County’s. These are not state rankings.

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