MSA high school football power rankings: Week 6

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1. DeMatha (7-0) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 15 Bishop McNamara by 37

This week: at No. 6 Gonzaga (-17), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Oscar Smith (Va.) by 35, Avalon by 35, Bishop McDevitt (Pa.) by 28, No. 2 McDonogh by 21, St. Mary’s Ryken by 44, No. 2 St. John’s (D.C.) by 1, No. 15 Bishop McNamara by 37

Losses: None

 

2. St. John’s (D.C.) (5-2) LW: 2

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Win, St. Mary’s Ryken by 41

This week: vs. Archbishop Carroll (-41), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Central Catholic (Pa.) by 21, American Heritage (Fla.) by 33, St. Joseph Regional (N.J.) by 11, No. 2 Good Counsel by 17, St. Mary’s Ryken by 41

Loses: IMG Academy by 21, No. 1 DeMatha by 1

 

3. Wise (6-0) LW: 3

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Duval by 43

This week: vs. Eleanor Roosevelt (-26), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Douglass-PG by 37, Parkdale by 50, Potomac by 38, Northwestern by 40, C.H. Flowers by 35, DuVal by 43

Losses: None

 

4. McDonogh (4-1) LW: 4

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Loyola Blakefield by 28

This week: vs. No. 13 St. Frances Academy (-14), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: No. 5 Gonzaga by 3, No. 22 Franklin by 20, No. 15 Bishop McNamara by 18, Canada Prep (Ontario) by 16, Loyola Blakefield by 28

Losses: No. 1 DeMatha by 21

 

5. Damascus (6-0) LW: 5

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, Blake by 31

This week: vs. Walt Whitman (-36), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: No. 8 Quince Orchard by 8, Rockville by 46, Watkins Mill by 38, Poolesville by 49, Wheaton by 49, Blake by 31

Losses: None

 

6. Gonzaga (D.C.) (5-1) LW: 6

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Bye

This week: vs. No. 1 DeMatha (+17), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Viera (Fla.) by 12, Avalon by 24, No. 25 Georgetown Prep by 1, No. 14 Bishop McNamara by 8, St. Mary’s Ryken by 21

Losses: No. 3 McDonogh by 3

 

7. Quince Orchard (5-1) LW: 7

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Churchill by 49

This week: at No. 19 Northwest (-7), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Walter Johnson by 42, Wootton by 39, Clarksburg by 14, Gaithersburg by 38, Churchill by 49

Losses: No. 7 Damascus by 8

 

8. Archbishop Spalding (5-1) LW: 8

County: Anne Arundel, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 23 Calvert Hall by 28

This week: vs. No. 23 Riverdale Baptist (-18), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s by 52, St. Mary’s Ryken by 38, Avalon by 40, Loyola Blakefield by 39, No. 23 Calvert Hall by 28

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 6

 

9. Mount St. Joseph (5-1) LW: 9

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Silver Oak Academy by 57

This week: at Loyola Blakefield (-14), Friday at 4:30 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s Ryken by 27, Avalon by 29, Capitol Christian by 40, Gilman by 14, Silver Oak Academy by 57

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 2

 

10. Old Mill (6-0) LW: 10

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, North County by 35

This week: at Southern (-42), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Severna Park by 28, Glen Burnie by 33, South River by 38, Arundel by 21, Chesapeake by 36, North County by 35

Losses: None

 

11. Sherwood (6-0) LW: 11

County: Montgomery, 4A North

Last week: Win, Northwood by 56

This week: at No. 17 Blair (-10), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 17, Clarksburg by 31, Magruder by 42, Springbrook by 36, No. 15 Northwest by 15, Northwood by 56

Losses: None

 

12. Fort Hill (6-0) LW: 13

County: Allegany, 1A West

Last week: Win, Fairmont Heights by 50

This week: at South Hagerstown (-25), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Brunswick by 73, Keyser (W.Va.) by 41, Hollidaysburg (Pa.) by 43, Silver Oak Academy by 49, Capitol Christian Academy by 63, Fairmont Heights by 50

Losses: None

 

13. St. Frances Academy (5-1) LW: 14

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Gilman by 16

This week: at No. 4 McDonogh (+14), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Avalon by 22, South Pointe (S.C.) by 5, Silver Oak Academy by 47, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 7, No. 19 Calvert Hall by 14

Losses: Paramus Catholic (N.J.) by 18

 

14. Eleanor Roosevelt (5-1) LW: 12

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Bowie by 26

This week: at No. 3 Wise (+26), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Laurel by 40, Northwestern by 33, C.H. Flowers by 8, Bladensburg by 35, Bowie by 26

Losses: No. 15 Riverdale Baptist by 3

 

15. Good Counsel (4-2) LW: 16

County: Montgomery, WCAC

Last week: Win, Archbishop Carroll by 39

This week: vs. No. 22 Bishop McNamara (-8), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: No. 14 Mount St. Joseph by 2, No. 8 Archbishop Spalding by 6, Gilman by 6, Archbishop Carroll by 39

Losses: No. 4 St. John’s by 17, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 12

 

16. Howard (6-0) LW: 17

County: Howard, 4A North

Last week: Win, Centennial by 35

This week: at Hammond (-42), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Reservoir by 21, Wilde Lake by 28, River Hill by 21, Mt. Hebron by 47, Oakland Mills by 34, Centennial by 35

Losses: None

 

17. Montgomery Blair (6-0) LW: 18

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Springbrook by 29

This week: vs. No. 11 Sherwood (+10), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Northwood by 35, Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 30, No. 8 Northwest by 3, Churchill by 34, Paint Branch by 7, Springbrook by 29

Losses: None

 

18. Walkersville (6-0) LW: 19

County: Frederick, 2A West

Last week: Win, Catoctin by 42

This week: at No. 21 Oakdale (+13), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Gov. Thomas Johnson by 21, Liberty by 35, Francis Scott Key by 48, Blake by 28, Linganore by 27

Losses: None

 

19. Northwest (4-2) LW: 20

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Richard Montgomery by 33

This week: vs. No. 7 Quince Orchard (+8), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Gaithersburg by 21, No. 22 Seneca Valley by 12, Walt Whitman by 29, Richard Montgomery by 33

Losses: Blair by 3, No. 20 Sherwood by 16

 

20. Georgetown Prep (4-1) LW: 21

County: Montgomery, IAC

Last week: Win, Benedictine (Va.) by 8

This week: at St. Albans (D.C.) (-41), Saturday at 1:30 pm

Wins: Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 23, Fork Union (Va.) by 48, No. 9 Riverdale Baptist by 25, Benedictine (Va.) by 8

Losses: No. 7 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 1

 

21. Oakdale (6-0) LW: NR

County: Frederick, 3A West

Last week: Win, Linganore by 36

This week: vs. No. 18 Walkersville (-13), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Washington (W.Va) by 60, Westminster by 29, Cape Henlopen (Del.) by 41, Urbana by 42, Catoctin by 39, Linganore by 36

Losses: None

 

22. Bishop McNamara (3-4) LW: 15

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 1 DeMatha by 37

This week: at No. 15 Good Counsel (+8), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: No. 15 Riverdale Baptist by 13, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 1, Archbishop Carroll by 27

Losses: Woodberry Forest (Va.) by 2, No. 2 McDonogh by 18, No. 7 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 8, No. 1 DeMatha by 37

 

23. Riverdale Baptist (5-2) LW: 22

County: Prince George’s, Independent

Last week: Win, Bullis by 31

This week: at No. 8 Archbishop Spalding (+18), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: No. 13 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3, Douglass-PG by 41, No. 16 Calvert Hall by 1, Landon by 33, Bullis by 31

Losses: No. 12 Bishop McNamara by 13, Georgetown Prep by 25

 

24. Patuxent (5-1) LW: 24

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Win, No. 25 Calvert by 15

This week: vs. McDonough (-32), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Huntington by 21, Northern by 34, Great Mills by 41, La Plata by 48, No. 25 Calvert by 15

Losses: Lackey by 3

 

25. Franklin (4-1) LW: NR

County: Baltimore, 3A North

Last week: Win, Milford Mill by 4

This week: at Towson (-41), Saturday at 1:00 pm

Wins: Woodlawn by 45, Catonsville by 44, Kenwood by 35, Milford Mill by 4

Losses: No. 2 McDonogh by 20

 

*all lines are predicted by USA Today

 

Dropped out: Calvert Hall (3-3), Calvert (5-1)

On the bubble: Annapolis (6-0), Calvert Hall, Calvert, Friendship Collegiate Academy (5-1), Gwynn Park (5-1), Oxon Hill (6-0), Seneca Valley (5-1), Tuscarora (5-1)