MSA high school football power rankings: Week 7

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1. DeMatha (8-0) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 6 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 10

This week: vs. Archbishop Carroll (-42), Friday at 7:00 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, No. 6 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 10

Losses: None

 

2. St. John’s (D.C.) (6-2) LW: 2

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

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

This week: Bye

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 (7-0) LW: 3

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, No. 14 Eleanor Roosevelt by 30

This week: vs. Bowie (-41), 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, No. 14 Eleanor Roosevelt by 30

Losses: None

 

4. Damascus (7-0) LW: 5

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, Walt Whitman by 36

This week: at Magruder (-49), 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, Walt Whitman by 36

Losses: None

 

5. Quince Orchard (6-1) LW: 7

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, No. 19 Northwest by 3

This week: vs. Bethesda-CC (-37), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Walter Johnson by 42, Wootton by 39, Clarksburg by 14, Gaithersburg by 38, Churchill by 49, No. 19 Northwest by 3

Losses: No. 7 Damascus by 8

 

6. Archbishop Spalding (6-1) LW: 8

County: Anne Arundel, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 23 Riverdale Baptist by 40

This week: at No. 13 McDonogh (-5), 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

 

7. St. Frances Academy (6-1) LW: 13

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 4 McDonogh by 14

This week: vs. Loyola Blakefield (-21), 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, No. 4 McDonogh by 14

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

 

8. Mount St. Joseph (6-1) LW: 9

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Loyola Blakefield by 41

This week: vs. Calvert Hall (-14), Saturday at 2:30 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s Ryken by 27, Avalon by 29, Capitol Christian by 40, Gilman by 14, Silver Oak Academy by 57, Loyola Blakefield by 41

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 2

 

9. Gonzaga (D.C.) (5-2) LW: 6

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 1 DeMatha by 10

This week: vs. No. 12 Good Counsel (-1), 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, No. 1 DeMatha by 10

 

10. Sherwood (7-0) LW: 11

County: Montgomery, 4A North

Last week: Win, No. 17 Blair by 16

This week: at Paint Branch (-23), 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, No. 17 Blair by 16

Losses: None

 

11. Old Mill (7-0) LW: 10

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, Southern-AA by 42

This week: at Broadneck (-15), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Severna Park by 28, Glen Burnie by 33, South River by 38, Arundel by 21, Chesapeake by 36, North County by 35, Southern-AA by 42

Losses: None

 

12. Good Counsel (5-2) LW: 15

County: Montgomery, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 22 Bishop McNamara by 43

This week: at No. 9 Gonzaga (D.C.) (+1), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: No. 14 Mount St. Joseph by 2, No. 8 Archbishop Spalding by 6, Gilman by 6, Archbishop Carroll by 39, No. 22 Bishop McNamara by 43

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

 

13. McDonogh (5-2) LW: 4

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Loss, No. 13 St. Frances by 14

This week: vs. No. 6 Archbishop Spalding (+5), 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, No. 13 St. Frances by 14

 

14. Fort Hill (7-0) LW: 12

County: Allegany, 1A West

Last week: Win, South Hagerstown by 13

This week: vs. Sherando (Va.) (-16), Friday at 8:00 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, South Hagerstown by 13

Losses: None

 

15. Howard (7-0) LW: 16

County: Howard, 4A North

Last week: Win, Hammond by 39

This week: vs. No. 25 Long Reach (-22), 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, Hammond by 39

Losses: None

 

16. Walkersville (7-0) LW: 18

County: Frederick, 2A West

Last week: Win, No. 21 Oakdale by 7

This week: at Brunswick (-51), 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, No. 21 Oakdale by 7

Losses: None

 

17. Georgetown Prep (5-1) LW: 20

County: Montgomery, IAC

Last week: Win, St. Albans (D.C.) by 35

This week: at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) (-35), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 23, Fork Union (Va.) by 48, No. 9 Riverdale Baptist by 25, Benedictine (Va.) by 8, St. Albans by 35

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

 

18. Franklin (5-1) LW: 25

County: Baltimore, 3A North

Last week: Win, Towson by 56

This week: at Patapsco (-40), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Woodlawn by 45, Catonsville by 44, Kenwood by 35, Milford Mill by 4, Towson by 56

Losses: No. 2 McDonogh by 20

 

19. Annapolis (7-0) LW: NR

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, Northeast by 39

This week: vs. Chesapeake (-37), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Meade by 45, Southern by 53, Broadneck by 21, South River 24, Arundel by 24, Severna Park by 11, Northeast by 39

Losses: None

 

20. Eleanor Roosevelt (5-2) LW: 14

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Loss, No. 3 Wise by 30

This week: vs. No. 22 Oxon Hill (-7), Saturday at 2:00 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, No. 3 Wise by 30

 

21. Oxon Hill (7-0) LW: NR

County: Prince Georges, 3A South

Last week: Win, Largo by 27

This week: at No. 20 Eleanor Roosevelt (+7), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Potomac by 16, Bowie by 12, Crossland by 60, Suitland by 21, Surrattsville by 43, C.H. Flowers by 6, Largo by 27

Losses: None

 

22. Montgomery Blair (6-1) LW: 17

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Loss, No. 11 Sherwood by 16

This week: vs. Kennedy (-42), 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: No. 11 Sherwood by 16

 

23. Patuxent (6-1) LW: 24

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Win, McDonough by 39

This week: at Chopticon (-10), 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, McDonough by 39

Losses: Lackey by 3

 

24. Northwest (4-3) LW: 19

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Richard Montgomery by 33

This week: vs. Churchill (-35), 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, No. 7 Quince Orchard by 3

 

25. Long Reach (7-0) LW: NR

County: Howard, 3A East

Last week: Win, Glenelg by 28

This week: at No. 15 Howard (+22), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Mt. Hebron by 33, Atholton by 5, Marriotts Ridge by 17, Oakland Mills by 7, Centennial by 18, River Hill by 10,  Glenelg by 28

Losses: None

 

*all lines are predicted by USA Today

 

Dropped out: Bishop McNamara (3-5), Oakdale (6-1), Riverdale Baptist (5-3)

On the bubble: Bishop McNamara, Calvert Hall (5-3), Calvert (6-1), Friendship Collegiate Academy (5-1), Oakdale, Oxon Hill (7-0), Riverdale Baptist, Seneca Valley (6-1), Tuscarora (6-1)