MSA high school football power rankings: Week 8

1. DeMatha (9-0) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, Archbishop Carroll by 42

This week: Bye

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, Archbishop Carroll by 42

Losses: None

 

2. St. John’s (D.C.) (6-2) LW: 2

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Bye

This week: at Bishop McNamara (-27), 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

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

 

3. Wise (8-0) LW: 3

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Bowie by 44

This week: at Bladensburg (-42), Saturday at 2:00 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, Bowie by 44

Losses: None

 

4. Damascus (8-0) LW: 4

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, Magruder by 54

This week: vs. No.25 Seneca Valley (-25), 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, Magruder by 54

Losses: None

 

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

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Bethesda-CC by 56

This week: at Walt Whitman (-25), 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, Bethesda-CC by 66

Losses: No. 7 Damascus by 8

 

6. Archbishop Spalding (7-1) LW: 6

County: Anne Arundel, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 13 McDonogh by 15

This week: at No. 9 St. Frances Academy (-14), 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, No. 22 Riverdale Baptist by 40, No. 15 McDonogh by 15

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 6

 

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

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 12 Good Counsel by 24

This week: at Archbishop Carroll (-35), 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, No. 12 Good Counsel by 24

Losses: No. 3 McDonogh by 3, No. 1 DeMatha by 10

 

8. Mount St. Joseph (7-1) LW: 8

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Calvert Hall by 10

This week: at No. 16 McDonogh (-1), Friday at 7:00 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, Calvert Hall by 14

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 2

 

9. St. Frances Academy (8-1) LW: 7

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Loyola Blakefield by 2

This week: vs. No. 6 Archbishop Spalding (+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, Gilman by 16, No. 4 McDonogh by 14, Loyola Blakefield by 2

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

 

10. Sherwood (7-0) LW: 10

County: Montgomery, 4A North

Last week: Win, Paint Branch by 7

This week: vs. Kennedy (-48), 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, Paint Branch by 7

Losses: None

 

11. Old Mill (8-0) LW: 11

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, Broadneck by 24

This week: vs. Meade (-34), 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. Fort Hill (8-0) LW: 14

County: Allegany, 1A West

Last week: Win, Sherando (Va.) by 28

This week: vs. Mountain Ridge (-42), 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, South Hagerstown by 13, Sherando by 28

Losses: None

 

13. Walkersville (8-0) LW: 16

County: Frederick, 2A West

Last week: Win, Brunswick by 61

This week: at Frederick (-48), 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, Catoctin by 42, No. 21 Oakdale by 7, Brunswick by 61

Losses: None

 

14. Georgetown Prep (6-1) LW: 17

County: Montgomery, IAC

Last week: Win, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) by 42

This week: vs. Landon (-25), 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, St. Albans by 35, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) by 42

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

 

15. Howard (8-0) LW: 15

County: Howard, 4A North

Last week: Win, No. 25 Long Reach by 7

This week: at Glenelg (-21), 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, No. 25 Long Reach

Losses: None

 

16. McDonogh (5-3) LW: 13

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Loss, No. 6 Archbishop Spalding by 15

This week: vs. No. 8 Mount St. Joseph (+1), 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, No. 6 Archbishop Spalding by 15

 

17. Good Counsel (5-3) LW: 12

County: Montgomery, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 9 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 24

This week: vs. St. Mary’s Ryken (-28), 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, No. 22 Bishop McNamara by 43

Losses: No. 4 St. John’s by 17, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 12, No. 9 Good Counsel by 24

 

 

18. Franklin (6-1) LW: 18

County: Baltimore, 3A North

Last week: Win, Patapsco by 43

This week: at Dulaney (-26), Saturday at 1:00 pm

Wins: Woodlawn by 45, Catonsville by 44, Kenwood by 35, Milford Mill by 4, Towson by 56, Patapsco by 43

Losses: No. 2 McDonogh by 20

 

19. Oxon Hill (8-0) LW: 21

County: Prince Georges, 3A South

Last week: Win, No. 20 Eleanor Roosevelt by 7

This week: at Friendly (-21), Friday at 6:30 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, No. 20 Eleanor Roosevelt by 7

Losses: None

 

20. Annapolis (8-0) LW: 19

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, Chesapeake by 18

This week: at Glen Burnie (-28), 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, Chesapeake by 18

Losses: None

 

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

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Kennedy by 54

This week: vs. Einstein (-20), 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, Kennedy by 54

Losses: No. 11 Sherwood by 16

 

22. Patuxent (6-1) LW: 23

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Win, Chopticon by 8

This week: at Thomas Stone (-21), 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, Chopticon by 8

Losses: Lackey by 3

 

23. Northwest (5-3) LW: 24

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Churchill by 34

This week: at Clarksburg (-27), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Gaithersburg by 21, No. 22 Seneca Valley by 12, Walt Whitman by 29, Richard Montgomery by 33, Churchill by 34

Losses: Blair by 3, No. 20 Sherwood by 16, No. 7 Quince Orchard by 3

 

24. Eleanor Roosevelt (5-3) LW: 20

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Loss, No. 21 Oxon Hill by 7

This week: at Suitland (-20), 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, No. 21 Oxon Hill by 7

 

25. Seneca Valley (7-1) LW: NR

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, Blake by 28

This week: at No. 4 Damascus (+25), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Poolesville by 22, Churchill by 34, Rockville by 29, Magruder by 55, Watkins Mill by 21, Wheaton by 40, Blake by 28

Losses: No. 8 Northwest by 12

 

*all lines are predicted by USA Today

 

Dropped out: Long Reach (7-1)

On the bubble: Bishop McNamara (4-5), Calvert Hall (5-4), Calvert (7-1), Long Reach, North Point (7-1), Oakdale (7-1), Riverdale Baptist (6-3), Tuscarora (7-1)