MSA high school football power rankings: Week 10

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1. DeMatha (10-0) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 14 Good Counsel by 14

This week: vs. No. 13 Good Counsel (-25) in the WCAC semifinals, TBA

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 5-0 (+16.6 point differential)

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, No. 14 Good Counsel by 14

Losses: None

 

2. Gonzaga (D.C.) (8-2) LW: 5

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Win,No. 2 St. John’s by 10

This week: vs. No. 4 St. John’s (D.C.) (+10) in the WCAC semifinals, TBA

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 4-2 (+5.0 point differential)

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, Archbishop Curley by 36, No. 2 St. John’s by 10

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

 

3. St. Frances Academy (10-1) LW: 6

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 15 Mount St. Joseph by 14

This week: at IMG Academy (Fl.) (+33), Saturday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 4-0 (+11.3 point differential)

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, No. 6 Archbishop Spalding by 3, No. 15 Mount St. Joseph by 14

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

 

4. St. John’s (D.C.) (7-3) LW: 2

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 5 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 10

This week: at No. 2 Gonzaga (D.C.) (-10) in the WCAC semifinals, TBA

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-2 (+5.0 point differential)

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, Bishop McNamara by 26

Losses: IMG Academy by 21, No. 1 DeMatha by 1, No. 5 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 10

 

5. Wise (10-0) LW: 4

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Suitland by 37

This week: vs. DuVal (-38) in the Class 4A South semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+30.0 point differential)

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, Bladensburg by 60, Suitland by 37

Losses: None

 

6. Damascus (10-0) LW: 3

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, No. 20 Blair by 8

This week: vs. Linganore (-21) in the Class 3A West semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 3-0 (+18.0 point differential)

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, No. 25 Seneca Valley by 38, No. 20 Blair by 8

Losses: None

 

7. Archbishop Spalding (8-2) LW: 10

County: Anne Arundel, MIAA

Last week: Win, Gilman by 42

This week: vs. No. 16 Mount St. Joseph (-12), Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 3-2 (+14.8 point differential)

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, Gilman by 42

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 6, No. 9 St. Frances Academy by 3

 

8. McDonogh (7-3) LW: 11

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Calvert Hall by 20

This week: at Gilman (-20), Saturday at 1:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 4-3 (+1.7 point differential)

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, No. 8 Mount St. Joseph by 21, Calvert Hall by 20

Losses: No. 1 DeMatha by 21, No. 13 St. Frances by 14, No. 6 Archbishop Spalding by 15

 

9. Quince Orchard (9-1) LW: 7

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Paint Branch by 35

This week: vs. No. 20 Blair (-16) in the Class 4A west semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-1 (-2.5 point differential)

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, Walt Whitman by 39, Paint Branch by 35

Losses: No. 7 Damascus by 8

 

10. Old Mill (10-0) LW: 8

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, No. 19 Annapolis by 1

This week: vs. Broadneck (-21) in the Class 4A East semifinals, Friday at 6:30 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+1.0 point differential)

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, Broadneck by 24, Meade by 36, No. 19 Annapolis by 1

Losses: None

 

11. Sherwood (10-0) LW: 9

County: Montgomery, 4A North

Last week: Win, Einstein by 27

This week: vs. Mervo (-20) in the Class 4A North semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 2-0 (+15.5 point differential)

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, Kennedy by 56, Einstein by 27

Losses: None

 

12. Fort Hill (10-0) LW: 12

County: Allegany, 1A West

Last week: Win, No. 25 Allegany by 35

This week: vs. Northern-Garrett (-35) in the 1A West semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+35.0 point differential)

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 (Va.) by 28, No. 25 Allegany by 35

Losses: None

 

13. Good Counsel (6-4) LW: 14

County: Montgomery, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 1 DeMatha by 14

This week: at No. 1 DeMatha (+25) in the WCAC semifinals, TBA

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 3-3 (-0.7 point differential)

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, St. Mary’s Ryken by 36

Losses: No. 4 St. John’s by 17, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 12, No. 9 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 24, No. 1 DeMatha by 14

 

14. Georgetown Prep (7-2) LW: 13

County: Montgomery, IAC

Last week: Loss, Episcopal by 10

This week: at Bullis (-21), Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-1 (+12.0 point differential)

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, Landon by 35

Losses: No. 7 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 1, Episcopal by 10

 

15. Walkersville (10-0) LW: 16

County: Frederick, 2A West

Last week: Win, Frederick by 64

This week: vs. Century (-28) in the Class 2A West semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+7.0 point differential)

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, Frederick by 64, Middletown by 24

Losses: None

 

16. Mount St. Joseph (7-3) LW: 15

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Loss, No. 6 St. Frances Academy by 14

This week: at No. 7 Archbishop Spalding (+12), Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-3 (-12.3 point differential)

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, No. 16 McDonogh by 21, No. 6 St. Frances Academy by 14

 

17. Franklin (8-1) LW: 17

County: Baltimore, 3A North

Last week: Win, Dundalk by 26

This week: vs. Dundalk (-12) in the Class 3A North semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-1 (-20.0 point differential)

Wins: Woodlawn by 45, Catonsville by 44, Kenwood by 35, Milford Mill by 4, Towson by 56, Patapsco by 43, Dulaney by 41, Dundalk by 26

Losses: No. 2 McDonogh by 20

 

18. Oxon Hill (10-0) LW: 18

County: Prince Georges, 3A South

Last week: Win, DuVal by 26

This week: vs. Rockville (-34) in the Class 3A South semifinals, Saturday at 1:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+7.0 point differential)

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, Friendly by 15, DuVal by 26

Losses: None

 

19. Annapolis (9-1) LW: 19

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Loss, No. 8 Old Mill by 1

This week: vs. No. 25 North Point (-8) in the Class 4A East semifinals, Friday at 6:30 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-1 (-1.0 point differential)

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, Glen Burnie by 25

Losses: No. 8 Old Mill by 1

 

20. Montgomery Blair (8-2) LW: 20

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Loss, No. 3 Damascus by 8

This week: at No. 9 Quince Orchard (+16) in the Class 4A West semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-2 (-7.0 point differential)

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, Einstein by 18

Losses: No. 11 Sherwood by 16, No. 3 Damascus by 8

 

21. Northwest (7-3) LW: 21

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Wootton by 35

This week: at Richard Montgomery (-21) in the Class 4A West semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-2 (-2.3 point differential)

Wins: Gaithersburg by 21, No. 22 Seneca Valley by 12, Walt Whitman by 29, Richard Montgomery by 33, Churchill by 34, Clarksburg by 31

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

 

22. Patuxent (9-1) LW: 22

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Win, Westlake by 35

This week: vs. Lackey (-7) in the Class 2A South semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 1-0 (+15.0 point differential)

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, Thomas Stone by 37, Westlake by 35

Losses: Lackey by 3

 

23. Eleanor Roosevelt (7-3) LW: 23

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Parkdale by 47

This week: vs. C.H. Flowers (-15) in the Class 4A South semifinals, Saturday at 2:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-3 (-13.3 point differential)

Wins: Laurel by 40, Northwestern by 33, C.H. Flowers by 8, Bladensburg by 35, Bowie by 26, Suitland by 18, Parkdale by 47

Losses: No. 15 Riverdale Baptist by 3, No. 3 Wise by 30, No. 21 Oxon Hill by 7

 

24. Howard (9-1) LW: 24

County: Howard, 4A North

Last week: Win, Atholton by 41

This week: vs. Bel Air (-18) in the Class 4A North semifinals, Friday at 7:00 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-0

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 by 7, Atholton by 41

Losses: Glenelg by 5

 

25. North Point (9-1) LW: NR

County: Charles County, 4A East

Last week: Win, Northern by 49

This week: at No. 19 Annapolis (+8) in the Class 4A East semifinals, Friday at 6:30 pm

Record vs MSA ranked opponents: 0-0

Wins: Thomas Stone by 23, Lackey by 20, Westlake by 12, St. Charles by 30, Chopticon by 26, Leonardtown by 30, Great Mills by 32, Huntingtown by 28, Northern by 49

Losses: Calvert by 21

 

*all lines are predicted by USA Today

 

Dropped out: Allegany (9-1)

On the bubble: Bishop McNamara (4-6), Calvert (9-1), Calvert Hall (5-5), Kent Island (9-1), Middletown (8-2), Oakdale (8-2), Riverdale Baptist (6-5), Tuscarora (8-2)