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Last year, Maryland Sports Access launched the “Power-5 Hardwood rankings,” ranking the top-25 public school boys basketball teams from the county’s and regions of Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s.
We have revamped our rankings to a statewide media poll, and upped our panel of voters from four to 11 for 2016. MSA is proud to have the only high school basketball media poll that’s statewide in Maryland.
Every Monday, team records and resumes are compiled and ranked Associated Press style based on how the panel feels about where each team stands up to date.
After a 29-point rout of No. 11 Gwynn Park, North Point is the biggest mover, jumping from the 23rd spot to No. 18. Lake Clifton moved into the top five after a pair of thumping wins and an overtime thriller against the defending Class 4A state champs, Eleanor Roosevelt. Dulaney, New Town and Oakland Mills were ousted from the rankings while Richard Montgomery, Sherwood and Patterson entered.
Wise holds the top spot for the second week in a row, garnering seven of 11 first-place votes.
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Panel: Traevon Benjamin, owner of G.O.A.T. Enterprises; Dylan Crane, owner of 24/7 Basketball Training LLC; Evan Engelhard, MSA videographer; Marcus Helton, DMVelite editor-in-chief; Kendall Hilton, Co-Founder of Fan-I Sports; Kyle McFadden, MSA editor-in-chief; Mitchell Northam, DelmarvaNow sports reporter; Tom Peace, MSA Baltimore reporter; Azhar Shamsudeen, vice president of Maryland Elite Basketball; Ben Spector, MSA reporter; Brooks Warren, MSA reporter.
Note: team records reflect games until December 11
1. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (7) — 271 points (Record: 1-0) LW: 1
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Wins: No. 10 Riverdale Baptist (private) by 13
Losses: none
2. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers (2) — 254 points (2-1) LW: 3
County/class: Baltimore City, 3A
Wins: Digital Harbor by 29, H.D. Woodson (D.C.) by 1
Losses: No. 5 Mount St. Joseph (private) by 6
3. Perry Hall Gators (2) — 233 points (2-0) LW: 4
County/class: Baltimore, 4A
Wins: Archbishop Curley by 17, No. 15 New Town by 22
Losses: None
4. Lake Clifton Lakers — 218 points (3-0) LW: 8
County/class: Baltimore City, 2A
Wins: New Era by 20, Northwestern by 33, No. 2 Eleanor Roosevelt by 1
Losses: None
5. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles — 217 points (2-0) LW: 5
County/class: Montgomery, 3A
Wins: Bethesda-CC by 23, Springbrook by 19
Losses: None
6. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders — 205 points (0-2) LW: 2
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Wins: None
Losses: No. 1 DeMatha (private) by 8, No. 8 Lake Clifton by 1
7. Bladensburg Mustangs — 198 points (1-0) LW: 7
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Wins: Coolidge (D.C.) by 31
Losses: None
8. Stephen Decatur Seahawks — 195 points (2-0) LW: 6
County/class: Worcester, 3A
Wins: Cambridge-SD by 59, Colonel Richardson by 32
Losses: None
9. Frederick Douglass Eagles — 173 points (1-0) LW: 9
County/class: Prince George’s, 2A
Wins: Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 6
Losses: None
10. Westlake Wolverines — 168 points (2-0) LW: 10
County/class: Calvert, 2A
Wins: Great Mills by 12, Northern by 16
Losses: None
11. Bowie Bulldogs — 164 points (3-0) LW: 14
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Wins: No. 15 New Town by 17, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) by 3, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.) by 24
Losses: None
12. Tuscarora Titans — 130 points (3-0) LW: 13
County/class: Frederick, 3A
Wins: South Hagerstown by 31, North Hagerstown by 17, Northwest by 18
Losses: None
13. Quince Orchard Cougars — 123 points (1-0) LW: 12
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Wins: Paint Branch by 14
Losses: None
14. Linganore Lancers — 102 points (2-0) LW: 17
County/class: Frederick, 3A
Wins: Middletown by 16, Catoctin by 42
Losses: None
15. Dunbar Poets — 100 points (2-0) LW: 18
County/class: Baltimore City, 2A
Wins: Northwestern, Eastern
Losses: None
16. Randallstown Rams — 96 points (2-0) LW: 16
County/class: Baltimore, 2A
Wins: Coppin Academy by 17, Milford Mill by 14
Losses: None
17. Largo Lions — 86 points (2-0) LW: 21
County/class: Prince George’s, 2A
Wins: Laurel by 12, High Point by 34
Losses: None
18. North Point Eagles — 79 points (2-1) LW: 23
County/class: Calvert, 4A
Wins: Huntingtown by 7, No. 11 Gwynn Park by 29
Losses: Chopticon by 5
19. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks — 71 points (2-0) LW: 19
County/class: Baltimore City, 3A
Wins: Lewis by 28, NAF by 23
Losses: None
20. Woodlawn Warriors — 57 points (1-0) LW: 25
County/class: Baltimore, 4A
Wins: Dundalk by 18
Losses: None
21. Richard Montgomery Rockets — 54 points (2-0) LW: NR
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Wins: Gaithersburg by 6, Episcopal (Va.) by 4
Losses: None
22. Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets — 46 points (1-2) LW: 11
County/class: Prince George’s, 2A
Wins: Coolidge (D.C.) by 3
Losses: No. 23 North Point by 29, No. 10 Riverdale Baptist (private) by 47
23. Walt Whitman Vikings — 38 points (2-1) LW: 22
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Wins: Landon by 10, Gaithersburg by 1
Losses: No. 18 Georgetown Prep (private) by 8
24. Sherwood Warriors — 34 points (1-0) LW: NR
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Wins: Good Counsel by 21
Losses: None
25. Patterson Clippers — 32 points (2-0) LW: NR
County/class: Baltimore City, 2A
Wins: Digital Harbor by 27, KASA by 47
Losses: None
Dropped out: No. 15 New Town (0-2), No. 20 Oakland Mills (1-1), No. 24 Dulaney (2-1)
Others receiving votes: Dulaney 28, Magruder (1-0) 26, Central (2-0) 25, Joppatowne (2-0) 25, Oakdale (2-0) 19, New Town 19, C.M. Wright (2-0) 12, Meade (1-1) 10, Surrattsville (1-0) 10, Middletown (0-2) 8, Baltimore City (1-1) 7, Pocomoke (2-0) 7, Huntingtown (2-1) 6, Oakland Mills 6, Centennial (2-0) 5, Clarksburg (1-0) 5, Hammond (1-2) 4, Aberdeen (1-1) 3, Bethesda-CC (1-1) 3, Glen Burnie (2-0) 2, Dundalk (1-1) 1
