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Every Monday, team records and resumes are compiled and ranked Associated Press style based on how the panel feels where each team stands to date.
Richard Montgomery continues to surge through the ranks, upping from No. 21 to the 17 slot this week. No. 9 Bowie joins the top 10 after their second straight win of 21+ points. Dulaney, Joppatowne and Oakdale join the fray, while Gwynn Park, Sherwood and Patterson dropped out.
Wise holds the top spot for the third week in a row, garnering nine 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: all team records are as of Dec. 18
1. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (9) — 273 points (Record: 3-0) LW: 1
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: No. 10 Riverdale Baptist (private) by 13, DuVal by 18, No. 6 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3
Losses: none
2. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers (1) — 248 points (4-1) LW: 2
County/class: Baltimore City, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Digital Harbor by 29, H.D. Woodson (D.C.) by 1, Mervo by 40, Sussex Central (Va.) by 4
Losses: No. 5 Mount St. Joseph (private) by 6
3. Perry Hall Gators (1) — 243 points (4-0) LW: 3
County/class: Baltimore, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Archbishop Curley by 17, No. 15 New Town by 22, Calvert Hall by 4, Milford Mill by 16
Losses: None
4. Lake Clifton Lakers — 228 points (5-0) LW: 4
County/class: Baltimore City, 2A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: New Era by 20, Northwestern by 33, No. 2 Eleanor Roosevelt by 1, N/A by 55, NAF by 2
Losses: None
5. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles — 219 points (4-0) LW: 5
County/class: Montgomery, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Bethesda-CC by 23, Springbrook by 19, No. 24 Sherwood by 5, Rockville by 55
Losses: None
6. Bladensburg Mustangs — 209 points (3-0) LW: 7
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Coolidge (D.C.) by 31, No. 9 Douglass-PG by 4, Laurel by 7
Losses: None
7. Stephen Decatur Seahawks — 207 points (4-0) LW: 8
County/class: Worcester, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Cambridge-SD by 59, Colonel Richardson by 32, Pocomoke by 32, Crisfield by 25
Losses: None
8. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders — 197 points (1-3) LW: 6
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Northwestern by 2
Losses: No. 1 DeMatha (private) by 8, No. 8 Lake Clifton by 1, No. 1 Wise by 4
9. Bowie Bulldogs — 173 points (4-0) LW: 11
County/class: Prince George’s, 4A
Last week: 1-0
Wins: No. 15 New Town by 17, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) by 3, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.) by 24, Suitland by 21
Losses: None
10. Frederick Douglass Eagles — 157 points (2-1) LW: 9
County/class: Prince George’s, 2A
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 6, Northwestern by 16
Losses: No. 7 Bladensburg by 4
11. Tuscarora Titans — 155 points (5-0) LW: 12
County/class: Frederick, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: South Hagerstown by 31, North Hagerstown by 17, Northwest by 18, Brunswick by 16, Middletown by 34
Losses: None
12. Quince Orchard Cougars — 145 points (4-0) LW: 13
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Last week: 3-0
Wins: Paint Branch by 14, Bethesda-CC by 30, Einstein by 30, Wootton by 17
Losses: None
13. Westlake Wolverines — 129 points (3-1) LW: 10
County/class: Calvert, 2A
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Great Mills by 12, Northern by 16, Huntingtown by 2
Losses: No. 19 St. Mary’s Ryken (private) by 13
14. Randallstown Rams — 123 points (2-0) LW: 16
County/class: Baltimore, 2A
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Coppin Academy by 17, Milford Mill by 14, New Town by 26
Losses: None
15. Linganore Lancers — 107 points (4-0) LW: 14
County/class: Frederick, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Middletown by 16, Catoctin by 42, Walkersville by 13, South Hagerstown by 18
Losses: None
16. Dunbar Poets — 106 points (4-0) LW: 15
County/class: Baltimore City, 2A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Northwestern, Eastern, Baltimore City by 5, Archbishop Curley by 17
Losses: None
17. Richard Montgomery Rockets — 73 points (4-0) LW: 21
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Gaithersburg by 6, Episcopal (Va.) by 4, Blair by 7, Clarksburg by 16
Losses: None
18. Largo Lions — 73 points (2-0) LW: 17
County/class: Prince George’s, 2A
Last week: No games
Wins: Laurel by 12, High Point by 34
Losses: None
19. Woodlawn Warriors — 64 points (2-0) LW: 20
County/class: Baltimore, 4A
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Dundalk by 18, Hereford by 14
Losses: None
20. Walt Whitman Vikings — 63 points (4-1) LW: 22
County/class: Montgomery, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Landon by 10, Gaithersburg by 1, Magruder by 16, Northwood by 29
Losses: No. 18 Georgetown Prep (private) by 8
21. North Point Eagles — 51 points (3-2) LW: 18
County/class: Charles, 4A
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Huntingtown by 7, No. 11 Gwynn Park by 29, Northern by 28
Losses: Chopticon by 5, No. 8 Bishop McNamara (private) by 5
22. Joppatowne Mariners — 41 points (5-0) LW: NR
County/Class: Cecil, 4A
Last week: 3-0
Wins: Fallston by 12, Bel Air by 14, Kenwood by 21, Bohemia Manor by 40, Northeast by 37
Losses: none
23. Dulaney Lions — 36 points (4-1) LW: NR
County/class: Baltimore, 4A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Towson by 41, Catonsville by 2, Harford Christian by 38, Western Tech by 14
Losses: Friends School of Baltimore by 4
24. Oakdale Bears — 32 points (4-0) LW: NR
County/class: Frederick, 3A
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Middletown by 28, Paint Branch by 16, South Hagerstown by 11, Brunswick by 42
Losses: None
25. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks — 30 points (2-1) LW: 19
County/class: Baltimore City, 3A
Last week: 0-1
Wins: Lewis by 28, NAF by 23
Losses: Edmondson-Westside by 8
Dropped out: No. 22 Gwynn Park (1-4), No. 24 Sherwood (2-1), No. 25 Patterson (4-1)
Others receiving votes: Central (4-0) 28 points, Edmondson-Westside (5-0) 23, Patterson 21, Sherwood 18, C.M. Wright (4-0) 18, Magruder (2-1) 15, Centennial (4-0) 15, Lackey (6-0) 14, Gwynn Park 12, Surrattsville (1-1) 8, Baltimore City (1-2) 6, Clarksburg (3-1) 5, Oakland Mills (2-2) 5, Glen Burnie (4-0) 4, New Town (1-3) 1