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Every Monday, MSA compiles the top boys’ basketball teams in the state and ranks them 1-25 based on résumé and talent.
DeMatha and Gonzaga remain unbeaten and continue to hold the top two spots. St. Frances and Poly sit third and fourth, respectively, for the second week in a row. Georgetown Prep enters the top five, while Mount St. Joseph slides to sixth.
Fairmont Heights, Oakdale and Springbrook drop out and Dunbar, Milford Mill and Bishop McNamara enter.
Records and statistics are through Sunday.
Note: The only Washington, D.C. teams in the MSA coverage zone are Gonzaga and St. John’s, because the two are minutes from Maryland and compete in the WCAC, one of the top leagues in the nation. Additionally, many Maryland athletes play for the Cadets and Eagles. We don’t cover Virginia teams in the WCAC.
1. DeMatha Catholic Stags (Record: 7-0) Last week: 1
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 2-0 (+27.5)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: No. 19 Eleanor Roosevelt by 37, Oak Ridge (Fla.) by 15, Archbishop Wood (Pa.) by 10, Carroll (D.C.) by 24, No. 6 St. John’s (D.C.) by 18, The Heights by 82, Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 20
Losses: None
Justin Moore, recovering from an ACL tear, shines as No. 1 DeMatha routs Oak Ridge (Fla.)
2. Gonzaga Eagles (D.C.) (7-0) LW: 2
Area: Washington, D.C.
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 2-0 (+19.5)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: No. 6 St. Frances by 24, Takoma Academy by 19, No. 16 Goretti by 15, Charlotte Christian (N.C.) by 16, Roman Catholic (Pa.) by 18, St. Mary’s Ryken by 50, Carroll (D.C.) by 17
Losses: None
3. St. Frances Academy Panthers (13-1) LW: 3
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 4-1 (+4.4)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Gerstell Academy by 34, Shiloh (Ga.) by 19, Village Christian Academy by (N.C.) by 13, No. 5 John Carroll by 5/OT, Spalding by 40, No. 10 Mount Carmel by 32, No. 16 Goretti by 3, Gilman by 22, Calvert Hall by 22, Loyola Blakefield by 10, Iona Prep (N.Y.) by 10, Glenelg Country by 25, No. 5 Mount St. Joseph by 6
Losses: No. 2 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 24
4. Baltimore Polytechnic Engineers (4-0) LW: 4
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A South
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 1-0 (+9.0)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: KASA by 52, Digital Harbor by 16, No. 7 Perry Hall by 9, Ben Franklin by 26
Losses: None
No. 8 Poly outlasts No. 7 Perry Hall in a Clash of the Champions
5. Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas (5-1) LW: 6
Area: Montgomery County
League: Interstate Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 2-0 (+9.0)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Pallotti by 16, Good Counsel by 10, Westtown (Pa.) by 2, Avalon by 29
Losses: Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 3
Jared Bynum leads No. 9 Georgetown Prep to staple win against Pa. power Westtown
6. Mount St. Joseph Gaels (9-3) LW: 5
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 2-3 (-3.2)
Last week: 0-1
Wins: Severn by 9, Spalding by 27, No. 16 Goretti by 14, No. 4 St. John’s (D.C.) by 13, Glenelg Country by 17, Gilman by 20, Calvert Hall by 10, Loyola Blakefield by 5, Catonsville by 31
Losses: No. 5 John Carroll by 21, USA Today No. 21 Wesleyan Christian (N.C.) by 16, No. 3 St. Frances by 6
No. 3 Mount St. Joseph receives ‘eye-opener’ in loss to Wesleyan Christian (N.C.)
7. St. John’s College Cadets (D.C.) (7-3) LW: 7
Area: Washington, D.C.
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 4-3 (+8.0)
Last week: 3-0
Wins: Pallotti by 6, Carroll (D.C.) by 14, Washington Post No. 19 W.T. Woodson (D.C.) by 17, Good Counsel by 41, St. Mary’s Ryken by 5, No. 22 Fairmont Heights by 42, McNamara by 13
Losses: No. 3 Mount St. Joseph by 13, USA Today No. 10 IMG Academy (Fla.) by 7, No. 1 DeMatha by 18
8. John Carroll Patriots (8-2) LW: 8
Area: Baltimore
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 3-2 (+9.0)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: No. 3 Mount St. Joseph by 21, Calvert Hall by 28, St. Mary’s Ryken by 34, No. 18 McDonogh by 15, Lake Clifton by 23, Spalding by 31, No. 9 Perry Hall by 15, Boys’ Latin by 22
Losses: No. 6 St. Frances by 5/OT, No. 17 Goretti by 1
9. Rock Creek Christian Academy Eagles (5-2) LW: 10
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Capital Beltway
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-2 (-8.0)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Ridge View (S.C.) by 3, Battlefield (Va.) by 13, Bladensburg by 4, Douglass-PG by 11, Shroder Paideia (Ohio) by 44
Losses: Washington Post No. 3 Wilson (D.C.) by 1, USA Today No. 7 Huntington Prep (W.Va.) by 15
10. St. Vincent Pallotti Panthers (10-3) LW: 11
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 4-2 (+1.5)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: McKinley (Va.) by 14, No. 16 Goretti by 1, No. 17 Riverdale Baptist by 20, Glenelg Country by 24, Gilman by 7, Good Counsel by 34, No. 10 Bullis by 5, Washington Post No. 3 Wilson (D.C.) by 5, Loyola Blakefield by 5, Gerstell by 14
Losses: No. 9 Georgetown Prep by 16, No. 4 St. John’s (D.C.) by 6, Charlotte Christian (N.C.) by 4
11. Riverdale Baptist Crusaders (10-3) LW: 12
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Capital Beltway
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 3-1 (+0.3)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: TPLS Christian (Va.) by 5, Arundel Christian by 48, Capital Christian by 30, Eastern (D.C.) by 19, Washington Post No. 3 Wilson (D.C.) by 12, No. 12 Wise by 7, Long Reach by 21, No. 19 Eleanor Roosevelt by 2, Arundel Christian by 37, Central by 3
Losses: Friendship Tech (D.C.) by 2, Roman Catholic (Pa.) by 14, Pallotti by 20
12. Perry Hall Gators (1-2) LW: 9
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A North
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-2 (-12.0)
Last week: 0-1
Wins: Kenwood by 17
Losses: No. 8 Poly by 9, No. 8 John Carroll by 15
13. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (5-1) LW: 13
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A South
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-1 (-7.0)
Last week: 2-1
Wins: New Town by 10, Bladensburg by 16. St. Charles by 27, High Point by 12, Laurel by 13
Losses: No. 14 Riverdale Baptist by 7
14. St. Maria Goretti Gaels (9-5) LW: 14
Area: Washington County
League: Baltimore Catholic League
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 2-4 (-5.8)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Chapelgate by 30, Virginia Academy (Va.) by 25, Bishop Walsh by 77, St. Andrew’s (Va.) by 10, Calvert Hall by 23, Loyola Blakefield by 23, No. 16 St. James by 12, No. 3 John Carroll by 1, Mount Carmel by 12
Losses: No. 3 Mount St. Joseph by 14, No. 6 St. Frances by 3, No. 2 Gonzaga by 15, Pallotti by 1, Washington Post No. 3 Wilson (D.C.) by 15
15. Dulaney Lions (3-0) LW: 16
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A North
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Western Tech & Environmental Science by 11, Friends by 51, Franklin by 29
Losses: None
16. Potomac Wolverines (4-0) LW: 17
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A South
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Oxon Hill by 3/OT, Westlake by 8, North Point by 45, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 36
Losses: None
17. McDonogh School Eagles (5-3) LW: 18
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 1-1 (+0.5)
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Gerstell Academy by 13, No. 15 Mount Carmel by 16, Edgewood by 58, Spalding by 6, Annapolis Area Christian by 16
Losses: St. Paul’s by 7, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) by 9, No. 5 John Carroll by 15
18. Stephen Decatur Seahawks (5-0) LW: 19
Area: Worcester County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A East
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 2-0
Wins: North Caroline by 17, Pocomoke by 35, Crisfield by 15, Snow Hill by 11, Queen Anne’s by 24
Losses: None
19. St. James Saints (4-2) LW: 20
Area: Washington County
League: Baltimore Catholic League
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-1 (-12.0)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Surrattsville by 28, Loudoun County HomeSchool (Va.) by 35, McKeesport (Pa.) by 27, Potomac School by 11
Losses: State College (Pa.) by 27, No. 17 Goretti by 12
20. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (2-2) LW: 21
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A South
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-2 (-19.5)
Last week: 1-0
Wins: DuVal by 8/OT, Laurel by 18
Losses: No. 1 DeMatha by 37, No. 14 Riverdale Baptist by 2
21. Bullis School Bulldogs (7-3) LW: 15
Area: Montgomery County
League: Interstate Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-3 (-3.8)
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Middleburg Academy (Va.) by 1, Takoma Academy by 26, McKinley (Va.) by 38, Virginia Academy (Va.) by 3, St. Christopher’s (Va.) by 10, John Paul the Great by 14, West Springfield (Va.) by 5
Losses: Pallotti by 5, Westtown (Pa.) by 1, Bethesda-CC by 5
22. Patterson Clippers (2-1) LW: 24
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 2A North
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 1-0
Wins: KASA by 47, Carver by 67
Losses: Digital Harbor by 4
23. Dunbar Poets (5-0) LW: NR
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 1A North
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 2-0
Wins: New Era, Calvert Hall by 1, Carver by 77, Central by 8, Mervo by 17
Losses: None
24. Milford Mill Millers (4-0) LW: NR
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A North
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 0-0
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Gerstell by 16, Loch Raven by 50, Sparrows Point by 76, Woodlawn by 5
Losses: None
25. Bishop McNamara Mustangs (6-3) LW: NR
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Record & differential vs. ranked opponents: 1-2 (-12.3)
Last week: 1-1
Wins: No. 10 Mount Carmel by 12, St. Paul’s by 10, The Heights by 58, Bishop Loughlin (N.Y.) by 1, Bishop Ireton (Va.) by 4, St. Mary’s Ryken by 1
Losses: USA Today No. 10 IMG Academy (Fla.) by 36, Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 7, No. 7 St. John’s (D.C.) by 13
Dropped out: No. 22 Fairmont Heights (4-1), No. 23 Oakdale (5-1), No. 25 Springbrook (5-1)
On the bubble: Annapolis (3-0), Bethesda-CC (4-2), Boys’ Latin (7-2), Broadfording Christian (9-1), Clarksburg (5-1), Dundalk (4-0), Edmondson (2-1), Gaithersburg (6-0), Gwynn Park (5-0), Kent County (6-0), Lake Clifton (3-1), Linganore (5-1), Northwest (4-0), Oakdale (5-1), Paint Branch (4-1), River Hill (6-0), Seneca Valley (6-1), Severn (8-2), Springbrook (5-1), Tri-State Christian (9-1), Woodlawn (3-1), Wicomico (5-0)
