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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.
Through the first two weeks, DeMatha and Gonzaga are off to 5-0 and 6-0 starts, respectively, and hold a firm grasp of No. 1 and 2. After a one-point loss to No. 17 Goretti, previously third-ranked John Carroll stumbles out of the top five, while St. Frances slides into No. 3. Poly, after its big win against previous No. 7 Perry Hall, rises from eighth to fourth. Mount St. Joseph rounds out the top five.
St. Vincent Pallotti has racked up three wins against ranked opponents and enters the Top 25 this week, checking in at No. 11. Mount Carmel, meanwhile, falls out.
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: 5-0) Last week: 1
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Last week: 2-0
Wins: No. 19 Eleanor Roosevelt by 37, Oak Ridge (Fla.) by 15, Archbishop Wood (Pa.) by 10, Archbishop Carroll by 24, No. 6 St. John’s (D.C.) by 18
Losses: None
Justin Moore, recovering from an ACL tear, shines as No. 1 DeMatha routs Oak Ridge (Fla.)
2. Gonzaga Eagles (D.C.) (6-0) LW: 2
Area: Washington, D.C.
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
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
Losses: None
3. St. Frances Academy Panthers (11-1) LW: 4
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
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
Losses: No. 2 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 24
4. Baltimore Polytechnic Engineers (3-0) LW: 8
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A South
Last week: 2-0
Wins: KASA by 52, Digital Harbor by 16, No. 7 Perry Hall by 9
Losses: None
No. 8 Poly outlasts No. 7 Perry Hall in a Clash of the Champions
5. Mount St. Joseph Gaels (8-2) LW: 5
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Last week: 1-0
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
Losses: No. 5 John Carroll by 21, USA Today No. 21 Wesleyan Christian (N.C.) by 16
No. 3 Mount St. Joseph receives ‘eye-opener’ in loss to Wesleyan Christian (N.C.)
6. Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas (4-1) LW: 9
Area: Montgomery County
League: Interstate Athletic Conference
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
7. St. John’s College Cadets (D.C.) (4-3) LW: 6
Area: Washington, D.C.
League: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Pallotti by 6, Carroll (D.C.) by 14, Washington Post No. 19 W.T. Woodson (D.C.) by 17, Good Counsel by 41
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 (6-2) LW: 3
Area: Baltimore
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
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
Losses: No. 6 St. Frances by 5/OT, No. 17 Goretti by 1
9. Perry Hall Gators (1-1) LW: 7
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A North
Last week: 1-1
Wins: Kenwood by 17
Losses: No. 8 Poly by 9
10. Rock Creek Christian Academy Eagles (3-2) LW: 11
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Capital Beltway
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Ridge View (S.C.) by 3, Battlefield by 13, Bladensburg by 4
Losses: Washington Post No. 3 Wilson (D.C.) by 1, USA Today No. 7 Huntington Prep (W.Va.) by 15
11. St. Vincent Pallotti Panthers (7-3) LW: NR
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Last week: 4-0
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
Losses: No. 9 Georgetown Prep by 16, No. 4 St. John’s (D.C.) by 6, Charlotte Christian (N.C.) by 4
12. Riverdale Baptist Crusaders (8-3) LW: 14
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Capital Beltway
Last week: 3-0
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
Losses: Friendship Tech (D.C.) by 2, Roman Catholic (Pa.) by 14, Pallotti by 20.
13. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (3-1) LW: 12
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A South
Last week: 2-1
Wins: New Town by 10, Bladensburg by 16. St. Charles by 27
Losses: No. 14 Riverdale Baptist by 7
14. St. Maria Goretti Gaels (8-5) LW: 17
Area: Washington County
League: Baltimore Catholic League
Last week: 2-0
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
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. Bullis School Bulldogs (6-2) LW: 10
Area: Montgomery County
League: Interstate Athletic Conference
Last week: 1-2
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
Losses: Pallotti by 5, Westtown (Pa.) by 1
16. Dulaney Lions (2-0) LW: 13
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A North
Last week: 1-0
Wins: Western Tech & Environmental Science by 11, Friends by 51
Losses: None
17. Potomac Wolverines (2-0) LW: 21
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A South
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Oxon Hill by 3/OT, Westlake by 8
Losses: None
18. McDonogh School Eagles (3-3) LW: 18
Area: Baltimore County
League: Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Gerstell Academy by 13, No. 15 Mount Carmel by 16, Edgewood by 58,
Losses: St. Paul’s by 7, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) by 9, No. 5 John Carroll by 15
19. Stephen Decatur Seahawks (3-0) LW: 22
Area: Worcester County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 3A East
Last week: 2-0
Wins: North Caroline by 17, Pocomoke by 35, Crisfield by 15
Losses: None
20. St. James Saints (3-2) LW: 16
Area: Washington County
League: Baltimore Catholic League
Last week: 0-1
Wins: Surrattsville by 28, Loudoun County HomeSchool (Va.) by 35, McKeesport (Pa.) by 27
Losses: State College (Pa.) by 27, No. 17 Goretti by 12
21. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (1-2) LW: 19
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A South
Last week: 1-1
Wins: DuVal by 8/OT
Losses: No. 1 DeMatha by 37, No. 14 Riverdale Baptist by 2
22. Fairmont Heights Hornets (3-0) LW: 23
Area: Prince George’s County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 1A South
Last week: 1-0
Wins: La Plata by 18, Takoma Academy by 9, Bowie by 11
Losses: None
23. Oakdale Bears (4-0) LW: 24
Area: Frederick County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 2A West
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Thomas Johnson by 15, Williamsport by 37, Walkersville by 32, Boonsboro by 62
Losses: None
Collin Schlee’s 29 points leads No. 25 Oakdale to season-opening win over Thomas Johnson
24. Patterson Clippers (1-1) LW: 20
Area: Baltimore City
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 2A North
Last week: 1-0
Wins: KASA by 47
Losses: Digital Harbor by 4
25. Springbrook Blue Devils (4-0) LW: 25
Area: Montgomery County
League: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 4A North
Last week: 2-0
Wins: Watkins Mill by 18, Bethesda-CC by 10, Blake by 3, Whitman by 8
Losses: None
Cameron Rucker steps up to drop 32 points in Springbrook’s win over Bethesda-CC
Dropped out: No. 15 Mount Carmel (4-4)
On the bubble: Annapolis (1-0), Bishop McNamara (5-2), Boys’ Latin (7-0), Broadfording Christian (8-0), Dunbar (2-0), Dundalk (3-0), Edmondson (1-0), Gwynn Park (4-0), Joppatowne (3-1), Kent County (2-1), Lake Clifton (1-1), Linganore (4-0), Meade (3-0), Mervo (1-0), Milford Mill (2-0), Old Mill (1-1), River Hill (4-0), Seneca Valley (3-0), Severn (6-2), Tri-State Christian (7-1), Woodlawn (3-0)
