MSA high school football power rankings: Week 5

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1. DeMatha (6-0) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, No. 2 St. John’s by 1

This week: vs. No. 15 Bishop McNamara (-28), Friday at 7:00 pm

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

Losses: None

 

2. St. John’s (D.C.) (4-2) LW: 2

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Loss, No. 1 DeMatha by 1

This week: at St. Mary’s Ryken (-35), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Central Catholic (Pa.) by 21, American Heritage (Fla.) by 33, St. Joseph Regional (N.J.) by 11, No. 2 Good Counsel by 17

Loses: IMG Academy by 21, No. 1 DeMatha by 1

 

3. Wise (5-0) LW: 3

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, C.H. Flowers by 35

This week: at DuVal (-35), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Douglass-PG by 37, Parkdale by 50, Potomac by 38, Northwestern by 40, C.H. Flowers by 35

Losses: None

 

4. McDonogh (3-1) LW: 4

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Bye

This week: at Loyola Blakefield (-20), Friday at 4:30 pm

Wins: No. 5 Gonzaga by 3, No. 22 Franklin by 20, No. 15 Bishop McNamara by 18, Canada Prep (Ontario) by 16

Losses: No. 1 DeMatha by 21

 

5. Damascus (5-0) LW: 5

County: Montgomery, 3A West

Last week: Win, Wheaton by 49

This week: vs. Blake (-40), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: No. 8 Quince Orchard by 8, Rockville by 46, Watkins Mill by 38, Poolesville by 49, Wheaton by 49

Losses: None

 

6. Gonzaga (D.C.) (5-1) LW: 7

County: District of Columbia, WCAC

Last week: Win, St. Mary’s Ryken by 21

This week: Bye

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

Losses: No. 3 McDonogh by 3

 

7. Quince Orchard (4-1) LW: 8

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Gaithersburg by 38

This week: vs. Churchill (-41), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Walter Johnson by 42, Wootton by 39, Clarksburg by 14

Losses: No. 7 Damascus by 8

 

8. Archbishop Spalding (4-1) LW: 10

County: Anne Arundel, MIAA

Last week: Win, Loyola Blakefield by 39

This week: vs. No. 23 Calvert Hall (-17), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s by 52, St. Mary’s Ryken by 38, Avalon by 40, Loyola Blakefield by 39

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 6

 

9. Mount St. Joseph (4-1) LW: 11

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, Gilman by 14

This week: vs. Silver Oak Academy (-42), Saturday at 1:00 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s Ryken by 27, Avalon by 29, Capitol Christian by 40, Gilman by 14

Losses: No. 3 Good Counsel by 2

 

10. Old Mill (5-0) LW: 12

County: Anne Arundel, 4A East

Last week: Win, Chesapeake by 36

This week: at North County (-35), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Severna Park by 28, Glen Burnie by 33, South River by 38, Arundel by 21

Losses: None

 

11. Sherwood (5-0) LW: 20

County: Montgomery, 4A North

Last week: Win, No. 15 Northwest by 15

This week: vs. Northwood (-42), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 17, Clarksburg by 31, Magruder by 42, Springbrook by 36, No. 15 Northwest by 15

Losses: None

 

12. Eleanor Roosevelt (4-1) LW: 13

County: Prince George’s, 4A South

Last week: Win, Bladensburg by 35

This week: vs. Bowie (-22), Saturday at 2:00 pm

Wins: Laurel by 40, Northwestern by 33, C.H. Flowers by 8, Bladensburg by 35

Losses: No. 15 Riverdale Baptist by 3

 

13. Fort Hill (5-0) LW: 14

County: Allegany, 1A West

Last week: Win, Capitol Christian Academy by 63

This week: vs. Fairmont Heights (-36), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Brunswick by 73, Keyser (W.Va.) by 41, Hollidaysburg (Pa.) by 43, Silver Oak Academy by 49, Capitol Christian Academy by 63

Losses: None

 

14. St. Frances Academy (5-1) LW: 18

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Win, No. 19 Calvert Hall by 14

This week: at Gilman (+7), Friday at 4:00 pm

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

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

 

15. Bishop McNamara (3-3) LW: 17

County: Prince George’s, WCAC

Last week: Win, Archbishop Carroll by 27

This week: at No. 1 DeMatha (+28), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: No. 15 Riverdale Baptist by 13, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 1, Archbishop Carroll by 27

Losses: Woodberry Forest (Va.) by 2, No. 2 McDonogh by 18, No. 7 Gonzaga (D.C.) by 8

 

16. Good Counsel (3-2) LW: 6

County: Montgomery, WCAC

Last week: Loss, Bishop Sullivan Catholic by 12

This week: Bye

Wins: No. 14 Mount St. Joseph by 2, No. 8 Archbishop Spalding by 6, Gilman by 6

Losses: No. 4 St. John’s by 17, Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) by 12

 

17. Howard (5-0) LW: 22

County: Howard, 4A North

Last week: Win, Oakland Mills by 34

This week: vs. Centennial (-42), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Reservoir by 21, Wilde Lake by 28, River Hill by 21, Mt. Hebron by 47, Oakland Mills by 34

Losses: None

 

18. Montgomery Blair (5-0) LW: 23

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Win, Paint Branch by 7

This week: at Springbrook (-35), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Northwood by 35, Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 30, No. 8 Northwest by 3, Churchill by 34, Paint Branch by 7

Losses: None

 

19. Walkersville (5-0) LW: 21

County: Frederick, 2A West

Last week: Win, Linganore by 27

This week: vs. Catoctin (-40), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Gov. Thomas Johnson by 21, Liberty by 35, Francis Scott Key by 48, Blake by 28, Linganore by 27

Losses: None

 

20. Northwest (3-2) LW: 15

County: Montgomery, 4A West

Last week: Loss, No. 20 Sherwood by 15

This week: at Richard Montgomery (-21), Friday at 6:30 pm

Wins: Gaithersburg by 21, No. 22 Seneca Valley by 12, Walt Whitman by 29

Losses: Blair by 3, No. 20 Sherwood by 16

 

21. Georgetown Prep (3-1) LW: NR

County: Montgomery, IAC

Last week: Win, No. 9 Riverdale Baptist by 25

This week: at Benedictine (Va.) (-2), Saturday at 1:00 pm

Wins: Bishop O’Connell (Va.) by 23, Fork Union (Va.) by 48, No. 9 Riverdale Baptist by 25

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

 

22. Riverdale Baptist (4-2) LW: 9

County: Prince George’s, Independent

Last week: Loss, Georgetown Prep by 25

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

Wins: No. 13 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3, Douglass-PG by 41, No. 16 Calvert Hall by 1, Landon by 33

Losses: No. 12 Bishop McNamara by 13, Georgetown Prep by 25

 

23. Calvert Hall (3-2) LW: 19

County: Baltimore, MIAA

Last week: Loss, No. 19 St. Frances by 14

This week: at No. 8 Archbishop Spalding (+17), Friday at 7:00 pm

Wins: St. Mary’s Ryken by 16, John Carroll by 35, Mansfield by 41

Losses: No. 12 Riverdale Baptist by 1, No. 19 St. Frances by 14

 

24. Patuxent (4-1) LW: 16

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Loss, Lackey by 3

This week: at No. 25 Calvert (-3), Saturday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Huntington by 21, Northern by 34, Great Mills by 41, La Plata by 48

Losses: Lackey by 3

 

25. Calvert (5-0) LW: NR

County: Calvert, 2A South

Last week: Win, Leonardtown by 24

This week: vs. No. 24 Patuxent (+3), Saturday at 7:00 pm

Wins: Northern by 33, Huntingtown by 13, North Point by 21, McDonough by 7, Leonardtown by 24

Losses: None

 

*all lines are predicted by USA Today

 

Dropped out: Bullis (3-1), Friendship Collegiate Academy (4-1)

On the bubble: Annapolis (5-0), Bullis, Friendship Collegiate Academy, Gwynn Park (5-0), Oakdale (5-0), Oxon Hill (5-0), Seneca Valley (4-1), Tuscarora (5-0)