MSA Power-5 Hardwood Rankings: 2016 first edition

Every Monday, Maryland Sports Access will bring you “Power-5 Hardwood Rankings” of the top prep basketball teams from the counties of Baltimore/City, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s.

The five regions that feature in “MSA Power-5 Hardwood Rankings” are considered to be five of states most elite pool of basketball teams as 37 of the last 48 state finalists and 22 of the last 24 state champions dating back to 2010 have come out of the respected areas.

So for the first time in 2016, we bring you our “Power-5 Hardwood Rankings”.

Don’t see your team in our top-25? Check out our individual county rankings found here.

 

No. 1

Frederick Douglass Eagles

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County: Prince George’s

Record: 6-0

Class: 2A

Notable wins: #9 Poly by 16, Northwestern by 43, Clinton Christian by 26, #25 Largo by 13

Upcoming schedule: Fairmont Heights

No. 2

New Town Titans

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County: Baltimore

Record: 6-1

Class: 1A

Notable wins: #11 Perry Hall by 4, Gilman by 2, Calvert Hall by 7, Whitman by 23

Upcoming schedule: at Catonsville & Carver A&T

No. 3

Linganore Lancers

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County: Frederick

Record: 8-0

Class: 3A

Notable wins: Middletown by 25, Catoctin by 49, Walkersville by 47, South Hagerstown by 23, South Lakes (Va.) by 4, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 7

Upcoming schedule: at Oakdale, at Thomas Johnson

No. 4

Oakland Mills Scorpions

Oakland Mills Scorpions

County: Howard

Record: 8-1

Class: 2A

Notable wins: Howard by 35, #23 Centennial by 3, Glenelg by 37, #14 Hammond by 6, Boys Latin by 9

Upcoming schedule: River Hill, at Long Reach

No. 5

Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders

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County: Prince George’s

Record: 5-2

Class: 4A

Notable wins: #6 Wise by 2, Meade by 8

Upcoming schedule: Laurel & DuVal

No. 6

Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas

Wise Pumas

County: Prince George’s

Record: 5-3

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Miller (Va.) by 9, DuVal by 47, Bowie by 1, West Charlotte (N.C.) by 21

Upcoming schedule: at #17 C.H. Flowers & Suitland

No. 7

Baltimore City College Black Knights

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County: Baltimore City

Record: 5-0

Class: 3A

Notable wins: Patapsco by 57, Woodlawn by 15

Upcoming schedule: at Digital Harbor, at #20 Dunbar

No. 8

Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets

Gywnn Park Yellow Jackets

County: Prince George’s

Record: 8-0

Class: 2A

Notable wins: Northern by 29, Urbana by 18

Upcoming schedule: Friendly (D.C.) & Crossland

No. 9

 Quince Orchard Cougars

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County: Montgomery County

Record: 8-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Rockville by 27, #15 Springbrook by 11, Frederick by 28

Upcoming schedule: at #24 Gaithersburg

No. 10

Poly Engineers
Poly Engineers

County: Baltimore City

Record: 4-2

Class: 3A

Notable wins: #2 New Town by 12, St. Maria Goretti by 20

Upcoming schedule: at #16 Patterson

No. 11

 Lake Clifton Lakers

Lake Clifton Lakers

County: Baltimore City

Record: 6-1

Class: 1A

Notable wins: New Era Academy by 30, #20 Dunbar by 1, #16 Patterson by 1,

Upcoming schedule: Knowledge Achievement Success Academy & at Edmondson-Westside

No. 12

 Perry Hall Gators

Perry Hall Gators

County: Baltimore

Record: 7-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Bel Air by 33, Hereford by 32, Dundalk by 5, Arlington Baptist by 54, Hereford by 27

Upcoming schedule: Dulaney & Chesapeake

No. 13

 Clarksburg Coyotes

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County: Montgomery

Record: 7-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Urbana by 2, Richard Montgomery by 5, Einstein by 26, #15 Springbrook by 3, Frederick by 21

Upcoming schedule: at Damascus

No. 14

Hammond Golden Bears

Hammond Golden Bears

County: Howard

Record: 7-1

Class: 3A

Notable wins: Howard by 23, #23 Centennial by 14, Atholton by 24, Marriotts Ridge by 33, Digital Harbor by 47

Upcoming schedule: Long Reach, at Mt. Hebron

No. 15

 Springbrook Blue Devils

Springbrook Blue Devils

County: Montgomery

Record: 6-2

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Poolesville by 25, Seneca Valley by 13, Churchill by 27, #19 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 5, McLean (Va.) by 54, Kennedy by 17

Upcoming schedule: Blair

No. 16

 Patterson Clippers

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County: Baltimore City

Record: 7-1

Class: 1A

Notable wins: Maritime Academy by 66

Upcoming schedule: #10 Poly & Digital Harbor

No. 17

Charles Herbert Flowers Jaguars

CH Flowers Jaguars

County: Prince George’s

Record: 7-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Forestville Military Academy by 22, Oakdale by 18

Upcoming schedule: #6 Wise & at High Point

No. 18

 Bladensburg Mustangs

Bladensburg

County: Prince George’s

Record: 5-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Marshall (D.C.) by 16

Upcoming schedule: High Point & at Parkdale

No. 19

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons

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County: Montgomery

Record: 6-2

Class: 4A

Notable wins: #9 Quince Orchard by 1, Surrattsville by 6

Upcoming schedule: Einstein & Walter Johnson

No. 20

 Dunbar Poets

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County: Baltimore City

Record: 3-2

Class: 2A

Notable wins: Parkdale by 34, Washington by 35

Upcoming schedule: #7 Baltimore City College

No. 21

 Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks

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County: Baltimore City

Record: 4-0

Class: 1A

Notable wins: Joppatowne by 4

Upcoming schedule: National Academy Foundation

No. 22

 Blake Bengals

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County: Montgomery

Record: 7-1

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Wheaton by 25, Watkins Mill by 24, Conrad Science (Del.) by 9, New Era Academy by 7

Upcoming schedule: Poolesville & at Magruder

No. 23

 Centennial Eagles

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County: Howard

Record: 4-2

Class: 3A

Notable wins: Broadneck by 27, Long Reach by 20

Upcoming schedule: Howard & Atholton

No. 24

 Gaithersburg Trojans

Gaithersburg

County: Montgomery

Record: 5-2

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Richard Montgomery by 8, Kennedy by 16, McLean (Va.) by 77

Upcoming schedule: Paint Branch & #9 Quince Orchard

No. 25

 Largo Lions

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County: Prince George’s

Record: 3-3

Class: 4A

Notable wins: Bowie by 3, St. Joe’s (N.Y.) by 3

Upcoming schedule: at Kenwood & at Pikesville

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About Kyle McFadden 270 Articles
Kyle McFadden is a graduate from Linganore High's Class of 2014 and is a sports enthusiast. He got his start as a sports writer in January 2014 for LHS's student newspaper The Lance where he wrote 13 articles. McFadden then launched his own blog in October 2014 called The Beltway Dispatch covering collegiate, local high school, and professional sports. Formally known as The Beltway Dispatch, McFadden and Evan Engelhard merged each other's respective platforms in June 2015 to make what is now Maryland Sports Access. He brings plenty of sports knowledge to the helm of MSA as he has baseball, basketball and golf experience. McFadden covers a wide variety of sports in football, baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer and specializes in the collegiate and high school level's. McFadden is volunteers his time at Damascus Road Community Church -- serving as a mentor to the youth, basketball coach at the varsity and junior varsity levels, and leads a small group of high school sophomores every Wednesday night. Although he has only been around journalism since January 2014, his work has appeared in Maryland newspapers such as The Daily Times (Delmarva Now), The Hometown Observer, Germantown Pulse, and regularly in the The Frederick News-Post. He's also won two Frederick News-Post Mike Powell Excellence in Journalism awards and has appeared on The Best of SNO, which showcases top student work of high school and college journalists. McFadden also holds positions at The Frederick News-Post as a freelance sports journalist, DMVelite as a high school basketball writer and analyst, MocoFootball.com as a Maryland high school football analyst, and as a staff writer for Maryland's Yahoo! Rivals. McFadden currently studies at Frederick Community College and plans to transfer to the University of Maryland in the fall of 2017 to work on a bachelor's degree in business and journalism as he has aspirations to be a columnist for ESPN.
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