MSA Top-25 boys basketball end of regular season rankings: Feb 23rd – Feb 27th

Every Monday, Maryland Sports Access will provide boys basketball rankings from the regions of Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s.

Teams from those regions are compiled and ranked Associated Press style based off of how the panel feels about where they stand up to date.

Panel: Kyle McFadden, MSA Co-Founder; Ben Spector, MSA Writer; Kendall Hilton, Co-Founder of Fan-I Sports; Marcus Helton, DMVelite Editor-in-chief

1. Dr. Henry A. Wise Pumas (2) – 99 points (15-3) LW: 2 (+1)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: WIN, Bladensburg by 7; WIN, Northwestern by 25

Notable wins: Miller by 9 (Va.), DuVal by 47, Kent County by 22, West Charlotte (N.C.) by 21, No. 15 C.H. Flowers by 38, Suitland by 52, Bladensburg by 13, Parkdale by 34, No. 25 Bowie by 1, No. 24 Bowie by 3, Laurel by 41, No. 16 C.H. Flowers by 14, Bladensburg by 7, Northwestern by 25

Losses: DeMatha by 13, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 2, Riverdale Baptist by 2

2. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (1) – 99 points (19-3) LW: 1 (-1)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: WIN, Parkdale by 40; LOSS, No. 25 Bowie by 3

Notable wins: Northwestern by 36, No. 3 Wise by 2, High Point by 26, La Plata by 44, Laurel by 36, DuVal by 36, Bladensburg by 31, No. 15 C.H. Flowers by 6, Suitland by 40, No. 25 Bowie by 4, High Point by 45, Laurel by 30, Bladensburg by 7, Parkdale by 40

Losses: DeMatha by 22, Bishop McNamara by 5, No. 25 Bowie by 3

3. Douglass Eagles – 97 points (17-1) LW: 3

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Forestville by 19; WIN, CMIT by 73

Notable wins: No. 8 Poly by 16, Northwestern by 43, No. 24 Crossland by 14, Clinton Christian by 26, No. 14 Largo by 13, Fairmont Heights by 57, Forestville by 22, Croom by 76, No. 22 Crossland by 22, Surrattsville by 26, Central by 23, Tall Oaks by 56, CMIT by 73

Losses: No. 2 Gwynn Park by 5

4. New Town Titans (1) – 90 points (17-2) LW: 4

County: Baltimore, 2A

Last week: WIN, Pikesville by 37; WIN, Parkdale by 12

Notable wins: No. 9 Perry Hall by 4, Gilman by 2, Calvert Hall by 7, Whitman by 23, Carver A&T by 87, Western Tech by 34, Loch Raven by 20, Hereford by 37, No. 23 Dundalk by 5, Dulaney by 25, Owing Mills by 5, Pikesville by 37

Losses: No. 8 Poly by 12, Catonsville by 1

5. Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets – 88 points (21-1) LW: 5

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Oxon Hill by 13; WIN, CMIT by 57; WIN, Oxon Hill by 17; WIN, Fairmont Heights by 27

Notable wins: Northern by 29, Forestville by 20, Crossland by 16, Urbana by 18, No. 5 Douglass by 5, CMIT by 46, Crooms by 38, Central by 4, Tall Oaks by 27, Oxon Hill by 13, CMIT by 57, Oxon Hill by 17, Fairmont Heights by 27

Losses: No. 17 Largo by 2

6. Baltimore Polytechnic Engineers – 88 points (17-3) LW: 6

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Lat week: WIN, Digital Harbor by 25; No. 24 Lake Clifton by 21; WIN, Edmondson-Westside by 8

Notable wins: No. 6 New Town by 12, Edmondson-Westside by 31, St. Maria Goretti by 10, No. 17 Baltimore City College by 23, Patterson by 16, Chaminade-Julienne (Oh.) by 3, Patterson by 13, No. 17 City by 9, Dunbar by 15, No. 18 Lake Clifton by 9, Digital Harbor by 25, No. 24 Lake Clifton by 21

Losses: No. 5 Douglass (PG) by 16, Capitol Christian Academy by 3, No. 9 Perry Hall by 2

7. Oakland Mills Scorpions – 82 points (19-2) LW: 7

County: Howard, 2A

Last week: WIN, River Hill by 34; WIN, Long Reach by 23; WIN, Wilde Lake by 25

Notable wins: Wilde Lake by 24, Mt. Hebron by 25, Howard by 35, Centennial by 3, Glenelg by 37, No. 11 Hammond by 6, Winters Mill by 9, River Hill by 20, Atholton by 46, Reservoir by 47, No. 25 Centennial by 9, Mt. Hebron by 40, Howard by 18, River Hill by 34, Long Reach by 23, Wilde Lake by 25

Losses: Glenelg Country by 11, No. 11 Hammond by 3

8. Quince Orchard Cougars – 76 points (20-2) LW: 8

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Clarksburg by 2; WIN, No. 16 Tuscarora by 6; WIN, Kennedy by 10

Notable wins: Wootton by 23, No. 18 Springbrook by 11, Avalon by 45, Frederick by 29, Gaithersburg by 3, Poolesville by 55, Seneca Valley by 17, Damascus by 43, Gaithersburg by 31, Watkins Mill by 29, Poolesville by 32, Clarksburg by 2, No. 16 Tuscarora by 6

Losses: No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 1, Clarksburg by 3

9. Linganore Lancers – 71 points (20-1) LW: 9

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: WIN, Frederick by 28; WIN, Westminster by 39; WIN, North Hagerstown by 19

Notable wins: No. 19 Middletown by 25, Catoctin by 49, Walkersville by 47, South Hagerstown by 23, No. 21 Tuscarora by 8, South Lakes (Va.) by 4, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 7, Oakdale by 8, Urbana by 28, Winters Mill by 10, Brunswick by 25, Oakdale by 2, Frederick by 28, Westminster by 39, North Hagerstown by 19

Losses: No. 20 Tuscarora by 5

10. Hammond Golden Bears – 68 points (18-3) LW: 10

County: Howard, 3A

Last week: WIN, Long Reach by 19; WIN, Mt. Hebron by 14; WIN, Howard by 18

Notable wins: Howard by 23, Centennial by 14, Atholton by 24, Marriotts Ridge by 33, Randallstown by 21, Digital Harbor by 47, Long Reach by 22, No. 4 Oakland Mills by 3, Centennial by 6

Losses: No. 4 Oakland Mills by 6, Mt. Hebron by 1, Dunbar by 18

11. Perry Hall Gators – 63 points (18-3) LW: 8 (-3)

County: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: WIN, Randallstown by 7; WIN, Franklin by 8; WIN, Eastern Tech by 5

Notable wins: Bel Air by 33, Hereford by 32, No. 23 Dundalk by 5, Arlington Baptist by 54, Hereford by 27, Dulaney by 22, Chesapeake by 24, No. 8 Poly by 2, Towson by 22, Overlea by 20

Losses: No. 6 New Town by 4, Kenwood by 5

12. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks – 53 points (18-1) LW: 13 (+1)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: WIN, Northwestern by 16; WIN, KASA by 18

Notable wins: Bluford Drew Jemison by 28, Joppatowne by 4, KASA by 32, NAF by 26, Forest Park by 34, NAF by 25, Southwestern by 22, Mervo by 23

Losses: Ben Franklin by 4

13. Richard Montgomery Rockets – 51 points (18-4) LW: 14 (+1)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: LOSS, Whitman by 1; WIN, Poolesville by 26; WIN, Springbrook by 12; WIN, Northwood by 29

Notable wins: Clarksburg by 5, Wheaton by 56, St. Andrews by 9, No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 23, Walter Johnson by 22, Wheaton by 31, Poolesville by 26, Springbrook by 12, Northwood by 29

Losses: Gaithersburg by 8, Blair by 3, Covenant Life by 19, Whitman by 1

14. Dundalk Owls – 51 points (15-5) LW: 15 (+1)

County: Baltimore, 3A

Last week: WIN, Carver A&T by 51; WIN, Patterson Mill by 6; WIN, Edgewood by 12

Notable wins: Overlea by 21, Towson by 33, Catonsville by 15, Hereford by 36, Patapsco by 20, Owing Mills by 25, Loch Raven by 33, Sparrows Point by 51, Carver A&T by 51

Losses: Woodlawn by 8, No. 10 Perry Hall by 5, Kenwood by 20, Franklin by 3, No. 6 New Town by 5

15. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles – 45 points (18-4) LW: 20 (+5)

County: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: WIN, Poolesville by 27; WIN, Blake by 20; WIN, Magruder by 7; WIN, Walter Johnson by 17

Notable wins: No. 20 Bethesda-Chevy Chase by 2, Rockville by 30, South Hagerstown by 26, Wheaton by 22, Northwood by 23, Watkins Mill by 32, Damascus by 40, Clarksburg by 12, Northwest by 22, No. 23 Gaithersburg by 7, Damascus by 33, Poolesville by 27, Blake by 20

Losses: No. 18 Springbrook by 13, Sherwood by 8, No. 20 Tuscarora by 7, No. 9 Quince Orchard by 17

16. Tuscarora Titans – 43 points (16-4) LW: 16

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: WIN, Thomas Johnson by 1; LOSS, No. 8 Quince Orchard by 6; WIN, Washington (W.V.) by 29

Notable wins: Seneca Valley by 7, Oakdale by 7, Catoctin by 43, No. 7 Linganore by 5, Washington (W.V.) by 29

Losses: No. 19 Middletown by 3, No. 7 Linganore by 8, Frederick by 7, No. 8 Quince Orchard by 6

17. Largo Lions – 37 points (13-6) LW: 17

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Potomac by 12; WIN, Central by 13; WIN, Central

Notable wins: St. Joe’s (N.Y.) by 2, Croom by 36, No. 24 Crossland by 13, Tall Oaks by 73, Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 10, No. 25 Bowie by 3, No. 2 Gwynn Park by 2, Central by 13

Losses: National Collegiate Prep by 3, No. 5 Douglass (PG) by 13, Roosevelt (D.C.) by 3, Oxon Hill by 10, Friendly by 6

18. Middletown Knights – 33 points (17-4) LW: 12 (-8)

County: Frederick, 2A

Last week: LOSS, Walkersville by 3; LOSS, North Hagerstown by 2; WIN, Boonsboro by 10

Notable wins: Oakdale by 5, Urbana by 18, No. 21 Tuscarora by 3, Smithsburg by 25, Catoctin by 24, Catoctin by 42, South Carroll by 23

Losses: No. 7 Linganore by 25, North Hagerstown by 20, Walkersville by 3, North Hagerstown by 2

19. Bowie Bulldogs – 30 points (11-8) LW: 25 (+6)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: WIN, DuVal by 17; WIN, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3

Notable wins: Polytech (Del.) by 22, Parkdale by 45, High Point by 22, Northwestern by 25, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3

Losses: National Collegiate Prep by 7, No. 14 Largo by 3, No. 3 Wise by 1, Roosevelt (D.C.) by 3, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 4, Maret (D.C.) by 6, No. 5 Wise by 3, Bladensburg by 2

20. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons – 23 points (15-6) LW: 19 (-1)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Churchill by 11; WIN, Blair by 6; LOSS, Paint Branch by 1; WIN, Watkins Mill by 19

Notable wins: No. 10 Quince Orchard by 1, Einstein by 32, Einstein by 27, Walter Johnson by 20

Losses: Seneca Valley by 2, No. 18 Springbrook by 5, Churchill by 1, No. 22 Richard Montgomery by 23, Whitman by 11, Paint Branch by 1

21. Dunbar Poets – 22 points (14-6) LW: NR

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, No. 24 Lake Clifton by 12

Notable wins: Parkdale by 34, Washington by 35, Patterson by 6, No. 11 Hammond by 27, No. 24 Lake Clifton by 12

Losses: Milford Mill by 5, No. 12 Lake Clifton by 1, Crossland by 17, Edmondson-Westside by 2, No. 18 City by 7, No. 8 Poly by 15

22. Gaithersburg Trojans – 22 points (16-6) LW: 23 (+1)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Wootton by 1; WIN, Northwest by 15; WIN, Einstein by 12; LOSS, Magruder by 4

Notable wins: Richard Montgomery by 8, Sherwood by 5, McLean by 77, Clarksburg by 7, Damascus by 28

Losses: Whitman by 10, Kennedy by 17, No. 10 Quince Orchard by 3, No. 10 Quince Orchard by 33, Seneca Valley by 7, Magruder by 4

23. Crossland Cavaliers – 24 points (13-6) LW: 21 (-2)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: LOSS, Friendly by 13; WIN, Croom by 32

Notable wins: Dunbar by 17, Cardozo by 42, Central by 3, Tall Oaks by 40, Chesapeake by 40, Croom by 32

Losses: No. 5 Douglass (PG) by 14, Westlake by 14, No. 2 Gwynn Park by 16, No. 14 Largo by 13, No. 4 Douglass by 11, Friendly by 13

24. Bladensburg Mustangs – 18 points (14-6) LW: NW

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: LOSS, No. 2 Wise by 7; WIN, C.H. Flowers by 7; WIN, DuVal by 27

Notable wins: High Point by 21, Parkdale by 23, High Point by 34, No. 16 C.H. Flowers by 14, No. 24 Bowie by 2, C.H. Flowers by 7, DuVal by 27

Losses: Riverdale Baptist by 25, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 31, Bullis by 17, No. 3 Wise by 13, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 7, No. 2 Wise by 7

25. Blake Bengals – 14 points (15-7) LW: 18 (-7)

County: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: LOSS, Kennedy by 5; LOSS, No. 20 Seneca Valley by 20; WIN, Paint Branch by 12; LOSS, Clarksburg by 1

Notable wins: Wheaton by 25, Watkins Mill by 43, Conrad Science (Del.) by 9, Paint Branch by 20, Kennedy by 15, Northwood by 28, Springbrook by 14

Losses: Georgetown Prep by 18, No. 18 Springbrook by 12, Sherwood by 10, Magruder by 14, Kennedy by 5, No. 20 Seneca Valley by 20, Clarksburg by 1

 

Dropped out: No. 22 Baltimore City College (13-7), No. 24 Lake Clifton (12-10)

Bubble: Woodlawn (16-4) 10 points, City 9 points, Clarksburg (14-8) 9 points

Others receiving votes: Central (11-7) 8 points, Centennial (14-7) 7 points, Lake Clifton 5 points

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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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