March 14, 2018

MSA Top-25 boys basketball rankings: Feb. 14th – Feb 20th

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. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (3) – 103 points (18-2) LW: 1

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: WIN, Suitland by 17; WIN, Bladensburg by 7

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

Losses: DeMatha by 22, Bishop McNamara by 5

2. Dr. Henry A. Wise Pumas – 97 points (13-3) LW: 3 (+1)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: WIN, Northwestern by 13

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

Losses: DeMatha by 13, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 2, Riverdale Baptist by 21

3. Douglass Eagles – 95 points (15-1) LW: 5 (+2)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Central by 23; WIN, Tall Oaks by 56

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

Losses: No. 2 Gwynn Park by 5

4. New Town Titans (1) – 90 points (15-2) LW: 6 (+2)

County: Baltimore, 2A

Last week: WIN, Owing Mills by 5

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

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

5. Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets – 88 points (17-1) LW: 2 (-3)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: LOSS, No. 17 Largo by 2; WIN, Tall Oaks 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

Losses: No. 17 Largo by 2

6. Baltimore Polytechnic Engineers – 88 points (11-3) LW: 7 (+1)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Lat week: WIN, Dunbar by 15; WIN, No. 18 Lake Clifton by 9

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

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

7. Oakland Mills Scorpions – 82 points (16-2) LW: 4 (-3)

County: Howard, 2A

Last week: WIN, Howard by 18; LOSS, No. 11 Hammond by 3

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

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

8. Quince Orchard Cougars – 76 points (17-2) LW: 9 (+1)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Watkins Mill by 29; WIN, Poolesville by 32

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

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

9. Linganore Lancers – 70 points (17-1) LW: 10 (+1)

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: WIN, Thomas Johnson by 8; WIN, Urbana by 15

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

Losses: No. 20 Tuscarora by 5

10. Hammond Golden Bears – 66 points (15-3) LW: 11 (+1)

County: Howard, 3A

Last week: WIN, No. 4 Oakland Mills by 3; WIN, Centennial by 6

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 – 62 points (15-3) LW: 8 (-3)

County: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: LOSS, Lansdowne by 4; WIN, Catonsville by 15

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. Middletown Knights – 52 points (16-2) LW: 13 (+1)

County: Frederick, 2A

Last week: WIN, South Carroll by 23; WIN, Brunswick by 2

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

13. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks – 50 points (16-1) LW: 12 (-1)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: WIN, Southwestern by 22; WIN, Mervo by 23; WIN, Forest Park by 8

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

14. Richard Montgomery Rockets – 49 points (15-3) LW: 14

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Churchill by 3; WIN, Wheaton by 31

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

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

15. Dundalk Owls – 46 points (12-5) LW: 16 (+1)

County: Baltimore, 3A

Last week: WIN, Sparrows Point by 51; WIN, Dulaney by 6

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

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

16. Tuscarora Titans – 43 points (14-3) LW: 15 (-1)

County: Frederick, 3A

Last week: WIN, Walkersville by 3; WIN, Urbana by 9

Notable wins: Seneca Valley by 7, Oakdale by 7, Catoctin by 43, No. 7 Linganore by 5

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

17. Largo Lions – 42 points (11-5) LW: 17

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Surrattsville by 15, WIN, No. 2 Gwynn Park by 2; LOSS, Friendly by 6

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

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

18. Blake Bengals – 34 points (14-4) LW: 20 (+2)

County: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: WIN, Blair by 8

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

19. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons – 27 points (12-5) LW: 21 (+2)

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: WIN, Walter Johnson by 20

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

20. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles – 27 points (14-4) LW: NR

County: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: WIN, No. 23 Gaithersburg by 7; WIN, Damascus by 33

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

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

21. Crossland Cavaliers – 24 points (12-5) LW: 24 (+3)

County: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: WIN, Chesapeake by 40; WIN, Forestville by 5

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

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

22. Baltimore City College – 21 points (10-5) LW: 17 (-2)

County: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: LOSS, Patterson by 3; WIN, No. 18 Lake Clifton by 4

Notable wins: Patapsco by 57, Woodlawn by 15, Digital Harbor by 24, Dunbar by 7, No. 12 Lake Clifton by 2, Edmondson-Westside by 3, No. 18 Lake Clifton by 4

Losses: No. 8 Poly by 23, Randallstown by 23, No. 1 Eleanor Roosevelt by 10, No. 8 Poly by 9, Patterson by 3

23. Gaithersburg Trojans – 18 points (13-5) LW: NR

County: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: LOSS, Seneca Valley by 7; WIN, Watkins Mill by 15

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

24. Lake Clifton Lakers – 13 points (10-7) LW: 18 (-6)

County: Baltimore City, 1A

Last week: WIN, Digital Harbor by 15; LOSS, No. 19 City by 4; LOSS, No. 8 Poly by 9

Notable wins: New Era Academy by 30, FAET by 38, Dunbar by 1, Patterson by 1, KASA by 35

Losses: Woodson by 5, Edmondson-Westside by 3, No. 17 City by, Mervo by 6, Edmondson-Westside by 9, No. 19 City by 4, No. 8 Poly by 9

25. Bowie Bulldogs – 12 points (9-8) LW: 25 (-1)

County: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: LOSS, Bladensburg by 2; WIN, Northwestern by 25

Notable wins: Polytech (Del.) by 22, Parkdale by 45, High Point by 22, Northwestern by 25

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

 

Dropped out: C.H. Flowers (9-8)

Bubble: Bladensburg Mustangs (12-4) 10 points, Clarksburg Coyotes (12-6) 10 points, Central Falcons (11-4) 8 points

Others receiving votes: Centennial Eagles (11-7) 6 points, C.H. Flowers (9-8) 3 points

About Kyle McFadden 411 Articles
Kyle McFadden is a graduate from Linganore High School's Class of 2014, a sports junkie and general news-hound. He got his start as a sports writer in January 2014 for Linganore's student-run 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 respective platforms in June 2015 to make what is now Maryland Sports Access. With baseball, basketball and golf experience, McFadden brings ample knowledge to the helm of MSA. McFadden covers a wide variety of sports in football, baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer and specializes in the collegiate and high school levels. McFadden 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's only been around journalism since January 2014, he's a high school sports reporter for The Baltimore Sun and freelancer for The Frederick News-Post. McFadden's work has also appeared in DMV newspapers The Aegis, The Capital Gazette, The Daily Times (Delmarva Now), The Hometown Observer, Howard County Times, Germantown Pulse and The Towson Times. He's also won two 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 currently studies at Frederick Community College and plans to transfer to the University of Maryland in the fall of 2018 to work on a bachelor's degree in journalism with aspirations to be a national college basketball writer.
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