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MSA high school football power rankings: Week 5

October 3, 2016 Kyle McFadden HS Football 0

After a statement win against No. 2 St. John's, No. 1 DeMatha sits atop the MSA rankings for the sixth week in a row. Photo taken by Austin McFadden/MSA.

 

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)

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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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