MSA high school football power rankings: Week 0

The top spot shouldn’t be a surprise as Elijah Brooks has articulated yet another nationally ranked DeMatha team this fall.

After a convincing 32-29 win over Gonzaga (D.C.) Saturday afternoon, McDonogh locks down the No. 2 spot and will continue to prove they deserve to be there when they take on No. 22 Franklin on Friday night. Private schools make up five of the top seven spots. Wise, at No. 4, is the top public school in the MSA power rankings.

Damascus, despite losing core senior leadership, sits at No. 7 and will travel to No. 8 Quince Orchard on Friday night. No. 3 Good Counsel will look to back up their top five ranking as they clash with No. 14 Mount St. Joseph. No. 13 Eleanor Roosevelt is primed to make noise out of Class 4A this year and will face a stiff test against No. 15 Riverdale Baptist.

MSA Rank	School	Record	Opponent this week
1	DeMatha	1-0	vs. Avalon
2	McDonogh	1-0	at No. 22 Franklin
3	Good Counsel	0-0	at No. 14 Mount St. Joe's
4	Wise	0-0	at Douglass-PG
5	Gonzaga (D.C.)	0-1	at Riviera Prep (Fl.)
6	St. John's (D.C.)	1-0	vs. American Heritage (Fl.)
7	Damascus	0-0	at No. 8 Quince Orchard
8	Quince Orchard	0-0	vs. No. 7 Damascus
9	Northwest	0-0	vs. Gaithersburg
10	Archbishop Spalding	0-0	at St. Mary's
11	Bullis	0-0	vs. Pallotti
12	Bishop McNamara	1-0	vs. Woodberry Forest (Va.)
13	Eleanor Roosevelt	0-0	vs. No. 15 Riverdale Baptist
14	Mount St. Joe's	0-0	vs. No. 3 Good Counsel
15	Riverdale Baptist	0-1	at No. 13 Eleanor Roosevelt
16	St. Frances Academy	1-0	vs. Paramus Catholic (N.J.)
17	Old Mill	0-0	at Severna Park
18	Calvert Hall	1-0	at John Carroll
19	Fort Hill	0-0	at Brunswick
20	Patuxent	0-0	vs. Huntingtown
21	Broadneck	0-0	at South River
22	Seneca Valley	0-0	at Poolesville
23	Franklin	0-0	vs. No. 2 McDonogh
24	Sherwood	0-0	at Bethesda-Chevy Chase
25	Walkersville	0-0	vs. Governor Thomas Johnson

On the bubble (alphabetical order): Douglass-PG, Howard, Georgetown Prep, Gilman, Linganore, North Point, Paint Branch, Pallotti, Potomac, Tuscarora