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2017 MPSSAA boys basketball media poll: Dec. 18-24

December 20, 2016 Kyle McFadden HS Basketball 0

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Every Monday, team records and resumes are compiled and ranked Associated Press style based on how the panel feels where each team stands to date.

Richard Montgomery continues to surge through the ranks, upping from No. 21 to the 17 slot this week. No. 9 Bowie joins the top 10 after their second straight win of 21+ points. Dulaney, Joppatowne and Oakdale join the fray, while Gwynn Park, Sherwood and Patterson dropped out.

Wise holds the top spot for the third week in a row, garnering nine of 11 first-place votes.

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Panel: Traevon Benjamin, owner of G.O.A.T. Enterprises; Dylan Crane, owner of 24/7 Basketball Training LLC; Evan Engelhard, MSA videographer; Marcus Helton, DMVelite editor-in-chief; Kendall Hilton, Co-Founder of Fan-I Sports; Kyle McFadden, MSA editor-in-chief; Mitchell Northam, DelmarvaNow sports reporter; Tom Peace, MSA Baltimore reporter; Azhar Shamsudeen, vice president of Maryland Elite Basketball; Ben Spector, MSA reporter; Brooks Warren, MSA reporter.

Note: all team records are as of Dec. 18

1. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (9) — 273 points (Record: 3-0) LW: 1

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: No. 10 Riverdale Baptist (private) by 13, DuVal by 18, No. 6 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3

Losses: none

2. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers (1) — 248 points (4-1) LW: 2

County/class: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Digital Harbor by 29, H.D. Woodson (D.C.) by 1, Mervo by 40, Sussex Central (Va.) by 4

Losses: No. 5 Mount St. Joseph (private) by 6

3. Perry Hall Gators (1) — 243 points (4-0) LW: 3

County/class: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Archbishop Curley by 17, No. 15 New Town by 22, Calvert Hall by 4, Milford Mill by 16

Losses: None

4. Lake Clifton Lakers — 228 points (5-0) LW: 4

County/class: Baltimore City, 2A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: New Era by 20, Northwestern by 33, No. 2 Eleanor Roosevelt by 1, N/A by 55, NAF by 2

Losses: None

5. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles — 219 points (4-0) LW: 5

County/class: Montgomery, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Bethesda-CC by 23, Springbrook by 19, No. 24 Sherwood by 5, Rockville by 55

Losses: None

6. Bladensburg Mustangs — 209 points (3-0) LW: 7

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Coolidge (D.C.) by 31, No. 9 Douglass-PG by 4, Laurel by 7

Losses: None

7. Stephen Decatur Seahawks — 207 points (4-0) LW: 8

County/class: Worcester, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Cambridge-SD by 59, Colonel Richardson by 32, Pocomoke by 32, Crisfield by 25

Losses: None

8. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders — 197 points (1-3) LW: 6

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 1-1

Wins: Northwestern by 2

Losses: No. 1 DeMatha (private) by 8, No. 8 Lake Clifton by 1, No. 1 Wise by 4

9. Bowie Bulldogs — 173 points (4-0) LW: 11

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: No. 15 New Town by 17, Sidwell Friends (D.C.) by 3, Friendship Collegiate (D.C.) by 24, Suitland by 21

Losses: None

10. Frederick Douglass Eagles — 157 points (2-1) LW: 9

County/class: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: 1-1

Wins: Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 6, Northwestern by 16

Losses: No. 7 Bladensburg by 4

11. Tuscarora Titans — 155 points (5-0) LW: 12

County/class: Frederick, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: South Hagerstown by 31, North Hagerstown by 17, Northwest by 18, Brunswick by 16, Middletown by 34

Losses: None

12. Quince Orchard Cougars — 145 points (4-0) LW: 13

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 3-0

Wins: Paint Branch by 14, Bethesda-CC by 30, Einstein by 30, Wootton by 17

Losses: None

13. Westlake Wolverines — 129 points (3-1) LW: 10

County/class: Calvert, 2A

Last week: 1-1

Wins: Great Mills by 12, Northern by 16, Huntingtown by 2

Losses: No. 19 St. Mary’s Ryken (private) by 13

14. Randallstown Rams — 123 points (2-0) LW: 16

County/class: Baltimore, 2A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Coppin Academy by 17, Milford Mill by 14, New Town by 26

Losses: None

15. Linganore Lancers — 107 points (4-0) LW: 14

County/class: Frederick, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Middletown by 16, Catoctin by 42, Walkersville by 13, South Hagerstown by 18

Losses: None

16. Dunbar Poets — 106 points (4-0) LW: 15

County/class: Baltimore City, 2A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Northwestern, Eastern, Baltimore City by 5, Archbishop Curley by 17

Losses: None

17. Richard Montgomery Rockets — 73 points (4-0) LW: 21

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Gaithersburg by 6, Episcopal (Va.) by 4, Blair by 7, Clarksburg by 16

Losses: None

18. Largo Lions — 73 points (2-0) LW: 17

County/class: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: No games

Wins: Laurel by 12, High Point by 34

Losses: None

19. Woodlawn Warriors — 64 points (2-0) LW: 20

County/class: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Dundalk by 18, Hereford by 14

Losses: None

20. Walt Whitman Vikings — 63 points (4-1) LW: 22

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Landon by 10, Gaithersburg by 1, Magruder by 16, Northwood by 29

Losses: No. 18 Georgetown Prep (private) by 8

21. North Point Eagles — 51 points (3-2) LW: 18

County/class: Charles, 4A

Last week: 1-1

Wins: Huntingtown by 7, No. 11 Gwynn Park by 29, Northern by 28

Losses: Chopticon by 5, No. 8 Bishop McNamara (private) by 5

22. Joppatowne Mariners — 41 points (5-0) LW: NR

County/Class: Cecil, 4A

Last week: 3-0

Wins: Fallston by 12, Bel Air by 14, Kenwood by 21, Bohemia Manor by 40, Northeast by 37

Losses: none

23. Dulaney Lions — 36 points (4-1) LW: NR

County/class: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Towson by 41, Catonsville by 2, Harford Christian by 38, Western Tech by 14

Losses: Friends School of Baltimore by 4

24. Oakdale Bears — 32 points (4-0) LW: NR

County/class: Frederick, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Middletown by 28, Paint Branch by 16, South Hagerstown by 11, Brunswick by 42

Losses: None

25. Frederick Douglass Mighty Ducks — 30 points (2-1) LW: 19

County/class: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: 0-1

Wins: Lewis by 28, NAF by 23

Losses: Edmondson-Westside by 8

 

Dropped out: No. 22 Gwynn Park (1-4), No. 24 Sherwood (2-1), No. 25 Patterson (4-1)

Others receiving votes: Central (4-0) 28 points, Edmondson-Westside (5-0) 23, Patterson 21, Sherwood 18, C.M. Wright (4-0) 18, Magruder (2-1) 15, Centennial (4-0) 15, Lackey (6-0) 14, Gwynn Park 12, Surrattsville (1-1) 8, Baltimore City (1-2) 6, Clarksburg (3-1) 5, Oakland Mills (2-2) 5, Glen Burnie (4-0) 4, New Town (1-3) 1

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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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