2017 MPSSAA boys basketball media poll: Dec. 25-31

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This week: Perry Hall moves into the No. 2 spot after thumping previous-No. 2 Baltimore Poly, 83-60. The Engineers spiral down to eighth after a two-loss week against the Gators and Philadelphia power Imhotep Charter. Central (6-0), who has won their first six games by an average of 27.6 points, Patterson (5-1) and Lackey (6-0) enter the fold while North Point, Oakdale and Douglass-Baltimore drop out.

Wise holds the top spot for the fourth week in a row, garnering eight 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. 23

1. Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. Pumas (8) — 272 points (Record: 4-0) LW: 1

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: No. 10 Riverdale Baptist (private) by 13, DuVal by 18, No. 6 Eleanor Roosevelt by 3, No. 9 Bowie by 4

Losses: none

2. Perry Hall Gators (3) — 266 points (6-0) 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, Kenwood by 29, No. 2 Baltimore Poly by 23

Losses: None

3. Lake Clifton Lakers — 232 points (7-0) 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, Edmondson-Westside by 8, Southwestern by 10

Losses: None

4. Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles — 222 points (6-0) 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, Northwood by 42, Wheaton by 60

Losses: None

5. Bladensburg Mustangs — 222 points (4-0) LW: 6

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Coolidge (D.C.) by 31, No. 9 Douglass-PG by 4, Laurel by 7, Suitland by 14

Losses: None

6. Stephen Decatur Seahawks — 209 points (6-0) LW: 7

County/class: Worcester, 3A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Cambridge-SD by 59, Colonel Richardson by 32, Pocomoke by 32, Crisfield by 25, Washington by 34, Snow Hill by 42

Losses: None

7. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders — 205 points (2-3) LW: 8

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Northwestern by 2, High Point by 18

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

8. Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Engineers — 201 points (5-3) LW: 2

County/class: Baltimore City, 3A

Last week: 1-2

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, No. 3 Perry Hall by 23, Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) by 15

9. Frederick Douglass Eagles — 172 points (3-1) LW: 10

County/class: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Cesar Chavez (D.C.) by 6, Northwestern by 16, No. 18 Largo by 19

Losses: No. 7 Bladensburg by 4

10. Tuscarora Titans — 163 points (7-0) LW: 11

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, No. 15 Linganore by 9, Mervo by 30

Losses: None

11. Bowie Bulldogs — 173 points (4-1) LW: 9

County/class: Prince George’s, 4A

Last week: 0-1

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

Losses: No. 1 Wise by 4

12. Quince Orchard Cougars — 151 points (6-0) LW: 12

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Paint Branch by 14, Bethesda-CC by 30, Einstein by 30, Wootton by 17, Rockville by 39, Springbrook by 15

Losses: None

13. Randallstown Rams — 132 points (4-0) LW: 14

County/class: Baltimore, 2A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Coppin Academy by 17, Milford Mill by 14, New Town by 26, Chesapeake by 35

Losses: None

14. Dunbar Poets — 126 points (5-0) LW: 16

County/class: Baltimore City, 2A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Northwestern, Eastern, Baltimore City by 5, Archbishop Curley by 17, Mervo by 10

Losses: None

15. Westlake Wolverines — 119 points (4-1) LW: 13

County/class: Charles, 2A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Great Mills by 12, Northern by 16, Huntingtown by 2, Crossland by 5

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

16. Richard Montgomery Rockets — 100 points (4-0) LW: 17

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Gaithersburg by 6, Episcopal (Va.) by 4, Blair by 7, Clarksburg by 16, Northwest by 21, Rockville by 41

Losses: None

17. Walt Whitman Vikings — 84 points (6-1) LW: 20

County/class: Montgomery, 4A

Last week: 2-0

Wins: Landon by 10, Gaithersburg by 1, Magruder by 16, Northwood by 29, Blair by 15, Bethesda-CC by 8

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

18. Joppatowne Mariners — 80 points (6-0) LW: 22

County/Class: Harford, 1A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Fallston by 12, Bel Air by 14, Kenwood by 21, Bohemia Manor by 40, Northeast by 37, C.M. Wright by 3

Losses: none

19. Woodlawn Warriors — 66 points (3-0) LW: 19

County/class: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Dundalk by 18, Hereford by 14, Milford Mill by 16

Losses: None

20. Linganore Lancers — 66 points (5-1) LW: 15

County/class: Frederick, 3A

Last week: 1-1

Wins: Middletown by 16, Catoctin by 42, Walkersville by 13, South Hagerstown by 18, South Carroll by 10

Losses: No. 11 Tuscarora by 9

21. Central Falcons — 55 points (5-0) LW: NR

County/class: Prince George’s, 2A

This past week: 1-0

Wins: Dunbar (D.C.) by 18, Potomac by 1, Surrattsville by 15, Carver Vo-Tech by 24, Tall Oaks by 80

Losses: None

22. Dulaney Lions — 36 points (5-1) LW: 23

County/class: Baltimore, 4A

Last week: 1-0

Wins: Towson by 41, Catonsville by 2, Harford Christian by 38, Western Tech by 14, Long Reach by 20

Losses: Friends School of Baltimore by 4

23. Largo Lions — 32 points (2-1) LW: 18

County/class: Prince George’s, 2A

Last week: 0-1

Wins: Laurel by 12, High Point by 34

Losses: No. 10 Douglass-PG by 19

24. Patterson Clippers — 26 points (5-1)

County/class: Baltimore City, 2A

This past week: 1-0

Wins: Digital Harbor by 27, KASA by 47, Concordia Prep by 34, Benjamin Franklin by 20, No. 25 Douglass-Baltimore by 9

Losses: No. 11 St. Frances (private) by 32

25. Lackey Chargers — 25 points (6-0)

County/class: Charles, 2A

This past week: None

Wins: Chopticon by 25, Leonardtown by 10, Great Mills by 3, Huntingtown by 11, Patuxent by 61, Great Mills by 16

Losses: None

 

Dropped out: No. 21 North Point (3-3), No. 24 Oakdale (4-1), No. 25 Douglass-Baltimore (2-2)

Others receiving votes: Kennedy (6-0) 23 points, Edmondson-Westside (5-1) 22 points, North Point 19 points, C.M. Wright (4-1) 17 points, Magruder (3-1) 11 points, Baltimore City (2-2) 10 points, Surrattsville (2-2) 10 points, Sherwood (3-2) 9 points, Gwynn Park (2-4) 6 points, Oakdale 5 points, Aberdeen (2-3) 5 points, Parkside (5-1) 5 points, Douglass-Baltimore 4 points, Governor Thomas Johnson (5-0) 4 points, Glen Burnie (6-0) 2 points, New Town (1-5) 2 points, Arundel (5-1) 1 point, Centennial (4-2) 1 point, Potomac (3-1) 1 point

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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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