DMV Top 30 Power Rankings: Week 11
Adam Ayalew
The latest edition of our power rankings features a shake up at the top and bottom respectively. St. Frances vaults into the top three, and having amassed an astounding 28 wins to just 2 losses thus far. Flint Hill rounds out our top 30 as they are currently on an impressive six game winning streak.
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RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANK | KEY WINS | KEY LOSSES | LAST WEEK |
1 | PAUL VI (VA) | 22-2 | 1 | O’Connell, Wesleyan Christian, Huntington Prep, Cannon, Meadowcreek, Holy Spirit, Oak Ridge, SJC (x2), Brentwood Academy, Gonzaga, DeMatha | Oak Ridge, Findlay Prep | Wins @ GC, vs. SJC |
2 | GONZAGA (DC) | 22-1 | 2 | SFA, Goretti, Ryken, Charlotte Christian, Roman Catholic, Harvard Westlake, Bishop Loughlin, Mater Dei, DeMatha, Sacred Heart, SJC | PVI | Wins vs. The Heights, vs. GC, vs. Ireton |
3 | ST. FRANCES (MD) | 28-2 | 4 | John Carroll (x2), Spalding, Goretti, Iona Prep (NY), Glenelg, MSJ, Carmel Christian, Providence Day, AACS, Patterson, MLK, OLMC, Poly, McDonogh, Pallotti | Lincoln, Gonzaga | Wins @ McDonogh, vs. Pallotti, vs. Gilman |
4 | DEMATHA (MD) | 19-4 | 3 | ER, Oak Ridge, Archbishop Wood, SJC, O’Connell, Long Peak, Imhotep, Cox Mill, McEachern, McNamara, Molloy, Carroll | Montverde Academy, Gonzaga, PVI | Loss @ DJO; Win vs. Ireton |
5 | JOHN CARROLL (MD) | 20-5 | 5 | MSJ, Perry Hall, Boys’ Latin, Gilman, Calvert Hall, Bishop Hendricken, Pallotti, McDonogh, Poly | SFA (x2), Goretti, SJC, Hudson Catholic | Wins vs. Poly, @ AACS, vs. Spalding |
6 | MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (MD) | 23-3 | 6 | Goretti, SJC, North Charleston, Cape Fear, Don Bosco, Goretti, AACS, Ranney, BL, McD | SFA, John Carroll, Wesleyan Christian | Wins vs. Calvert Hall, @ Loyola |
7 | ROCK CREEK CHRISTIAN (MD) | 14-3 | 7 | Ridge View, Bladensburg, Battlefield, Douglass, Shroeder Paideia Academy, Lee, Sanford, Riverdale, Capitol Christian, Green Run, NCA, Takoma Academy, Fairmont Heights, Arundel | Huntington Prep, Wilson, Olympic | Win vs. Arundel |
8 | BISHOP O’CONNELL (VA) | 17-6 | 11 | Georgetown Prep, De La Salle, Crossroads, Mission Bay, Albany Academy, Carroll, Dematha, Ryken | PVI (x2), DeMatha, Archbishop Stepinac, SJC, Gonzaga | Wins vs. DeMatha, @ Ryken |
9 | POLY (MD) | 10-5 | 8 | Goretti, SJC, North Charleston, Cape Fear, Don Bosco, Goretti, AACS, Ranney | Olympic, SFA, Lake Clifton, Simeon | Loss vs. JC; Win vs. Edmonson-Westside |
10 | GEORGETOWN PREP (MD) | 16-5 | 9 | Westtown, Pallotti, Fordham Prep, Byrnes, Southside, Wilson, St. Albans, Bullis, Gilman, EHS (x2), SSSAS, SJC | O’Connell, Greensboro Day, Maret, Bullis | Loss @ STA; Win vs. EHS |
11 | ST. JOHN’S (DC) | 13-8 | 10 | Pallotti, McNamara (x2), Ryken, Fairmont Heights, JC, O’Connell, All Hallows, St. Rita, Carroll | DeMatha, MSJ, IMG, PVI, Gonzaga, Prep | Win vs. McNamara; Loss @ PVI |
12 | ST. MARIA GORETTI (MD) | 21-7 | 14 | St. Andrew’s, VA Academy, St. James (x2), JC, Potomac School, La Salle, SSSAS, Patterson, Calvert Hall, Boys’ Latin | Gonzaga, Pallotti, Wilson, SFA (x2), MSJ (x2) | Wins @ Spalding, vs. Boys’ Latin |
13 | BOYS’ LATIN (MD) | 19-5 | 12 | Severn, OLMC (x2), Dulaney, Calvert Hall, Pallotti, Glenelg Country, St. Paul’s, New Era, McDonogh, Goretti | JC, AACS, MSJ, SFA | Wins vs. Pikesville, @ McDonogh; Loss @ Goretti |
14 | PALLOTTI (MD) | 20-9 | 13 | Goretti, Riverdale, Bullis, Wilson, Narrangansett, AACS, Bladensburg, Admiral Farragut Academy, Calvert Hall (x2), Glenelg | Prep, SJC, Charlotte Christian, Boys’ Latin, McDonogh, JC, MSJ | Loss @ SFA; Wins @ Glenelg; @ Bishop Eustace |
15 | CARROLL (DC) | 12-7 | 15 | Thurgood Marshall, Mount Pleasant, St. Mary’s (x2), South Lakes, Good Counsel, Ireton, Ryken, McNamara (x2), Friendship Tech | SJC (x2), Tech Boston Academy, DM(x2), Gonzaga, DJO | Win @ McNamara |
16 | THEODORE ROOSEVELT (DC) | 24-3 | 16 | Parkside, SEED, Bell, Anacostia, Washington, Northeast, Northwestern, Orchard Farm, Southeast, Midfield, TMA, Cardozo, Ballou, Banneker, Patterson, Eastern, Coolidge, HDW, Dunbar, McKinley Tech | Friendship Tech, Douglass, MLK | Wins @ Dunbar, vs. McKinley Tech |
17 | LOUDOUN VALLEY (VA) | 18-1 | 17 | Briar Woods, Potomac Falls, Battlefield, Martinsburg, Loudoun County (x2), Handley, Dominion, Martinsburg, Heritage, Riverside | Conway | Win vs. Park View |
18 | SPRINGBROOK (MD) | 16-2 | 18 | B-CC, Blake, Whitman, RM, Sherwood, Blair (x2), Northwood, Magruder, Sherwood, Paint Branch | Clarksburg, Paint Branch | Win vs. Blair |
19 | FRIENDSHIP TECH (DC) | 18-3 | 19 | Riverdale, T Roosevelt, Maret, Thurgood Marshall, Dunbar (DC), National Collegiate (x2), Washington Latin, NCA | Takoma Academy, Douglass, Carroll | Win vs. Washington Math/Science, vs. @ NCA |
20 | DUNBAR (MD) | 15-0 | 20 | Central, Downingtown East, Milford Mill, Old Mill, Dunbar (DC), Patterson | No Losses | Win @ Patterson |
21 | BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE (MD) | 15-3 | 22 | Paint Branch, Rockville, Bullis, Chestnut Hill, QO Whitman (x2), Northwest | Springbrook, Gaithersburg, Shawnee | Wins vs. Churchill, @ Einstein |
22 | FAIRMONT HEIGHTS (MD) | 14-4 | 23 | Takoma Academy, Bowie, Gwynn Park, Potomac (MD) | SJC, Chapelgate, Oxon Hill, RCCA | Wins @ Crossland, vs. Oxon Hill |
23 | DOUGLASS (MD) | 11-4 | 24 | Northwestern, T Roosevelt, Friendship Tech, Potomac (MD) | DuVal, RCCA, Friendly, Fairmont Heights | Win @ Central, vs. Crossland |
24 | BULLIS (MD) | 17-6 | 25 | Middleburg Academy, Takoma Academy, VA Academy, St. Christopher’s, EHS, Prep, Landon, St. Albans (x2) | Pallotti, Westtown, B-CC, Sidwell, Prep, SSSAS | Wins vs. SSSAS, vs. STA, vs. Avalon |
25 | MARSHALL (VA) | 18-2 | 27 | Robinson, Westfield, South County, Wakefield, Chantilly, Edison | South Lakes, Edison | Wins vs. Lee, vs. TJ |
26 | POTOMAC (MD) | 14-2 | 28 | Oxon Hill, Westlake, North Point, Parkside, Sherwood, River Hill, Surrattsville (x2), Crossland, Largo (x2), Friendly, Central, Gwynn Park | Douglass, Fairmont Heights | Wins vs. Surrattsville, @ Largo |
27 | OAKDALE (MD) | 16-1 | 29 | Thomas Johnson, Williamsport (x2), Randallstown, Flowers, Middletown (x2), Tuscarora (MD), Walkersville, Catoctin | Linganore | Wins vs. Catoctin, @ Middletown |
28 | WICOMICO (MD) | 19-0 | 30 | Pocomoke (x2), Crisfield, Washington (x2), Snow Hill (x2), Parkside (x2), Gilman, Decatur, Mardela | No Losses | Wins @ Parkside, vs. Mardela |
29 | PERRY HALL (MD) | 13-5 | HM | Eleanor Roosevelt, Riverdale Baptist, Dulaney, Patterson | Poly, JC, Gerstell, McDonogh, Woodlawn | Wins @ Parkville, vs. Western Tech, vs. Overlea |
30 | FLINT HILL (VA) | 15-5 | NR | SFS, SAES, Maret, Potomac School, Highland, Landon, Bishop Ireton, Woodberry Forest | STAB, SFS, EHS, Maret, Saint James | Wins @ SAES, vs. SFS, vs. FUMA |
HONORABLE MENTION
BOWIE (MD)
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (MD)
DULANEY (MD)
PAINT BRANCH (MD)
SOUTH COUNTY (VA)
SOUTH LAKES (VA)
ST. STEPHENS & ST. AGNES (VA)
VIRGINIA ACADEMY (VA)
WOODROW WILSON (DC)
WISE (MD)