DMV Top 30 Power Rankings: Week 9
We are now officially past the midway point of the season, and the recent results are helping us get a clear picture of the local hierarchy. Carroll, Dunbar (Baltimore), and Marshall are the newcomers this week, with Springbrook making its return to the rankings.
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RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | KEY WINS | KEY LOSSES | LAST WEEK |
1 | PAUL VI (VA) | 16-2 | O’Connell, Wesleyan Christian, Huntington Prep, Cannon, Meadowcreek, Holy Spirit, Oak Ridge, SJC, Brentwood Academy, Gonzaga, DeMatha | Oak Ridge, Findlay Prep | Wins @ DM, @ Ireton, vs. GC |
2 | GONZAGA (DC) | 16-1 | SFA, Goretti, Ryken, Charlotte Christian, Roman Catholic, Harvard Westlake, Bishop Loughlin, Mater Dei, DeMatha, Sacred Heart, SJC | PVI | Wins vs. McNamara, @ Ryken, vs. SJC |
3 | DEMATHA (MD) | 15-3 | ER, Oak Ridge, Archbishop Wood, SJC, O’Connell, Long Peak, Imhotep, Cox Mill, McEachern, McNamara, Molloy, Carroll | Montverde Academy, Gonzaga, PVI | Loss vs. PVI; Win @ Carroll |
4 | ST. FRANCES (MD) | 21-2 | John Carroll (x2), Spalding, Goretti, Iona Prep (NY), Glenelg, MSJ, Carmel Christian, Providence Day, AACS, Patterson, MLK, OLMC, Poly | Lincoln, Gonzaga | Win vs. Poly |
5 | JOHN CARROLL (MD) | 15-5 | MSJ, Perry Hall, Boys’ Latin, Gilman, CHC, Bishop Hendricken, Pallotti | Olympic, Hudson Catholic | Loss vs. HC; Wins vs. Pallotti, @ Loyola, vs. OLMC |
6 | MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (MD) | 18-3 | Goretti, SJC, North Charleston, Cape Fear, Don Bosco, Goretti, AACS, Ranney, BL, McD | SFA, John Carroll, Wesleyan Christian | Wins @ Boys’ Latin, @ McDonogh |
7 | POLY (MD) | 8-3 | Goretti, SJC, North Charleston, Cape Fear, Don Bosco, Goretti, AACS, Ranney | Olympic, SFA, Lake Clifton | Losses vs. SFA, @ Lake Clifton |
8 | ST. JOHN’S (DC) | 11-5 | Pallotti, McNamara, Ryken, Fairmont Heights, JC, O’Connell, All Hallows, St. Rita | DeMatha, MSJ, IMG, PVI, Gonzaga | Win vs. GC; Loss @ Gonzaga |
9 | BISHOP O’CONNELL (VA) | 14-4 | Georgetown Prep, De La Salle, Crossroads, Mission Bay, Albany Academy, Carroll | PVI, DeMatha, Archbishop Stepinac, SJC | Wins vs. Carroll, vs. McNamara, vs. EHS |
10 | GEORGETOWN PREP (MD) | 13-3 | Westtown, Pallotti, Fordham Prep, Byrnes, Southside, Wilson, St. Albans, Bullis, Gilman, EHS | O’Connell, Greensboro Day, Maret | Wins @ EHS, vs. Landon |
11 | ROCK CREEK CHRISTIAN (MD) | 11-3 | Ridge View, Bladensburg, Battlefield, Douglass, Shroeder Paideia Academy, Lee, Sanford, Riverdale, Capitol Christian, Green Run, NCA | Huntington Prep, Wilson, Olympic | Wins vs. Green Run, @ National Christian |
12 | MCDONOGH (MD) | 12-6 | Gerstell, OLMC, Edgewood, Spalding, AACS, GCS, Gilman, Capitol Christian, Pallotti, Perry Hall | St. Paul’s, Sidwell, Calvert Hall, JC | Loss vs. MSJ |
13 | BOYS’ LATIN (MD) | 15-3 | Severn, OLMC, Dulaney, Calvert Hall, Pallotti, Glenelg Country, St. Paul’s | JC, AACS, MSJ | Loss vs. MSJ, Wins vs. Glenelg Country, St. Paul’s |
14 | PALLOTTI (MD) | 16-5 | Goretti, Riverdale, Bullis, Wilson, Narrangansett, AACS, Bladensburg, Admiral Farragut Academy, Calvert Hall | Prep, SJC, Charlotte Christian, Boys’ Latin, McDonogh, JC | Loss @ JC; Win @ OLMC |
15 | ST. MARIA GORETTI (MD) | 17-6 | St. Andrew’s, VA Academy, St. James, JC, Potomac School, La Salle, SSSAS, Patterson, Calvert Hall | Gonzaga, Pallotti, Wilson, SFA, MSJ (x2) | Wins @ Mercersburg, vs. Calvert Hall |
16 | PERRY HALL (MD) | 8-4 | Patterson, Dulaney, Riverdale | Poly, JC, Gerstell, McDonogh | Win vs. Franklin |
17 | RIVERDALE BAPTIST (MD) | 14-8 | Wise, E Roosevelt, Wilson, Woodside, Hampton Christian, Patterson | Pallotti, Roman Catholic, Friendship Tech, Poly, RCCA, Perry Hall, Capitol Christian, Norcross | Win vs. Kempsville; Losses @ Capitol Christian, @ Norcross |
18 | WOODROW WILSON (DC) | 14-8 | Rock Creek, Goretti, Episcopal, McKinley, Westbury Christian, Legacy, Anacostia, Capitol Christian | Riverdale, Pallotti, Cardinal Hayes, Morgan Park, Overland, Corona Centennial, Lincoln Academy, Prep | Win @ Constitution |
19 | ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (MD) | 9-3 | Duval, Laurel, Northwestern, Bishop Loughlin, Parkdale, Bowie, Suitland | Riverdale, DeMatha | Wins @ Wise, vs. Bowie; Loss @ Flowers |
20 | WISE (MD) | 11-2 | Bladensburg, High Point, Laurel, Cleveland Catholic, West Middlesex, Northwestern, Flowers, Bowie, Suitland | Riverdale, ER | Loss vs. ER, Win @ Suitland |
21 | PAINT BRANCH (MD) | 12-1 | RM, Blake, Wheaton, Gaithersburg, Kennedy (x2), Springbrook, Churchill, Sherwood | B-CC | Win @ Northwood |
22 | FRIENDSHIP TECH (DC) | 14-2 | Riverdale, T Roosevelt, Maret, Thurgood Marshall, Dunbar (DC), National Collegiate, Washington Latin | Takoma Academy, Douglass | Wins vs. Washington Latin, @ Somerset |
23 | THEODORE ROOSEVELT (DC) | 19-3 | Parkside, SEED, Bell, Anacostia, Washington, Northeast, Northwestern, Orchard Farm, Southeast, Midfield, TMA, Cardozo, Ballou, Banneker, Patterson | Friendship Tech, Douglass, MLK | Loss @ MLK; Wins @ Banneker, @ Patterson |
24 | CARROLL (DC) | 9-6 | Thurgood Marshall, Mount Pleasant, St. Mary’s (x2), South Lakes, Good Counsel, Ireton, Ryken, McNamara | SJC, Tech Boston Academy, DM(x2), Gonzaga, DJO | Losses @ DJO, vs. DM; Win vs. McNamara |
25 | DUNBAR (MD) | 10-0 | Central, Downingtown East, Milford Mill, Old Mill, Dunbar (DC) | No Losses | Win @ Dunbar (DC) |
26 | LOUDOUN VALLEY (VA) | 15-1 | Briar Woods, Potomac Falls, Battlefield, Martinsburg, Loudoun County, Handley, Dominion, Martinsburg, Heritage | Conway | Wins @ Heritage, vs. Riverside, @ Park View |
27 | POTOMAC (MD) | 11-1 | Oxon Hill, Westlake, North Point, Parkside, Sherwood, River Hill, Surrattsville, Crossland, Largo, Friendly, Central | Douglass | Wins vs. Friendly, @ Central, Loss vs. Douglass |
28 | VIRGINIA ACADEMY (VA) | 9-5 | Sidwell, Potomac School, St. Albans, Olympic, Millwood | Goretti, Wakefield School, National Christian, Bullis, Miller | Win @ Fairfax Homeschool |
29 | SPRINGBROOK (MD) | 13-2 | B-CC, Blake, Whitman, RM, Sherwood, Blair, Northwood, Magruder | Clarksburg, Paint Branch | Wins @ Wootton, vs. Northwood, vs. Magruder |
30 | MARSHALL (VA) | 13-2 | Robinson, Westfield, South County, Wakefield, Chantilly, Edison | South Lakes, Edison | Wins vs. Stuart, @ Edison |
HONORABLE MENTION
BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE (MD)
BULLIS (MD)
DOUGLASS (MD)
DULANEY (MD)
FAIRMONT HEIGHTS (MD)
GAITHERSBURG (MD)
LAKE CLIFTON (MD)
OAKDALE (MD)
ST. STEPHENS & ST. AGNES (VA)
WICOMICO (MD)