Welcome to Maryland site of CoachesAid.com, where each week we will unveil our “Power Rankings” of the top 15 football teams in the state, regardless of classification. We will also rank the top eight teams in each of the four classifications. You agree with our rankings? Disagree? Please make your case in our forum or by emailing Jon Gallo, site editor, at jongallo@coachesaid.com
1 DEMATHA STAGS (11-0) 1 (Previous Ranking)
Last Week: Def. Gonzaga, 35-0
This Week: vs. Good Counsel, WCAC final, TBA
2 LINGANORE LANCERS (11-0) 2
Last Week: Def. Urbana, 42-14
This Week: at Quince Orchard, TBA
3 GOOD COUNSEL FALCONS (10-1) 3
Last Week: Def. Archbishop Carroll, 51-6
This Week: vs. DeMatha, WCAC final, TBA
4 RIVER HILL HAWKS (11-0) 4
Last Week: Def. J.M. Bennett, 70-0
This Week: vs. Atholton, TBA
5 ARUNDEL WILDCATS (11-0) 5
Last Week: Def. Annapolis, 18-6
This Week: vs. Old Mill, TBA
6 QUINCE ORCHARD COUGARS (11-0) 6
Last Week: Def. Tuscarora, 27-6
This Week: vs. Linganore, TBA
7 C.H. FLOWERS JAGUARS (9-1) 7
Last Week: Def. Sutiland, 34-27
This Week: at Wise, TBA
8 WISE PUMAS (9-1) 8
Last Week: Def. Eleanor Roosevelt, 6-0
This Week: vs. C.H. Flowers, TBA
9 HUNTINGTOWN HURRICANES (11-0) 10
Last Week: Def. Lackey,
This Week: vs. Westlake, TBA
10 SHERWOOD WARRIORS (9-2) 11
Last Week: Def. Springbrook, 24-2
This Week: vs. Paint Branch, TBA
11 FORT HILL SENTINELS (11-0) 12
Last Week: Def. Smithsburg, 45-0
This Week: vs. Allegany, TBA
12 GWYNN PARK YELLOW JACKETS (10-0) 13
Last Week: Def. McDonough, 28-25
This Week: vs. Douglass, TBA
13 OLD MILL PATRIOTS (9-2) NR
Last Week: Def. North Point, 24-0
This Week: at Arundel, TBA
14 GILMAN GREYHOUNDS (7-3) 15
Last Week: Season complete
This Week: Season complete
15 PATTERSON CLIPPERS (9-2)
Last Week: Def. Woodlawn, 37-0
This Week: vs. Thomas Johnson, TBA
Note: Old Mill enters the rankings after defeating North Point, 24-0. Patterson’s impressive, 37-0 win over Woodlawn gets the Clippers ranked for the first time this season.
CLASSIFICATION RANKINGS
CLASS 4A
1 Arundel (11-0) 1 (Previous Ranking)
2 C.H. Flowers (10-1) 2
3 Wise (10-1) 3
4 Sherwood (9-2) 5
5 Old Mill (9-2) NR
6 Patterson (9-2) NR
7 Paint Branch (9-2) 8
8 Suitland (9-2) 4
Note: Old Mill and Patterson, who both were fantastic in shutout victories, take the places of North Point and Suitland. North Point lost to Old Mill and Suitland lost to C.H. Flowers, 34-27.
CLASS 3A
1 Linganore (11-0) 1
2 River Hill (11-0) 2
3 Quince Orchard (11-0) 3
4 Huntingtown (11-0) 4
5 Hereford (9-1) 6
6 Westlake (9-2) 7
7 Atholton (10-1) 8
8 Franklin (9-2) NR
Note: Franklin, which defeated Poly, takes the spot of Damascus, the only ranked team that lost last week.
CLASS 2A
1 Gwynn Park (10-0) 1 (Previous Ranking)
2 Eastern Tech (10-1) 2
3 Douglass (9-2) 5
4. South Carroll (9-2) NR
5 Queen Anne’s (11-0) 6
6 Middletown (7-4) NR
7 Chesapeake-BC (10-1) 7
8 Kent Island (10-1) 8
Note: Middletown enters the rankings after ending Rockville’s season, 14-7. South Carroll also makes its debut after defeating Century, 10-6.Glenelg drops outs after losing to Douglass, 24-12
CLASS 1A
1 Fort Hill (11-0) 1 (Previous Ranking)
2 Dunbar (10-1) 2
3 Joppatowne (11-0) 3
4 Catoctin (11-0) 4
5 Pikesville (8-2) 5
6 Forest Park (9-1) 7
7 Havre de Grace (7-4) NR
8 Allegany (8-3) NR
Notes: Havre de Grace takes the spot of Snow Hill after it defeated Snow Hill, 12-6 in the first round of the Class 1A East Region Tournament. Allegany returns to the rankings after a week absence after a 46-6 victory over Boonsboro.
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