The Severna Park girls came within three points of taking down the #1 team in the state at Frank Keyser. (Photo by Craig Amoss)
After ranking our top 50 teams before the season we will post updated top 25 rankings at the beginning of every week!
Saturday's Frank Keyser Invitational brought another matchup between the top two teams in the state, and the Severna Park girls came as close as they have all year to taking down Howard. The Falcons finished just three points behind the Lions thanks in large part to their minuscule 20 second 1-5 split. The two teams will meet again on Halloween evening at the 4A East regionals and will be joined by Broadneck, who finished 2nd at Glory Days.
The South Carroll girls were the only previously-ranked team to move up by more than one position. Behind junior Grace Siehler, who ran away from the rest of the small school girls field, the Cavaliers gave Liberty a run for their money in the team scores (Liberty beat them by ten points, 46-56). The two teams will be seeing a whole lot more of each other throughout the rest of the season leading up to the 2A state meet.
The only team to bump their way back into the rankings this week were Arundel. Senior Niya Torres continues to lead the team (third in the large school girls race at Frank Keyser) and the Wildcats finished fifth in the team scores, just two points behind Briar Woods (VA). The 23rd-ranked Wildcats are still just the sixth 4A East team in the rankings.
1. Howard High School Lions (hold)
Finished 1st at Frank Keyser Invitational (large school race)
2. Severna Park High School Falcons (hold)
Finished 2nd at Frank Keyser Invitational (large school race)
3. Broadneck High School Bruins (hold)
Finished 2nd at Glory Days Grill Invitational
4. Walter Johnson High School Wildcats (up 1)
Finished 2nd at Manhattan Invitational (C race)
5. Walt Whitman High School Vikings (down 1)
Finished 3rd at Manhattan Invitational (B race)
6. Bel Air High School Bobcats (hold)
Idle
7. Northern-Calvert High School Patriots (hold)
Finished 3rd at Frank Keyser Invitational (large school race)
8. Hereford High School Bulls (hold)
Finished 4th at Frank Keyser Invitational (small school race)
9. Dulaney High School Lions (up 1)
Finished 1st at Gunpowder Invitational
10. Liberty High School Lions (down 1)
Finished 1st at Frank Keyser Invitational (small school race)
11. Urbana High School Hawks (hold)
Finished 3rd at Coyote Run; finished 6th at Frank Keyser Invitational (small school race)
12. South Carroll High School Cavaliers (up 2)
Finished 2nd at Frank Keyser Invitational (small school race)
13. Leonardtown High School Raiders (down 1)
Idle
14. Towson High School Generals (down 1)
Finished 2nd at Gunpowder Invitational
15. Calvert High School Cavaliers (hold)
Idle
16. Thomas S. Wootton High School Patriots (hold)
Finished 1st at Coyote Run
17. South River High School Seahawks (up 1)
Finished 7th at Frank Keyser Invitational (large school race)
18. Montgomery Blair High School Blazers (up 1)
Finished 1st at Consortia Championships
19. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Barons (up 1)
Idle
20. Maryvale Prep High School Lions (down 3)
Finished 4th at Gunpowder Invitational
21. Centennial High School Eagles (hold)
Idle
22. Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart High School Gators (hold)
Finished 1st at Disney XC Classic (Pocahantas race)
23. Arundel High School Wildcats (previously unranked)
Finished 5th at Frank Keyser Invitational (large school race)
24. Middletown High School Knights (up 1)
Finished 3rd at Frank Keyser Invitational (small school race)
25. C.H. Flowers High School Jaguars (down 2)
Finished 19th at Glory Days Grill Invitational
The next five: Atholton High School, River Hill High School, Holton-Arms High School, Huntingtown High School, Sherwood High School