The Huntingtown girls gave Leonardtown a bit of a surprising run for the second-place slot at Wednesday's SMAC Championships. (Photo by Keeley Olson)
After ranking our top 50 teams before the season we will post updated top 25 rankings at the beginning of every week!
The top-ranked teams in the state won their respective county titles this past week. The Howard girls set a new Howard County record for fewest points scored (17) at the championship race. Meanwhile, Severna Park toughed out the rain on Tuesday and held off a talented Broadneck team. All of the top-ranked teams in each county/conference won their titles, most with relative ease; Bel Air (UCBAC), Northern (SMAC) Liberty (Carroll), Urbana (Frederick) and Flowers (PG).
Meanwhile a couple teams move into the rankings after being listed in the "next five" as of last week. Huntingtown is back at full strength and nearly took down Leonardtown for second place honors at the SMAC Championships. Meanwhile, Holton-Arms has a claim to the top private school team in the state when running behind senior Francesca Cetta, a claim they backed up by winning the ISL title on Saturday afternoon. Both Arundel and Middletown move up three spots after their performances at their respective county meets.
1. Howard High School Lions (hold)
Finished 1st at Howard County Championships
2. Severna Park High School Falcons (hold)
Finished 1st at Anne Arundel County Championships
3. Broadneck High School Bruins (hold)
Finished 2nd at Anne Arundel County Championships
4. Walt Whitman High School Vikings (hold)
Idle
5. Walter Johnson High School Wildcats (hold)
Idle
6. Bel Air High School Bobcats (hold)
Finished 1st at UCBAC Championships
7. Dulaney High School Lions (up 1)
Idle
8. Northern-Calvert High School Patriots (down 1)
Finished 1st at SMAC Championships
9. Hereford High School Bulls (hold)
Idle
10. Liberty High School Lions (hold)
Finished 1st at Carroll County Championships
11. Urbana High School Hawks (hold)
Finished 1st at Frederick County Championships
12. South Carroll High School Cavaliers (hold)
Finished 2nd at Carroll County Championships
13. Towson High School Generals (up 1)
Idle
14. Leonardtown High School Raiders (down 1)
Finished 2nd at SMAC Championships
15. Thomas S. Wootton High School Patriots (up 1)
Idle
16. Huntingtown High School Hurricanes (previously unranked)
Finished 3rd at SMAC Championships
17. Sherwood High School Warriors (up 1)
Idle
18. Calvert High School Cavaliers (down 4)
Finished 4th at SMAC Championships
19. Maryvale Prep High School Lions (hold)
Idle
20. Arundel High School Wildcats (up 3)
Finished 4th at Anne Arundel County Championships
21. Middletown High School Knights (up 3)
Finished 2nd at Frederick County Championships
22. Centennial High School Eagles (down 2)
Finished 2nd at Howard County Championships
23. Holton-Arms High School Panthers (previously unranked)
Finished 1st at ISL Championships
24. C.H. Flowers High School Jaguars (up 1)
Finished 1st at Prince George's County Championships
25. South River High School Seahawks (down 8)
Finished 4th at Anne Arundel County Championships
The next five: Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart High School, Gaithersburg High School, Montgomery Blair High School, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Edgewood High School