MDVarsity.com Football Media State Poll
The MIAA's loss appears to be Montgomery County's gain in this week's state poll.
Other than McDonogh, the MIAA A Conference teams have taken turns beating each other, leaving no clear No. 2 team right now and slew of MIAA teams in the ranks of the honorable mentions. Included in that group is Loyola, which falls out of the state Top 25 for the first time since 2003 -- ending a string of 76 straight weeks in the rankings.
The newcomers to this week's Top 25 are hardly new to state rankings. Churchill, Damascus and Seneca Valley -- all from Montgomery County -- have spent a combined 415 weeks in the rankings over the past 20 years.
Churchill checks in at No. 19, its highest ranking since a No. 17 appearance in 2007. Seneca Valley is in at No. 22 as it lines up for a meeting with Quince Orchard this week, and Damascus is in at No. 23 after knocking off Sherwood last week.
Churchill is undefeated which includes a win over Seneca Valley. Seneca Valley and Damascus both have two losses, but those losses came at the hands of teams ranked higher in the state poll.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 -- Week 7 Poll
Compiled by Sheldon Shealer.
The poll is based on a statewide voting of sports reporters. The 2009 season marks the 20th year of the official media state poll in Maryland.
Schools are ranked by points received. The number in parenthesis reflects first-place votes. LW is last week's ranking.
| MDVarsity.com High School Football Media State Poll | |||||
| Rk. | School | Record | Points | LW | Next Game |
| 1. | DeMatha (11) | 7-0 | 299 | 1 | vs. Bishop O'Connell (Va.), Saturday |
| 2. | Linganore (1) | 7-0 | 287 | 2 | at Tuscarora, Friday |
| 3. | Good Counsel | 6-1 | 276 | 3 | vs. St. John's (D.C.), Friday |
| 4. | Arundel | 7-0 | 261 | 4 | vs. Northeast-AA, Friday |
| 5. | Wise | 7-0 | 252 | 5 | at Oxon Hill, Saturday |
| 6. | River Hill | 7-0 | 241 | 6 | vs. Oakland Mills, Saturday |
| 7. | Quince Orchard | 7-0 | 230 | 7 | vs. No. 22 Seneca Valley, Friday |
| 8. | Fort Hill | 7-0 | 211 | 9 | at Thomas Johnson, Friday |
| 9. | Suitland | 6-1 | 202 | 10 | vs. Laurel, Saturday |
| 10. | McDonogh | 6-1 | 189 | 11 | at Georgetown Prep, Friday |
| 11. | Gwynn Park | 7-0 | 182 | 13 | vs. Central, Saturday |
| 12. | Old Mill | 6-1 | 165 | 14 | vs. Meade, Friday |
| 13. | Huntingtown | 7-0 | 157 | 15 | at McDonough, Friday |
| 14. | North Point | 7-0 | 134 | 18 | vs. Leonardtown, Friday |
| 15. | Urbana | 7-0 | 119 | 19 | at Frederick, Friday |
| 16. | Clarksburg | 6-1 | 113 | 21 | at Paint Branch, Friday |
| 17. | Flowers | 6-1 | 100 | 20 | vs. Bladensburg, Saturday |
| 18. | Bishop McNamara | 6-1 | 71 | 24 | at Archbishop Carroll, (D.C.), Saturday |
| 19. | Churchill | 7-0 | 52 | NR | at No. 25 Sherwood, Friday |
| 20. | Westlake | 5-2 | 48 | 17 | vs. Patuxent, Friday |
| 21. | Archbishop Spalding | 7-0 | 47 | 25 | at Boys' Latin, Friday |
| 22. | Seneca Valley | 5-2 | 45 | NR | at No. 7 Quince Orchard, Friday |
| 23. | Damascus | 5-2 | 28 | NR | vs. Northwood, Friday |
| 24. | Joppatowne | 7-0 | 26 | 23 | vs. Fallston, Friday |
| 25. | Sherwood | 6-1 | 21 | 8 | vs. No. 19 Churchill, Friday |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
Poly (7-0, 19), Chesapeake-BC (7-0, 17), Landon (6-1, 16), Douglass-PG (6-1, 15), Atholton (7-0, 11), Eleanor Roosevelt (5-2, 11), Eastern Tech (6-1, 10), Gilman (5-3, 8), Hereford (5-1, 8), Thomas Johnson (5-2, 7), Georgetown Prep (4-2, 6), Loyola (5-2, 6), Paint Branch (6-1, 4), Queen Anne's (7-0, 4), Kent Island (7-0, 1).
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