Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (Jan. 8)
Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks each of its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played Saturday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Mount Saint Joseph (19-0) 1
2. Edmondson (8-1) 2
3. McDonogh (9-3) —
4. Loyola Blakefield (14-4) 6
5. St. Frances (12-6) 4
6. C. Milton Wright (7-1) 7
7. River Hill (10-0) 8
8. Mount Carmel (12-6) 3
9. City (5-4) 5
10. Archbishop Spalding (8-5) 9
11. Patterson Mill (7-0) 10
12. Long Reach (10-1) 12
13. John Carroll (9-6) 10
14. Forest Park (8-1) —
15. Lake Clifton (6-4) 13
Others considered: Ben Franklin (9-1), Dunbar (6-2), Gerstell (13-3), Meade (7-2), Parkville (8-2), Severn (9-5)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. McDonogh (11-3) 1
2. Poly (10-0) 2
3. St. Frances (8-5) 2
4. Hammond (10-0) 7
5. South River (8-1) —
6. Pikesville (7-2) 6
7. St. Mary’s (12-5) 10
8. Forest Park (5-1) 8
9. Broadneck (6-1) 11
10. Severna Park (9-1) 12
11. River Hill (6-1) 9
12. Hereford (6-1) —
13. Francis Scott Key (6-1) 13
14. Fallston (7-2) —
15. Howard (6-1) —
Others considered: New Town (8-2), Mercy (7-6), Dulaney (4-1), Edgewood (8-2), Reservoir (6-2)
WRESTLING
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Mount St. Joseph (4-0) 1
2. Loyola Blakefield (10-2) 4
3. Archbishop Spalding (11-3) 3
4. Gilman (3-0) 2
5. Manchester Valley (19-4) 9
6. South Carroll (4-0) 5
7. St. Frances (9-3) 6
8. Calvert Hall (0-1) —
9. South River (26-2) 7
10. Chesapeake-AA (23-1) 10
11. Old Mill (22-2) 10
12. C. Milton Wright (10-3) 12
13. Harford Tech (10-2) 13
14. Liberty (19-4) —
15. Broadneck (13-3) 15
Others considered: Glenelg (14-8), Marriotts Ridge (14-3), Oakland Mills (7-1), Owings Mills (15-4), Sparrows Point (17-5)
BOYS INDOOR TRACK
Rank, team, previous rank
1. Calvert Hall 1
2. Oakland Mills 2
3. Mount Saint Joseph 3
4. Gilman 4
5. Digital Harbor 7
6. Hereford 8
7. Archbishop Spalding 5
8. Mervo 10
9. Harford Tech 6
10. Crofton 11
11. Dunbar —
12. Dundalk 12
13. Liberty 13
14. Manchester Valley 14
15. Towson 9
Others considered: Broadneck, Century, Chesapeake-AA, Howard, Old Mill
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Rank, team, previous rank
1. McDonogh 1
2. Oakland Mills 2
3. Archbishop Spalding 3
4. Century 4
5. River Hill 5
6. Maryvale Prep 6
7. Hereford 7
8. Harford Tech 8
9. Woodlawn 15
10. Arundel 9
11. Severna Park 10
12. Old Mill 11
13. North County —
14. Western —
15. South Carroll 12
Others considered: Broadneck, C. Milton Wright, Hammond, Howard, Western Tech
How the polls are conducted: Baltimore Sun polls are compiled by the sports staff after observing events and consulting with coaches.