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IMO Towson is to high up on this list. Dulaney beat them. Catonsville is good but probably #10 is a better spot. Hereford will probably crush Towson this week.

Catonsville too high. Severna Park needs to be higher. My Hebron too high.
Where is Kent Island? They are top 15 team

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:26 pm Catonsville too high. Severna Park needs to be higher. My Hebron too high.
Where is Kent Island? They are top 15 team

Here is the VSN Baltimore Area poll. They seem to do a pretty good job. The Sun does a good job, but only updates once a month.
1. ST. MARY’S
2. BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL
3. SEVERN SCHOOL
4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING
5. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
6. MCDONOGH SCHOOL
7. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD
8. SEVERNA PARK
9. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
10. BROADNECK
11. GILMAN SCHOOL
12. CATONSVILLE
13. HEREFORD
14. MOUNT HEBRON
15. FALLSTON
16. TOWSON
17. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL
18. GLENELG
19. MARRIOTTS RIDGE
20. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY

I agree Kent Island should be ranked.
MSJ and Dulaney should also be ranked. MSJ came within 2 of St. Marys and Dulaney took Hereford and Towson to overtime.

JPAtlantic wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:34 pm

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:26 pm Catonsville too high. Severna Park needs to be higher. My Hebron too high.
Where is Kent Island? They are top 15 team

Here is the VSN Baltimore Area poll. They seem to do a pretty good job. The Sun does a good job, but only updates once a month.
1. ST. MARY’S
2. BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL
3. SEVERN SCHOOL
4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING
5. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
6. MCDONOGH SCHOOL
7. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD
8. SEVERNA PARK
9. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
10. BROADNECK
11. GILMAN SCHOOL
12. CATONSVILLE
13. HEREFORD
14. MOUNT HEBRON
15. FALLSTON
16. TOWSON
17. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL
18. GLENELG
19. MARRIOTTS RIDGE
20. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY

I agree Kent Island should be ranked.
MSJ and Dulaney should also be ranked. MSJ came within 2 of St. Marys and Dulaney took Hereford and Towson to overtime.

This one looks better. I know Severn just beat BL, but I think that was a fluke. Spalding is stronger than Severn.
I would put Kent Island somewhere in the 12-14 range. Drop Marriott’s ridge and Curley. Add MSJ and South River as 19 and 20

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:55 pm

JPAtlantic wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:34 pm

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:26 pm Catonsville too high. Severna Park needs to be higher. My Hebron too high.
Where is Kent Island? They are top 15 team

Here is the VSN Baltimore Area poll. They seem to do a pretty good job. The Sun does a good job, but only updates once a month.
1. ST. MARY’S
2. BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL
3. SEVERN SCHOOL
4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING
5. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
6. MCDONOGH SCHOOL
7. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD
8. SEVERNA PARK
9. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
10. BROADNECK
11. GILMAN SCHOOL
12. CATONSVILLE
13. HEREFORD
14. MOUNT HEBRON
15. FALLSTON
16. TOWSON
17. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL
18. GLENELG
19. MARRIOTTS RIDGE
20. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY

I agree Kent Island should be ranked.
MSJ and Dulaney should also be ranked. MSJ came within 2 of St. Marys and Dulaney took Hereford and Towson to overtime.

This one looks better. I know Severn just beat BL, but I think that was a fluke. Spalding is stronger than Severn.
I would put Kent Island somewhere in the 12-14 range. Drop Marriott’s ridge and Curley. Add MSJ and South River as 19 and 20

Tend to agree with your thoughts. Spalding might turn out to eb the better team, but in the past week, Severn beat BL, and Spalding lost to them. IMO, it's hard to rank any of the public schools in the top 10 when they have zero signature wins this late in the season.

I agree. SP is the top public school until someone beats them. Maybe a 10 spot for them. broadneck is the only public team to give them a fight. Yes, Sherwood did also, but Sherwood lost the only goal scorer, and they are having trouble with weaker teams this season.

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:01 pm I agree. SP is the top public school until someone beats them. Maybe a 10 spot for them. broadneck is the only public team to give them a fight. Yes, Sherwood did also, but Sherwood lost the only goal scorer, and they are having trouble with weaker teams this season.

Severna Park plans Landon today. Should be a good one.

JPAtlantic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:06 pm

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:01 pm I agree. SP is the top public school until someone beats them. Maybe a 10 spot for them. broadneck is the only public team to give them a fight. Yes, Sherwood did also, but Sherwood lost the only goal scorer, and they are having trouble with weaker teams this season.

Severna Park plans Landon today. Should be a good one.

I don’t think it will be that close. SP should win this by 5 or 6

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:29 pm

JPAtlantic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:06 pm

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:01 pm I agree. SP is the top public school until someone beats them. Maybe a 10 spot for them. broadneck is the only public team to give them a fight. Yes, Sherwood did also, but Sherwood lost the only goal scorer, and they are having trouble with weaker teams this season.

Severna Park plans Landon today. Should be a good one.

I don’t think it will be that close. SP should win this by 5 or 6

Landon beats Severna Park 13-9.

Very surprising loss. I was just scrolling through the second half of the game on YouTube. London up 7-3 at half. SP won the second half. Wonder if they played better or if Landon pulled starters. 9-7 after 3.

Broadneck played Chesapeake. Meaningless game.

I’m not too surprised. SP is a talented team, but I don’t think these public teams are made for as much of a grind and don’t see the variety of schemes that these private schools throw at them.

kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:07 pm I’m not too surprised. SP is a talented team, but I don’t think these public teams are made for as much of a grind and don’t see the variety of schemes that these private schools throw at them.

I think top level public schools are comparable to the bottom half of the MIAA-A.

I expected SP to win. I would put Landon on the level with DeMatha and Severn. Broadneck beat Dematha and lost a 1 goal back and forth game game with Severn. Catonsville took down MSJ. SP is at least on par with those teams.

Talent wise they are the probably close. But prep-wise it’s very different.

I think the harder league grind generally gives these privates the edge in h2h matchups. It’s a consistent level of expectation and competition. These privates are used to being in tough/tight games against insanely talented teams twice a week, and seeing vastly different schemes.

Public schools just don’t get that challenge twice a week. Even a team as talented as SP has to play teams like Annapolis, Glenelg and Crofton, among others. It seems trivial, but I think it matters in the long run and is why the privates come out on top most of the time.

kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:33 pm Talent wise they are the probably close. But prep-wise it’s very different.

I think the harder league grind generally gives these privates the edge in h2h matchups. It’s a consistent level of expectation and competition. These privates are used to being in tough/tight games against insanely talented teams twice a week, and seeing vastly different schemes.

Public schools just don’t get that challenge twice a week. Even a team as talented as SP has to play teams like Annapolis, Glenelg and Crofton, among others. It seems trivial, but I think it matters in the long run.

100% agree. I don’t think it does either team good. SP will play northeast tomorrow and probably win by 15 with backups playing most of the game.

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:37 pm

kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:33 pm Talent wise they are the probably close. But prep-wise it’s very different.

I think the harder league grind generally gives these privates the edge in h2h matchups. It’s a consistent level of expectation and competition. These privates are used to being in tough/tight games against insanely talented teams twice a week, and seeing vastly different schemes.

Public schools just don’t get that challenge twice a week. Even a team as talented as SP has to play teams like Annapolis, Glenelg and Crofton, among others. It seems trivial, but I think it matters in the long run.

100% agree. I don’t think it does either team good. SP will play northeast tomorrow and probably win by 15 with backups playing most of the game.

+2

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 4:55 pm

JPAtlantic wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:34 pm

Jumbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:26 pm Catonsville too high. Severna Park needs to be higher. My Hebron too high.
Where is Kent Island? They are top 15 team

Here is the VSN Baltimore Area poll. They seem to do a pretty good job. The Sun does a good job, but only updates once a month.
1. ST. MARY’S
2. BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL
3. SEVERN SCHOOL
4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING
5. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
6. MCDONOGH SCHOOL
7. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD
8. SEVERNA PARK
9. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
10. BROADNECK
11. GILMAN SCHOOL
12. CATONSVILLE
13. HEREFORD
14. MOUNT HEBRON
15. FALLSTON
16. TOWSON
17. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL
18. GLENELG
19. MARRIOTTS RIDGE
20. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY

I agree Kent Island should be ranked.
MSJ and Dulaney should also be ranked. MSJ came within 2 of St. Marys and Dulaney took Hereford and Towson to overtime.

This one looks better. I know Severn just beat BL, but I think that was a fluke. Spalding is stronger than Severn.
I would put Kent Island somewhere in the 12-14 range. Drop Marriott’s ridge and Curley. Add MSJ and South River as 19 and 20

I put Kent Island a head of broadneck and Severna park.
Think Broadneck is better the Severna Park. Find out soon.

Here is how Laxnumbers is rating the teams in each division (Ranking in State of MD):

4A:
21 Broadneck
22 Winston Churchill
24 Sherwood
28 Bethesda-Chevy Chase
34 Dulaney
36 South River
38 Urbana
46 Walt Whitman
48 Walter Johnson

3A:
13 Severna Park
17 Catonsville
29 Mount Hebron
32 Westminster
33 Towson
39 Linganore
44 Marriotts Ridge

2A:
23 Hereford
25 Kent Island
26 Huntingtown
43 Glenelg HS
45 Century
49 CM Wright

1A:
35 Fallston
37 Southern
47 Smithsburg
60 Havre De Grace
65 South Carroll
72 Patterson Mill

Turnandrake wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:52 am


I put Kent Island a head of broadneck and Severna park.
Think Broadneck is better the Severna Park. Find out soon.

You realize Broadneck beat KI

Today's Best Games (in order)

1 Marriotts Ridge vs Catonsville
2 South River vs Huntingtown
3 River Hill vs Mount Hebron
4 Severna Park vs Northeast
5 Patterson Mill vs CM Wright
6 Wootton vs Winston Churchill
7 Glenelg HS vs Centennial
8 Queen Annes County vs Parkside
9 North Harford vs Havre De Grace
10 North Caroline vs Easton
11 Harford Tech vs Bel Air
12 Kent County vs JM Bennett
13 Poolesville vs Gaithersburg
14 Glen Burnie vs Annapolis
15 North County vs Meade
16 Perryville vs Edgewood
17 Oakland Mills vs Howard
18 South Carroll vs Francis Scott Key
19 Elkton vs Aberdeen
20 St Johns Catholic Prep vs Cristo Rey Jesuit
21 Rising Sun vs Joppatowne
22 North East Cecil vs Bohemia Manor
23 Reservoir vs Hammond
24 Long Reach vs Atholton
25 Great Mills vs MJ McDonough

Jumbo wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:35 pm Very surprising loss...

Not really. Landon was ranked 10 spots ahead of Sevrna Park according to the FanLax Computer Rankings. Literally not a single upset yesterday. Unless you call the Sparrows Point forfeit W an upset. Yesterday's 25 Best Games (in order) below. Again, all the favorites won.

1 Archbishop Spalding 10 - 6 Severn School
2 Boys Latin 16 - 6 Loyola-Blakefield
3 St Marys Annapolis 14 - 4 John Carroll
4 Calvert Hall 14 - 4 Gilman
5 McDonogh 15 - 6 Mount St Joseph
6 Landon 13 - 9 Severna Park
7 DeMatha 13 - 11 Heights
8 St Johns College HS 17 - 2 Good Counsel
9 Sherwood 18 - 6 Walter Johnson
10 Dulaney 14 - 5 Manchester Valley
11 Gonzaga 19 - 1 St Marys Ryken
12 St Andrews Episcopal 19 - 7 Sidwell Friends
13 Middletown 10 - 9 Walkersville
14 Linganore 16 - 11 Tuscarora
15 Broadneck 21 - 3 Chesapeake AA
16 Urbana 19 - 0 Gov Thomas Johnson
17 Franklin 16 - 6 Perry Hall
18 Southern 17 - 7 Old Mill
19 Sparrows Point 1 - 0 Baltimore Polytechnic
20 Sts Peter & Paul 17 - 15 Park School
21 Walt Whitman 16 - 7 Damascus
22 Wootton 12 - 1 Northwest
23 Friends 15 - 1 Annapolis Area Christian
24 St Vincent Pallotti 10 - 9 Key School
25 St Maria Goretti 22 - 8 Mercersburg Academy