Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played Saturday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Mount Carmel (24-3) 1
2. Spalding (18-5) 2
3. St. Frances (20-5) 3
4. Glenelg Country (14-5) 5
5. Edmondson (14-0) 6
6. Mount Saint Joseph (19-10) 4
7. City (14-3) 8
8. McDonogh (13-8) 9
9. Overlea (16-0) 10
10. New Town (13-2) 12
11. John Carroll (13-11) 11
12. Patterson Mill (10-0) 13
13. Mt. Hebron (10-1) —
14. Meade (13-3) —
15. South River (15-2) 7
Others considered: Century (12-1), Dunbar (12-2), Loyola Blakefield (15-13), Severn (14-5), Wilde Lake (10-3)
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. St. Frances (18-4) 1
2. Rosedale Christian Academy (19-5) 2
3. Pikesville (14-1) 4
4. Annapolis (12-1) 6
5. Mount Carmel (13-9) 10
6. Forest Park (13-4) 5
7. St. Timothy’s (10-9) 8
8. McDonogh (12-9) 9
9. Mount de Sales (19-4) 13
10. River Hill (10-4) 3
11. Western (13-3) 11
12. John Carroll (13-2) —
13. Notre Dame Prep (12-4) 12
14. Francis Scott Key (14-4) —
15. St. Mary’s (9-13) 7
Others considered: Chesapeake-AA (13-4), Fallston (10-3), Severn (13-5), Reservoir (10-2), Westminster (10-2)
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WRESTLING
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Gilman (15-1) 1
2. Spalding (7-1) 2
3. South Carroll (15-1) 3
4. Mount Saint Joseph (13-2) 4
5. Loyola Blakefield (18-4) 5
6. Chesapeake-AA (29-0) 10
7. McDonogh (20-7) 7
8. Manchester Valley (36-3) 6
9. St. Frances (7-6) 8
10. South River (25-5) 9
11. Arundel (9-2) 11
12. C. Milton Wright (13-6) —
13. Liberty (21-7) 12
14. Harford Tech (14-3) 13
15. Glenelg (16-8) —
Others considered: Broadneck (6-5), Calvert Hall (11-15), Crofton (26-7), Francis Scott Key (13-6), Marriotts Ridge (21-7)
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BOYS INDOOR TRACK
Rank, team, previous rank
1. Calvert Hall 1
2. Oakland Mills 2
3. Mervo 4
4. Mount Saint Joseph 3
5. Harford Tech 6
6. Crofton 10
7. Gilman 5
8. Towson —
9. Hereford 7
10. Manchester Valley —
11. Howard 12
12. City —
13. Severna Park
14. Franklin 14
15. McDonogh —
Others considered: Century, Dunbar, Dundalk, Liberty, Milford Mill
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK
Rank, team, previous rank
1. McDonogh 4
2. Century 2
3. Maryvale Prep 1
4. Oakland Mills 3
5. Harford Tech 5
6. Woodlawn 6
7. Hereford 7
8. Crofton 10
9. Howard 8
10. Severna Park 13
11. River Hill 11
12. Western —
13. Broadneck 12
14. Mount de Sales —
15. Dulaney 15
Others considered: Centennial, Notre Dame Prep, Patterson Mill, Southern, Western Tech
How the polls are conducted: Baltimore Sun polls are compiled by the sports staff after observing events and consulting with coaches.
