By Sheldon Shealer

Friday's action provided finality to several regional playoff races. The following is the projected playoff pairings with teams assigned to a seed ONLY if they have clinched that spot.

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

West: 1. Fort Hill, 2. Allegany, 3. Boonsboro, 4. Smithsburg.
North: 1. Catoctin, 2. Pikesville, 3. Sparrows Point, 4. New Town.
South: 1. Forest Park/Dunbar, 2. Forest Park/Dunbar, 3. Forest Park/Carver, 4. Forest Park/Carver/WEB DuBois.
East: 1. Joppatowne, 2. Snow Hill, 3. Havre de Grace, 4. Bohemia Manor.

By Sheldon Shealer Twenty-four hours ago, Rising Sun was in control of its playoff destiny. Now, it is on the outside, needing help. MDVarsity.com confirmed Thursday that Cambridge-S.D. will forfeit its first three wins of the season. While the forfeits have little barring on the Class 1A East, other than eliminating Cambridge-S.D., it does impact 2A East. Wicomico was one of three teams to pick up a forfeit win from Cambridge-S.D., which vaults the team from No. 5 to No. 4 -- ahead of Rising Sun -- in the current points standings. Parkside and Kent County also picked up forfeit wins.

By Mike Loveday and Sheldon Shealer

MDVarsity.com High School Football Media State Poll

1. DeMatha (9-0) at No. 16 Bishop McNamara, Saturday
2. Linganore (9-0) vs. Urbana, Saturday
3. Good Counsel (9-1) def. Archbishop Carroll (D.C.), 51-6
4. Arundel (10-0) def. Southern-AA, 69-28
5. Wise (9-0) vs. No. 15 Flowers, Saturday
6. River Hill (10-0) def. Centennial, 41-21
7. Quince Orchard (10-0) def. No. 18 Sherwood, 22-9
8. Fort Hill (9-0) vs. Allegany, Saturday
9. Suitland (8-1) at Eleanor Roosevelt, Saturday
10. Gwynn Park (10-0) receives forfeit win from Crossland
11. McDonogh (8-1) vs. Gilman, Saturday
12. Huntingtown (10-0) def. Great Mills, 47-24
13. North Point (10-0) def. Thomas Stone, 34-14
14. Old Mill (8-2) lost to Broadneck, 44-38
15. Flowers (8-1) at No. 5 Wise, Saturday
16. Bishop McNamara (8-1) vs. No. 1 DeMatha, Saturday
17. Damascus (8-2) def. Kennedy, 36-0
18. Sherwood (8-2) lost to No. 7 Quince Orchard, 22-9
19. Westlake (8-2) def. Lackey, 22-6
20. Joppatowne (10-0) def. C.M. Wright, 28-7
21. Paint Branch (8-2) lost to Springbrook, 20-0
22. Boys' Latin (10-0) def. St. Paul's, 40-27
23. Queen Anne's (10-0) vs. Kent Island, 35-21
24. Landon (8-1) vs. Georgetown Prep, Saturday
25. Dunbar (9-1) def. Digital Harbor, 30-12

Friday, Nov. 6

Anne Arundel County
* Annapolis at North County 14: Annapoplis clinched a playoff berth with a victory over North County. Demond rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns. The Wildcats will be the No. 4 seed.
* Arundel 69, Southern-AA 28: R.J. Harris caught three touchdown passes to establish a new single-season state public school record with 24 as Arundel completed a perfect regular season. Arundel will be the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A East region playoffs next week.
* Broadneck 44, Old Mill 38: Despite an upset victory, Broadneck finishes just points shy of a playoff spot in Class 4A East. Old Mill, however, will be the No. 3 seed.
* Glen Burnie 19, Chesapeake-AA 14
* Meade 40, South River 15
* Severna Park 36, Northeast-AA 18

Baltimore City
* Carver 20, Mervo 6: Carver clinched a Class 1A South playoff berth with Friday night's victory.
* Dunbar 30, Digital Harbor 12
* Edmondson 40, IBE 10: Edmondson finishes 5-5 on the season. IBE ends 1-9 in its first season, but its only win was by forfeit.
* Forest Park 6, Lake Clifton 0: Forest Park finished the season undefeated for the first time since joining the MPSSAA in the early 1990s. Forest Park and Dunbar are neck-and-neck for the 1A South No. 1 seed.
* Patterson 43, Northwestern-Balt. 0: Patterson clinched a playoff spot and will face Woodlawn next week.
* Southside Academy 20, WEB DuBois 14

Baltimore County
* Chesapeake-BC 33, Overlea 12: Chesapeake-BC clinched the No. 1 seed in Class 2A North region playoffs.
* Dundalk 42, Owings Mills 6: Dundalk remains alive for the No. 4 spot in Class 2A North with a regular-season-ending victory.
* Eastern Tech 28, Patuxent 20: Emmanuel Gbor scored two touchdowns as Eastern Tech pulled out a non-league win to finish the regular season 9-1 and secured a home game in next week's region playoffs.
* Franklin 14, Kenwood 6
* Hereford 28, Perry Hall 8: Willie Williams rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, and Hereford rolled up 326 rushing yards in the program's second win over Perry Hall in five years. Hereford secured the No. 1 seed in Class 3A North.
* Pikesville 35, Sparrows Point 28: Pikesville made a goal-line stand to end the game and secure the program's first-ever conference title. Davon Gilmore scored four touchdowns for Pikesville.
* Towson 41, Catonsville 7
* Western Tech 18, Loch Raven 7

Bayside Conference
* Snow Hill 21, Stephen Decatur 14: Snow Hill secures the No. 2 spot in the 1A East region playoffs with the victory.
* Cambridge-S.D. 42, Easton 13
* North Caroline 41, Col. Richardson 6: North Caroline sealed the No. 3 seed in the Class 2A East playoffs with the victory.
* Parkside 17, Washington 14
* Poolesville 35, Kent County 6
* Queen Anne's 35, Kent Island 21: Queen Anne's sealed its second straight 10-0 regular season and the No. 1 seed in the Class 2A East playoffs. Queen Anne's scored three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the second quarter to take a commanding lead. Kent Island will be the No. 2 seed.
* Wicomico 42, J.M. Bennett 26

Howard County
* Atholton 14, Glenelg 13: Atholton already secured the No. 2 spot and will face Wilde Lake in next week's 3A East region semifinals.
* Hammond 32, Marriotts Ridge 21
* Howard 28, Mount Hebron 14
* Long Reach 34, Oakland Mills 0
* River Hill 41, Centennial 21: The Hawks completed their fourth straight undefeated regular season and will be the No. 1 seed in Class 3A East.
* Wilde Lake 28, Reservoir 7: E.J. Gilman and Khalil Viera each topped 100 yards rushing. Viera scored two touchdowns. Gilman had a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Wilde Lake secured the No. 3 seed with the victory.

MIAA
* Annapolis Area Christian 28, Baltimore Lutheran 13
* Archbishop Spalding 55, St. John's Catholic Prep 20: Scott Sharik had three rushing touchdowns to lead Spalding. Brian Cooper, Mike Petrick and Mike Kelly each had an interception.
* Boys' Latin 40, St. Paul's 27: Boys' Latin capped a perfect regular season and will next face Spalding in the MIAA B Conference championship game next Saturday at Mount St. Joseph at 1 p.m.
* John Carroll 27, Archbishop Curley 14: Steven St. Clair rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns, completed seven of 10 passes for 124 yards as John Carroll finished 7-3.
* St. Vincent Pallotti 36, Friends School 20

Montgomery County
* Blair 37, Northwood 20
* Clarksburg 22, Wootton 9: Clarksburg completed regular-season play with a win but ended up points shy of the playoffs in its first year in Class 3A.
* Damascus 36, Kennedy 0: Damascus secured the No. 3 spot in the 3A West region playoffs with a victory over Kennedy. The Hornets will face Linganore in the first round next week.
* Gaithersburg 10, Bethesda-CC 8
* Magruder 20, Northwest 8
* Poolesville 35, Kent County 6
* Quince Orchard 21, Sherwood 9: Quince Orchard likely wraps up the No. 1 seed in Class 3A West with the win over Sherwood. Sherwood, the defending champion in 4A, will be the No. 1 seed in the 4A West region playoffs.
* Rockville 28, Blake 7: Crusoe Gongbay rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries for Rockville as the Rams secured the 2A West No. 1 seed.
* Seneca Valley 21, Watkins Mill 15
* Springbrook 20, Paint Branch 0: Springbrook earned the No. 4 spot in the Class 4A West region with a victory over state-ranked Paint Branch. Paint Branch will be No. 3 in the 4A West playoffs and opens against No. 2 Walt Whitman.
* Walt Whitman 28, Churchill 24: Kevin Cecala rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, as Whitman secured the No. 2 spot in Class 4A West. Whitman will face Paint Branch in next week's region playoffs.
* Walter Johnson 49, Richard Montgomery 0
* Wheaton 36, Einstein 25

MVAL
* Boonsboro 28, Smithsburg 15: The Warriors clinched the No. 3 seed in the Class 1A East region playoffs with this rivalry victory. Boonsboro will face Allegany in the region semifinals. Despite the loss, Smithsburg still qualifies for the 1A West playoffs as the No. 4 seed and will face Fort Hill next week.
* Catoctin 46, Brunswick 0: Catoctin capped its first undefeated regular season since back-to-back 10-0 seasons in 1981 and 1982. The Cougars will be heavily favored to win the 1A North region playoffs.
* Century 63, Francis Scott Key 12: Century secured the No. 3 seed in the 2A West region playoffs.
* Middletown 42, Walkersville 26: Middletown's win, coupled with Winter Mill's late-loss to Westminster on Friday, allowed the Knights to snag the No. 4 seed in next week's Class 2A West region playoffs.
* North Carroll 42, Manchester Valley 0
* North Hagerstown 44, South Hagerstown 0
* South Carroll 27, Liberty 7: South Carroll will be the No. 2 seed in the Class 2A West region playoffs.
* Tuscarora 28, Riverdale Baptist 0: Tuscarora secured the No. 4 spot in the Class 3A West region playoffs with a win over Riverdale Baptist. Matt Scott rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns for Tuscarora. Bobby Stup added 159 rushing yards and a score, and the senior linebacker had 15 tackles.
* Westminster 19, Winters Mill 18: Westminster's fourth-quarter, come-from-behind win bounced Winters Mill from the playoff race.
* Williamsport 20, Clear Spring 6: Williamsport bounced Clear Spring from the playoff chase.

Prince George's County
* Oxon Hill 34, High Point 0

SMAC
* Calvert 38, Northern Calvert 14
* Chopticon 48, Leonardtown 17
* Eastern Tech 28, Patuxent 20: Emmanuel Gbor scored two touchdowns as Eastern Tech pulled out a non-league win to finish the regular season 9-1 and secured a home game in next week's region playoffs.
* Huntingtown 47, Great Mills 24: Huntingtown finished regular-season play undefeated for first time in the school's brief history.
* McDonough 38, La Plata 6
* North Point 34, Thomas Stone 14: North Point secured its first perfect season with a win over Thomas Stone. North Point will be in the No. 2 seed in the 4A East region playoffs next week.
* Westlake 22, Lackey 6: Westlake finishes regular-season play with an 8-2 record and presently holds the No. 2 seed in the Class 3A South region playoffs.

UCBAC
* Bel Air 20, Aberdeen 14
* Bohemia Manor 49, North East-Cecil 0
* Havre de Grace 45, Fallston 24
* Joppatowne 28, C.M. Wright 7
* North Harford 6, Elkton 3
* Perryville 20, Edgewood 6
* Rising Sun 47, Patterson Mill 22: Despite a win and a 6-3 record, Rising Sun just misses the playoffs in large part due to Wicomico picking up a forfeit victory Thursday.

WCAC
* Good Counsel 51, Archbishop Carroll (D.C.) 6

Others
* Bishop Ireton (Va.) 43, St. Mary's Ryken 21
* Bishop Walsh 48, Hancock 22: Bishop Walsh secured its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1985 with a victory over Hancock. Trey Walters scored three touchdowns.
* Central Maryland Christian 28, Frederick County Eagles 6
* Disciples of Christ (Va.) 41, Leonard Hall 12
* Episcopal 34, Bullis 7
* John Paul the Great (Va.) 24, Avalon School 18
* Keyser (W.Va.) 41, Mountain Ridge 14: Mountain Ridge suffers its first losing season since coming into existence three years ago.
* MSD 56, Silver Oak 18
* Northern Garrett 14, Southern Garrett 12
* Tuscarora 28, Riverdale Baptist 0

Saturday, Nov. 7

Baltimore City
City vs. Poly at M&T Bank Stadium, noon
Douglass-Balt. vs. Southwestern-Balt at Poly Complex, 1 p.m.
Reginald Lewis vs. Maritime Academy at Poly Complex, 6 p.m.

Baltimore County
Lansdowne at New Town, 1 p.m.
Parkville at Dulaney, 2 p.m.
Randallstown at Patapsco, 1 p.m.
Woodlawn at Milford Mill, 2 p.m.

MIAA
Cardinal Gibbons at St. Frances, 7 p.m.
Georgetown Prep at Landon, 2 p.m.
Gilman at McDonogh, 2 p.m.
St. Mary's-AA at Severn, 1 p.m.

MVAL
Thomas Johnson at Frederick, 2 p.m.
Urbana at Linganore, 1 p.m.

Prince George's County
* Gwynn Park win by forfeit over Crossland
Bowie at Northwestern-PG, 2 p.m.
Douglass-PG at Fairmont Heights, 2 p.m.
Flowers at Wise, 2:30 p.m.
Friendly at Central, 2 p.m.
Largo at Forestville, 2 p.m.
Laurel at DuVal, 2:30 p.m.
Parkdale at Bladensburg, 2 p.m.
Potomac at Surrattsville, 3 p.m.
Suitland at Eleanor Roosevelt, 2 p.m.

WCAC
DeMatha at Bishop McNamara, 2:30 p.m.

Others
Allegany ay Fort Hill, 12:30 p.m.
Calvary Christian (Pa.) at Maryland Christian, 3 p.m.
Georgetown Prep at Landon, 2 p.m.
Hyde School (D.C.) at St. James, 3:30 p.m.

By Sheldon Shealer

The University on New Mexico, no stranger to recruiting Maryland, recently made offers to a pair of Westlake players, while a third Wolverine picked up his first offer in the form of Hampton University.

Westlake seniors Josh Alexander and Julian Blair were offered by New Mexico. Marcus Anderson was offered by Hampton, according to Westlake coach Dom Zaccarelli.

Anderson, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker, had a standout performance in last year's state title win over Wilde Lake. Alexander is a 6-3, 210-pound defensive end and Blair is a 6-foot, 180-pound defensive back who has seen some action at running back. 

By Sheldon Shealer

Patuxent and Mervo officially forfeited two victories each Monday, leading to a change of the official MPSSAA points standings.

Patuxent forfeited its Week 2 (Leonardtown) and Week 3 (Calvert) wins to turn the squad into 2-7 on the season. Mervo forfeited its Week 6 (Northwestern-Balt.) and Week 8 (IBE) wins, leaving the program 0-9.

Patuxent and Mervo were no longer in the playoff race, yet the forfeits have the following affect:

4A North: Patterson loses apoint, yet remains No. 2 by a more narrow margin over Woodlawn.

4A East: North Point picks up two more points to close within 104-102 on Arundel for the No. 1 seed.

3A South: Huntingtown, Westlake and Lackey (current Nos. 1, 2 3) each lose a point while current No. 5 Northern Calvert earns a point to inch closer to No. 4 Potomac.  

2A South: No. 4 McDonough loses a point and now leads Southern-AA 59-58 for the final playoff spot, and Calvert moves from No. 8 to No. 6 in the region.

2A North: Lake Clifton moves a point further ahead of City College in the race for the No. 3 spot. 

1A South: WEB DuBois earnes an additional .9 points, moving it a little more ahead of No. 4 Forestville.

1A North: New Town loses two bonus points, yet remains No. 4 in the standings.

By Sheldon Shealer

Stepping In

The question of who really quit on whom may never be answered regarding the St. Frances football program, but one thing is certain – the fledgling program will continue beyond the 2009 season.

Last week it was reported that coach Mike Clay, who started the program last year, resigned with three games remaining in the season. Clay told MDVarsity.com that, "St. Frances was not the place for me.” That response came on the heels of St. Frances losing its quarterback to injury and its star player to transfer, and having only 11 players – nine of them freshmen – show up at practice last Monday.

At an emergency team meeting last week, Dave Owens, the school's girls' tennis coach, volunteered to finish out the season as head coach. Owens dressed 38 players Friday in the team's 40-0 loss to St. John's Catholic Prep, which oddly was the first private school that Owens had been associated as a coach in the 1980s.

"I don't know what happened, I guess the Holy Spirit came over me,” Owens said his impromptu decision to coach football. His most recent football coaching experience was more than 20 years ago in a Frederick County youth league. Owens said he was not going to let down the students who wanted to continue playing football.

St. Frances' tennis season ended with a loss in the IAAM semifinals on Oct. 21 and Owens was coaching football on Oct. 27. He will coach St. Frances' final two games, but does not plan to remain as head coach. He said the school hopes to have a new coach in place by late-December and that St. Frances will definitely keep its football program. Owens said he will recommend that school petition the MIAA to be placed in the C Conference for 2010. St. Frances (2-7 overall, 2-6 league) is playing in the B Conference this year after being an independent program in 2008.

New Kid on the Block

If Cap Poklemba has his way, the MIAA soon might be growing by one new school, but first he needs a few varsity teams.

Poklemba, a former all-state football and soccer player from McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.), is the athletic director at Gerstell Academy (Finksburg, Md.), a relatively new non-religious affiliated private school in Carroll County.

The school played host to this year's IAAM girls' soccer championships Sunday.

Gerstell Academy is in its eighth year of operation, growing from seven students in kindergarten in 1996 to 270 students in pre-K to 10^th grade this year. Poklemba said the school will field its first full varsity team programs next school year, and in the process the school will apply to be inducted in the MIAA for boys sports. Poklemba said he wants to apply to the IAAM for girls sports but the league is not accepting new applicants, he said. However, the recent closing of Towson Catholic (Towson, Md.) may create an opening in the IAAM.

Gerstell Academy plans to offer varsity soccer, basketball and lacrosse for boys and girls next school year.

Sheldon Shealer is a senior editor with ESPNRISE.com and has covered high school sports in Maryland for more then 20 years. Sheldon can be reached at Sshlr@erols.com.

By Sheldon Shealer

It's considered tabu to talk about potential playoff matchups with the regular season still in action, but I cannot not help myself from thinking about a potential Arundel vs. Wise clash.

Arundel remains No. 1 in the MDVarsity.com Class 4A Top 10 with the most potent offense in the state. The Wildcats ran up 62 points on Meade this week to push its season total to 423 points [47.0 points per game average]. No. 2 Wise, on the other hand, recorded its eighth straight shutout, a new MPSSAA record, and has allowed only seven points all year.

Of course, 4A is not the only class with potential intereting state playoff match-ups. How about a Fort Hill-Dunbar 1A rematch? What if River Hill returns to the final with a chance at a 42nd stright win? Can Linganore close out an era with a title [remember, Oakdale -- carved from the Linganore district -- opens next year]. Oh, the possibilities!

Private Schools: 1. DeMatha (9-0), 2. Good Counsel (8-1), 3. McDonogh (8-1), 4. Bishop McNamara (8-1), 5. Landon (8-1), 6. Gilman (6-3), 7. Georgetown Prep (5-3), 8. Calvert Hall (6-4), 9. Loyola (7-2), 10. Boys' Latin (9-0).

Class 4A: 1. Arundel (9-0), 2. Wise (9-0), 3. Suitland (8-1), 4. Old Mill (8-1), 5. Sherwood (8-1), 6. Flowers (8-1), 7. North Point (9-0), 8. Paint Branch (8-1), 9. Urbana (8-1), 10. Annapolis (7-2).

Class 3A: 1. Linganore (9-0), 2. Quince Orchard (9-0), 3. River Hill (9-0), 4. Huntingtown (9-0), 5. Westlake (7-2), 7. Hereford (7-1), 8. Poly (8-1), 9. Damascus (7-2), 10. Atholton (8-1).

Class 2A: 1. Gwynn Park (9-0), 2. Queen Anne's (9-0), 3. Chesapeake-BC (8-1), 4. Eastern Tech (8-1), 5. Kent Island (9-0), 6. Glenelg (8-1), 7. Rockville (7-1), 8. Douglass-PG (7-2), 9. City College (7-2), 10. Century (6-3).

Class 1A: 1. Fort Hill (9-0), 2. Joppatowne (9-0), 3. Dunbar (8-1), 4. Catoctin (9-0), 5. Allegany (7-2), 6. Forest Park (8-0), 7. Bohemia Manor (6-3), 8. Cambridge-S.D. (6-3), 9. Snow Hill (7-2), 10. Havre de Grace (5-4).

By Sheldon Shealer

Although it was expected, it was not confirmed until Saturday morning that Crossland will forfeit its remaining two football games against Largo and Gwynn Park.

The games were not going to be played after a school decision to end the program earlier in the week.

However, the MPSSAA had the option to consider Crossland's remaining contests games as forfeits or non-games. Lynn Carr, the director of football, confirmed Saturday morning that the games will be considered forfeits, which impacts the MPSSAA points standings in a way different than had the contests been declared non-games.

As forfeits, Largo and Gwynn Park will receive the extra victory with the appropriate bonus points.

Had the games been called non-contests, Crossland, Largo and Gwynn Park's schedules would have been adjusted to nine-game schedules [even though Crossland played eight games] and the points would have been recalculated on that change.

Crossland is the first MPSSAA team to disband during the season since Sparrows Point ended its 1999 campaign following a Week 7 loss.

By Sheldon Shealer

By now, it's well-known that Crossland has opted to cancel the rest of its football season.

The Washington Post broke the story Wednesday within hours of the decision.

While Crossland's situation is rare, it's certainly not the first time that a Maryland public school has folded with games yet to be played.

In 1999, Sparrows Point, after spending most of the decade as Baltimore County's cellar dweller, called it quits after Week 7. The circumstances were certainly different than the current Crossland situation, but none-the-less, it did happen. Sparrows Point had dwindling numbers of players, the program was losing games by nearly a 40-point margin and the remaining schedule included two of the best programs in Baltimore County at that time.

When this occured, Sparrows Point officially forfeited its remaining games. At this moment, there is not a final decision if Crossland will forfeit or those games simply will be considered non-contests (thus causing a recalculation of the MPSSAA points based on nine-game schedules).

When Sparrows Point closed down in the 1999 season, it took years for the Pointers to recover. In fact, the school did not field a varsity team in 2000 [Sparrows Point had scrapped the varsity team in 1994, as well, on the heels of 1-39 run.]. The Pointers returned to varsity action in 2001 and went 0-10, followed by a 1-9 showing in 2002. It wasn't until 2004 when Sparrows Point, under then head coach Eric Webber, was able to post a winning record -- and the team even made the playoffs.

The most recent non-MPSSAA school to shut down during the football season was Mount Zion Baptist in 2005.

The Week 9 state scoreboard has been moved to here.

By Sheldon Shealer

How good is Class 3A this year?

Through eight weeks, six teams remain undefeated. Five of the six could go 10-0 in the regular season. If so, it would match the number of most 10-0 playoff teams in a single classification set last year in Class 2A.

Interesting side note, two of the current 8-0 3A teams -- Poly and River Hill -- where 2A schools last year.

Private Schools: 1. DeMatha (8-0), 2. Good Counsel (7-1), 3. McDonogh (7-1), 4. Bishop McNamara (7-1), 5. Landon (7-1), 6. Georgetown Prep (4-3), 7. Calvert Hall (6-3), 8. Gilman (6-3), 9. Loyola (6-2), 10. Boys' Latin (8-0).

Class 4A: 1. Arundel (8-0), 2. Wise (8-0), 3. Suitland (7-1), 4. Old Mill (7-1), 5. Sherwood (7-1), 6. Flowers (7-1), 7. North Point (8-0), 8. Urbana (8-0), 9. Churchill (7-1), 10. Paint Branch (7-1).

Class 3A: 1. Linganore (8-0), 2. Quince Orchard (8-0), 3. River Hill (8-0), 4. Huntingtown (8-0), 5. Poly (8-0), 6.Westlake (6-2), 7. Hereford (6-1), 8. Clarksburg (6-2), 9. Atholton (8-0), 10. Damascus (6-2).

Class 2A: 1. Gwynn Park (8-0), 2. Queen Anne's (8-0), 3. Chesapeake-BC (8-0), 4. Eastern Tech (7-1), 5. Kent Island (8-0), 6. Glenelg (7-1), 7. Rockville (7-1), 8. Douglass-PG (6-2), 9. City College (6-2), 10. Southern-AA (6-2).

Class 1A: 1. Fort Hill (8-0), 2. Joppatowne (8-0), 3. Dunbar (7-1), 4. Catoctin (8-0), 5. Allegany (6-2), 6. Forest Park (7-0), 7. Snow Hill (7-1), 8. Forestville (4-3), 9. Bohemia Manor (5-3), 10. Havre de Grace (5-2).

The Week 8 state scoreboard is located here.

The Week 7 state scoreboard has been moved to here.

By Sheldon Shealer

OK, the MIAA A Conference has become a mess -- beyond McDonogh. Every team has taken a league loss other than the Eagles at this point, and the results do not offer a clear pecking order of the teams. Therefore, we default to the most recent results of note.

In Class 2A this week, Gwynn Park posted a 21-point win over Douglass-PG to secure the current No. 1 ranking in a Top 10 that features teams from seven leagues.

Looking ahead, Sherwood faces Churchill in a 4A game that likely could settle the No. 1 seed in the West Region, and Fort Hill takes on Thomas Johnson in a rare 1A vs. 4A contest. Another game to watch this week is Archbishop Spalding and Boys' Latin squaring off in a battle of MIAA B conference undefeated teams.

Private Schools: 1. DeMatha (7-0), 2. Good Counsel (6-1), 3. McDonogh (6-1), 4. Bishop McNamara (6-1), 5. Landon (5-1), 6. Georgetown Prep (4-2), 7. Archbishop Spalding (7-0), 8. Calvert Hall (5-3), 9. Gilman (5-3), 10. Loyola (5-2).

Class 4A: 1. Arundel (7-0), 2. Wise (7-0), 3. Suitland (6-1), 4. Old Mill (6-1), 5. Sherwood (6-1), 6. Flowers (6-1), 7. North Point (7-0), 8. Urbana (7-0), 9. Churchill (7-0), 10. Walt Whitman (6-1).

Class 3A: 1. Linganore (7-0), 2. Quince Orchard (7-0), 3. River Hill (7-0), 4. Huntingtown (7-0), 5. Poly (7-0), 6. Clarksburg (6-1), 7. Westlake (5-2), 8. Hereford (5-1), 9. Atholton (7-0), 10. Damascus (5-2).

Class 2A: 1. Gwynn Park (7-0), 2. Queen Anne's (7-0), 3. Chesapeake-BC (7-0), 4. Eastern Tech (6-1), 5. Kent Island (7-0), 6. Douglass-PG (6-1), 7. McDonough (5-2), 8. Rockville (6-1), 9. City College (5-2), 10. Glenelg (6-1).

Class 1A: 1. Fort Hill (7-0), 2. Joppatowne (7-0), 3. Dunbar (6-1), 4. Catoctin (7-0), 5. Allegany (5-2), 6. Forest Park (6-0), 7. Havre de Grace (5-2), 8. Snow Hill (5-1#), 9. Bohemia Manor (4-3), 10. Cambridge-S.D. (4-3).

By Mike Loveday

A pair of area athletes picked up more college offers this week.

Riverdale Baptist senior offensive tackle, William Ray Robinson, picked up an offer from North Carolina A&T University on Friday -- his second offer. Robinson also has an offer from Morgan State University. 

St. John's (D.C.) defensive tackle Kevin McReynolds picked up two offers last week -- University of North Carolina and Kansas State. Reynolds is up to five offers now.