Roosevelt cracks the football state Top 5
September, 20, 2011
9/20/11
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By Sheldon Shealer | ESPN.com
A last-second field goal lifted Eleanor Roosevelt to a 23-22 victory over Wise and into the Top 5 in this week's state poll.
The Raiders, which were ranked No. 8 to start the season, check in at No. 5, behind No. 1 Good Counsel, No. 2 Gilman, No. 3 Calvert Hall and No. 4 Quince Orchard. Wise, which was No. 4 to start the week, falls to No. 9.
The Raiders, which were ranked No. 8 to start the season, check in at No. 5, behind No. 1 Good Counsel, No. 2 Gilman, No. 3 Calvert Hall and No. 4 Quince Orchard. Wise, which was No. 4 to start the week, falls to No. 9.
| ESPNHS Maryland High School Football State Poll | ||||||
| Tuesday Sept. 20 -- WEEK 3 RANKINGS | ||||||
| FREDERICK, Md. -- The Maryland High School Football State Poll, in its 22nd year, is based on a statewide voting by sports reporters. Schools are ranked by points received. The number in parenthesis reflects first-place votes. LW is last week's ranking. The rankings are compiled by Sheldon Shealer of ESPNHS. | ||||||
| Rk. | Name | Record | Points | LW | Last Week | This Week |
| 1. | Good Counsel (12) | 3-0 | 300 | 1 | def. Valley Forge (Pa.), 35-3 | vs. Gonzaga (D.C.) |
| 2. | Gilman | 2-1 | 285 | 2 | idle | at No. 18 Georgetown Prep |
| 3. | Calvert Hall | 3-0 | 278 | 3 | def. Red Lion (Del.), 28-27 | vs. Coolidge (D.C.) |
| 4. | Quince Orchard | 3-0 | 259 | 5 | def. Paint Branch, 24-8 | at Northwest |
| 5. | Eleanor Roosevelt | 3-0 | 247 | 8 | def. Wise, 23-22 | at Oxon Hill |
| 6. | Arundel | 3-0 | 238 | 6 | def. Meade, 28-12 | vs. South River |
| 7. | DeMatha | 1-1 | 225 | 7 | idle | at Dunbar (D.C.) |
| 8. | Suitland | 3-0 | 211 | 11 | def. Parkdale, 40-6 | at Laurel |
| 9. | Wise | 2-1 | 206 | 4 | lost to E. Roosevelt, 23-22 | vs. Bowie |
| 10. | Damascus | 3-0 | 172 | 14 | def. Wootton, 49-12 | vs. Einstein |
| 11. | Dunbar | 2-1 | 163 | 12 | def. City College, 18-6 | at Mervo |
| 12. | Westlake | 3-0 | 156 | 15 | def. McDonough, 26-14 | at Northern Calvert |
| 13. | Urbana | 2-1 | 140 | 16 | def. Century, 37-0 | at Walkersville |
| 14. | McDonogh | 2-1 | 128 | 13 | def. Boys' Latin, 31-0 | at No. 21 Archbishop Spalding |
| 15. | Old Mill | 3-0 | 117 | 18 | def. North County, 67-0 | vs. Northeast-AA |
| 16. | Poly | 3-0 | 110 | 19 | def. Digital Harbor, 20-6 | at Edmondson |
| 17. | Atholton | 2-1 | 101 | NR | def. River Hill, 14-0 | vs. Reservoir |
| 18. | Georgetown Prep | 2-1 | 83 | NR | def. Gonzaga, D.C., 38-24 | vs. No. 2 Gilman |
| 19. | Loyola | 1-1 | 78 | 20 | idle | vs. Maryland Christian |
| 20. | Hammond | 3-0 | 72 | 22 | def. Centennial, 34-7 | vs. No. 24 River Hill |
| 21. | Archbishop Spalding | 3-0 | 66 | NR | def. Mount St. Joseph, 34-31 | vs. No. 14 McDonogh |
| 22. | Thomas Johnson | 3-0 | 46 | 23 | def. Tuscarora, 34-0 | at South Hagerstown |
| 23. | Middletown | 3-0 | 35 | 24 | def. South Carroll, 34-7 | vs. Frederick |
| 24. | River Hill | 2-1 | 34 | 10 | lost to Atholton, 14-0 | at No. 20 Hammond |
| 25. | McDonough | 2-1 | 29 | 17 | lost to Westlake, 26-14 | vs. Great Mills |
Others Receiving Votes:
Seneca Valley (3-0, 20), Westminster (2-1, 19), Linganore (2-1, 17), North Point (3-0, 13), Walkersville (3-0, 11), Gaithersburg (3-0, 8), Patuxent (3-0, 7), Wicomico (3-0, 5), Douglass-PG (2-1, 4), Queen Anne's (3-0, 4), Fort Hill (3-0, 3), Gwynn Park (2-1, 2), Paint Branch (2-1, 2).



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