A year after pulling off one of the greatest wins in history for Maryland high school football, No. 1 Good Counsel did it again -- this time topping national power Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 24-17, in overtime. Now, the Falcons hope the similarities with 2010 end right there.

Last year, after beating St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) on national TV, Good Counsel returned to Maryland and was promptly thumped by Gilman, ending any dreams of a high national ranking and state No. 1 finish.

Good Counsel, which claimed 11 of 12 first-place votes and hold the No. 1 ranking in the Maryland High School Football State Poll this week, takes on second-ranked Gilman to highlight this week's state schedule. No. 3 Calvert Hall takes on No. 4 DeMatha in another marquee match-up.

COMPLETE MARYLAND STATE POLL

Only three new teams join this week's Top 25, and two of them received votes in the preseason rankings and opened the year with wins over state-ranked teams. The highest debut is at No. 16 by Westlake, which beat Urbana. Gwynn Park, which beat Potomac, and Paint Branch join the Top 25 in the last two spots.

ESPNHS Maryland High School Football State Poll
Tuesday, Sept. 6 -- WEEK 1 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 rank. The rankings are compiled by Sheldon Shealer of ESPNHS.
Rk.	Name	Record*	Points	LY*	Last Week	This Week
1.	Good Counsel (11)	1-0	299	1	def. Manatee (Fla.), 24-17 (OT)	vs. Gilman
2.	Gilman (1)	2-0	289	2	def. Oscar Smith (Va.), 51-27	vs. Good Counsel
3.	Calvert Hall	1-0	274	3	def. St. John's (D.C.), 35-18	vs. DeMatha
4.	DeMatha	1-0	263	4	def. Loyola, 24-20	vs. Calvert Hall
5.	Quince Orchard	1-0	237	5	def. Sherwood, 23-6	vs. Blair
6.	Wise	1-0	229	7	def. Franklin, 30-7	vs. High Point
7.	Arundel	1-0	216	9	def. Annapolis, 57-7	vs. Northeast-AA
8.	River Hill	1-0	211	10	def. Reservoir, 28-7	vs. Long Reach
9.	Linganore	1-0	196	12	def. South Carroll, 28-6	vs. Bethesda-CC
10.	Eleanor Roosevelt	1-0	191	13	def. Norview (Va.), 35-6	vs. Bowie
11.	Dunbar	1-0	185	11	def. Dunbar (D.C.), 22-8	vs. Southwestern
12.	Suitland	1-0	167	15	def. McKinley (D.C.), 39-0	vs. Oxon Hill
13.	McDonogh	0-1	150	6	lost to Gonzaga (D.C.), 17-14	idle
14.	Damascus	1-0	141	14	def. Clarksburg, 19-18 (OT)	vs. Watkins Mill
15.	McDonough	1-0	120	18	def. Northern Calvert, 34-5	vs. La Plata
16.	Westlake	1-0	115	NR	def. Urbana, 21-20 (OT)	vs. Thomas Stone
17.	Urbana	0-1	99	8	lost to Westlake, 21-20 (OT)	vs. Westminster
18.	Old Mill	1-0	87	21	def. Broadneck, 10-0	vs. Severna Park
19.	Loyola	0-1	79	17	lost to DeMatha, 24-20	vs. Valley Forge (Pa.)
20.	Poly	1-0	73	19	def. DuVal, 28-0	vs. Carver
21.	Hammond	1-0	64	24	def. Wilde Lake, 16-12	vs. Mt. Hebron
22.	Thomas Johnson	1-0	55	22	def. Friendly, 28-8	vs. Liberty
23.	Middletown	1-0	35	25	def. Catoctin, 42-12	vs. Brunswick
24.	Gwynn Park	1-0	32	NR	def. Potomac, 14-12	vs. Friendly
25.	Paint Branch	1-0	23	NR	def. Rockville, 39-6	vs. Magruder