High school sports polls: Nov. 8, 2011

Football

No. School	Record	Prev.
1. Gilman	8-1	1
2. Calvert Hall	8-1	2
3. Old Mill	10-0	3
4. Atholton	9-1	4
5. Poly	10-0	5
6. Arundel	9-1	6
7. Dunbar	8-2	7
8. McDonogh	6-4	8
9. Archbishop Spalding	7-3	9
10. Catonsville	10-0	10
11. River Hill	8-2	14
12. Perry Hall	8-2	11
13. Westminster	8-2	12
14. Aberdeen	8-2	—
15. Fallston	9-1	13

Other teams considered: Annapolis Area Christian (8-2), Archbishop Curley (7-3), Glenelg (8-2), Howard (7-3), John Carroll (6-3), Overlea (10-0).

No. School	Record	Prev.
1. McDonogh	19-2-1	1
2. Gilman	17-4-1	2
3. Loyola	12-5-3	3
4. Archbishop Curley	17-5-1	4
5. South Carroll	13-2	5
6. Marriotts Ridge	13-3-1	9
7. St. Paul's	19-4-1	—
8. Severna Park	12-1-2	14
9. Fallston	11-2-1	12
10. Hereford	8-2-2	—
11. Mount St. Joseph	8-10-3	10
12. Reservoir	11-3-1	6
13. River Hill	11-5	7
14. Atholton	8-4-1	8
15. Perry Hall	7-7-3	—

Other teams considered: Broadneck (11-5-1), Catonsville (11-3), Dulaney (9-3-1), Franklin (9-4), John Carroll (7-13-1), North Harford (9-6-2), Westminster (7-5).

Girls soccer

No. School	Record	Prev.
1. McDonogh	18-3	1
2. Archbishop Spalding	14-6-1	4
3. John Carroll	14-3-1	2
4. Severna Park	13-3-1	6
5. C. Milton Wright	13-4	8
6. Mercy	12-5-1	5
7. River Hill	12-3-1	3
8. Glenelg	11-2-	11
9. Bryn Mawr	14-5	14
10. Centennial	11-2-1	7
11. Broadneck	11-2-1	9
12. Perry Hall	14-3	12
13. South River	11-4-1	10
14. Reservoir	9-8	—
15. Severn	15-5	13

Other teams considered: Bel Air (12-4-1), Eastern Tech (14-2-1), Fallston (9-4-1), Manchester Valley (13-3), Marriotts Ridge (6-3-3), Mount Hebron (8-6-1), North Carroll (10-3), Notre Dame Prep (7-6-2).

Field hockey

No. School	Record	Prev.
1.Glenelg	16-1	2
2. Garrison Forest	18-1-2	3
3. Severna Park	15-2	5
4. South River	16-2	1
5. Century	13-2	6
6. Westminster	14-3	7
7. McDonogh	13-5	14
8. Hereford	14-1	4
9. Fallston	13-2	10
10. Dulaney	12-5	13
11. Broadneck	11-5	8
12. North Harford	11-4	—
13. Notre Dame Prep	9-3-4	11
14. Manchester Valley	11-3	—
15. Mount Hebron	12-5	—

Other teams considered: Annapolis (9-5), Archbishop Spalding (11-5-3), Atholton (9-6), Bel Air (8-5), Bryn Mawr (11-5-1), Centennial (9-8), Loch Raven (6-9), Marriotts Ridge (11-3), Mount de Sales (16-4-1), Patterson Mill (10-5), River Hill (10-4), Sparrows Point (9-2), St. Timothy's (9-4-2)

Volleyball

No. School	Record	Prev.
1. Arundel	15-0	1
2. Archbishop Spalding	20-0	2
3. Towson	12-1	3
4. Broadneck	11-2	4
5. River Hill	13-1	5
6. Fallston	12-2	6
7. Century	13-1	7
8. Glenelg	11-2	8
9. Mount de Sales	13-2	9
10. Centennial	11-4	10
11. Reservoir	10-4	11
12. St. Paul's	11-4	12
13. Old Mill	13-3	13
14. John Carroll	15-4	14
15. Severna Park	10-5	15

Other teams considered: Atholton (10-4), Dulaney (13-2), Hereford (12-2), IND (10-3), Marriotts Ridge (9-5), South River (9-4).

Boys cross country

No. School	Prev.
1. Loyola	1
2. Severna Park	2
3. Winters Mill	3
4. Hereford	4
5. Gilman	5
6. Dulaney	7
7. Wilde Lake	8
8. River Hill	6
9. Chesapeake-AA	9
10. Oakland Mills	—

Other teams considered: Annapolis, Broadneck, Catonsville, Century, C. Milton Wright, Loch Raven, Westminster.

Girls cross country

No. School	Prev.
1. Severna Park	1
2. Hereford	2
3. Archbishop Spalding	3
4. Dulaney	7
5. Broadneck	6
6. River Hill	8
7. South Carroll	—
8. Liberty	4
9. Century	5
10. C. Milton Wright	10

Other teams considered: Bel Air, Catonsville, Glenelg, Loch Raven, Reservoir, Westminster.

How the polls are conducted: The Baltimore Sun polls are compiled weekly by the sports staff after observing events and consulting with coaches.