BOYS BASKETBALL TOP 20

THE BALTIMORE SUN

1. Lake Clifton (15-1) -- Last week's ranking: 1. In a 64-63 win over then-No. 4 Southern-Balto. on Tuesday, Shawnta Rogers had 25 points. Friday, Rogers had 25 in an 84-72 win over Patterson. Next game: Tomorrow at No. 4 Southwestern.

2. Dunbar (18-1) -- Last week's ranking: 2. Billy Wells scored 20 points in a 105-67 win over Northern on Tuesday. Marvis Thornton and Robert Foster each had 23 in a 103-78 win over Douglass on Friday. Next game: Today against City.

3. Walbrook (13-3) -- Last week's ranking: 3. Anton Jenifer scored 29 points, including the winning basket in overtime, to lift the Warriors to a 77-75 win over Patterson on Tuesday. Next game: Wednesday at No. 6 Southern-Balto.

4. Southwestern (12-5) -- Last week's ranking: 5. Reginald Johnson scored 15 points in a 67-53 victory over Edmondson. Next game: Tomorrow against No. 1 Lake Clifton.

5. St. Frances (19-4) -- Last week's ranking: 7. Friday at the University of Baltimore, Mark Karcher scored 21 points in a 66-39 win over Towson Catholic. Yesterday, the Panthers clinched first in the Catholic League with a 58-30 victory over Mount St. Joseph. Next game: Feb. 24 at Catholic League Tournament.

6. Southern-Balto. (8-8) -- Last week's ranking: 4. Shawntay Barnes scored 22 points in a 64-63 loss to No. 1 Lake Clifton on Tuesday. Saturday, John Hemsley had 12 in a 73-47 loss to Christian Brothers Academy of New Jersey at the Atlantic Cape Classic in Richland, N.J. Next game: Wednesday against No. 3 Walbrook.

7. Calvert Hall (21-8) -- Last week's ranking: 6. In a 69-59 loss to then-No. 17 Severn on Tuesday, John McKay scored 12 points. Thursday, Damian Peoples had 21 in a 61-40 win over McDonogh. McKay had 21 in an 86-54 win over Curley on Friday. Yesterday, Tavar Witherspoon scored 35 in an 83-67 win over Loyola. Next game: Tomorrow at Gilman.

8. Arundel (15-3) -- Last week's ranking: 8. Bakari Ward scored 25 points in a 74-72 win over North County on Tuesday. In a 103-71 victory over Chesapeake-AA on Friday, Marquise Farmer scored 27. Next game: Tomorrow against Severna Park.

9. Randallstown (17-1) -- Last week's ranking: 9. Wednesday, Lance Anderson scored 21 points in a 64-51 win over Perry Hall. Anderson had 35 in an 102-84 win over then-No. 16 Dundalk on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow at Kenwood.

10. Broadneck (16-2) -- Last week's ranking: 10. Jamaine Young scored 20 points in a 64-58 win over Glen Burnie on Tuesday. Friday, Jason Smith scored 18 in a 60-51 win over South River. Next game: Tomorrow at Old Mill.

11. Atholton (17-1) -- Last week's ranking: 11. D. J. Chiles scored 18 points in a 70-63 win over Wilde Lake on Tuesday. Chiles had 19 in a 72-54 win over Hammond on Thursday. Next game: Tomorrow at Glenelg.

12. Milford Mill (16-2) -- Last week's ranking: 12. Wednesday, Blanchard Hurd scored 25 points in an 80-46 win over Pikesville. Hurd had 21 in a 91-44 win over Carver A&T; on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow against Catonsville.

13. Annapolis (14-4) -- Last week's ranking: 13. Teshawn Cooper scored 16 points in a 66-30 win over Chesapeake-AA on Tuesday. Ronnie Johnson scored 17 in a 71-58 win over Glen Burnie on Thursday. Next game: Tomorrow against Northeast.

14. Severn (18-7) -- Last week's ranking: 17. In a 69-59 win over then-No. 6 Calvert Hall on Tuesday, Alhamisi Simms scored 21 points. Denard Melton had 19 in a 70-58 win over Gilman on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow at Gibbons.

15. Mount Hebron (14-4) -- Last week's ranking: 15. Kurtis Jestes scored 14 points in a 67-39 win over Centennial on Tuesday. Thursday, Patrick Ngongba had 23 in a 60-44 win over Glenelg. Next game: Tomorrow at Hammond.

16. Douglass (12-4) -- Last week's ranking: 14. Lamont Prilliman scored 35 points in an 83-78 win over Northwestern on Tuesday. Prilliman scored 33 in an 103-78 loss to No. 2 Dunbar on Friday. Next game: Wednesday at Poly.

17. Oakland Mills (15-3) -- Last week's ranking: 18. Tuesday, Irving Conwell scored 28 points in an 80-69 win over Glenelg. Michael Hill had 22 in a 79-67 win over Centennial on Thursday. Next game: Tomorrow at Wilde Lake.

18. Dundalk (14-3) -- Last week's ranking: 16. Danny Thorpe scored 14 points in a 74-46 win over Lansdowne on Wednesday. Jaquay Jackson scored 22 in a 102-84 loss to No. 9 Randallstown on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow at Eastern Tech.

19. C. Milton Wright (14-5) -- Last week's ranking: Not ranked. The Mustangs debut in the Top 20 after defeating Fallston (83-71) on Tuesday and North Harford (65-48) on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow against Joppatowne.

20. Overlea (15-1) -- Last week's ranking: Not ranked. The Falcons also debut in the Top 20, after defeating Sparrows Point (80-64) on Wednesday and Chesapeake-BC (80-46) on Friday. Next game: Tomorrow at Pikesville.

Other teams receiving consideration, with record in parentheses: Paul's (16-3), South River (12-5), Fallston (11-7); Loyola (14-11); Edgewood (10-8).

How the poll is chosen: The 1994-95 boys basketball poll is selected each week by the local sports staff through game observations and consultation with coaches.

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