Good Counsel's loss to St. John's (Washington, D.C.) gave McDonogh a one-spot boost to No. 4 in this week's Maryland High School Football Media State Poll while four other local Top 10 teams held their ground.
McDonogh (4-1), whose only loss is to No. 1 and nationally-ranked DeMatha, defeated Canada Prep, 36-20, Saturday while Good Counsel (3-1) fell to St. John's, 39-22. The loss dropped the Falcons from No. 2 to No. 5.
In the shuffle, Class 4A juggernaut Wise (4-0), the defending state champion, moved up two spots to No. 2. Defending Class 3A champ Damascus remained No. 3.
Coming off wins, No. 6 Archbishop Spalding, No. 7 Quince Orchard, No. 8 Mount Saint Joseph, No. 9 St. Frances and No. 10 Howard retained their rankings.
Three other local teams are also ranked. Calvert Hall dropped one spot to No. 14 while No. 16 Old Mill and No. 23 Franklin stayed put.
Loyola Blakefield, Annapolis and Milford Mill received votes, but not enough to crack the Top 25.
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