Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (Dec. 5)

Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks each of its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played on Sunday.

FOOTBALL (FINAL)

Rank, team, record, previous rank

1. St. Frances (8-1) 1

2. Archbishop Spalding (11-1) 2

3. Dunbar (13-0) 3

4. Milford Mill (14-0) 4

5. Calvert Hall (7-6) 5

6. St. Mary’s (12-0) 6

7. Mount Saint Joseph (7-3) 7

8. Broadneck (11-2) 8

9. Dundalk (10-2) 9

10. Concordia Prep (8-2) 10

11. Arundel (10-3) 11

12. River Hill (11-2) 12

13. Harford Tech (8-4) 13

14. Westminster (10-2) 14

10. Atholton (11-1) 15

Others considered: Joppatowne (12-1), Long Reach (9-3), South Carroll (10-2)

No. 3 Dunbar football rallies around defense to beat Patuxent, 22-13, for second straight Class 2A/1A state title https://t.co/7e9VrOn6Fl
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 3, 2022

BOYS SOCCER (FINAL)

Rank, team, record, previous rank

1. Calvert Hall (24-0-1) 1

2. John Carroll (18-3-2) 2

3. Loyola Blakefield (16-5-1) 3

4. Centennial (15-2-1) 4

5. Severna Park (17-3) 5

6. Archbishop Curley (14-9-1) 6

7. South River (13-2-1) 7

8. McDonogh (10-10-1) 8

9. Severn (17-0) 9

10. Glenelg (12-4-1) 13

11. Towson (13-5) 10

12. North Harford (15-3-1) 11

13. Broadneck (12-3) 12

14. Mt. Hebron (9-2-2) 14

15. Fallston (12-5-1) 15

Others considered: Archbishop Spalding (9-11-1), Liberty (11-3), Reservoir (9-4), Sparrows Point (10-5-1), Westminster (11-3-1)

‘The prize was this game’: Arundel football limited in 31-14 loss to North Point in Class 4A/3A state championship https://t.co/WzKClZ9Xlh
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 3, 2022

GIRLS SOCCER (FINAL)

Rank, team, record, previous rank

1. Mercy (16-1) 2

2. Broadneck (14-1-4) 1

3. McDonogh (8-4-1) 3

4. John Carroll (8-3-2) 4

5. Crofton (15-3-1) 6

6. Archbishop Spalding (8-5-1) 7

7. Mt. Hebron (13-3-1) 5

8. Century (14-3) 11

9. Severna Park (12-2-1) 8

10. Marriotts Ridge (12-2) 9

11. Notre Dame Prep (5-5-3) 10

12. Fallston (16-3) 14

13. Glenelg (13-4) 12

14. Eastern Tech (11-3-1) 13

15. Chesapeake-AA (11-4-1) 15

Others considered: Hereford (9-6-1), Maryvale Prep (9-7-2), St. Paul’s (4-7-1), South Carroll (10-6-2), Towson (10-5-2)

No. 4 Milford Mill football finishes business with 25-16 win over Kent Island for Class 2A state crown https://t.co/661pj71XRn
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 3, 2022

VOLLEYBALL (FINAL)

Rank, team, record, previous rank

1. Arundel (19-1) 1

2. Maryvale Prep (11-4) 4

3. Liberty (19-0) 6

4. Crofton (14-4) 10

5. Centennial (16-1) 2

6. River Hill (13-3) 5

7. Reservoir (12-3) 3

8. Bel Air (15-2) 7

9. Archbishop Spalding (10-3) 8

10. Hereford (18-2) 11

11. Broadneck (11-5) 9

12. South Carroll (13-5) —

13. South River (13-5) —

14. Westminster (12-4) 12

15. Mercy (14-1) 13

Others considered: Fallston (12-6), Marriotts Ridge (10-5), Patterson Mill (15-5), Perry Hall (11-4), Poly (14-4)

Baltimore Sun high school Athletes of the Week (Nov. 20-27): Dunbar’s Devin Roche and Fallston’s Katherine King https://t.co/Jkgw2kxLVY
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) November 28, 2022

FIELD HOCKEY (FINAL)

Rank, team, record, previous rank

1. Broadneck (20-0) 1

2. Garrison Forest (16-1-1) 2

3. Archbishop Spalding (17-4) 3

4. Crofton (16-2) 4

5. Severna Park (11-6) 5

6. River Hill (16-3) 6

7. Westminster (14-3) 7

8. Glenelg (13-6) 11

9. South River (10-5) 8

10. Manchester Valley (13-3-1) 9

11. Dulaney (13-4) 10

12. Marriotts Ridge (11-5) 12

13. Hereford (11-4) 13

14. Notre Dame Prep (12-5) 14

15. South Carroll (10-7) —

Others considered: Bryn Mawr (7-7-1), Francis Scott Key (11-4), John Carroll (11-4-1), McDonogh (7-7-1), Mount de Sales (9-9-1)

‘I’m never alone’: Glenelg field hockey goalie Trinity Shackelford played with a heavy heart during championship run https://t.co/V9zW7ENIjv
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) November 22, 2022

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY (FINAL)

Rank, team, previous rank

1. Calvert Hall 1

2. Loyola Blakefield 2

3. Towson 3

4. Severna Park 4

5. Centennial 5

6. Century 7

7. Howard 6

8. Dulaney 9

9. Liberty 10

10. Broadneck 8

11. Mount Saint Joseph 13

12. River Hill —

13. Arundel —

14. Bel Air 15

15. Hereford —

Others considered: Crofton, Fallston, Gilman, Marriotts Ridge, South River

Mount Saint Joseph boys basketball holds off a St. Mary’s team trying to prove itself, 79-71 https://t.co/EawaawQVV4
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 1, 2022

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY (FINAL)

Rank, team, previous rank

1. Hereford 1

2. McDonogh 2

3. Severna Park 3

4. Towson 4

5. Dulaney 5

6. C. Milton Wright 7

7. Notre Dame Prep 6

8. Westminster 10

9. Centennial 8

10. Broadneck 9

11. Howard —

12. Atholton 11

13. Roland Park 13

14. Liberty 14

15. South River 15

Others considered: Annapolis, Century, Maryvale Prep, Fallston, Reservoir

Baltimore Sun boys basketball preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams heading into 2022-23 season https://t.co/deKBCVMpff
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 1, 2022

BOYS BASKETBALL

Rank, team

1. Mount St. Joseph

2. St. Frances

3. Parkville

4. Lake Clifton

5. Mount Carmel

6. City

7. Meade

8. Archbishop Spalding

9. Glenelg Country

10. John Carroll

11. St. Mary’s

12. New Town

13. Edmondson

14. Loyola Blakefield

15. Century

Others considered: Aberdeen (15-7), Calvert Hall (10-21), Liberty (16-10), Long Reach (12-6), Milford Mill (14-2), Overlea (21-6), Wilde Lake (9-8)

Baltimore Sun girls basketball preview: Storylines, players to watch and top 15 teams heading into 2022-23 season https://t.co/QMTsQswiGT
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) December 2, 2022

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Rank, team

1. McDonogh

2. Western

3. Poly

4. St. Frances

5. Howard

6. Glen Burnie

7. Old Mill

8. Mercy

9. Manchester Valley

10. Fallston

11. River Hill

12. Hereford

13. Pikesville

14. Forest Park

15. Harford Tech

Others considered: C. Milton Wright (14-7), John Carroll (13-8), Liberty (13-8), Mount Carmel (18-4), Roland Park (13-8)

Dylan Manna’s late field goal lifts No. 5 Calvert Hall to 17-14 victory over Loyola Blakefield in 102nd Turkey Bowl https://t.co/9c0JJKkQeR
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) November 24, 2022

WRESTLING

Rank, team

1. Mount Saint Joseph

2. Loyola Blakefield

3. South Carroll

4. Gilman

5. Archbishop Spalding

6. Sparrows Point

7. McDonogh

8. Manchester Valley

9. South River

10. Chesapeake-AA

11. Broadneck

12. Glenelg

13. Bel Air

14. Calvert Hall

15. Harford Tech

Others considered: Boys’ Latin, Crofton, Hammond, Hereford, Marriotts Ridge, Oakland Mills, Old Mill, Reservoir

Baltimore Sun high school sports Top 15 polls (Nov. 21) https://t.co/8mWmZjD4UC
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) November 21, 2022

BOYS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Rank, team

1. Calvert Hall

2. Oakland Mills

3. Mount Saint Joseph

4. Dulaney

5. Gilman

6. Severna Park

7. Broadneck

8. Towson

9. Manchester Valley

10. Howard

11. Milford Mill

12. Archbishop Spalding

13. Poly

14. Century

15. Old Mill

Others considered: Fallston, Franklin, Loyola Blakefield, Mervo, New Town

Archbishop Spalding football completes long-awaited dream, beating Calvert Hall, 34-10 for first MIAA A Conference title https://t.co/6AalaUDflu
— Sun Varsity Letters (@SunVarsity) November 19, 2022

GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD

Rank, team

1. McDonogh

2. Maryvale Prep

3. Oakland Mills

4. Crofton

5. Century

6. Hereford

7. Howard

8. Archbishop Spalding

9. River Hill

10. Western Tech

11. Notre Dame Prep

12. City

13. Glenelg

14. Westminster

15. South Carroll

Others considered: Chesapeake-AA, Franklin, Mervo, Poly, Reservoir

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