Here’s where The Baltimore Sun ranks each of its high school teams as of Monday. Records are through games played Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. St. Frances (1-4) 1
2. Archbishop Spalding (2-1) 2
3. Concordia Prep (3-1) 11
4. Milford Mill (2-1) 3
5. Calvert Hall (2-2) 4
6. Loyola Blakefield (2-1) 8
7. McDonogh (2-1) 12
8. Mount Saint Joseph (2-2) 6
9. St. Mary’s (1-1) 9
10. Dunbar (1-1) 5
11. Broadneck (2-1) 7
12. Dundalk (3-0) 14
13. Harford Tech (3-0) —
14. Arundel (2-1) 10
15. Howard (2-0) —
Others considered: Gilman (2-1), Long Reach (2-0), Mervo (3-0), Westminster (2-1)
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BOYS SOCCER
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. John Carroll (2-0-2) 1
2. Loyola Blakefield (5-0-1) 3
3. Severna Park (3-0-1) 5
4. McDonogh (1-1-3) 4
5. Archbishop Curley (7-1-1) 6
6. South River (4-0) 9
7. Calvert Hall (2-2-1) 2
8. Howard (2-0) —
9. Reservoir (2-1) 7
10. Towson (3-0-1) 8
11. Severn (1-0-2) 10
12. Archbishop Spalding (1-2-3) 12
13. Broadneck (3-0) 14
14. River Hill (3-0) —
15. Mt. Hebron (1-0) 15
Others considered: C. Milton Wright (2-1), Concordia Prep (0-2-4), Gilman (1-3-3), Glenelg (2-0), Liberty (1-1)
GIRLS SOCCER
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. McDonogh (3-0) 1
2. Broadneck (1-0-1) 2
3. Mt. Hebron (1-1) 3
4. Mercy (3-0) 7
5. Severna Park (2-0) 6
6. Archbishop Spalding (1-1-2) 4
7. Notre Dame Prep (1-1) 9
8. Glenelg (1-0) 8
9. St. Paul’s (2-0) —
10. Maryvale Prep (1-1) —
11. Towson (0-0) 11
12. Chesapeake-AA (1-0-1) —
13. John Carroll (1-3) 5
14. Crofton (1-1) 10
15. Fallston (3-2) 13
Others considered: Century (2-1-1), Eastern Tech (1-0), Hereford (2-1-1), Marriotts Ridge (0-0-1)
FIELD HOCKEY
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Broadneck (3-0) 1
2. Garrison Forest (2-0) 2
3. Archbishop Spalding (3-0) 3
4. Crofton (3-0) 4
5. Severna Park (2-1) 5
6. Notre Dame Prep (4-0) 9
7. Manchester Valley (2-0) 10
8. Glenelg (1-1) 7
9. Westminster (2-0) 11
10. Maryvale Prep (3-1) —
11. Mount de Sales (3-1) —
12. Bel Air (4-1) —
13. Hereford (1-2) 8
14. Mt. Hebron (2-2) 13
15. Mercy (2-1) —
Others considered: Francis Scott Key (2-1-1), Liberty (2-0), Marriotts Ridge (1-1), River Hill (2-2), South River (1-2)
VOLLEYBALL
Rank, team, record, previous rank
1. Arundel (3-0) 1
2. River Hill (3-0) —
3. Maryvale Prep (2-1) 3
4. Broadneck (2-0) 4
5. Crofton (3-0) 5
6. Glenelg (3-0) 9
7. Centennial (3-1) 6
8. Howard (2-1) 2
9. Patterson Mill (4-0) —
10. Reservoir (2-1) 7
11. Perry Hall (3-0) 11
12. Westminster (3-1) —
13. Garrison Forest (5-0) —
14. Severna Park (2-1) —
15. Bel Air (2-1) 12
Others considered: Archbishop Spalding (0-3), Fallston (2-1), Mt. Hebron (2-1), Poly (3-0), South River (2-0)
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Rank, team, previous rank
1. Towson 3
2. Severna Park 4
3. Loyola Blakefield 2
4. Calvert Hall 1
5. Crofton 15
6. Howard 6
7. Centennial 8
8. Liberty 10
9. Wilde Lake 13
10. Manchester Valley —
11. Gilman 11
12. Arundel —
13. Century 5
14. Hereford 12
15. River Hill 14
Others considered: Broadneck, C. Milton Wright, Glenelg, Mount Saint Joseph, South River
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Rank, team, previous rank
1. Hereford 1
2. Severna Park 2
3. Notre Dame Prep 6
4. Bryn Mawr —
5. McDonogh 3
6. Centennial 5
7. Howard 15
8. Dulaney 4
9. North Harford 14
10. C. Milton Wright 7
Varsity Highlights
11. Atholton 8
12. River Hill —
13. Century 11
14. Towson 10
15. Liberty 12
Others considered: Annapolis, Broadneck, Harford Tech, Mt. Hebron, Roland Park
How the polls are conducted: Baltimore Sun polls are compiled by the sports staff after observing events and consulting with coaches.