State semifinals-bound Overlea land in next-to-last rankings of season; City jumps to No. 9
by Derek Toney
After reaching its first state semifinal since 1992, Overlea High has a second tour in VSN’s Boys Basketball Top 20.
The Falcons (21-4) from Baltimore County school won on the road at Walkersville in Frederick County Saturday to reach the Class 2A state final four. Overlea will play Southern Maryland’s Westlake, Wednedsay evening at Blair in Montgomery County.
Seven area squads – No. 5 Parkville, Lake Clifton (7th), ninth-ranked City College, No. 14 Edmondson, Meade (15th), 20th-ranked Patterson Mill and Overlea – will be in action in the final week of the 2021-22 campaign.
Edmondson and Patterson Mill will meet Tuesday evening in the 1A state semifinals at Prince George’s County’s Henry A. Wise, with the winner facing either Lake Clifton or Cambridge-South Dorchester in Friday’s state championship game at the University of Maryland.
City, the lone area representative remaining in Class 3A, will play Southern Maryland’s Huntingtown in a state semifinal match at North Point in Charles County Tuesday evening. Meade and Parkville are on a collison course in 4A.
Parkville will put its undefeated mark on the line against reigning state champ, Prince George’s County’s Eleanor Roosevelt, Wednesday night at North Point. Meade will face Montgomery County’s Winston Churchill at Henry A. Wise Wednesday evening.
Mount St. Joseph, which won its eighth Baltimore Catholic League Tournament championship, remains No. 1 with St. Frances Academy, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, John Carroll School and Parkville. The Gaels and Panthers will finish their respective campaigns at the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament in Cumberland.
Mount Carmel, which took Mount St. Joseph to the wire in Sunday’s MIAA A final, is No. 2 followed by Spalding, John Carroll and St. Frances. The teams will now battle for the 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament title, with quarterfinal action Wednesday.
Here’s the complete VSN Boys Basketball Top 20 for week 11:
1. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (31-5)
Previous rank: 1
Last week: defeated then-No. 4 St. Frances Academy (66-56; 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament final), then-No. 4 John Carroll School (70-63; Baltimore Catholic League semifinals), and No. 8 Loyola Blakefield (68-66;
Baltimore Catholic League quarterfinals)
This week: vs. Paul VI (VA), Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament quarterfinal at Frostburg State University, March 10; vs. Gonzaga College (D.C.) or Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran, Alhambra Catholic Invitational consolation or semifinal, March 11; Alhambra Catholic Invitational championship or consolation final, March 12
2. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY (33-7)
Previous rank: 5
Last week: lost to No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, (66-56; 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament final); defeated then-No. 3 Archbishop Spalding (78-54; Baltimore Catholic League semifinals), and Calvert Hall College (75-45; Baltimore Catholic League quarterfinal)
This week: vs. Bishop McNamara, Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament quarterfinal at Frostburg State University, March 10; vs. DeMatha Catholic or Bishop Walsh, Alhambra Catholic Invitational consolation or semifinal, March 11; Alhambra Catholic Invitational championship or consolation final, March 12
3. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (25-8)
Previous rank: 2
Last week: lost to then-No 3 Archbishop Spalding, 66-64, 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament quarterfinal
SEASON COMPLETE – MIAA A CONFERENCE FINALIST & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST
4. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL (20-11)
Previous rank: 4
Last week: lost to No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, 70-63 (51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament semifinal), and defeated St. Maria Goretti, 81-69 (Baltimore Catholic League quarterfinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE SEMIFINALIST & MIAA A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST
5. PARKVILLE (24-0)
Previous rank: 6
Last week: defeated DuVal (84-40; Class 4A state quarterfinal), Dulaney (68-56; North Region I final), and Dundalk (89-65; North Region I semifinal)
This week: vs. Eleanor Roosevelt, 4A state semifinal at North Point, March 9
6. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (25-11)
Previous rank: 3
Last week: lost to then-No. 5 St. Frances Academy, 78-54 (51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament semifinal), and defeated then-No. 2 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 66-64 (Baltimore Catholic League quarterfinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – MIAA A CONFERENCE & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALIST
7. LAKE CLIFTON (19-1)
Previous rank: 7
Last week: defeated CMIT South (60-35; Class 1A state quarterfinal), Coppin Academy (59-40; North Region II final), and Reginald Lewis (84-47; North Region II semifinal)
This week: vs. Cambridge-South Dorchester, 1A state semifinal at Henry A. Wise, March 8
8. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (16-12)
Previous rank: 8
Last week: lost to No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, 68-66, 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament quarterfinal
SEASON COMPLETE – MIAA A CONFERENCE & BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALIST
9. CITY COLLEGE (20-2)
Previous rank: 13
Last week: defeated James M. Bennett (76-47; Class 3A state quarterfinal); then-No. 15 Patterson (57-43; North Region I final) and then-No. 9 Milford Mill Academy (50-39; North Region I semifinal)
This week: vs. Huntingtown, 3A state semifinal at North Point, March 8
10. MILFORD MILL ACADEMY (14-2)
Previous rank: 9
Last week: lost to then-No. 13 City College, 50-39, Class 3A North Region I semifinal
SEASON COMPLETE – CLASS 3A NORTH REGION I SEMIFINALIST
11. ST. MARY’S (29-8)
Previous rank: 11
Last week: defeated Georgetown Prep (74-48); lost to Bullis School (70-42); defeated Annapolis Area Christian School (64-40; MIAA B Conference final)
SEASON COMPLETE – MIAA B CONFERENCE CHAMPION
12. NEW TOWN (17-4)
Previous rank: 10
Last week: lost to Douglass-Prince George’s (52-51; Class 2A state quarterfinal); defeated No. 19 Randallstown (71-49; North Region I final), and Lansdowne (57-35; North Region I semifinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – CLASS 2A STATE QUARTERFINALIST
13. GILMAN SCHOOL (10-12)
Previous rank: 12
SEASON COMPLETE – MIAA A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST
14. EDMONDSON (19-3)
Previous rank: 14
Last week: defeated Southern-Garrett (; Class 1A state quarterfinal), Forest Park (65-64; North Region I final), and Douglass (91-38; North Region I semifinal)
This week: vs. No. 20 Patterson Mill, 1A state semifinal at Henry A. Wise, March 8
15. MEADE (19-3)
Previous rank: 17
Last week: defeated Northwest (82-76; Class 4A state quarterfinal), then-No. 16 Arundel (63-59; East Region I final), and Glen Burnie (68-48; East Region I semifinal)
This week: vs. Winston Churchill, 4A state semifinal at Henry A. Wise, March 8
16. ARUNDEL (18-4)
Previous rank: 16
Last week: lost to then-No. 17 Meade, 63-59 (Class 4A East Region I final), and defeated Old Mill, 76-60 (East Region I semifinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHAMPION & CLASS 4A EAST REGION I FINALIST
17. PATTERSON (19-3)
Previous rank: 15
Last week: lost to then-No. 13 City College, 57-43 (Class 3A North Region I final), and defeated Poly, 62-59 (North Region I semifinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – CLASS 3A NORTH REGION FINALIST
18. OVERLEA (21-4)
Previous rank: Not ranked
Last week: defeated Williamsport (70-66; Class 2A state quarterfinal), Carver Vo-Tech (55-36; North Region II final), and Sparrows Point (72-22; North Region II semifinal)
This week: vs. Westlake, 2A state semifinal at Montgomery Blair, March 9
19. RANDALLSTOWN (15-5)
Previous rank: 19
Last week: lost to then-No. 10 New Town, 70-49 (Class 2A North Region I final), and defeated Hereford, 63-53 (North Region I semifinal)
SEASON COMPLETE – BALTIMORE COUNTY FINALIST & CLASS 2A NORTH REGION FINALIST
20. PATTERSON MILL (21-2)
Previous rank: 20
Last week: defeated Smithsburg (43-41; Class 1A state quarterfinal), Havre de Grace (76-60; East Region I final), and Kent County (80-50; East Region I semifinal)
This week: vs. No. 14 Edmondson, Class 1A state semifinal at Henry A. Wise, March 8
