On the heels of its upset of nationally-ranked Good Counsel, Gilman School ascended to the No. 1 spot in the state media poll Tuesday afternoon. The Greyhounds received all 12 first-place votes from a panel of state media members.
Gilman, which was previously ranked No. 3, routed Good Counsel, 28-7, in the finale of the I-95 Kickoff Classic at Unitas Stadium. The Falcons came in ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 9 nationally by USA Today.
The Greyhounds, who next play New Jersey powerhouse Don Bosco Prep Friday at Morgan State University, were again No. 1 in the latest VSN Top 20 poll. 

Arundel, which handled Anne Arundel County rival and defending Class 4A champ Old Mill last weekend, climbed four spots to No. 5. River Hill advanced a spot to sixth.

Dunbar held at No. 12 while Broadneck moved up from 16 to 15. Calvert Hall also advanced to 17th with Old Mill falling 14 places to 19th.

A pair of locals also entered the state Top 25 this week. Loyola Blakefield, which went toe-to-toe with No. 2 DeMatha Catholic before falling, 45-31, Saturday at the I-95 Kickoff Classic, came in at 23rd. Poly, off a 40-point shelling of host Largo in Prince George’s County, placed 25th.

Mount St. Joseph, North Harford, Archbishop Spalding, Eastern Tech, Boys’ Latin and McDonogh School were in the other receiving votes category.

Football State Poll

Tuesday, Sept. 7 – Week 1

FREDERICK, Md. – The Maryland High School Football State Poll, in its 21st year, is based on a statewide voting by sports reporters. Schools are ranked by points received. The number in parenthesis reflects first-place votes. LW is last week’s rank. The rankings are compiled by Sheldon Shealer of ESPN RISE.

Rk. School, Record, Points, LW

1. Gilman School (12), 2-0, 300, 3

2. DeMatha Catholic, 1-0, 288, 2

3. Good Counsel, 1-1, 274, 1

4. Damascus, 1-0, 262, 4

5. Arundel, 1-0, 254, 9

6. River Hill, 1-0, 232, 7

7. Quince Orchard, 1-0, 225, 6

8. Linganore, 0-0, 213, 8

9. Sherwood, 1-0, 196, 11

10. Douglass-Prince George’s, 1-0, 182, 10

11. Eleanor Roosevelt, 1-0, 173, 13

12. Dunbar, 1-0, 167, 12

13. Suitland, 1-0, 158, 14

14. Bowie, 1-0, 133, 17

15. Broadneck, 1-0, 123, 16

16. Westlake, 1-0, 114, 15

17. Calvert Hall College, 2-0, 102, 22

18. Huntingtown, 1-0, 89, 20

19. Old Mill, 0-1, 83, 5

20. Gwynn Park, 1-0, 65, 18

21. Seneca Valley, 1-0, 57, 23

22. North Point, 1-0, 42, NR

23. Loyola Blakefield, 0-1, 37, NR

24. Wise, 0-1, 29, 24

25. Poly, 1-0, 19, NR

Others Receiving Votes Paint Branch (1-0, 14), Catoctin (1-0, 12), Mount St. Joseph (1-0, 10), North Harford (1-0, 9), Queen Anne’s (1-0, 9), Archbishop Spalding (0-2, 8), Eastern Tech (1-0, 7), Georgetown Prep (1-0, 7), Thomas Johnson (1-0, 5), Gaithersburg (1-0, 4), Kent Island (1-0, 3), Boys’ Latin (1-0, 2), McDonogh School (1-0, 2), Clarksburg (0-1, 1).