VSN Girls’ Basketball Top 20 Poll – Week 11
1. St. Frances Academy (Record: 27-0; Last week’s ranking: No. 1)
Last week: defeated No. 2 McDonogh School, 56-47, IAAM A Conference Tournament final at Stevenson University; defeated No. 7 Seton Keough, 62-45, IAAM A semifinal
This week: Off; next game – vs. Bishop Walsh, Bishop Walsh Invitational Tournament, March 2
2. McDonogh School (24-3; No. 2)
Last week: lost to No. 1 St. Frances Academy, 56-47, IAAM A Tournament final at Stevenson University; defeated then-No. 4 Roland Park Country School, 63-49, IAAM A semifinal; defeated Archbishop Spalding, 75-29, IAAM A quarterfinal
This week: Off; next game – vs. Good Counsel, Bishop Walsh Invitational Tournament, March 2
3. Manchester Valley (22-0; No. 6)
Last week: defeated New Town, 48-36, and Harford Tech, 45-33.
This week: Off; next game – vs. Westminster or Oakdale, Class 3A West Region Section I semifinal, Feb. 27
4. Howard (21-1; No. 3)
Last week: defeated Centennial, 55-42; lost to then-No. 17 Long Reach, 54-47.
This week: Off; next game – vs. Sherwood or Mervo, Class 4A North Region Section II semifinal, Feb. 27
5. Roland Park Country School (18-7; No. 4)
Last week: lost to No. 2 McDonogh School, 63-49, IAAM A Tournament semifinal; defeated John Carroll School, 62-38, IAAM A quarterfinal.
Season complete – IAAM A Conference semifinalist
6. Western (19-3; No. 5)
Last week: defeated No. 15 Poly, 45-40, Baltimore City Division I final at Coppin State University; defeated New Era Academy, 60-11, and National Academy Foundation, 83-3.
This week: Off; next game – vs. Springbrook or Paint Branch, Class 4A North Region Section II semifinal, Feb. 27
7. Seton Keough (14-11; No. 7)
Last week: lost to No. 1 St. Frances Academy, 62-45, IAAM A Tournament semifinal; defeated St. Vincent Pallotti, 63-25, IAAM A quarterfinal
This week: Off; next game – vs. Elizabeth Seton, Bishop Walsh Invitational Tournament quarterfinal, March 2
8. Old Mill (19-2; No. 8)
Last week: defeated Meade, 72-53, and No. 12 Severna Park, 44-35
This week: vs. No. 12 Severna Park, Anne Arundel County final at Arundel, Feb. 21
9. Catonsville (21-1; No. 9)
Last week: defeated Milford Mill Academy, 48-44
This week: vs. New Town, Baltimore County final at SECU Arena, Feb. 21
10. Patterson Mill (21-1; No. 10)
Last week: defeated South River, 52-31, and C. Milton Wright, 55-29.
This week: Off; next game – vs. Havre de Grace or Joppatowne, Class 1A North Region Section I semifinal, Feb. 27
11. St. John’s Catholic Prep (22-3; No. 11)
Last week: defeated Mount de Sales Academy, 45-39, IAAM B Tournament final at Stevenson University; defeated Glenelg Country School, 60-37 (IAAM B semifinal) and Severn School, 78-45 (IAAM B quarterfinal).
Season complete – IAAM B Conference champions
12. Atholton (16-5; No. 14)
Last week: defeated then-No. 17 Long Reach (72-51), then-No. 18 Mount Hebron (54-49) and then-No. 16 City College (69-49).
This week: vs. Northeast, Class 3A East Region Section II quarterfinal, Feb. 24
13. Long Reach (17-5; No. 17)
Last week: lost to then-No. 14 Atholton, 72-51; defeated then-No. 3 Howard, 54-47.
This week: Off; next game -vs. Centennial or Reservori, Class 3A East Region Section I quarterfinal
14. Severna Park (19-3; No. 12)
Last week: defeated Broadneck, 46-44; lost to No. 8 Old Mill, 44-35
This week: vs. No. 8 Old Mill, Anne Arundel County final at Arundel, Feb. 21
15. Chesapeake-Anne Arundel (17-3; No. 14)
Last week: defeated Glen Burnie, 68-47, and South River, 63-46
This week: Off; next game – vs. Northeast or No. 12 Atholton, Class 3A East Region Section II semifinal, Feb. 27
16. Poly (14-7; No. 15)
Last week: lost to No. 5 Western, 45-40, Baltimore City Division I final at Coppin State; defeated Reginald Lewis, 62-26.
This week: vs. Douglass, Class 3A North Region Section I quaterfinal, Feb. 24
17. Coppin Academy (29-8; No. 20)
Last week: defeated Edmondson, 76-6, and Takoma Academy, 63-41.
Season complete
18. Mount de Sales Academy (20-6; not ranked)
Last week: lost to No. 11 St. John’s Catholic Prep, 45-39, IAAM B Tournament final at Stevensn University; defeated then-No. 19 Institute of Notre Dame, 51-34 (IAAM B semifinal) and Notre Dame Prep, 47-29 (IAAM B quarterfinal)
Season complete – IAAM B Conference finalist
19. Northwestern (16-1; not ranked)
Last week: defeated Southwestern, 61-36, Baltimore City Division II final at Coppin State; defeated then-No. 16 City College, 57-56
This week: vs. Owings Mills, Class 2A North Region Section II quarterfinal, Feb. 24
20. City College (15-6; No. 16)
Last week: lost to Northwestern, 55-54, and then-No. 14 Atholton, 69-49.
This week: vs. Lansdowne, Class 3A North Region Section I quarterfinal, Feb. 24