Derek Toney

Joined: Jul 30, 2022

Derek Toney is an award winning sports journalist with nearly four decades of content creation, editing and management experience in the DMV area. He has served as a reporter with the Baltimore Sun, Capital Journal, PG Gazette, Digital Sports and the Baltimore Banner, among others. He also spent 12 years as a Senior Content Editor with Varsity Sports Network. He has been writing for High School on SI since 2023

Virginia

No. 14 Charles H. Flowers will carry a perfect 7-0 record into 2026.

Maryland

No. 9 Paul VI had a big week, winning the Kruel Classic in Florida and topping Archbishop Spalding in the opening round of the Panthers Holiday Classic on Monday.

Virginia

Washington DC

There’s no change in the latest High School on SI District of Columbia girls basketball poll as several teams encounter holiday tournament play. Saint John’s Co

Washington DC

Dunbar D.C. enters at No. 10 while the rest of the District's Top 10 remains in place as we head to 2026.

No. 3 Georgetown Visitation enters the holiday break on a five game winning streak.

Washington DC

Undefeated Dunbar breaks the DC Top 10, debuting at No. 7.

The St. James Performance Academy Strivers maintained their No. 2 ranking this week as the Strivers improved to 7-3.

Virginia

Virginia's Top 15 girls basketball teams head into the holiday break in their previous spots.

Paul VI Panthers forward Ryan Bahr (14) goes for a lay up during the third quarter of the City of Palms Classic first round game against the Garfield Heights Bulldogs at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025.

Virginia

Paul VI moves up to No. 1 after winning its first two at City of Palms; John Marshall debuts

Ant Brown scored 52 of Archbishop Carroll's 85 points in a big win over Philadelphia's Roman Catholic.

Washington DC

It's status quo in the District as we enter the holiday break.

Maryland

Bishop McNamara has returned to the No. 1 spot in the latest High School on SI Maryland girls basketball Top 25. The Mustangs, who fell from No. 1 after a loss

Undefeated Magruder debuts in this week's Top 25 at No. 9.

Maryland

Colonel Zadok Magruder highlights four newcomers in this week's High School on Si Maryland boys basketball Top 25 poll. Magruder debuts at No. 9, courtesy of a