Derek Toney

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

After a win over then-No. 3 Archbishop Carroll, Gonzaga Prep leapfrogged the Lions for the third-ranking in D.C.

The Hampton Crabbers have earned a spot in this week's Virginia boys basketball Top 25.

Last week Oakton celebrated Brooke Chang's 1,000th career point. This week the Cougars are celebrating a spot in the state Top 25.

Off to an 8-1 start, Linganore debuts in this week's Maryland Girls High School Basketball Rankings at No. 24.

Maryland

Linganore and Walt Whitman join the Maryland girls Top 25 rankings.

DeMantha Basketball takes over the No. 1 ranking in Maryland Boys High School Basketball.

Maryland

DeMatha Catholic takes over Maryland's No. 1 ranking; Springdale Prep jumps five spots to No. 3; Lackey, Paint Branch and Southern Maryland Christian debut.

Walt Whitman boys basketball has entered the Maryland Top 25 this week.

Maryland

St. James and Walt Whitman work their way into the first Maryland Boys Basketball Top 25 of 2026

Manor won a bracket at the Boo Williams Holiday Classic and now joins the state Top 25.

Virginia

Manor joins the Top 25; St. Anne's-Belfield, Menchville and Catholic all climb one spot inside the Top 10.

Star Qandace Samuels continues to lead Bishop McNamara at the top of the Maryland Girls High School Basketball Rankings.

Maryland

No. 1 Bishop McNamara continues to lead a Top 25 that saw no change this week

Washington DC

Emerging from the holidays, the girls high school basketball Top 10 shows no movement.

Western Albemarle joined the Virginia Top 25 rankings, debuting at No. 11.

Virginia

Western Albemarle, Oscar Smith, Patriot and Norview earn debut spots in Top 25.

Gonzaga College Prep moved up one spot this week to No. 4.

Gonzaga College Prep leapfrogs Jackson-Reed up to No. 4 int his week's rankings.

The Broad Run Spartans have cracked the Virginia boys basketball Top 25 rankings as we enter 2026.

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

With a bracket victory at the All About the Girls Holiday Hoops Tournament, Patterson Mill debuts in the Maryland Top 25 at No. 19.

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.