Maryland High School Football Week 4 Classification Rankings

Old Mill leaps to No. 2 in the 4A-3A rankings

St. Frances' Jaylen Burke runs free against Chaminade-Madonna at the Broward County National Football Showcase. / Robson Lopes

Four weeks into the MPSSAA season, and all six preseason public school No. 1 teams remain atop their classification rankings.

STATEMENT WIN: Old Mill

A year ago, Arundel handled Old Mill 42-0. Fast forward 11 months, and Old Mill returned the favor with a 42-9 victory over Friday. Both teams entered the game at 3-0, but only defending state champ Arundel was ranked among the state's Top 25 teams. This outcome should vault Old Mill into the Top 25 as the team moves from No. 5 to No. 2 in the most recent 4A-3A classification rankings.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS:

Dunbar returned to the list of undefeated teams this week. The MPSSAA ruled a no-contest since Dunbar's game with Stone Bridge (Va.) did not reach the end. Therefore, the previously listed 7-6 Dunbar loss is struck from the record. It is the second time in recent years that Dunbar appeared on the end of a losing contest to only have the outcome negated (the other Dunbar trailed Loyola Blakefield 21-0 just seconds before halftime in 2023 when the game was halted due to gunshots heard in the area). ... Oakdale defeated Damascus 43-0 last week, marking the fourth different Frederick County school to pin 42+ points on traditional powerhouse Damascus in the past 15 seasons. Walkersville topped the Hornets 42-0 in the 2023 playoffs, Frederick beat Damascus 43-12 in the 2021 playoffs, and Thomas Johnson scored a 42-6 victory in the 2011 playoffs.

Now on with the rankings ...

Private Schools

Rank	School	Record
1	St. Frances Academy	3-1
2	DeMatha	4-0
3	Archbishop Spalding	4-2
4	McDonogh	4-1
5	Good Counsel	3-2
6	Loyola Blakefield	3-2
7	Calvert Hall	3-2
8	Concordia Prep	3-3
9	Mount St. Joseph	4-2
10	St. Mary's Ryken	3-2
11	Bishop McNamara	2-3
12	Bullis	2-3
13	Gilman	2-3
14	St. Mary's-Annapolis	3-2
15	Georgetown Prep	1-4

Class 4A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Quince Orchard	4-0	W
2	Flowers	4-0	S
3	Wise	2-2	S
4	Paint Branch	3-1	N
5	Winston Churchill	4-0	W
6	James H. Blake	3-1	N
7	Broadneck	1-3	E
8	Northwest	1-3	W
9	Glen Burnie	4-0	E
10	Bethesda-CC	2-2	N

Class 4A/3A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	North Point	4-0	E
2	Old Mill	4-0	E
3	Sherwood	4-0	S
4	Mergenthaler Vo-Tech	3-1	N
5	Arundel	3-1	E
6	Potomac	4-0	S
7	Oxon Hill	3-1	S
8	Marriotts Ridge	2-2	W
9	Urbana	2-2	W
10	Great Mills	2-2	E

Class 3A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Milford Mill Academy	3-0	N
2	Linganore	4-0	W
3	Oakdale	3-1	W
4	Franklin	4-0	N
5	St. Charles	4-0	S
6	Stephen Decatur	2-1	S
7	South River	4-0	S
8	Chesapeake-AA	4-0	S
9	Guilford Park	4-0	S
10	Westminster	3-1	N

Class 2A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Westlake	3-1	S
2	Oakland Mills	4-0	W
3	Huntingtown	3-1	S
4	Northern-Calvert	2-2	S
5	Howard	4-0	W
6	Wicomico	4-0	E
7	Douglass-PG	3-1	E
8	Glenelg	4-0	W
9	Gwynn Park	3-1	E
10	C. Milton Wright	3-1	N

Class 2A-1A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Dunbar	3-0	S
2	Calvert	4-0	E
3	Middletown	3-1	W
4	Easton	4-0	E
5	Williamsport	4-0	W
6	Elkton	4-0	N
7	Walkersville	2-2	W
8	Liberty	2-2	W
9	Kent Island	2-2	E
10	Forest Park	3-1	S

Class 1A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Patuxent	2-2	E
2	Fort Hill	2-2	W
3	Perryville	2-2	E
4	Boonsboro	3-1	N
5	Havre de Grace	3-1	S
6	SEED School	2-2	N
7	Patterson Mill	1-3	S
8	Allegany	1-3	W
9	Mountain Ridge	2-2	W
10	Pikesville	1-3	N