Maryland High School Football Week 8 Classification Rankings

Dunbar returns to No. 1 among 2A-1A programs

Dunbar returns to No. 1 in this week's Class 2A-1A state rankings. The Poets are seeking a sixth straight state final appearance this year. / John Bowers

Three touchdown passes from freshman standout Brayden Watson carried Patuxent to a 21-14 win Friday over Calvert in a clash of last week's Maryland 2A-1A and 1A top-ranked teams.

The result kept Patuxent atop the 1A rankings for another week, while the loss dropped Calvert to No. 2 in the Class 2A-1A poll. Dunbar, meanwhile, returns to the top of the 2A-1A rankings.

Elsewhere, it was business as usual as most classifications saw little change following Week 8 of the MPSSAA season. Regular-season play for the state's public schools wraps up this weekend.

Here are the updated classification rankings:

Private Schools

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

Class 4A

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

Class 4A-3A

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

Class 3A

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

Class 2A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Huntingtown	6-2	S
2	Oakland Mills	7-1	W
3	Westlake	5-3	S
4	Douglass-PG	7-1	E
5	Gwynn Park	7-1	E
6	Howard	6-2	W
7	Wicomico	6-2	E
8	Glenelg	5-3	W
9	River Hill	5-3	W
10	Largo	4-4	E

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Dunbar	6-1	S
2	Calvert	7-1	E
3	Middletown	6-2	W
4	Elkton	8-0	N
5	Queen Anne's	6-2	E
6	Easton	6-2	E
7	Kent Island	5-3	E
8	Forest Park	6-2	S
9	Hereford	6-2	N
10	Sparrows Point	7-0	S

Class 1A

Rank	School	Record	Region
1	Patuxent	5-3	E
2	Fort Hill	5-3	W
3	SEED School	5-3	N
4	Perryville	4-4	E
5	Havre de Grace	6-2	S
6	Boonsboro	5-3	N
7	Allegany	4-4	W
8	Mountain Ridge	4-4	W
9	Col. Richardson	6-2	E
10	Northern Garrett	3-5	W