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Top 10 Washing D.C. Boys High School Basketball Rankings - Dec. 22, 2025

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

Gary Adornato, Derek Toney

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

It’s status quo in the newest High School on SI District of Columbia boys basketball Top 10 poll. Saint John’s College remains No. 1 followed by Sidwell Friends School and Archbishop Carroll.

Jackson-Reed and Gonzaga College complete the Top 5. Calvin Coolidge, Friendship Technology Prep, Theodore Roosevelt, Saint Albans School and KIPP D.C. Legacy College Prep maintains their respective spots. 

Here’s this week’s High School on SI District of Columbia boys basketball Top 10:

1. SAINT JOHN’S COLLEGE 

Previous rank: No. 1

Record: 7-2

The Cadets handled No. 4 Jackson-Reed, 83-59.

2. SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 2

Record: 4-4

The Quakers posted three double-digit victories last week.

3. ARCHBISHOP CARROLL

Previous rank: No. 3

Record: 7-3

The Lions routed Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic, 85-62.

4. JACKSON-REED 

Previous rank: No. 4

Record: 5-4

The Tigers’ four-game win streak was snapped by No. 1 Saint John’s College.

5. GONZAGA COLLEGE 

Previous rank: No. 5

Record: 6-3

The Eagles rebounded from a 66-42 loss to Roman Catholic (Pa.) with a win over Malvern Prep (Pa.).

6. CALVIN COOLIDGE 

Previous rank: No. 6

Record: 7-3

The Colts won four games last week, capped with a 58-43 win over Atholton at the Mid-Atlantic Basketball Classic at Archbishop Spalding (Md.)

7. FRIENDSHIP TECHNOLOGY PREP 

Previous rank: No. 7

Record: 5-6

The Titans dropped decisions to Springhill Chestnut Hill Academy (Pa.) and Georgetown Prep (Md.)

8. THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

Previous rank: No. 8

Record: 8-2

The Roughriders defeated Ron Brown (75-42) and McKinley Tech (71-52).

9. SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL

Previous rank: No. 9

Record: 5-1

The Bulldogs dropped their first game of the season to Saint John Paul the Great (Va.)

10. KIPP D.C. LEGACY COLLEGE PREP

Previous rank: No. 10

Record: 8-1

The Bulldogs are riding a four-game winning streak.

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato is the Senior VP of Content for High School On SI and SBLive Sports. He began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University. In 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

Derek Toney
DEREK TONEY

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

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