The Baltimore Banner/VSN Week 1 Boys Basketball Top 15

1. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (7-1)

Previous rank: No. 1

Last week: lost to Paul VI, 87-52 (National High School Hoops Festival at DeMatha); defeated John Carroll (85-62), No. 4 Mount Carmel (72-63) and Archbishop Curley (71-54)

2. ST. FRANCES (3-3)

Previous rank: No. 2

Last week: lost to George School (PA), 74-68 (National High School Hoops Festival at DeMatha); lost to Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.), 72-67; defeated No. 11 Loyola Blakefield, 81-47

3. PARKVILLE (2-0)

Previous rank: No. 3

Last week: defeated Calvert Hall, 57-53, and Atholton, 81-64

4. MOUNT CARMEL (6-2)

Previous rank: No. 4

Last week: lost to St. Maria Goretti (68-54) and No. 1 Mount St. Joseph (72-63), and defeated No. 13 Glenelg Country School, 78-76 (OT)

5. CITY (3-0)

Previous rank: No. 5

Last week: defeated Ballou, 86-38 (D.C/Baltimore Basketball Classic at Lake Clifton); defeated Old Mill. 78-42, and Douglass (84-30)

6. LAKE CLIFTON/REACH (1-1)

Previous rank: No. 6

Last week: lost to Coolidge (D.C.), 61-53 (D.C./Baltimore Basketball Classic); and defeated Benjamin Franklin, 82-27

7. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (3-2)

Previous rank: No. 7

Last week: lost to Sidwell Friends (D.C.), 53-43, Gonzaga (D.C.) Classic 5th place consolation final; defeated Friendship Tech (D.C.), 71-52, Gonzaga (D.C.) Classic consolation semifinal; lost to St. Raymond’s (N.Y.), 69-54, Gonzaga (D.C.) Classic first round; defeated Calvert Hall, 59-45

8. EDMONDSON (1-1)

Previous rank: No. 8

Last week: lost to McKinley Tech (D.C.), 61-52 (D.C./Baltimore Basketball Classic at Lake Clifton); defeated Carver Vo-Tech, 71-58

9. MEADE (1-0)

Previous rank: No. 9

Last week: defeated North County, 88-43

10. NEW TOWN (1-0)

Previous rank: No. 10

Last week: defeated Rock Creek Christian, 57-45

11. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (3-2)

Previous rank: No. 11

Last week: defeated Boys’ Latin, 49-43, and lost to No. 2 St. Frances, 81-47

12. ST. MARY’S (5-3)

Previous rank: No. 12

Last week: defeated Chapelgate Christian (64-54), Broadneck (44-37), and St. Paul’s (79-49)

13. GLENELG COUNTRY (3-2)

Previous rank: No. 13

Last week: defeated Bard, 66-53, and lost to No. 4 Mount Carmel, 78-76 (OT)

14. LONG REACH (2-0)

Previous rank: No. 14

Last week: defeated Marriotts Ridge, 78-58, and Howard, 67-36

15. PIKESVILLE (2-0)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated Western Tech, 50-32, and then-No. 15 Century, 63-62

2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Week 1 Girls Basketball Top 15

1. MCDONOGH (2-1)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated Benson Tech (OR), 64-48, and No. 3 St. Vincent Pallotti, 60-41

2. POLY (1-1)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: defeated Dunbar (D.C.), 73-34 (D.C/Baltimore Classic); lost to Bishop Ireton (VA) 60-58 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia)

3. ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI (7-1)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: defeated Blake, 84-17, and National Christian 67-27; lost to No. 1 McDonogh, 60-41; defeated Alvik Basketball Club (Sweden), 63-23 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia), and Neumann-Goretti (PA), 49-45 (She Got Game Classic)

4. ST. FRANCES (3-0)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated Springfield Central (MA), 48-33 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia)

5. HOWARD (3-0)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: defeated Long Reach (69-4), Hammond (71-42), Bonita Vista (CA), 53-50 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia)

6. GLEN BURNIE (2-0)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: defeated Concordia Prep, 67-62, and No. 8 Old Mill, 59-47

7. MERCY (5-0)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: defeated Archbishop Spalding, 68-50; defeated George Marshall (VA), 68-26 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia); defeated North Raleigh Christian (N.C.), 58-28 (She Got Game Classic) Abington Friends (PA), 49-19 (She Got Game Classic)

8. OLD MILL (0-1)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: lost to No. 6 Glen Burnie, 59-47

9. WESTERN (1-1)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: defeated Banneker (D.C.), 56-28 (D.C./Baltimore Classic at Poly); lost to American Heritage (FL), 70-52 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia)

10. FOREST PARK (2-0)

Previous rank: 10

Last week: defeated Reginald Lewis, 89-6, and Dunbar, 60-5

11. CONCORDIA PREP (6-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: lost to No. 6 Glen Burnie, 67-62; defeated Friends, 65-40, and Bryn Mawr, 43-23

12. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (1-1)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: defeated Rosedale Christian, 50-41; lost to Miller School (VA), 65-38

13. PIKESVILLE (1-1)

Previous rank: 12

Last week: defeated Western Tech, 77-19; lost to Edison (VA), 47-39 (She Got Game Classic in Virginia)

14. HEREFORD (2-0)

Previous rank: 13

Last week: defeated C. Milton Wright, 58-44, and Lansdowne, 60-9

15. MANCHESTER VALLEY (3-0)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: defeated then-No. 15 Harford Tech (32-23), Western Tech (66-16), and Westminster (34-20)