2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Week 5 Boys Basketball Top 15

1. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (15-2)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated Calvert Hall, 65-35, No. 2 St. Frances, 72-69, and then-No. 10 New Town, 95-42

2. ST. FRANCES (9-7)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: lost to No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, 72-69; defeated John Carroll, 87-69, and then-No. 8 Archbishop Spalding, 87-55

3. PARKVILLE (9-0)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: defeated then-No. 14 Hereford, 64-40, and Patapsco, 103-40

4. CITY (11-0)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: defeated Carver Vo-Tech, 72-57, and New Era, 97-31

5. MOUNT CARMEL (9-3)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated Boys’ Latin, 66-54, and lost to McDonogh, 57-56

6. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (8-3)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: defeated St. Vincent Pallotti, 75-55, and Glenelg Country, 75-60

7. LAKE CLIFTON/REACH (7-2)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: defeated Mervo, 67-58, and lost to Poly, 55-54

8. EDMONDSON (6-3)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: defeated Woodlawn, 60-42, and Douglass, 88-29

9. MCDONOGH (11-5)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated then-No. 8 Spalding, 49-45, and then-No. 4 Mount Carmel, 57-56

10. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (6-8)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: defeated Fairfax (VA) Christian, 58-54 (Mid-Atlantic Basketball Challenge in D.C.), and lost to McDonogh (49-45), St. Maria Goretti (53-48), and No. 2 St. Frances (87-55)

11. ST. MARY’S (10-5)

Previous rank: 12

Last week: defeated St. John’s Catholic, 65-39, and Gerstell, 66-54, and lost to Gonzaga (D.C.), 67-47

12. NEW TOWN (7-2)

Previous rank: 10

Last week: defeated Overlea, 74-49, and then-No. 15 Catonsville, 80-42, and lost to No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, 95-43

13. POLY (8-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated ACCE, 79-50, and then-No. 6 Lake Clifton, 55-54

14. LONG REACH (9-1)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: lost to River Hill, 65-64, and defeated Mount Hebron, 71-31

15. MEADE (8-1)

Previous rank: 13

Last week: defeated Crofton, 59-31, and Southern, 64-37

2022-23 Baltimore Banner/VSN Week 5 Girls Basketball Top 15

1. MCDONOGH (10-1)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated Archbishop Spalding, 76-37, and No. 8 Mercy, 74-27; defeated Rutgers Prep (NJ), 53-43, Blue Star Invitational in Philadelphia

2. POLY (8-1)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: defeated Lake Clifton, 90-6, and ACCE, 108-3

3. ST. FRANCES (9-2)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: defeated No. 8 Mercy, 69-32, and Riverdale Baptist, 50-43

4. ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI (10-4)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated No. 13 Mount Carmel, 67-42

5. HOWARD (10-0)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: defeated Marriotts Ridge, 68-27, and Mount Hebron, 67-20

6. GLEN BURNIE (8-0)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: defeated North County, 86-11, and Arundel, 69-18

7. ST. TIMOTHY’S (6-1)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: defeated St. Paul’s, 60-15

8. MERCY (8-5)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: lost to No. 3 St. Frances, 69-32, and No. 1 McDonogh, 74-27

9. OLD MILL (6-3)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: defeated South River, 59-49, and Broadneck, 43-33

10. FOREST PARK (8-1)

Previous rank: 10

Last week: defeated Benjamin Franklin, 83-18

11. WESTERN (4-2)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: Did not play

12. ST. MARY’S (14-0)

Previous rank: 12

Last week: defeated Glenelg Country, 75-18; and St. John’s Catholic Prep, 71-4

13. MOUNT CARMEL (4-5)

Previous rank: 13

Last week: defeated Roland Park, 58-30, and lost to No. 4 St. Vincent Pallotti, 67-42

14. PIKESVILLE (5-3)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: defeated Woodlawn, 69-16, and Dundalk, 60-11

15. HEREFORD (4-1)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: defeated Owings Mills, 68-21, and Parkville, 64-9

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