2023 BALTIMORE BANNER/VSN WEEK 9 BASEBALL TOP 15

1. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (21-6-1)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated then-No. 11 John Carroll (7-4), MIAA A Conference Tournament second round, Calvert Hall (4-3), MIAA A winners bracket final, and Calvert Hall (2-0), MIAA A championship finals

2. SEVERNA PARK (19-3)

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Previous rank: 5

Last week: Defeated South River, 4-3, Class 4A East Region 2 final, and Walt Whitman, 6-4, 4A state quarterfinal

3. RIVER HILL (20-4)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: Defeated Reservoir, 7-0, Class 3A East Region 2 final, and North Hagerstown, 6-1, 3A state quarterfinal

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4. LIBERTY (18-2)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: Defeated then-No. 14 Century, 2A West Region I final, and Gwynn Park, 27-2, 2A state quarterfinal

5. CALVERT HALL (17-13)

Previous rank: Not ranked

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Last week: Defeated then-No. 4 Archbishop Curley (13-1) MIAA A Conference Tournament second round, and lost to No. 1 Archbishop Spalding (4-3), MIAA A winners bracket semifinal; defeated John Carroll, 4-3, MIAA A loser bracket final, and lost to No. 1 Spalding, 2-0, MIAA A championship finals

6. BROADNECK (18-3)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: Lost to South River, 3-2, Class 4A East Region 2 semifinal

7. CENTENNIAL (15-6)

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Previous rank: 7

Last week: Lost to Marriotts Ridge, 3-1, Class 3A East Region I semifinal

8. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY (18-11)

Previous rank: No. 4

Last week: lost to Calvert Hall (13-1), MIAA A Conference Tournament second round, and defeated Gilman (7-2), MIAA A losers bracket; lost to then-No. 11 John Carroll (10-0), MIAA A losers bracket semifinal

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9. GLENELG (17-3)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: Defeated Poolesville, 8-0, Class 2A West Region I final, and lost to Sparrows Point, 7-3, 2A state quarterfinal

10. DULANEY (14-5)

Previous rank: 10

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Last week: Lost to Dundalk, 4-0, Class 4A North Region I final

11. NORTH COUNTY (18-4)

Previous rank: 10

SEASON COMPLETE - ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FINALIST

12. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD (11-8)

Previous rank: 12

SEASON COMPLETE

13. JOHN CARROLL (13-11)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: Lost to No. 1 Archbishop Spalding, 7-4, MIAA A Conference Tournament second round; defeated then-No. 4 Archbishop Curley, 10-0, MIAA A loser bracket semifinal, and lost to Calvert Hall, 4-3, MIAA A loser bracket final

14. SPARROWS POINT (14-5)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: Defeated Carver Vo-Tech, 21-0, Class 2A East Region I final, and then-No. 3 Glenelg, 7-3, 2A state quarterfinal

15.(tie) C. MILTON WRIGHT (17-5)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: Defeated Aberdeen, 11-3, Class 3A North Region 2 final, and Magruder, 4-0, 3A state quarterfinal

15. (tie) PERRY HALL (15-9)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: Defeated Dundalk, 14-3, Class 4A North Region I final, and lost to Sherwood, 1-0, 4A state quarterfinal

2023 BALTIMORE BANNER/VSN WEEK 9 SOFTBALL TOP 15

1. RESERVOIR (20-0)

Previous rank: 1

Last week: Defeated Bel Air (5-0), Class 3A state quarterfinal, Wilde Lake (12-2), 3A East Region 2 final, and River Hill (10-0), 3A East Region 2 semifinal

2. NORTHEAST (20-2)

Previous rank: 3

Last week: Defeated No. 14 Carver A&T (3-2), Class 2A state quarterfinal, Century (4-1), 2A West Region I final; and Winters Mill (12-0), 2A West Region I semifinal

3. CROFTON (18-4)

Previous rank: 2

Last week: Lost to Stephen Decatur, 4-3, Class 3A South Region 2 final, and defeated Oxon Hill, 5-0, South Region 2 semifinal

4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING (12-2)

Previous rank: 4

Last week: Defeated then-No. 5 John Carroll, 6-3, IAAM A Conference final

5. RISING SUN (20-1)

Previous rank: 6

Last week: Defeated North Caroline (11-1), Class 2A state quarterfinal, Harford Tech (4-0), 2A West Region I final, and North East (5-1), 2A West Region I

6. JOHN CARROLL (14-3)

Previous rank: 5

Last week: Lost to No. 4 Archbishop Spalding, 6-3, IAAM A Conference final

7. PATTERSON MILL (18-3)

Previous rank: 11

Last week: Defeated then-No. 7 Francis Scott Key (17-7), Class 1A state quarterfinal, Perryville (7-1), 1A East Region I final, and Fallston (8-2), 1A East Region I semifinal

8. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (17-2)

Previous rank: 7

Last week: Lost to then-No. 11 Patterson Mill, 17-7, Class 1A state quarterfinal; defeated No. 15 Liberty, 11-10, West Region 2 final, and South Carroll, 9-4, West Region 2 final

9. GLENELG (17-3)

Previous rank: 8

Last week: Lost to Walkersville, 9-6, Class 2A West Region 2 final; defeated Middletown, 7-5, 2A West Region 2 semifinal

10. ARUNDEL (14-4)

Previous rank: 9

Last week: Lost to Stephen Decatur, 10-0, Class 3A South Region 2 semifinal

11. CHESAPEAKE-ANNE ARUNDEL (11-5)

Previous rank: 9

SEASON COMPLETE: CLASS 3A SOUTH REGION 2 QUARTERFINALIST

12. WILDE LAKE (14-5)

Previous rank: 12

Last week: Lost to No. 1 Reservoir, 12-2, Class 3A East Region 2 final, and defeated Long Reach, 11-5, 3A East Region 2 semifinal

13. CARVER A&T (14-7)

Previous rank: 14

Last week: Lost to then-No. 3 Northeast (3-2), Class 2A state quarterfinal; defeated Hereford (12-1), 2A North Region I final, and Lansdowne (10-0), 2A North Region I semifinal

14. EASTERN TECH (15-4)

Previous rank: 15

Last week: Defeated Gwynn Park, 22-0, Class 2A state quarterfinal, Sparrows Point, 14-9, 2A North Region 2 final

15. BROADNECK (14-6)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: Defeated Eleanor Roosevelt (5-1), Class 4A state quarterfinal, Leonardtown (8-7), 4A East Region 2 final, and South River (9-1), 4A East Region 2 semifinal