The high school football season in Maryland is already underway, and the state’s top teams are starting to emerge. Here are the Maryland high school football rankings 2023, according to MaxPreps
Our Lady of Good Counsel is the defending 4A state champion, and they return a number of key players from that team, including senior quarterback Jayden Saucier and junior wide receiver Neeo Avery. St. Frances Academy is another private school powerhouse, and they are led by senior running back Anthony Brown and senior linebacker Dante Lovett. DeMatha is a perennial contender, and they have a number of talented players, including senior quarterback Ryan Hilinski and junior wide receiver Jason Moore.
Archbishop Spalding and Mount St. Joseph are two other private schools that are expected to be competitive this season. Archbishop Spalding is led by senior quarterback Michael Van Buren and junior wide receiver Cameron Butler, while Mount St. Joseph is led by senior quarterback Will Jastrzembski and senior running back Josh Allen.
Rock Creek Christian Academy, Quince Orchard, McDonogh, Calvert Hall, and Flowers are all public schools that are expected to be in the mix for a state title this season. Rock Creek Christian Academy is led by senior quarterback Jaylin Lane and senior running back Anthony Little, while Quince Orchard is led by senior quarterback Daniel Powell and junior wide receiver Christian Bent. McDonogh is led by senior quarterback Mason Robinson and senior running back Devin Butler, while Calvert Hall is led by senior quarterback Michael Sheetz and senior wide receiver Michael Hayes. Flowers is led by senior quarterback Desmond Umeozulu and senior running back Chimdy Onoh.
The Maryland high school football season is sure to be exciting in 2023, with a number of talented teams vying for a state title
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Maryland High School Football Rankings 2023 All Class
MD Class 1A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) 2-0 13.40 -39.6 2 Fort Hill (Cumberland) 3-0 9.40 -17.6 3 Allegany (Cumberland) 1-1 -1.00 4.6 4 Boonsboro 2-0 -9.90 -20.1 5 Joppatowne (Joppa) 1-1 -11.40 -26.4 6 Brunswick 3-0 -11.70 -43.2 7 Northern (Accident) 1-1 -13.50 -14.7 8 Catoctin (Thurmont) 0-3 -21.30 4.2 9 Patterson Mill (Bel Air) 2-0 -21.90 -49.8 10 Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake City) 2-0 -26.00 -51.5 11 Smithsburg 1-1 -28.50 -32.0 12 Lake Clifton/Reach (Baltimore) 2-0 -28.90 -51.0 13 Perryville 1-1 -31.00 -38.7 14 Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge) 1-1 -31.70 -29.3 15 Loch Raven (Towson) 1-0 -37.60 -52.8 16 Colonel Richardson (Federalsburg) 1-1 -38.30 -46.0 17 Clear Spring 2-0 -40.80 -52.3 18 Green Street Academy (Baltimore) 0-1 -42.30 -40.9 19 Snow Hill 2-0 -43.50 -51.0 20 SEED (Baltimore) 0-2 -45.30 -13.5 21 Douglass (Baltimore) 0-0 -45.60 0.0 22 Havre de Grace 0-2 -53.60 -21.3 23 Lewis (Baltimore) 1-1 -54.70 -33.7 24 Southern (Oakland) 0-2 -57.70 -6.5 25 Surrattsville (Clinton) 0-2 -60.00 -29.1 26 Kent County (Worton) 0-2 -63.20 -44.2 27 Pikesville (Baltimore) 0-2 -68.80 -40.2 28 Benjamin Franklin (Baltimore) 0-0 -73.10 0.0 29 Washington (Princess Anne) 0-2 -83.70 -39.8 30 Hancock 0-2 -93.90 -39.0
MD Class 2A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore) 1-1 5.50 4.7 2 Decatur (Berlin) 1-0 2.60 -34.3 3 Walkersville 2-0 1.30 -25.2 4 Kent Island (Stevensville) 2-0 0.70 -25.7 5 Damascus 1-1 0.60 -4.7 6 Huntingtown 1-1 -1.00 -7.6 7 Queen Anne’s County (Centreville) 0-1 -5.90 3.2 8 New Town (Owings Mills) 1-1 -6.80 -6.6 9 Hereford (Parkton) 1-1 -7.50 -19.9 10 North Caroline (Ridgely) 2-0 -9.40 -31.2 11 Wicomico (Salisbury) 1-1 -12.70 -6.8 12 Westlake (Waldorf) 1-1 -12.80 -1.3 13 Owings Mills 2-0 -14.30 -27.5 14 Wilde Lake (Columbia) 1-0 -19.40 -23.5 15 C. Milton Wright (Bel Air) 1-0 -20.50 -53.7 16 Easton 1-1 -20.90 -32.0 17 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) 1-1 -23.00 -30.6 18 Thomas Stone (Waldorf) 1-2 -24.20 -7.1 19 Glenelg 1-0 -24.20 -25.3 20 Potomac (Oxon Hill) 1-2 -24.20 -22.0 21 North Harford (Pylesville) 1-1 -26.20 -20.1 22 Parkside (Salisbury) 0-2 -30.50 -4.4 23 Poolesville 0-2 -31.40 -8.4 24 La Plata 0-2 -33.00 11.8 25 Patapsco (Baltimore) 1-1 -40.00 -35.2 26 Bennett (Salisbury) 1-1 -41.10 -55.5 27 Crossland (Temple Hills) 2-1 -41.80 -48.2 28 Centennial (Ellicott City) 0-1 -48.00 -17.3 29 Eastern Tech (Baltimore) 0-2 -52.70 -34.7 30 Hammond (Columbia) 0-1 -59.20 -15.2
MD Class 2A/1A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Patuxent (Lusby) 2-0 9.00 -17.1 2 Calvert (Prince Frederick) 2-0 6.90 -16.0 3 Dunbar (Baltimore) 0-1-1 6.40 7.7 4 Lackey (Indian Head) 2-0 -4.00 -28.8 5 Harford Tech (Bel Air) 2-0 -6.90 -30.9 6 Douglass (Upper Marlboro) 2-0 -7.60 -31.3 7 Middletown 0-2 -9.10 3.4 8 Forest Park (Baltimore) 2-0 -13.30 -33.8 9 Elkton 1-1 -18.50 -23.3 10 Liberty (Sykesville) 0-2 -18.70 -4.3 11 Winters Mill (Westminster) 2-0 -19.20 -32.7 12 South Carroll (Sykesville) 1-2 -19.70 -9.6 13 Williamsport 1-1 -19.80 -23.9 14 Largo (Upper Marlboro) 1-0 -21.60 -59.4 15 Fallston 0-1 -26.20 -9.0 16 Sparrows Point (Baltimore) 2-0 -31.70 -51.7 17 McDonough (Pomfret) 0-2 -32.80 -3.8 18 Randallstown 0-2 -34.20 -5.9 19 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) 2-0 -34.50 -54.9 20 Southern (Harwood) 0-1 -36.70 -21.5 21 Rising Sun (North East) 0-2 -39.50 -22.4 22 Western Tech & Environmental Science (Baltimore) 0-1 -40.40 -13.4 23 Friendly (Fort Washington) 2-0 -41.00 -61.2 24 Francis Scott Key (Union Bridge) 0-1 -43.90 -28.6 25 Century (Sykesville) 0-3 -48.90 -22.3 26 North East 0-2 -51.10 -26.1 27 Fairmont Heights (Capitol Heights) 0-2 -53.30 -32.1 28 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) 0-3 -55.70 -38.8 29 Central (Capitol Heights) 0-2 -59.30 -31.0 30 Chesapeake (Baltimore) 0-3 -63.50 -36.0
MD Class 3A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Oakdale (Ijamsville) 2-0 17.10 2.2 2 Linganore (Frederick) 2-0 7.40 -16.3 3 Arundel (Gambrills) 1-1 6.40 1.4 4 Northern (Owings) 2-0 4.40 -18.6 5 Chesapeake (Pasadena) 2-0 3.20 -12.9 6 Westminster 1-1 0.00 0.5 7 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) 1-0 -5.00 -32.1 8 Edgewood 1-0 -5.20 -20.7 9 Franklin (Reisterstown) 1-1 -6.40 -16.3 10 St. Charles (Waldorf) 0-2 -7.10 -3.0 11 Oxon Hill 1-2 -8.00 6.8 12 Bel Air 2-0 -8.90 -26.3 13 Northeast (Pasadena) 2-0 -10.30 -24.5 14 River Hill (Clarksville) 1-1 -15.10 -34.8 15 Manchester Valley (Manchester) 1-1 -20.50 -16.0 16 City College (Baltimore) 0-3 -20.60 -6.3 17 South River (Edgewater) 1-1 -21.40 -27.3 18 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) 1-1 -23.20 -25.4 19 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) 1-1 -23.40 -25.2 20 Chopticon (Morganza) 0-3 -24.60 -7.1 21 Atholton (Columbia) 0-2 -25.20 -15.0 22 Poly (Baltimore) 0-2 -26.90 -11.9 23 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) 1-1 -28.60 -32.8 24 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) 0-3 -30.70 -9.7 25 Rockville 0-2 -32.00 -11.6 26 Overlea (Baltimore) 2-1 -32.60 -34.1 27 Oakland Mills (Columbia) 0-2 -36.30 -13.8 28 Aberdeen 1-1 -43.00 -35.3 29 Patterson (Baltimore) 0-2 -46.10 -31.8 30 Lansdowne (Baltimore) 0-2 -58.70 -34.3
MD Class 4A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) 2-0 37.30 4.4 2 Flowers (Springdale) 3-0 22.40 -4.6 3 Northwest (Germantown) 2-0 15.40 -25.1 4 Broadneck (Annapolis) 1-1 15.20 15.2 5 Wise (Upper Marlboro) 1-1 13.50 14.0 6 Churchill (Potomac) 2-0 4.40 -11.2 7 Dundalk (Baltimore) 3-0 0.00 -19.9 8 Old Mill (Millersville) 1-1 -1.80 -1.2 9 Meade (Fort Meade) 2-0 -2.30 -21.7 10 Seneca Valley (Germantown) 1-1 -2.30 -5.7 11 Gaithersburg 1-1 -3.90 4.6 12 Walter Johnson (Bethesda) 2-0 -4.70 -22.0 13 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) 1-0 -7.90 -64.0 14 Glen Burnie 1-1 -12.20 -12.5 15 Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt) 0-2 -13.20 3.3 16 Blair (Silver Spring) 1-1 -15.80 -33.7 17 Bowie 1-1 -15.80 -12.5 18 North County (Glen Burnie) 1-0 -17.90 -58.8 19 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) 0-2 -19.90 -0.2 20 Richard Montgomery (Rockville) 1-1 -23.90 -23.9 21 Laurel 2-0 -24.50 -49.8 22 Clarksburg 2-1 -27.90 -38.4 23 Parkdale (Riverdale) 0-1 -29.60 -19.4 24 Annapolis 0-2 -31.30 -7.1 25 Parkville (Baltimore) 1-1 -37.60 -39.7 26 DuVal (Lanham) 0-2 -39.30 -16.2 27 Bladensburg 2-0 -40.10 -66.2 28 Northwestern (Hyattsville) 0-1 -58.40 -41.9 29 High Point (Beltsville) 0-3 -61.80 -30.8 30 Wheaton (Silver Spring) 0-2 -64.90 -22.0
MD Class 4A/3A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 North Point (Waldorf) 2-0 14.50 -22.9 2 Frederick 2-0 7.50 -4.6 3 Urbana (Ijamsville) 1-1 0.70 -3.0 4 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) 2-0 -0.60 -12.6 5 Perry Hall (Baltimore) 1-0 -3.20 -20.6 6 Great Mills 2-0 -3.40 -22.8 7 Long Reach (Columbia) 2-0 -5.60 -28.1 8 Howard (Ellicott City) 2-0 -10.10 -25.8 9 Suitland (Forestville) 2-0 -10.30 -39.9 10 Leonardtown 0-2 -12.60 5.5 11 Blake (Silver Spring) 1-0 -14.30 -38.4 12 Reservoir (Fulton) 2-0 -17.20 -42.3 13 Severna Park 1-1 -17.70 -12.0 14 Wootton (Rockville) 2-0 -18.00 -31.8 15 Kenwood (Baltimore) 2-0 -19.30 -34.7 16 Crofton (Gambrills) 0-2 -21.80 -5.2 17 Einstein (Kensington) 1-1 -24.80 -22.7 18 Magruder (Rockville) 2-0 -25.80 -48.6 19 Catonsville (Baltimore) 2-0 -30.20 -51.7 20 Governor Thomas Johnson (Frederick) 0-2 -37.10 -7.8 21 Whitman (Bethesda) 2-1 -38.30 -43.1 22 Woodlawn (Baltimore) 2-1 -39.20 -50.5 23 Dulaney (Timonium) 0-3 -39.60 -23.2 24 Kennedy (Silver Spring) 0-1 -42.90 -24.0 25 Tuscarora (Frederick) 0-3 -44.80 -26.6 26 Digital Harbor (Baltimore) 0-1 -45.80 -22.0 27 Springbrook (Silver Spring) 0-3 -46.10 -26.3 28 Towson 1-1 -50.40 -45.3 29 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) 0-3 -50.80 -16.3 30 Northwood (Silver Spring) 0-2 -63.90 -23.2
MD Class MIAA High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) 0-4 62.60 78.7
MD Class MIAA B High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Concordia Prep (Towson) 2-1 28.90 18.4 2 St. Mary’s (Annapolis) 0-1 10.40 11.4 3 Archbishop Curley (Baltimore) 0-2 0.70 11.3 4 Boys Latin (Baltimore) 1-1 -4.70 -0.7 5 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) 1-1 -4.80 0.6 6 John Carroll (Bel Air) 0-2 -8.30 2.4 7 St. Paul’s (Brooklandville) 2-1 -8.50 -21.0
MD Class MIAA A High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) 2-1 52.30 45.1 2 McDonogh (Owings Mills) 2-0 24.00 12.5 3 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) 1-1 23.40 26.1 4 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) 2-1 17.50 10.4 5 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) 1-0 14.70 6.4 6 Gilman (Baltimore) 1-2 5.00 14.2 7 Pallotti (Laurel) 1-2 -0.60 4.3
MD Class MIAA B High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Concordia Prep (Towson) 2-1 28.90 18.4 2 St. Mary’s (Annapolis) 0-1 10.40 11.4 3 Archbishop Curley (Baltimore) 0-2 0.70 11.3 4 Boys Latin (Baltimore) 1-1 -4.70 -0.7 5 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) 1-1 -4.80 0.6 6 John Carroll (Bel Air) 0-2 -8.30 2.4 7 St. Paul’s (Brooklandville) 2-1 -8.50 -21.0
MD Class MIAA C High School Football Rankings
Rank School Overall Record Rating Strength 1 Severn School (Severna Park) 1-1 -25.40 -35.7 2 St. John’s Catholic Prep (Buckeystown) 0-1 -43.50 -4.8 3 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) 1-2 -51.80 -43.9
Source: MaxPreps