Maryland MaxPreps Madness

[eaglesinsider]

Over on the local MD board (really just the Montgomery County board with state wide sub boards tacked on since we don't have a statewide MD board anymore) I'm running a simulated 64-team March Madness-style tournament with the top 64 CalPreps/MaxPreps rated teams in the state from 2003-2019. Each school is only allowed to be represented once otherwise there would have been like 8 DeMatha teams in the top 64. I've added stats for each team, notable wins/losses and video highlights where available as well in this thread. Voting is done via Google Form and I'm planning on going one region at a time for the first round over the course of a week or so. I just started the first regional today and voting runs for two days for each first round regional so you're more than welcome to participate. It's a good way for those curious/bored to learn more about MD football and recent MD football history as well as some lesser known teams. For instance I didn't know until doing the stats that in 2015 Bishop McNamara went 6-4 with all 4 losses being to teams ranked in the top 360 and all 6 wins being over top 2,000 teams; two of those losses were by 5 to Top 20 DeMatha and by 6 to Top 100 GC.

Here's the bracket for the curious:

Saint Frances Region

1) 2019 Saint Frances
16) 2015 Seneca Valley

8 2014 Frederick Douglass (Prince George's)
9) 2004 Hereford

5) 2012 River Hill
12) 2012 Saint Paul's

4) 2011 Calvert Hall
13) 2004 Winston Churchill

3) 2005 Damascus
14) 2019 Saint Vincent Pallotti

6) 2011 Old Mill
11) 2004 Fort Hill

7) 2015 Bishop McNamara
10) 2004 Charles H. Flowers

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding
15) 2010 Wilde Lake

 

Gilman Region (Bottom Left on Bracket)

1) 2015 Gilman
16) 2009 Catoctin

8 2005 Gwynn Park
9) 2010 Maurice J. McDonough

5) 2004 Suitland
12) 2013 Bullis

4) 2018 Quince Orchard
13) 2013 Patuxent

3) 2012 Middletown
14) 2014 Archbishop Curley

6) 2018 Oakdale
11) 2017 Landon

7) 2008 Loyola-Blakefield
10) 2007 Dunbar

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph
15) 2007 Governor Thomas Johnson

 

DeMatha Region (Top Right on Bracket)

1) 2015 DeMatha
16) 2004 Bel Air

8 2017 Walkersville
9) 2018 Georgetown Prep

5) 2004 Potomac
12) 2004 Frederick

4) 2008 Sherwood
13) 2018 North Point

3) 2006 Friendly
14) 2019 Saint Mary's Ryken

6) 2010 Urbana
11) 2009 Huntingtown

7) 2015 John Carroll
10) 2003 South Carroll

2) 2019 McDonogh
15) 2019 Elkton

 

Good Counsel Region (Bottom Right on Bracket)

1) 2019 Good Counsel
16) 2003 Eastern Tech

8 2004 Henry E. Lackey
9) 2006 Edmondson-Westside

5) 2013 Eastern Christian
12) 2003 Broadneck

4) 2004 Northwest
13) 2003 Westlake

3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise
14) 2007 Arundel

6) 2013 Franklin
11) 2012 Westminster

7) 2003 Aberdeen
10) 2011 Atholton

2) 2003 Linganore
15) 2004 Eleanor Roosevelt

[Falcon]

This will be fun thanks for doing this 

[Bmore Better]

2 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said:

Kinda anticlimactic as we already know who’s going to win it all. #IGTBAP

@Popzilla  @Bmore Better 

SFA  Clearly 

[NicholasMalibu]

50 minutes ago, Bmore Better said:

SFA  Clearly 

Didn’t DeMatha and Good Counsel finish top 5 in the country without having a crushing loss like SFA did when MD almost put a running clock on them in the first half? I’d take those two teams over ‘19 SFA. 

[NicholasMalibu]

5 hours ago, GardenStateBaller said:

You think both of those teams could’ve beaten 2019 IMG by 28? That IMG team also went 3-1 vs GC/DMC. 

SJC put a running clock on IMG when they finished top 10 in the country. I think those DM and GC teams could have done it too on the right day. 

[BUFORDGAWOLVES]

GSB needs to stick with "manufactured" pandemics and online schools with no certs.

Or Twitter....

BGW

[eaglesinsider]

Winners from the Saint Frances Regional (1st Round) and 2nd Round matchups:

1) 2019 Saint Frances
8 2014 Frederick Douglass (Prince George's)

4) 2011 Calvert Hall
5) 2012 River Hill

3) 2005 Damascus
6) 2011 Old Mill

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding
10) 2004 Charles H. Flowers

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Gilman Region (Bottom Left on Bracket)

1) 2015 Gilman
16) 2009 Catoctin

8 2005 Gwynn Park
9) 2010 Maurice J. McDonough

5) 2004 Suitland
12) 2013 Bullis

4) 2018 Quince Orchard
13) 2013 Patuxent

3) 2012 Middletown
14) 2014 Archbishop Curley

6) 2018 Oakdale
11) 2017 Landon

7) 2008 Loyola-Blakefield
10) 2007 Dunbar

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph
15) 2007 Governor Thomas Johnson

Gilman region voting now open (through Wednesday at 11:59 PM) at this link. Some great match ups here. 

Suitland vs. Bullis is 4x 1st Team All-Pro LB NaVorro Bowman vs. Dwayne Haskins.

Middletown had 2 DEs go power 5 and Archbishop Curley had Saints 1st Team All-Pro returner Deonte Harris at RB.

Loyola had 7 year NFL vet Terence Garvin vs. Dunbar and #7 overall pick by the Rams Tavon Austin.

Highlights and stats for all the teams available at this link.

[sausmann9]

10 hours ago, eaglesinsider said:

Winners from the Saint Frances Regional (1st Round) and 2nd Round matchups:

1) 2019 Saint Frances
8 2014 Frederick Douglass (Prince George's)

4) 2011 Calvert Hall
5) 2012 River Hill

3) 2005 Damascus
6) 2011 Old Mill

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding
10) 2004 Charles H. Flowers

I hear that Fredrick Douglas comes in and kicks the living shit out of the SFA in one of the greatest upsets ever seen. I think it ends up something like 38 - 10 w/ SFA scoring on junk time at end of game!

[BUFORDGAWOLVES]

Meanwhile GSB and Poggi are Twittering furiously....

bgw

[Nomad]

On 4/18/2020 at 8:26 PM, eaglesinsider said:

Over on the local MD board (really just the Montgomery County board with state wide sub boards tacked on since we don't have a statewide MD board anymore)

Thanks for the shout out.

Anyone interested in a regular old local public high school football webpage, feel free to visit our site at http://www.mocofootball.com/ . The forum address is https://mocofb.com/

We have been running since 2005 and still going strong.

[eaglesinsider]

Straight chalk in the Gilman regional with 25% more votes than the Saint Frances regional. Thought Bullis might have had a chance with Haskins (so did CalPreps) but they were soundly defeated as Suitland had 75% of the vote. Dunbar with Tavon Austin fell just short of an upset of Loyola with 45%.

Here's the Gilman regional 2nd round matchups:

1) 2015 Gilman
8 2005 Gwynn Park

4) 2018 Quince Orchard
5) 2004 Suitland

3) 2012 Middletown
6) 2018 Oakdale

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph
7) 2008 Loyola-Blakefield

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DeMatha Region (Top Right on Bracket)

1) 2015 DeMatha
16) 2004 Bel Air

8 2017 Walkersville
9) 2018 Georgetown Prep

5) 2004 Potomac
12) 2004 Frederick

4) 2008 Sherwood
13) 2018 North Point

3) 2006 Friendly
14) 2019 Saint Mary's Ryken

6) 2010 Urbana
11) 2009 Huntingtown

7) 2015 John Carroll
10) 2003 South Carroll

2) 2019 McDonogh
15) 2019 Elkton

Voting is now open through 11:59 PM on Friday at this link for the DeMatha regional, match ups and highlight videos hosted on mocofb.com as usual.

Nice region featuring an appearance from the legendary Al Thomas as coach of '08 Sherwood. He won 8 state titles at 3 different schools (5 at Seneca Valley, 2 at Damascus and 1 at Sherwood) and also had a highly successful stint as a college DC in between. 2008 Sherwood was both his last state championship and last season as a HC.

Florida Gators national champion and Browns #7 overall pick safety (and current Steeler) Joe Haden was the QB of 2006 Friendly, he threw for over 7,000 yards in his career.

2010 Urbana had 9 shutouts in 13 games.

2015 John Carroll is the best offensive team you've never seen, beating 2 MIAA A teams on their way to a 12-0 season. QB Kurt Rawlings went on to be a 4-year starter at Yale (upset Harvard as a freshman) and should be in an NFL camp come August.

[eaglesinsider]

Straight chalk again in the DeMatha regional with 10% more votes than the Gilman regional. CalPreps says we'd have seen quite a few first round instant classics though. 2018 Georgetown Prep came closest to an upset with 41% of the vote.

Here's the DeMatha regional 2nd round matchups:

1) 2015 DeMatha
8 2017 Walkersville

4) 2008 Sherwood
5) 2004 Potomac

3) 2006 Friendly
6) 2010 Urbana

2) 2019 McDonogh
7) 2015 John Carroll

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1) 2019 Good Counsel
16) 2009 Eastern Tech

8 2004 Henry E. Lackey
9) 2006 Edmondson-Westside

5) 2013 Eastern Christian
12) 2006 Broadneck

4) 2004 Northwest
13) 2008 Westlake

3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise
14) 2007 Arundel

6) 2013 Franklin
11) 2012 Westminster

7) 2003 Aberdeen
10) 2011 Atholton

2) 2009 Linganore
15) 2003 Eleanor Roosevelt

Voting is now open through 11:59 PM on Sunday at this link for the Good Counsel regional, the final region of the first round, match ups above and highlights to be found on mocofb.com again.

Notable teams here include 2006 Edmondson-Westside, the only Baltimore City Public School to win a state title at a classification higher than 1A .

2013 Eastern Christian, who most people on the national board are pretty familiar with despite them only existing for 4 years with David Sills V who is now on the Giants roster as a WR.

2017 Wise is the only public school to ever defeat an MIAA A or WCAC school with a winning record. To give an idea of how impressive this is, 6-seed 2013 3A State Champion Franklin lost to a 3-8 Calvert Hall (ranked #3041 nationally) by 2 TDs. Calvert Hall lost to MIAA A champion McDonogh 48-13 after trailing 41-0 at the half.

2012 Westminster was a missed FG away from the 4A championship game led by QB Deryk Kern who threw a state-record 63 TD passes in 13 games. Westminster also gave WV AAA champ Martinsburg (WV) their first loss in 32 games during the regular season.

This is a good underdog region. I personally think the 9, 10 and 11 seeds can hang with their opponents.

[eaglesinsider]

3 major upsets in the Good Counsel regional with voting being down which may have played a factor.

Here's the Good Counsel regional 2nd round matchups:

1) 2019 Good Counsel
8 2004 Henry E. Lackey

4) 2004 Northwest
12) 2006 Broadneck

3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise
11) 2012 Westminster

2) 2009 Linganore
10) 2010 Atholton

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Saint Frances Regional 2nd Round:

1) 2019 Saint Frances
8 2014 Frederick Douglass (Prince George's)

4) 2011 Calvert Hall
5) 2012 River Hill

3) 2005 Damascus
6) 2011 Old Mill

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding
10) 2004 Charles H. Flowers

Voting is now open through 11:59 PM on Tuesday at this link for the second round of the Saint Frances regional, stats and highlights can be found here.

The 4-5 matchup between '11 Calvert Hall and '12 River Hill should be a good one. Both teams produced multiple NFL draft picks and scores of FBS players in the late-2000s and early-2010s.

River Hill was stuck playing in a county that allowed no OOC games and the way the playoffs shook out their region was also all county schools so you never really got a gauge of how good they were because 12 of 14 games were against teams that only played each other. They only ever played non-county schools in the state semis and state championship.

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Here our our Sweet 16 matchups for the Saint Frances Regional:

1) 2019 Saint Frances
5) 2012 River Hill

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding
3) 2015 Damascus

And here are the second round match-ups for the Gilman regional:

Here's the Gilman regional 2nd round matchups:

1) 2015 Gilman
8 2005 Gwynn Park

4) 2018 Quince Orchard
5) 2004 Suitland

3) 2012 Middletown
6) 2018 Oakdale

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph
7) 2008 Loyola-Blakefield

Voting at this link (now with the spread) and highlights and stats can be found here.

[eaglesinsider]

Here are our Sweet 16 matchups for the Gilman regional:

1) 2015 Gilman
5) 2004 Suitland

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph
6) 2018 Oakdale

With the most votes cast for a round yet by about 35% Suitland was a surprising overwhelming victor over Quince Orchard, taking 85.3% of the vote. Oakdale edged Middletown 56%-44%.

And here's the second round matchups for the DeMatha Regional:

1) 2015 DeMatha
8 2017 Walkersville

4) 2008 Sherwood
5) 2004 Potomac

3) 2006 Friendly
6) 2010 Urbana

2) 2019 McDonogh
7) 2015 John Carroll

 

Urbana-Friendly probably the best game here but Sherwood-Potomac has potential as well. Voting at this link (now with the spread) through 11:59 PM Saturday. Highlights and stats can be found here.

[eaglesinsider]

Here are our Sweet 16 matchups for the DeMatha Regional:

1) 2015 DeMatha
4) 2008 Sherwood

2) 2019 McDonogh
6) 2010 Urbana

Every result but Urbana/Friendly was unanimous in this round. Sweet 16 should be fun.

And here's the Good Counsel Regional:

1) 2019 Good Counsel (-32)
8 2004 Henry E. Lackey

4) 2004 Northwest (-14)
12) 2006 Broadneck

3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise (-11)
11) 2012 Westminster

2) 2009 Linganore (-21)
10) 2010 Atholton

Lot of first round upsets in this region but still a couple games where the higher seeds could be in for a fight.  Voting at this link through 11:59 PM Monday as we wrap up the Round of 32. Highlights and stats can be found here.

[eaglesinsider]

And here are our sweet 16 matchups in the Good Counsel region

1) 2019 Good Counsel
4) 2004 Northwest

2) 2010 Linganore
3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise

Linganore was the only unanimous selection in the Round of 32 and Westminster came closest to pulling an upset. 

[eaglesinsider]

Here are all of the Sweet 16 matchups, with the spread included:

Saint Frances Regional:

1) 2019 Saint Frances (-40)
5) 2012 River Hill

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding (-18)
3) 2005 Damascus

Gilman Regional:

1) 2015 Gilman (-36)
5) 2004 Suitland

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph (-11)
6) 2018 Oakdale

DeMatha Regional:

1) 2015 DeMatha (-32)
4) 2008 Sherwood

2) 2019 McDonogh (-21)
6) 2010 Urbana

Good Counsel Regional:

1) 2019 Good Counsel (-35)
4) 2004 Northwest

2) 2009 Linganore
3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise (-13)

[eaglesinsider]

Below are the Sweet 16 matchups along with stats and highlights for each team. I have also added a section for notable players according to 247 rankings. All matchups are on one ballot this time and voting has been extended. It will run through 11:59 PM on Saturday. You can vote at this link.

Saint Frances Regional:

1) 2019 Saint Frances- 11-1, National Rank #3, Maryland Rank #1; Scoring: 40.8 PPG, 6.2 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins: #7 IMG (FL), #21 Miami Central (FL), #122 St. Joseph Regional (NJ), #231 Venice (FL), #446 St. Thomas More (CT), #728 Life Christian (VA)
- Notable Losses: #1 Mater Dei (CA)
- 247 Sports Notable Players: 2020 5* OLB Chris Braswell (Alabama), 2020 4* S Jordan Toles (LSU), 2020 4* RB Blake Corum (Michigan), 2020 4* CB Luke Hill (Oregon), 2020 4* DT Dominic Bailey (Tennessee), 2020 4* DE Demon Clowney (Ole Miss), 2020 4* OLB Osman Savage (Michigan), 2020 3* OLB Nikhai Hill-Green (Michigan), 2020 3* OT Michael Statham (Pitt), 2020 3* OG Micah Mazzccua (Baylor), 2020 3* WR Jahmal Banks (Wake Forest), 2020 3* OT Ja'Kai Green (Maryland), 2020 3* DE Bryce Johnson-Maith (Buffalo), 2020 3* DT Johnathan Wallace (Unsigned), 2020 3* OG Tyler Thomas (Kent State), 2020 3* S Al-Ma'hi Ali (Unsigned), 2021 4* OLB Aaron Willis, 2021 4* CB Clinton Burton Junior, 2021 4* DT Katron Evans, 2021 4* OLB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, 2021 3* DE ZionAngelo Shockley, 2021 3* OG Xavier Castillo, 2021 3* DE Terrance Butler, 2021 3* RB Joseph Bray, 2021 3* TE Joseph Bearns, 2021 3* OG Andrew Adair, 3 unranked 2021's with FBS offers, class of 2022 unranked but 12 have FBS offers

Video: 2019 Saint Frances (35) vs. IMG Academy (FL) (7) at Morgan State University

5) 2012 River Hill- 14-0 (MPSSAA 3A State Champions), National Rank #190, Maryland Rank #4; Scoring: 42.9 PPG, 9.9 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #609 Huntingtown #987 Urbana, #1000 Atholton
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- None

Video- 2012 River Hill (18) vs. Huntingtown (14)- MPSSAA 3A State Championship at M&T Bank Stadium

2) 2016 Archbishop Spalding- 9-2 (2nd in MIAA A Conference), National #87, Maryland #4; Scoring: 44.3 PPG, 14.4 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #107 McDonogh, #440 Mount Saint Joseph, #738 Calvert Hall, #1014 Riverdale Baptist, #1460 Gilman, #1631 Loyola-Blakefield
- Notable Losses- #79 Saint Frances, #170 Good Counsel
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2017 2* QB/S Evan Fochtman (Navy), 2018 3* S DaeSean Winston (Temple), 2018 K Camden Price (Miami), 2020 3* DT Jahmeer Carter, 2020 2* CB Logic Hudgens (Buffalo)

Video- 2016 Archbishop Spalding (63) at Loyola-Blakefield (24)

3) 2005 Damascus- 14-0 (MPSSAA 4A State Champions), National Rank #69, Maryland Rank #2; Scoring: 29.1 PPG, 10.5 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #169 Sherwood (twice), #441 Quince Orchard (twice), #1508 Old Mill, #1564 Gaithersburg, #1703 Linganore
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2007 2* TE Nick Bonturi (Air Force)

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Gilman Regional

1) 2015 Gilman- 10-1 (MIAA A Conference Champions), National #19, Maryland #2; Scoring: 39.6 PPG, 12.6 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #108 Good Counsel, #222 Archbishop Spalding, #231 McDonogh, #303 Mount Saint Joseph, #375 Paramus Catholic (NJ), #924 Loyola-Blakefield, #910 Calvert Hall, #952 Eastern Christian
- Notable Losses- #6 Saint Edward (OH)
- 247 Sport Notable Players- 2016 4* DT Ellison Jordan (Penn State), 2016 4* OT Devery Hamilton (Stanford), 2016 3* OG Stephen Spanellis (Michigan), 2016 3* RB Antonio Dupree (UTEP), 2016 2* ATH Dorian Maddox (Stanford), 2016 2* OG Wes Mehl (Navy), 2018 4* ATH Thomas Booker (Stanford), 2018 2* CB Brandon Willis (Navy), 2019 3* OT Zachary Franks (Northwestern)

Video- 2015 Gilman (35) at McDonogh (28)

5) 2004 Suitland- 13-1 (MPSSAA 4A State Champions), National #323, Maryland #5; Scoring: 24.8 PPG, 8.4 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #557 Damascus, #876 Flowers, #1000 Broadneck
- Notable Losses- #1605 Eleanor Roosevelt
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2005 2* DE Devin Tyler (Temple), 2006 3* LB NaVorro Bowman (Penn State, NFL- 49ers/Raiders 2010-2017)

Video- 2004 Suitland (14) vs. Damascus (7)- MPSSAA 4A State Championship at M&T Bank Stadium

2) 2019 Mount Saint Joseph- 10-2 (MIAA A Conference Champion), National #30, Maryland #3; Scoring: 34.8 PPG, 13.6 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #66 McDonogh, #245 Calvert Hall (twice), #319 Archbishop Spalding, #553 Saint Mary's Ryken, #717 Franklin, #1013 Holy Spirit (NJ), #1265 Avalon
- Notable Losses- #11 Good Counsel, #66 McDonogh
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2020 3* RB Marlowe Wax (Syracuse), 2021 4* WR Dont'e Thornton

Video- 2019 Mount Saint Joseph (17) vs. McDonogh (10)- MIAA A Conference Championship at Archbishop Spalding High School

6) 2018 Oakdale- 13-0 (MPSSAA 2A State Champion), National #175, Maryland #7; Scoring: 42 PPG, 7.3 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #476 Linganore, #889 Glenelg, #1116 Damascus, #1621 Liberty
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2019 3* QB Collin Schlee (Kent State)

Video- 2018 Oakdale (35) vs. Glenelg (7)- MPSSAA 2A State Championship at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

DeMatha Regional

1) 2015 DeMatha- 11-1 (WCAC Champion), National #5, Maryland #1; Scoring: 37.5 PPG, 16.8 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #14 Miami Central (FL), #96 American Heritage-Plantation (FL), #108 Good Counsel (twice), #126 Saint John's (DC) (twice), #177 LaSalle (PA), #264 Bishop McNamara, #669 Archbishop Carroll (DC), #848 Saint Mary's Ryken
- Notable Losses- #156 Gonzaga (DC)
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2016 4* DE Shane Simmons (Penn State), 2016 4* OG Terrance Davis (Maryland), 2016 4* CB Tino Ellis (Maryland, NFL 2020 UDFA Saints), 2016 3* WR DJ Turner (Maryland), 2016 3* ATH Robbie Robinson (Arizona State), 2016 3* RB Lorenzo Harrison (Maryland), 2016 3* S Brenton Nelson (Virginia), 2016 3* OT Elijah Johnson (Boston College), 2017 5* DE Chase Young (Ohio State, NFL 2020 R1P2 Redskins), 2017 4* RB Anthony McFarland Jr. (Maryland, NFL 2020 R4P124 Steelers), 2017 4* OT Marcus Minor, 2017 3* WR Delante Hellams (Stony Brook), 2017 2* QB Beau English (Air Force), 2017 2* OG Victor Oluwatimi (Virginia), 2017 2* RB Kory Spruill (DE), 2017 2* ILB Grant Donaldson (Air Force), 2018 4* OG Austin Fontaine (Maryland), 2018 3* OG Evan Gregory (Maryland), 2180 3* DE John Morgan (Pitt), 2018 3* CB Judson Tallandier (Pitt), 2018 2* DE Anthony Hill (Old Dominion), 2019 4* S Nick Cross (Maryland), 2019 4* S DeMarcco Hellams (Alabama), 2019 3* CB Josh Wallace (UMass), 2019 2* OT Andrew Allmond (Fairmont State)

Video- 2015 DeMatha (48) vs. Good Counsel (17)- WCAC Championship at Byrd Stadium

4) 2008 Sherwood- 14-0 (MPSSAA 4A State Champion), National #87, Maryland #1; Scoring: 37.1 PPG, 6.5 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #310 Linganore, #575 Quince Orchard (twice), #1215 Wise
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2011 2* S Jamal Merritt (New Mexico)

Video- 2008 Sherwood (31) vs. Quince Orchard (10)- MPSSAA 4A Regional Final

2) 2019 McDonogh- 11-1 (MIAA A Conference Finalist), National #66, Maryland #6; Scoring: 32.5 PPG, 11.6 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #30 Mount Saint Joseph, #245 Calvert Hall, #319 Archbishop Spalding (twice), #717 Franklin, #768 Bullis, #1415 Malvern Prep (PA)
- Notable Losses- #30 Mount Saint Joseph
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2020 4* OLB Curtis Jacobs (Penn State), 2021 3* ATH Dante Trader Jr., class of 2022 unranked but 3 have FBS offers, class of 2023 unranked but 1 has FBS offers

Video- 2019 McDonogh (28) vs. Calvert Hall (8)

6) 2010 Urbana- 13-0 (MPSSAA 4A State Champion), National #171, Maryland #3; Scoring: 33.9 PPG, 3.2 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #695 Wise, #1528 Gaithersburg, #1715 Linganore, #1797 Patterson
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2011 2* S Matt Semelsberger (Army), 2012 3* DE Colton Kmetz (Kent State)

Video- 2010 Urbana (6) vs. Wise (0)- MPSSAA 4A State Championship at M&T Bank Stadium

Good Counsel Regional

1) 2019 Good Counsel- 9-3 (WCAC Capital Division Champion), National #11, Maryland #2; Scoring: 24.5 PPG, 17.1 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #30 Mount Saint Joseph, #50 Saint John's (DC)#146 Gonzaga (DC) (twice), #275 Charlotte Catholic (NC), #319 Archbishop Spalding, #553 Saint Mary's Ryken, #894 Bishop McNamara
- Notable Losses- #1 Saint John Bosco (CA), #40 DeMatha, #50 Saint John's (DC)
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2020 4* OLB Mitchell Melton (Ohio State), 2020 3* DE Kris Jenkins Jr. (Michigan), 2020 CB Jason Scott (Boston College), 2020 3* DT George Wolo (Buffalo), 2020 3* S Jalen McNair (Buffalo), 2020 3* RB Sy'veon Wilkerson (Delaware State), 2021 4* OT Landon Tengwall, 2021 3* WR Myles Cross, class of 2022 unranked but 1 has an FBS offer

Video- 2019 Good Counsel (16) vs. Saint John's (DC) (14)- WCAC Championship at Catholic University of America

4) 2004 Northwest- 13-1 (MPSSAA 3A State Champion), National #192, Maryland #2; Scoring: 34.6 PPG, 13.7 PPG Allowed

- Notable Wins- #430 Lackey, #557 Damascus, #759 Frederick, #848 Urbana, #1115 Bel Air
- Notable Losses- #1925 Seneca Valley
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2005 4* QB Ike Whitaker (Virginia Tech), 2005 2* WR Darren Brownlee (West Virginia), 2006 2* OLB Dexter Korto (Miami (OH)), 2006 2* CB Brandon Jackson-Mills (Maryland), 2007 3* DE Justin Young (Virginia Tech), 2007 3* OLB Joe Lefeged (Rutgers)

Video- 2004 Northwest (14) vs. Lackey (9)- MPSSAA 3A State Championship at M&T Bank Stadium

2) 2009 Linganore- 14-0 (MPSSAA 3A State Champion), National #105, Maryland #3; Scoring: 40.9 PPG, 10 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #476 Huntingtown #697 Quince Orchard, #1288 Hereford, #1455 Friendship Collegiate (DC), #1507 Governor Thomas Johnson, #1940 Damascus
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2010 3* RB Zach Zwinak (Penn State), 2010 3* OT Rob Havenstein (Wisconsin, NFL Rams 2015-Present), 2011 2* RB Dwayne Randall (Army), 2012 3* RB Joe Riddle (Maryland)

Video- 2009 Linganore (33) vs. Damascus (20)- MPSSAA 3A Regional Semi-Final

3) 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise- 14-0 (MPSSAA 4A State Champion), National #139, Maryland #3; Scoring: 43.1 PPG, 7.1 PPG Allowed
- Notable Wins- #571 Quince Orchard, #606 Calvert Hall, #830 Eleanor Roosevelt (twice), #911 Howard
- Notable Losses- None
- 247 Sports Notable Players- 2018 4* S AJ Lytton (Florida State), 2018 2* S Ehizele Akojie (Army), 2018 2* CB Demetri Morsell (Bowie State), 2019 4* WR Isaiah Hazel (Maryland), 2019 3* QB Quinton Williams (Morgan State), 2020 3* CB Dorian Strong (Virginia Tech), 2021 4* WR Jalil Farooq

Video- 2017 Dr. Henry A. Wise (38) vs. Quince Orchard (20)- MPSSAA 4A State Championship at M&T Bank Stadium

 

[eaglesinsider]

Several upsets in the Sweet 16. Damascus, Oakdale, Urbana and Linganore all won against the (CalPreps) spread, defeating Archbishop Spalding, Mount Saint Joseph, McDonogh and Wise respectively. Four public schools made it into the Elite 8. Oakdale, Urbana and Linganore are within about a 15-minute drive of each other. Damascus is another maybe 20-30 minutes from those three schools. Of the teams in the Elite 8, the only one I didn't see play (either live or in the case of the 2019 teams watched at least one full game online) is 2005 Damascus.

Moving on to the Elite 8:

1) 2019 Saint Frances (-41)
3) 2005 Damascus

1) 2015 Gilman (-19)
6) 2018 Oakdale

1) 2015 DeMatha (-32)
6) 2010 Urbana

1) 2019 Good Counsel (-28)
2) 2009 Linganore

In the post above this you can find the Elite 8 teams complete with stats, highlights/full games (except '05 Damascus, couldn't find any film on them) and notable players for each team. All matchups are on one ballot again. Voting will run through 11:59 PM on Saturday. You can vote at this link.

[BUFORDGAWOLVES]

2 hours ago, CODBEARD said:

ummmm.. The 2011 Good Counsel team was 10X better than 2019 and one of the best teams from the DMV ever. A glaring snub.. kinda F's up this whole thing .. just saying you could easily have made a case for 2011 GC for MNC

2011 Good Counsel

12-0 #5 Nationally human and computer (Maxpreps)

beat

Manatee (14-2, # 8 nationally,  FL 7A state champ other loss to #1 Don Bosco 22-16)

Gilman ( 10-1, MIAA Champs. #34 Nationally)

Red Lion (RLCA/ECA's best team 4 future NFL players)

DeMatha  ( 35-21)

St Johns ( 28-14 and 47-7 WCAC semi)

Gonzaga  ( 49-7 and 42-0 WCAC final)

 

17 D1 signees,  4  future NFL players  and one of the best wrestlers in the world

Stefon Diggs (UMD , Vikings)

Kendall Fuller ( VA Tech, Redskins)

Dorian O'Daniel (Clemson, Chiefs)

Sam Mustipher (ND, Bears)

Kyle Snyder ( wrestling OSU, NCAA Champion, World Champion, Olympic Gold)

Wes Brown (UMD)

Brendan Marshall ( UVA)

CJ Jones (UVA)

Mike Madaras  (UMD)

Sam Madaras (Albany)

Roderick Chungong ( GA Tech)

Drew Stefanelli (UMD)

Kobe Walker (UK)

Reggie McGee ( Ball ST)

Ryan Watson (Purdue)

Michael Nicastro (Albany)

 

Personally I think this team thumps 2019 SFA... much better coached (great line play) and just a better "team"

Impressive.

bgw