That leaves a number of native groups staring up with hopes of unseating the mighty D.C. energy. No. 2 Georgetown Visitation will get the following shot, with a matchup Tuesday.
Among the opposite personal faculties, few impressed greater than first-year applications Shabach Christian and Mount Zion Prep.
Elsewhere, the season of parity in Northern Virginia rolls on as three groups — Edison, Osbourn Park and Tuscarora — fall exterior of the Top 20 and Robinson teeters at No. 19 following a loss to rating debutant Holy Child. In Maryland, Howard, Glen Burnie and Clarksburg stay unbeaten.
1. Sidwell Friends (7-1) Last ranked: 1
The Quakers misplaced for the primary time since basketball was paused for the pandemic, as they suffered a 63-60 heartbreaker to Long Island Lutheran however have been in any other case dominant.
2. Georgetown Visitation (8-1) LR: 2
The Cubs beat high faculties from Pennsylvania and New Jersey forward of an anticipated matchup with Sidwell Friends on Tuesday.
3. Shabach Christian (14-3) LR: 4
The Eagles had the very best vacation displaying of any native crew, sweeping by means of two nationally aggressive tournaments and capping the break with a win over Texas energy DeSoto.
The Panthers rise with a 52-31 win over an Archbishop Wood (Pa.) crew that has given different high applications bother.
5. Bishop McNamara (4-5) LR: 6
The Mustangs start Washington Catholic Athletic Conference play on a excessive notice after a 70-50 win over St. John’s.
6. St. John’s (9-4) LR: 3
The Cadets dropped three video games over the break and hope to get again on observe with Washington Catholic Athletic Conference beginning up.
The high public faculty within the rankings stays unbeaten after profitable the All About the Girls Holiday Hoops event’s Kim Harris division.
8. Glen Burnie (6-0) LR: 8
The Gophers are trying extra and extra like a Maryland Class 4A title favourite.
The Frogs have been good over the vacations. A tall process towards the Potomac School awaits Friday.
10. Bishop Ireton (10-3) LR: 11
The Cardinals earned wins over a handful of Virginia’s high personal faculties.
11. Mount Zion Prep (14-5) LR: 19
The Warriors have been stellar towards ranked competitors, defeating Pallotti and Virginia Academy.
12. Virginia Academy (8-3) LR: 10
The Patriots drop barely after losses to Mount Zion Prep and Shabach Christian Academy in the course of the vacation slate.
13. C.H. Flowers (6-1) LR: 13
The class of Prince George’s County misplaced its first sport of the season in D.C.’s Title IX Classic championship sport.
14. Woodgrove (7-0) LR: Not ranked
The 2021-22 Class 5 runner-up is the ultimate undefeated crew in Northern Virginia after sweeping its three video games at Oakton’s vacation spherical robin.
15. Churchill (5-1) LR: 15
The Bulldogs knocked down a number of native heavyweights earlier than dropping a good 42-40 contest to undefeated Baltimore-area crew Forest Park.
16. Clarksburg (6-0) LR: 17
The Coyotes haven’t dropped an everyday season sport since earlier than the pandemic.
17. Holy Child (8-3) LR: NR
An unforgiving Independent School League schedule begins this week, however a deep crew led by junior guard Jaeda Wilson seems as much as the duty.
18. Pallotti (9-4) LR: 14
The Panthers misplaced three video games for the reason that final spherical of rankings.
19. Robinson (7-2) LR: 12
The Rams have been terrific towards fellow public faculties however might want to bounce again from offensive problems with Friday’s 38-28 loss to Holy Child.
20. Gainesville (9-1) LR: NR
After profitable the Shark Tank Winter Classic, the second-year applications makes its Top 20 debut.
Dropped out: No. 16 Edison, No. 18 Osbourn Park, No. 20 Tuscarora
On the bubble: Edison, Oakton, Osbourn Park, St. Mary’s (Annapolis), Wise