Postseason Matchups Shape Maryland High School Football State Rankings: Top 25 for Nov. 10, 2026

Private playoffs begin

DeMatha Catholic, ranked No. 2, opens its pursuit of a third straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Capital Division crown against Gonzaga of D.C. The semifinal is scheduled for Nov. 13 at Prince George’s Sports Complex in Maryland.

No. 3 Archbishop Spalding hosts No. 21 Saint Mary’s on Nov. 13 in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference semifinal. The winner advances in a competition where Spalding is seeking a fifth consecutive title.

Other conference semifinals

No. 5 McDonogh School faces 19th-ranked Calvert Hall College in the other MIAA A Conference semifinal. No. 23 Our Lady of Good Counsel visits top-seed Saint John’s College of D.C. in the other WCAC Capital Division semifinal.

Saint Frances Academy remains at No. 1 and will complete its season against nationally ranked IMG Academy of Florida. The game is scheduled at Bowie State University.

Public teams enter region play

Quince Orchard, the defending Maryland Class 4A public champion, is ranked No. 4. The next five spots remain unchanged, with Oakdale, Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical, Linganore, Huntingtown and Sherwood listed in that order.

Public-school teams move into the regional second round, including No. 11 Henry A. Wise and No. 20 Charles Herbert Flowers in Class 4A. Wise defeated Eleanor Roosevelt 38-0 in the first round; the matchup is listed for Nov. 14 at Flowers.

Other reported first-round results include Quince Orchard’s 72-0 win over Richard Montgomery and Linganore’s 69-0 win over James M. Bennett. Huntingtown beat Chopticon 38-7, while several teams have second-round games scheduled for Nov. 13.