1. DeMatha, 10-2
This was the year DeMatha was supposed to fall. Once again, the Stags lost to Good Counsel during the regular season. Instead, the Stags won a sixth-straight WCAC championship to set a program record. The Stags will graduate quarterback Tommy Chroniger and a host of other stalwarts, but something tells me DeMatha will be just fine next year.
2. Good Counsel, 11-1
Another year of disappointment in Olney despite an incredibly fine season. For the fifth straight year, the Falcons fell to DeMatha in the championship game and next year they will lose their key pieces in Jelani Jenkins, Caleb Porzel and Tyler Campbell. Who will be the next crop to challenge the Stags?
3. St. John’s, 7-4
The Cadets were masters of pulling out the close win and Coach Joe Patterson deserves some major credit for guiding this team to such a fine season. St. John’s had nail-biters against O’Connell, Paul VI and McNamara and beat Gonzaga in the Great American Rivalry Series.
4. McNamara, 5-6
It was great to make the playoffs again, but McNamara’s goal of breaking into the championship game didn’t come true yet again. Still, this team had some huge wins this season, none bigger than beating O’Connell at their place in come-from-behind fashion to all but win a playoff spot.
5. O’Connell, 6-4
O’Connell started the season with four straight wins but suffered some crushing defeats that caused them to miss out on the playoffs. First it was an overtime loss to St. John’s at home. The final blow was a last-minute loss to Bishop McNamara at home. The team still won more games
6. Paul VI, 4-6
It could have been a very different season for the Panthers. They took St. John’s to overtime, nearly knocked off McNamara and only lost to DeMatha by eight points. That said, it was still a good season as the Panthers knocked off Gonzaga and increased their win total.
7. Gonzaga, 2-8
After starting the season with four straight losses, the Eagles got off the schnide against Carroll and then notched a huge win over McNamara in Forestville. The problem was, the big boys still loomed after that. The Eagles closed the season with four straight losses, including to DeMatha, Good Counsel and St. John’s.
8. Bishop Ireton, 4-6
The Cardinals beat one WCAC team in Carroll in Week 1. Other than that, they struggled against WCAC foes. But outside of it they went 3-3, including a big 21-0 win over St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes, who had a 5-4 season in the IAC.
9. Archbishop Carroll, 1-9
Carroll improved throughout the year under first-year Coach Rick Houchens. They only lost to O’Connell by six points on Oct. 18. But the Lions also struggled with injuries, which hindered the team’s hopes for a turnaround season from last year’s 0-10 campaign.
10. St. Mary’s Ryken, 1-9
It was an extremely tough season at Ryken in the program’s first year playing at the varsity level. The Knights scored 19 points all season after defeated Annapolis Area Christian in Week 1 and were shut out in their final four games. But nobody thought this program would blossom happen overnight.
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