Prince George's boys basketball rankings

Each week, the Prince George's sports staff ranks the top 10 teams.  Contact editor Seth Elkin at selkin@gazette.net

December 23, 2009 Week I

Rank	Team
1		DeMatha (7-0): The Stags have routed everyone they've played. They'll get to see some solid competition later this week at the Gatorade International Championship in Puerto Rico.
2		Riverdale Baptist (4-4): The Crusaders bounced back from three consecutive losses with wins against New Hope and Washington Christian.
3		Potomac (3-0): The Wolverines have been scoring at will, averaging 92.6 points per game, including a 108-59 win against Central last week. Antonio Jenifer leads the way, averaging 23 points per game.
4		Gwynn Park (3-1): The Yellow Jackets responded from a one-point loss to Potomac by walloping Central (109-54) and slipping past Friendly (68-67) last week.
5		Friendly (2-1): The Patriots will be eyeing a Jan. 29 rematch with Gwynn Park after a one-point loss to the Yellow Jackets on Friday.
6		Bowie (4-1): The Bulldogs had won four in a row at the start of the week, led by Jared Carithers, averaging 14 points per game.
7		Largo (3-0): Two tough challenges await the Lions: a Jan. 5 matchup against Potomac and a date against Gwynn Park two days later.
8		High Point (3-1): The Eagles have won three of their first four games, scoring at least 76 points in each win.
9		Douglass (2-1): The defending 2A South Region champs lost to Largo on Friday and will come out of the holiday break with a game against an improved Surrattsville team (3-1) on Jan. 5 before facing Potomac and Friendly on back-to-back nights (Jan. 7 and 8).
10		Eleanor Roosevelt (3-1): The Raiders have bounced back from a season-opening loss to River Hill with three wins, including a 58-53 triumph Friday against defending 4A South Region champ Wise.