Howard County Power Rankings -- Week 3 edition

TronBlaster's Howard County Power Rankings (Week 3 edition)

(Team, W-L, PF-PA, summary, last opopent, next

The elite
1. River Hill 3-0 127-0 The shutout streak reaches three. Campanaro's throwing touchdown passes now. What's he gonna do next? Ride a unicycle across the crossbar? (Last week: beat Glenelg 35-0; This week: Hammond at)
2. Wilde Lake 3-0 97-29 They showed they can even stop the pass against the Stangs. How long til Oct. 5 (when they play RH for the county championship.) (beat Marriotts Ridge 45-12; at Centennial)
3. Atholton 2-1 47-34 Kelechi Odocha is averaging almost 200 yards a game. He'll probably reach 1,000 yards on the season against an immobile Glenelg defense. (beat Howard 17-6; Glenelg at)

Could make the playoffs (Glenelg only cause they're 1A)
4. Reservoir 3-0 110-17 Yet to be challenged, but they can only play the teams on the schedule. I hope none of their players get detention like on Breakfast Club, because they'll face a stiff test Saturday at 1!!! (beat Oakland Mills 42-0; Howard at)
5. Howard 2-1 87-56 Chins up Lions, you played Atholton tough on the road, so you're not docked any slots in these prestigious power rankings (lost to Atholton 6-17; at Reservoir)
6. Glenelg 0-3 17-99 Even though they've had a hellish early schedule, (WL, Ho, RH, A) they've looked bad. Fat, slow and stupid is no way to go through life, sons. (lost to River Hill 0-35; at Atholton)

Could knock someone out of the playoffs
+7 (8). Long Reach 2-1 55-64 Team most likely to unseat Glenelg in the six spot now that Hughes has the 100-win monkey off his back. (beat Centennial 7-6; Mt. Hebron at)

-8 (7). Centennial 0-3 6-71 Scored for the first time this season on the opening kickoff return, then missed the extra point after a 15-yard penalty for celebrating. At least they didn't injure their selves banging their heads against the wall like Gus Frerotte (lost to Long Reach 6-7; Wilde Lake at)
9. Marriotts Ridge 2-1 78-93 They'll be 3-1 after this week, but those big bully teams above will probably still pick on them and shove them around and give them rear admirals (lost to Wilde Lake 12-45; Oakland Mills at)

Just go out there and have fun kids
10. Hammond 1-2 70-61 They looked like the Harlem Globetrotters of football against Hebron. Don't be surprised if they're the first team to crack the end zone on the Hawks. (beat Mt. Hebron 43-7; at River Hill)
11. Mt. Hebron 0-3 31-129 Everyone's teasing the Vikings. Luckily they can still get their revenge on their little brothers, Oakland Mills. (lost to Hammond 7-43; at Long Reach)
12. Oakland Mills 0-3 45-117 The Scorps looked good in the preseason passing tournament, but someone forgot to tell them in the regular season you can just take the ball and run with it. (lost to Reservoir 0-42; at Marriotts Ridge)

Howard County Power Rankings -- Week 3

TronBlaster's Howard County Power Rankings
The elite
1. River Hill 2-0 Outscoring opponents 92-0 so far. When do the playoffs start? (Last week: beat Centennial 44-0; This week: at Glenelg)
2. Wilde Lake 2-0 Won statement game against Atholton, there's clear separation between the county's top three. (beat Atholton 28-10; at Marriotts Ridge)
3. Atholton 1-1 Kelechi Odocha is like Barry Sanders, only more Kelechier (lost to Wilde Lake 10-28; Howard at)

Could make the playoffs
4. Reservoir 2-0 They don't play anyone good until week four, are they paper tigers? (beat Hammond 26-3; at Oakland Mills)
+5 (7). Howard 2-0 Handled Glenelg convincingly on their field, won the Elgard trophy (beat Glenelg 40-10; at Atholton)
-6 (5). Glenelg 0-2 This spot is up for grabs. How far will they slide? Butch Schaffer isn't a sorcerer... (lost to Howard 10-40; River Hill at)

Could knock someone out of the playoffs
-7 (6). Centennial 0-2 Two tough opponents, but they've been outscored 64-0 so far. Big chance to make a fist this week. (lost to River Hill 0-44; at Long Reach)
8. Long Reach 1-1 How much does a win over Oakland Mills mean? This week's grudge match will be telling. (beat Oakland Mills 34-16; Centennial at)
9. Marriotts Ridge 2-0 Uh oh, when do we have to start taking the Stangs seriously? (beat Mt. Hebron 38-24; Wilde Lake at)

Just go out there and have fun kids
10. Hammond 0-2 The best athletes of the county's worst trio of teams (lost to Reservoir 3-26; Mt. Hebron at)
11. Mt. Hebron 0-2 Schultz better start throwing like he's playing arena football, but who will be his Bobby Sippio? (lost to Marriotts Ridge 24-38; at Hammond)
12. Oakland Mills 0-2 They're scoring more points last year, but still leaking them like a sieve. (lost to Long Reach 16-34; Reservoir at)

High School-Week 2 Poll

I've got a new contributing writer, who, at least for now, will go by the moniker TronBlaster. Tron will be picking up much of the high school beat because of his expertise, although I will continue to provide links and comments on Saturdays.

As his introduction, he has provided his rankings of public Howard County high school teams,

--Nate Sandstrom

TronBlaster's Howard County Power Rankings
1. River Hill 1-0 Michael Campanaro + Zach Martin = Trouble
2. Wilde Lake 1-0 A better quarterback gives Wilde Lake the edge over Atholton, but this will be decided on the field Friday night
3. Atholton 1-0 Kelichi Odocha is no joke
4. Reservoir 1-0 Ready for prime time, looked very impressive against Long Reach
5. Glenelg 0-1 Butch Schaffer tried to tell everyone, Glenelg is down this season
6. Centennial 0-1 Struggling to rebuild as well, but a good coaching staff will keep them from plummeting
7. Howard 1-0 Winning a shoot out over Oakland Mills doesn't prove much, but they've got some good players
8. Long Reach 0-1 Exposed by Reservoir, Long Reach is in for a long season
9. Marriotts Ridge 1-0 Still a little undersized, but Seker is one of the best passers in the league, and he's got some good targets
10. Hammond 0-1 They've got some studs in skill positions, so I can't explain their loss to MR, unless MR is just that good...
11. Mt. Hebron 0-1 Hard to glean anything from a 48-0 shutout to River Hill
12. Oakland Mills 0-1 They're better this season, but can they get out of the basement?