It's September and the high school fall sports season is officially underway.

The private schools got in their first competitions last week and the state public schools get underway in full force this weekend.  DigitalSports is poised to continue in our roll as the area's undisputed leader in high school sports coverage and to start things off we are pleased to release our first full set of rankings for the 2008 season.

The DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Rankings are based on the consensus opinions of our Baltimore staff, in consultation with area coaches and other sport specific experts.  All public and private schools located in our Baltimore coverage area, which includes Baltimore City, along with Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford and Howard counties, are considered for these polls.

DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Top 20
(Sept. 1, 2008)

 Rank  Team

Record

 Rank
 Last
 Week

 1.  River Hill

0-0

1

 2.  McDonogh

0-0

2

 3.

 Archbishop Curley

0-1

3

 4.  Marriotts Ridge

0-0

4

 5.  Perry Hall

0-0

5

 6.  Gilman

1-0

6

 7.  Severna Park

0-0

7

 8.  Fallston

0-0

8

 9.  Liberty

0-0

9

 10.  Loyola Blakefield

0-0

10

 11.  Broadneck

0-0

11

 12.  Calvert Hall

0-0

12

 13.  Mount St. Joseph

0-0

13

 14.  Loch Raven

0-0

14

 15.  Annapolis

0-0

15

 16.  Bel Air

0-0

16

 17.  Eastern Tech

0-0

 17

 18.  South Carroll

0-0

18

 19.  Oakland Mills

0-0

19

 20.  Patapsco

0-0

20

Other Teams Considered:
C. Milton Wright (0-0)
Meade (0-0)
Old Mill (0-0)
Patterson (0-0)
Severn (0-0)

DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Top 20
(Sept. 1, 2008)

 Rank  Team

Record

 Rank
 Last
 Week

 1.  St. Paul's School for Girls

0-0

1

 2.  Reservoir

0-0

2

 3.

 Broadneck

0-0

3

 4.  Severna Park

0-0

4

 5.  Mount de Sales

0-0

5

 6.  Dulaney

0-0

6

 7.  Archbishop Spalding

0-0

7

 8.  Fallston

0-0

8

 9.  River Hill

0-0

9

 10.  Centennial

0-0

10

 11.  Towson

0-0

11

 12.  Catonsville

0-0

12

 13.  Rising Sun

0-0

13

 14.  Wilde Lake

0-0

14

 15.  Poly

0-0

15

 16.  South Carroll

0-0

16

 17.  Maryvale Prep

0-0

 17

 18.  Mercy

0-0

18

 19.  Glenelg

0-0

19

 20.  South River

0-0

20

Other Teams Considered:
Arundel (3-0)
Liberty (0-0)

Loch Raven (0-0)
Mount Hebron (0-0)
Old Mill (0-0)

DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Top 20
(Sept. 1, 2008)

 Rank  Team

Conference

 Rank
 Last
 Week

 1.  Atholton

Howard

1

 2.  Calvert Hall

MIAA

2

 3.

 River Hill

Howard

3

 4.  Archbishop Spalding

MIAA

4

 5.  Severna Park

Anne Arundel Co.

5

 6.  Loch Raven

Baltimore Co.

6

 7.  Century

MVAL

7

 8.  Winters Mill

MVAL

8

 9.  Hereford

Baltimore Co.

9

 10.  Dulaney

Baltimore Co.

10

 11.  Wilde Lake

Howard Co.

11

 12.  Catonsville

Baltimore Co.

12

 13.  Rising Sun

UCBAC

13

 14.  Loyola

MIAA

14

 15.  South Carroll

MVAL

15

 16.  Chesapeake-AA

Anne Arundel Co.

16

 17.  Mount Hebron

Howard Co.

 17

 18.  South River

Anne Arundel Co.

18

 19.  Fallston

UCBAC

19

 20.  Mervo

Baltimore City

20

Other Teams Considered:
Archbishop Curley (MIAA)
Elkton (UCBAC)
Marriotts Ridge (Howard Co.)
Northeast (Anne Arundel Co.)
Pikesville (Baltimore Co.)

DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Top 20
(Sept. 1, 2008)

 Rank  Team

Record

 Rank
 Last
 Week

 1.  McDonogh

0-0

1

 2.  River Hill

0-0

2

 3.

 Eastern Tech

0-0

3

 4.  Fallston

0-0

4

 5.  St. Vincent Pallotti

0-0

5

 6.  Archbishop Spalding

0-0

6

 7.  C. Milton Wright

0-0

7

 8.  Wilde Lake

0-0

8

 9.  Severna Park

0-0

9

 10.  John Carroll

0-0

10

 11.  Institute of Notre Dame

0-0

11

 12.  Centennial

0-0

12

 13.  Catonsville

0-0

13

 14.  Loch Raven

0-0

14

 15.  Century

0-0

15

 16.  Winters Mill

0-0

16

 17.  Glenelg

0-0

 17

 18.  Maryvale Prep

0-0

18

 19.  Sparrows Point

0-0

19

 20.  Broadneck

0-0

20

Other Teams Considered:
Arundel (0-0)
Hereford (0-0)
Kenwood (0-0)
Liberty (0-0)
North Harford (0-0)

DigitalSports Baltimore Metro Top 20
(Sept. 1, 2008)

 Rank  Team

Record

 Rank
 Last
 Week

 1.  Garrison Forest

0-0

1

 2.  Severna Park

0-0

2

 3.

 Fallston

0-0

3

 4.  Broadneck

0-0

4

 5.  South River

0-0

5

 6.  Bryn Mawr

0-0

6

 7.  Archbishop Spalding

0-0

7

 8.  Towson

0-0

8

 9.  Westminster

0-0

9

 10.  Chesapeake-AA

0-0

10

 11.  North Carroll

0-0

11

 12.  McDonogh

0-0

12

 13.  Rising Sun

0-0

13

 14.  Hereford

0-0

14

 15.  C. Milton Wright

0-0

15

 16.  Catonsville

0-0

16