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QO Finishes No. 3 In Washington Post's Football Rankings
The Cougars finish high despite ending the season with a loss in the 4A state championship.
Quince Orchard is ranked No. 3 in the D.C. Metropolitan area in The Washington Post's final high school football rankings for the 2011 season.
The Cougars finished 13-1, losing only to No. 2 Old Mill in the Maryland 4A Division state championship. QO and Old Mill were ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, prior to the game.
No other Montgomery County schools finished ranked in the top-20. Churchill, which lost to QO in the 4A West Division regional championship, is ranked No. 23.
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Private school powerhouse Good Counsel (12-0) finished atop the poll for the third consecutive year.
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