River Hill Tops People Tree

From the public schools, a look at overall athletic performance by high school teams:

People Tree Cup Standings

The People Tree Cup recognizes overall excellence in interscholastic athletics by a Howard County public high school. For scoring purposes:

• Points are assigned to those schools participating in each eligible varsity sport upon the completion of a particular athletic program and the awarding of the county trophy.
• If 12 schools compete, the county trophy winner will gain 12 points, second place will gain 11 points, and so on.
• Half points are gained in the event of a tie.
• At the completion of the school year and after all county trophies have been awarded and points tallied, the People Tree Cup will be awarded to the school that produced the highest number of points.

The People Tree Cup was awarded for the first time during l978-l979 school year.

People Tree Cup 2007 Standings
Final standing after the 2006-2007 seasons.

01. River Hill (200.5 points)
02. Atholton (199.5)
03. Mt. Hebron (184.5)
04. Glenelg (182)
05. Centennial (177.5)
06. Howard (144.5)
07. Wilde Lake (140)
08. Reservoir (134.5)
09. Hammond (132.5)
10. Oakland Mills (105)
11. Long Reach (101)
12. Marriotts Ridge (92.5)

People Tree Cup Winners by Year

2007 - River Hill
2006 - River Hill
2005 - Mt. Hebron
2004 - Glenelg
2003 - River Hill
2002 - Mt. Hebron
2001 - River Hill
2000 - River Hill

1999 - River Hill
1997 - Centennial
1996 - Centennial
1995 - Centennial
1994 - Centennial
1993 - Centennial
1992 - Centennial
1991 - Oakland Mills
1990 - Oakland Mills

1989 - Oakland Mills
1988 - Centennial
1987 - Centennial
1986 - Oakland Mills
1985 - Glenelg
1984 - Mt. Hebron
1983 - Centennial
1982 - Centennial
1981 - Centennial
1980 - Centennial

1979 - Centennial