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Boys hoops playoff pairings set for MIAA A Conference and BCL

By Glenn Graham The Baltimore Sun

The boys basketball regular seasons in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League were completed Sunday and now it's on to the playoffs.

The MIAA tournament gets started on Tuesday with quarterfinal round play, followed by the semifinals on Thursday and the championship game set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday at UMBC.

Here's a look at this week's MIAA tournament schedule with seedings in parentheses:

Tuesday's quarterfinals

John Carroll (5) at Archbishop Spalding (4), 7 p.m.

Mount Carmel (6) at St. Frances (3), 7:30 p.m.

Thursday's semifinals

John Carroll-Archbishop Spalding winner at Mount St. Joseph (1), TBA

Mount Carmel-St. Frances winner at Calvert Hall (2), TBA

Sunday's championship (at UMBC)

Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.

The BCL Tournament will open Friday, Feb. 21 with the quarterfinals, followed by Feb. 23 semifinals and the championship game on Feb. 24. The entire tournament will take place at UMBC.

Calvert Hall and Mount St. Joseph were declared regular season co-champions after both finished 11-3 in the league. Calvert Hall claimed the top seed after winning a coin toss.

Here's a look at the BCL tournament schedule with seedings in parenthesis:

Quarterfinals (Friday, Feb. 21 at UMBC)

Mount St. Joseph (2) vs. St. Maria Goretti (7), 3:30 p.m.

St. Frances (3) vs. Mount Carmel (6), 5:15 p.m.

Calvert Hall (1) vs. Loyola (8-0), 7 p.m.

John Carroll (4) vs. Archbishop Spalding (5), 8:45 p.m.

Semifinals (Sunday, Feb. 23 at UMBC)

Calvert Hall-Loyola winner vs. John Carroll-Archbishop Spalding winner, 1 p.m.

Mount St. Joseph-St. Maria Goretti winner vs. St. Frances-Mount Carmel winner, 3 p.m.

Championship (Monday, Feb. 24 at UMBC)

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.