Here's a quick look at the rest of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association football playoff scene, as it pertains to the local teams we didn't cover yesterday.
In the 4A East region, made up almost entirely of Anne Arundel schools, Arundel and Old Mill appear to be in good shape for the playoffs, with Broadneck, North County, Severna Park and South River fighting for two slots. In 4A North, Parkville leads the region with North Carroll in third with Perry Hall fighting Thomas Johnson for the fourth and final slot.
In the 3A North region, Hereford, which moved up this year from 2A, has just about wrapped up the top seed, with Mervo in a solid second. Patapsco, Milford Mill and Catonsville are bunched in for the last two places. The 3A East region has no unbeaten teams, so almost everything is in play. Eleven teams -- 10 of them from the Baltimore region -- still have a chance at
a playoff spot, with Atholton, North Harford, Wilde Lake and Howard having the advantage now. We'll examine this region in depth next week.
In 2A West: Winters Mill and Liberty figure to battle for the last playoff position. Meanwhile, the 1A South region appears to be set, with Dunbar holding a sizable lead over Surrattsville of Prince George's County, with Digital Harbor and Forest Park the only other schools in the region with winning records.
There's a decent chance that a school with a .500 or worse record will get a playoff spot in the 1A North region, as four teams, including New Town and Western Tech, have 1-4 records, which, for now, would gain the last postseason berth. Sparrows Point and Chesapeake will likely grab the top two seeds in the region, with North Carroll in place for the third slot. Finally, Joppatowne has the inside track to the top spot in the 1A East region, with Harford Tech in a three-team scramble for the fourth slot.
