Here's what is known about the race for playoff spots in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association's 2A North region heading into the last weekend of the football regular season: Eastern Tech and Poly are in. Everything else is up for grabs.

For now, City (7-2) holds the third slot, with a .05 lead over Randallstown (8-1), while Edmondson (7-2) is in fifth, trailing the Rams by just .01. Randallstown will host Calvert Hall (4-5) Saturday, and while the Cardinals are not members of the MPSSAA, they are classified as a 4A school for competition purposes, so the Rams could earn enough points from beating Calvert Hall to vault all the way to second and a first-round home game.

Meanwhile, Edmondson, the defending 2A state champion, will travel to Lake Clifton (2-7) a 3A school, tomorrow. As if the City-Poly series needed any more drama, their Saturday meeting at M&T Bank Stadium will likely decide whether the Engineers remain in second and host a first-round game next weekend or if City even makes the playoffs at all.

River Hill (9-0) has narrowed the gap behind Patuxent (9-0) at the top of the 2A South region to .45. The Hawks, who travel to Howard (7-2) tomorrow, could squeak through to claim home field throughout the regional playoffs, given that Patuxent's opponent tomorrow is winless Great Mills (0-9), and River Hill would claim more bonus points for its win than Patuxent would.

In the 1A class, Western Tech (4-5), which holds the fourth and final playoff spot in the North region by .11, will go to Owings Mills (0-9) while fifth place Catoctin (4-5) is at Brunswick (2-7). Dunbar (9-0) will not have to leave Baltimore City to defend its 1A championship if the Poets beat Patterson tomorrow. Digital Harbor (7-2) has locked up the school's first 1A South playoff spot, and may get a first-round home game with a win tomorrow against W.E.B DuBois (3-5) and a loss by Surrattsville (8-1), which is at Crossland (3-6) Saturday afternoon. Joppatowne (9-1) has wrapped up the top seed in the East region, while Havre de Grace (4-5) has a full point lead over Bohemia Manor (3-6) for fourth.

We'll look at the 3A and 4A races tomorrow.