While some of the races to decide football playoff posts among Baltimore area teams in the 1A and 2A classes of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association are still fluid heading into the last weekend of the regular season, the races among the bigger schools in 3A or 4A are largely settled.

Arundel, Old Mill and Broadneck are virtually assured of playoff berths in 4A East, with one spot left to be decided between Severna Park (6-3) and North County (5-4), which are separated by .56. North County will travel to Meade (1-8) tonight, and Severna Park will close the season tomorrow at Broadneck (7-2).

In 3A, Atholton (6-3), which holds a .45 lead over Stephen Decatur for the fourth and final East region slot, goes to Hammond (1-8) tonight. In the North, Milford Mill (5-4) has a full point lead over Mervo (5-4) and a 1.43 lead over Patapsco (5-4), for the last playoff slot. However, the Millers have a tough road game against Perry Hall (8-1) and will play without two players who will miss the game tonight because of a mandated suspension after their roles in a fight last week. Mervo will host Reginald F. Lewis (3-6) tonight, while Patapsco will face Eastern Tech (9-0).