High school basketball fans will have no shortage of big games to watch later this afternoon.

In addition to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association playoffs getting underway, there's a number of public school games with important implications as the regular season comes to an end this weekend.

In Baltimore City, defending Class 1A state champion and No. 4 Digital Harbor hosts No. 9 Edmondson at 5:15 p.m. with a berth in next week's Baltimore City championship game on the line.

The winner will meet defending champ and No. 5 Lake Clifton at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Morgan State University.

In Anne Arundel, the county championship and a berth in next week's District V championship game (vs. Howard County's first-place team) is still up for grabs with No. 7 Annapolis, No. 10 Arundel and No. 11 Old Mill all having just one county loss.

A decisive game to see how it all plays out takes place at Arundel, where the Wildcats will entertain Old Mill at 5 p.m.

In Howard County, Hammond is 12-2 in county play with a one-game lead over River Hill, who is 11-3 in league play.

The teams meet at River Hill today with the opening tip set for 5:15 p.m. Teams still have additional games to play through Saturday.

The District V championship is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Arundel.