State football finals set; Get tickets now
After 13 weeks, the state football championship matchups are finally set. Only eight teams remain to play at M&T Bank Stadium Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Frederick County is the only jurisdiction with two representatives -- Urbana and Middletown. One each hail from Baltimore City (Dunbar), Baltimore County (Franklin), Harford County (Havre de Grace), Howard County (Wilde Lake), Charles County (McDonough) and Prince George's County (Wise).
Franklin, Middletown and Wise are seeking their first state titles while the other five finalists aim to add to some already impressive trophy cases. Here are the number of state crowns won by each with the year of the most recent title:
Dunbar, six, 2008
Wilde Lake, five, 1997
Urbana, four, 2001
Havre de Grace, three, 1986
McDonough, three, 1990
Here is the schedule for the state finals:
Class 3A
Franklin vs. Wilde Lake, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Class 4A
Urbana vs. Wise, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Class 1A
Dunbar vs. Havre de Grace, Saturday, noon
Class 2A
Middletown vs. McDonough, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
There's no need to wait to buy tickets at the stadium. State officials are urging fans to buy their tickets in advance online. Last year, 45 percent of those attending the four finals bought their tickets online, according to Ned Sparks, executive director of the MPSSAA. Click here to go to the MPSSAA web site for more information and to buy tickets.
If you can't make it, the games will be televised live on WNUV-TV 54.
