MPSSAA regional field hockey tournament seeds set
No. 1 Glenelg is the top seed in Class 2A East and has a bye into the third round of the playoffs, which begin next Thursday. (Brian Krista/Patuxent Publishing)
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association field hockey draw for regional playoffs is complete, and matches will begin Oct. 27.
No. 1-ranked Glenelg, the defending 2A champion, is the top seed in Class 2A East and has a bye into the third round. There, on Oct. 31, the Gladiators will face the winner of the Oct. 27 game between Wilde Lake and Long Reach.
Century is the No. 1 seed in 2A North and will play the Liberty/Eastern Tech winner.
One of the biggest surprises of the season is Sparrows Point, which has earned the top seed in 1A South. The Pointers get a bye into the third round. Fallston is the top seed in 1A North.
Nearly all of the No. 1 seeds received at least first round byes. But in 3A North, Hereford plays Patapsco in the opening round Thursday. C. Milton Wright is the No. 2 seed in the North and will face North Harford.
Westminster, the 4A champion last year, is the No. 1 in 3A West. The Owls face the winner of Einstein/ Tuscarora, who play on the 27th. In 3A East Howard captured the No. 1 seed and faces county rival Centennial in the second round.
In 4A East, South River, by virtue of its 2-1 victory over South River Wednesday, is the No. 1 seed, while Severna Park is the second seed.
Manchester Valley has earned the No. 1 seed in 1A West and with it a bye into the third round. No. 2 seed in 1A West, North Carrol, also can rest until round three.
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