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State Basketball Draw Sets High School Basketball Playoff Matchups
Local teams found out their fate on Sunday
The Maryland basketball state playoff seeding draw was held at Columbia’s Long Reach High School on Sunday, officially announcing first-round playoff matchups for all boys' and girls' teams in every division, 1A through 4A.
In Maryland, every team is eligible for post-season play. Playoffs are broken up by Class A designation, and then further bracketed by state location (north, south, east and west). Generally in each location (e.g., 3A West), the teams with the four best records are given the top four seeds and receive a bye in first-round play. The rest of the teams are seeded at random and matched up against one another in the first round.
The boys were seeded fifth and will play No. 12 Blake in the first round of the 3A West. The Einstein girls got the No. 13 seed and will play No. 4 Blake.
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boys' team received the No. 6 seed and will play No. 11 Northwest in the 4A West. The WJ girls were seeded 13th and are set to play No. 4 Wootton.
The B-CC boys got the No. 13 seed in the 4A West and will face off against No. 4 Gaithersburg. The Lady Barons were placed ninth and will play No. 8 Richard Montgomery.
