FALL 2019 MARYLAND 4A STATE PLAYOFFS
New for 2019: The State will be divided into 8 "Regions", and schools will compete within their Region for a Regional Championship. The 8 Region Champions will advance to the State Quarterfinals, and will be freshly-seeded 1-8 on the basis of their Regular Season records. The better-seeded team in all games leading up to and including the State Quarterfinals will be the home team. The State Semifinals (Gaithersburg HS) and State Finals (Loyola University, Baltimore) will be played at predetermined locations.
Maryland Class 4A State Playoff Bracket
Maryland 4A State Tournament
Quarterfinals (Nov 1/2) .................... Semifinals (Nov 9) .................... State Championship (Nov 16)
#1, Leonardtown (H), 5
#8, Blair, 0 ........................................... Leonardtown, 1
..................... Leonardtown
#5, Bowie, 1 ........................................ Arundel, 0
#4, Arundel, 2
................................................................................................................................................... Whitman
#3, Wootton (H), 2
#6, Dulaney, 0 ....................................... Wootton, 3
....................... Whitman
#7, Bladensburg, 0 ................................ Whitman, 4 (2OT)
#2, Whitman (H), 5
Maryland 4A West Region II Standings (for State Playoff Seeding) FINAL
(2 points for a Win, 1 point for a Tie)
#1, Wootton, 11-1-0 (22 pts)
#2, Gaithersburg, 10-2-0 (20 pts)
#3, Northwest, 9-3-0 (18 pts)
#4, Clarksburg, 6-5-1 (13 pts)
#5, Richard Montgomery, 5-5-2 (12 pts) (won coin toss over Urbana)
#6, Urbana, 4-4-3 (11 pts)
#7, Quince Orchard, 4-8-0 (8 pts)
#8, Bye.
Playoff Bracket 2019, 4A West Region 2
#1, Wootton
#8, BYE ................................ Wootton (H)
Wootton (H)
#5, RM .................................. RM
#4, Clarksburg (H)
Wootton (Region Champions!)
#3, Northwest (H)
#6, Urbana ............................ Northwest
Northwest
#7, Quince Orchard .............. Gaithersburg (H)
#2, Gaithersburg (H)
Maryland 4A West Region I Standings (for State Playoff Seeding) FINAL
(2 points Win, 1 point Tie) (remaining games indicated)
This is provided just for informational purposes, since it involves lots of other Montgomery County schools).
#1, Whitman, 11-1-0 (22 pts)
#2, Walter Johnson, 7-5-0 (14 pts)
#3, B-CC, 6-5-1 (13 pts)
#4, Churchill, 5-6-1 (11 pts) (head-to-head win over Wheaton)
#5, Wheaton, 5-6-1 (11 pts)
#6, Einstein, 5-7-0 (10 pts)
#7, BYE
#8, BYE
Playoff Bracket 2019, 4A West Region 1
#1, Whitman
#8, BYE ............................... Whitman (H)
Whitman (H)
#5, Wheaton ........................ Churchill
#4, Churchill (H)
Whitman (Region Champions)
#3, B-CC (H)
#6, Einstein .......................... B-CC
B-CC
#7, BYE ............................... Walter Johnson (H)
#2, Walter Johnson
State Playoffs Format Summary
*All schools in the State are divided into 4 size-classifications (Wootton is in Class 4A, the "large school" category)
*Class 4A is broken into 4 geographic areas, West, East, North, South, (Wootton is in the Class 4A West)
*Class 4A West is broken into Region I and Region II (Wootton is in Class 4A West Region II)
*Schools compete within their Region for the Region Championship
*The State then re-seeds the 8 Region Champions, and the better-seeded team is the home team for the State Quarterfinals
*The State Quarterfinal winners advance to the State Final Four, which will be played at Gaithersburg HS
* The State Semifinal winners advance to the State Championship game, which will be played at Loyola University, in Baltimore