State Basketball Draw Sets High School Basketball Playoff Match-ups

The Maryland basketball state playoff seeding draw was held at Columbia’s Long Reach High School on Sunday, officially announcing first-round playoff match-ups 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 (for example 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 Eleanor Roosevelt boys' excellent regular-season record was good enough for the fourth seed in the 4A south, earning them a first-round bye. They will play the winner of Parkdale (12) and Northwestern (5) in the second round. 

The Lady Raiders were seeded sixth and will play No. 11 Bladensburg in the first round.