By Ryan Minkrmink@digitalsports.comIt's time once again for the Maryland playoffs so I came up with the idea of predicting the results NCAA basketball style.
For now, I predicted only the 4A and 3A for the four major spring sports since there aren't many 2A or 1A Montgomery County teams and I don't have much familiarity with the non-MCPS teams in those classifications.
Of course, I'm sure that I'll get plenty of these wrong and it's nothing against any team. Treat this as a fun way to follow the tournament. I stress that I DO NOT CARE who wins these games at all -- even if it spoils my bracket.
Without further ado, here are my brackets. Click on each one to see my picks.
BRACKETS4A Baseball3A Baseball4A Softball3A Softball4A/3A Boys Lacrosse3A/2A Boys Lacrosse4A/3A Girls Lacrosse3A/2A Girls LacrosseTOUGHEST BRACKET: 4A Baseball
Baseball is just so hard to predict. Just about any team can beat any other. In the 4A West I thought four teams have a good shot at winning the region -- Sherwood, Northwest, Whitman, Wootton and Quince Orchard. I could also see Gaithersburg and Blake could definitely be a Cindarella as well.
HARDEST CALL: Baseball - Sherwood over Quince Orchard
Quince Orchard beat Sherwood, 3-0, in their regular season meeting but I'm predicting some playoff magic for Sherwood again this season. In the playoffs it all comes down to pitching and I believe the Warriors have the deepest staff in the county.
UPSET CENTRAL: Girls Lax - No. 3 Walter Johnson over No. 2 Blake
Ok, so it's not a major upset by any means, but this game could be huge (if it happens of course). Both teams are playing extremely well lately. WJ just has too many offensive weapons I think.
ALL THE WAY: Damascus baseball
If I have to pick one Montgomery County team to win a state championship -- other than B-CC gymnastics -- I would take Damascus baseball. The Hornets have been struggling a bit as of late but they have a deadly lineup and enough solid pitching to take down anyone.