HOUNDED: Gilman's Duncan Hutchins (No. 32) has been a key for the Greyhounds both in scoring and on faceoffs. The Greyhounds are top-ranked with a 16-0 record.
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As the regular-season draws near, and the postseason playoffs loom, DigitalSports is gearing up to cover all of the year-ending action.
The matchups for playoffs in the Interstate Atheltic Conference, featuring league-leading Georgetown Prep, and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, whose favorite is DeMatha, are in the works.
An interesting, nonleague matchup on Tuesday, however, features Georgetown Prep visiting unbeaten, 15th-ranked Urbana of Frederick County.
In Anne Arundel County, 19th-ranked defending county and Class 4A-3A state champion Severna Park looks to repeat its regular-season win over South River in their league final game on Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, unbeaten 10th-ranked Glenelg, last year's Class 3A-2A state champ, looks to earn the Howard County League title opposite upstar Marriotts Ridge (11-2), which is in only its fourth year as a program.
Baltimore County's final, on Tuesday, features 16th-ranked Dulaney looking to repeat its regular-season, 9-5 victory at 18th-ranked Catonsville, which has won nine consecutive games since losing to the Lions.
In the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association's B Conference, a showdown looms on Tuesday as 17th-ranked, defending league champion Archbishop Curley (12-1) travels to John Carroll for a rematch of the visiting Friars' earlier 5-3 victory over the Patriots (9-1).
Several key games this week will determine next week's playoff field for the MIAA's A Conference, whose standings and games are listed below.
The teams who finish the 10-game, regular-season with the best record in the league will qualify for the postseason, with the top two squads earning first-round byes.
No. 2-ranked Loyola is the defending MIAA A Conference champ, but lost its matchup opposite top-ranked Gilman by 17-7.
MIAA's A Conference standings, at a glance:Team League record Overall record Games remaining
Gilman 9-0 16-0 St. Paul's
Loyola 7-1 10-3 Boys' Latin, at Archbishop Spalding
Calvert Hall 6-2 12-2 at Severn, at Friends
St. Mary's 4-4 12-4 McDonogh, vs. Severn at Navy-Marine Corps
McDonogh 4-4 13-5 at St. Mary's, Mount St. Joseph
Archbishop Spalding 4-5 8-6 Loyola
Boys Latin 4-4 13-5 at Loyola, St. Paul's
Severn 3-5 11-8 Calvert Hall, vs. St. Mary's at Navy-Marine Corps
St. Paul's 3-5 9-9 at Gilman, at Boys' Latin
Mount St. Joseph 1-7 7-9 Friends, at McDonogh
Friends 0-8 4-10 at Mount St. Joseph, Calvert Hall
Feel free to contact DigitalSports' Maryland State content editor Lem Satterfield at lsatterfield@digitalsports.com, Anne