Smithsburg will host lacrosse playoff openers

May 10, 2010

Smithsburg High School will host a girls-boys lacrosse playoff doubleheader on Thursday afternoon based on the results of the MPSSAA tournament bracket draw on Monday.

The Leopards girls drew the No. 6 seed in the Maryland Class 2A-1A West bracket and will play host to No. 11 seed Catoctin in a first-round game Thursday at 5 p.m. The winner will play at Glenelg on Saturday.

The Smithsburg boys drew the No. 7 seed and will play No. 10 seed Long Reach at 6:30. The winner plays at No. 2 Brunswick on Saturday.

In the Maryland Class 3A-2A West brackets, the South Hagerstown boys were the only Washington County team to draw a home game. The Rebels, seeded seventh, will play host to Tuscarora at 6 p.m. Thursday. The winner travels to No. 2 seed Seneca Valley on Saturday.

North Hagerstown's boys, despite having a far superior record to South, drew the lowest seed -- 13th -- in the 3A-2A West region and will play at No. 4 seed Damascus in the first round Thursday.

On the girls' side, No. 9 seed South Hagerstown plays at No. 8 Einstein on Thursday for the right to face top-seeded Middletown. On the bottom side of the bracket, No. 11 seed North Hagerstown plays at No. 6 Walkersville. The winner plays at No. 3 seed Century on Saturday.

The MPSSAA will conduct the draw for the softball tournament today, followed by the baseball tournament on Wednesday.

To find complete tournament brackets online, go to http://www.mpssaa.org.

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