Here’s a rundown of the highschool soccer second-round playoff video games in Carroll County this week:
No. 3 seed Edgewood (8-2) vs. No. 2 seed Westminster (9-1)
Game time: Friday, 7 p.m. at Mt. Hebron
Bracket: Class 3A North Region
Coaches: Keith Rawlings (Edgewood); Chris Bassler (Westminster)
Last week: Edgewood beat Patapsco, 49-0; Westminster beat Aberdeen, 50-0
Key gamers: Edgewood: QB Cesar Travers (7-for-12, 136 yards final week), RB Isaiah Megginson (4 carries, 65 yards final week); Westminster: QB Kyrece Walker (779 dashing yards, 1,564 passing yards, 32 complete TDs); WR Jackson Zaranski (36 receptions, 437 yards, 2 TDs), DL Matiyos Thielman (42 tackles, 10 TFL, 6 sacks).
Outlook: After massive shutout wins towards overmatched opponents final week, the Owls and Rams face off in what appears to be like on paper to be a implausible matchup. The recreation was moved from Westminster to Mt. Hebron’s turf discipline because of the impending extreme climate forecast for Friday.
Walker continues to be a particular playmaker for Bassler’s Owls, averaging greater than three mixed passing and dashing touchdowns each Friday (32 complete in 10 video games). But his manufacturing isn’t any secret, and now that he’s reached the purpose of the season the place the opposing expertise is at the next stage, he’ll should cope with groups aiming to close him down.
Westminster has a stable corp of receivers with Zaranski and Mason Fisher main the best way. The backfield has been hit by accidents over the course of the season, however the alternative is there for somebody to step up if groups wish to take away the cross.
Edgewood’s protection is stable, posting six shutouts this yr, together with 4 in its first 5 video games. Its two losses have come by a mixed seven factors. Edgewood has a balanced offense with a quarterback that may hit athletic targets exterior and backs that may pound away and take it to the home in the event that they get a seam.
No. 3 Williamsport (7-3) at No. 2 Liberty (7-3)
Game time: Saturday, 6 p.m. at Marriotts Ridge
Bracket: Class 2A/1A West
Coaches: Tim Small (Williamsport); Larry Luthe (Liberty)
Last week: Williamsport beat Winters Mill, 41-21; Liberty beat Francis Scott Key, 49-6
Key gamers: Williamsport: RB Cole Rourke (142 carries, 787 yards, 10 TDs in common season), MLB Cayden Palamar (96 tackles, 4 tackles for loss in common season); Liberty: QB Jack Pellicciotti (1,795 passing yards, 349 dashing yards, 31 complete TDs), WR Sam Evans (40 receptions, 824 yards, 12 TDs), DL Collin Murphy (43 tackles, 10 sacks).
Outlook: This recreation moved its date and site to be freed from the storm, enjoying Saturday night at Marriotts Ridge. Like all Carroll County groups, Liberty has a grass floor at residence and doesn’t play a lot on turf over the course of the season. But Liberty’s speedy receivers may discover the quicker floor to their liking.
Williamsport dealt with Winters Mill within the first spherical final week. The Wildcats additionally beat Manchester Valley, 27-7, in Week 1. Rourke was a handful for the Falcons final week, dashing for 3 touchdowns within the first half. He’s the middle of the Wildcats’ assault, and Liberty’s entrance seven, led by Murphy, Luke Collins, Nico Marsicano and James Traynham, have the necessary job of making an attempt to maintain him contained.
No. 4 Boonsboro (7-3) at No. 1 South Carroll (8-1)
Game time: Friday, 7 p.m. at Glenelg
Bracket: Class 2A/1A West
Coaches: Mark Wadel (Boonsboro); Mike Kraus (South Carroll)
Last week: Boonsboro beat Western Tech, 42-6; South Carroll had a bye.
Key gamers: Boonsboro: DL Nate Elliott (5.5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 fumble restoration final week), RB Wyatt Jervis (2 dashing touchdowns final week); South Carroll: RB AJ Rodrigues (153 carries, 1,305 yards, 21 TDs), QB Carter Mazalewski (850 passing yards, 305 dashing yards, 11 complete TDs), LB Caleb Blum (76 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 5 sacks).
Outlook: This recreation has been moved to the turf discipline at Glenelg on Friday.
Boonsboro opened the playoffs final week with an enormous win over Western Tech, whereas the Cavaliers rested up, having fun with the bye that got here with being the No. 1 seed and would-be eighth-seed Randallstown opting out of the playoffs. Boonsboro led the Wolverines, 15-6, within the third quarter final week earlier than pulling away.
The Warriors have been in a position to make massive performs in its working recreation with Jervis scoring on runs of 46 and 27 yards. Chad Wyand added a 54-yard landing run.
But relating to massive working performs, Rodrigues has had greater than his justifiable share. He’s a troublesome again to comprise and is able to breaking any run for a rating. If he does get bottled up, Mazalewski has proven greater than able to making performs together with his arm or legs.
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