MARYLAND STATE PUBLIC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

at M & T Bank Stadium 

Class 3A

Wilde Lake (10-3) vs. Franklin (11-2), Thursday, 7 p.m

Quick slant: First all-Baltimore area state title match since 2008 (River Hill vs. Eastern Tech in 2A finals)…first title appearance for Franklin since 1978…seventh finals appearance for Wilde Lake

Class 4A

Henry A. Wise (12-1) vs. Urbana (12-0), Friday,  7 p.m.

Quick slant: Second straight finals appearance for Wise, coached by former Howard High and Wake Forest standout DaLawn Parrish…first title game appearance for Urbana since winning historic fourth straight state crown in 2001

Class 1A

Havre de Grace (11-2) vs. Dunbar (12-1), Saturday, 12 p.m.

Quick slant: First title game appearance for Havre de Grace since 1988…Dunbar has second-most wins (35) in state postseason history 

Class 2A

Middletown (12-1) vs. McDonough (12-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

Quick slant: First finals since 2002 for Middletown, one of two Frederick County teams in championship round…McDonough’s first state title game appearance since losing 2006 2A finals to Edmondson.