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Regional tournaments are starting! Check out the announced brackets as well as updates from this past week around Montgomery County.

FOOTBALL

Quince Orchard continued their dominance, despite playing two games this past week. They beat Clarksbrug in the makeup on Monday 55-0 and backed it up on Friday, beating Northwest 28-0. One of the best teams in the state has one game remaining vs Gaithersburg before the regional bracket starts.

In the battle for second are Sherwood and Winston Churchill. Both schools extended their winning streaks this past week. Sherwood took down Damascus 34-29, while the Bulldogs beat Wootton 41-0.

Wheaton and Bethesda-Chevy Chase have made late-season pushes to vault them up to the current four and five spots. Wheaton plays Einstein, while the Barons will take on Walt Whitman.

With one week remaining, there is still much up for grabs ahead of the seeding announcement.

FLAG FOOTBALL

Flag football is among the first sports to enter the regional round. The one seeds in each respective bracket were Clarksburg, Walter Johnson, Sherwood and Blake. Scroll below for the updated brackets or click this link to see all brackets on the CSZ website.

Below is the 4A/3A South I bracket, followed by the South II bracket.

The one- and two-seeded Walter Johnson (9-1) and Walt Whitman (8-2) cruised to the final round by beating Einstein (5-5) and Richard Montgomery (8-2) respectively. The game time has yet to be announced at the time of reporting. Both squads used their first-round byes to their advantage, winning their semifinal games by a combined score of 82-14.

Blake (8-2) won a close battle over Blair (3-7) to earn a spot in the finals. Their opponent will be determined by the result of Springbrook’s (6-4) matchup with Paint Branch (5-5) on October 26th. The Panthers cruised past Kennedy (1-9) and will look to pull off the upset win over the Blue Devils.

Below is the 4A/3A West II bracket.

The semifinal round will take place on October 26th. Each of the top four seeded teams made it to this round and will battle for a spot in the finals. Clarksburg (9-1) will do battle with Seneca Valley (1-8) while Quince Orchard (5-4) will take on Northwest (3-7).

Below is the bracket for 2A/3A West I bracket, followed by the West II bracket. Damascus is the lone MCPS team in the West I bracket.

The sole Montgomery County representative in this bracket, Damascus, fell at the hands of Oakdale. A huge loss for the Swarmin’ Hornets, as they finished at 8-2 during the regular season.

One- and two-seeded Sherwood (8-2) and Poolesville (8-2) advanced to the final round in this bracket. The Warriors defeated Northwood (4-6), while the Falcons beat Rockville (7-2). The game time has yet to be announced at the time of reporting.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Richard Montgomery vs. Sherwood. The highly anticipated match will take place on Wednesday October 28th. This will be the final match of the season for both squads and will come two days after Sherwood’s tilt with Clarksburg. It’s a tough end to the season for the Warriors, but it could result in a high payoff ahead of the regional tournament.

For the Rockets, they hit a few more player milestones this past week as well. Libero Ana Djordjevic reached 600 career digs and now holds the Richard Montgomery school record for digs. In addition, outside hitter Katie Mitchell reached 800 career kills and also set a new school record.

For Clarksburg sitting in third, they also have a second match this week. They play Blair on Thursday October 29th.

With one week of play remaining in the regular season, every point and every set matters.

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BOYS SOCCER

The regular season is over for Montgomery County Boys’ Soccer.

Winston Churchill had great success during the regular season across the board in soccer. Both their boys’ and girls’ teams have been wildly successful in 2026. Boys’ head coach Stephen Hauschild spoke about the team’s mindset going into every game this season.

“The message before every game is the same. ‘Control what you can control and focus on doing the little things right. Connect passes, move off the ball, play quick. Defensively - get organized when we lose it, work hard, step together. Most importantly, have fun,’” Hauschild said.

Both teams support each other, attending the other team’s matches whenever they can. The boys’ team capped off an 11-2 overall season with a 3-0 victory over Blair. All season long, it has been Tobi Falayi and Santino Di Laudo leading the way.

Clarksburg and Walter Johnson came up a close second and third on the boys’ side. The Wildcats won each of their last six games, which puts momentum on their side as the regional tournaments are coming up fast.

Click here for MPSSAA Boys Brackets!

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GIRLS SOCCER

The regular season is over for Montgomery County Girls’ Soccer.

It’s Sherwood and Winston Churchill on top. Both squads had impressive seasons, including long-lasting win streaks of eight plus games for each. Blair sits in third following their loss to the Bulldogs in the final game of the season.

Losses for Poolesville and Magruder allowed Walter Johnson to tie them with 9-3 regular-season records.

Click here for the MPSSAA Girls Brackets!

FIELD HOCKEY

The regular season is over for Montgomery County Field Hockey as well.

Winston Churchill came out on top here as well. The Bulldogs went undefeated in conference play and overall had themselves a very consistent 2026 season across all fall sports. Field hockey head coach Cay Miller earned her 200th career win this season as well.

Walt Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase finish up at the top as well, going on long win streaks to close out the season.

MPSSAA Brackets will be released tomorrow. You can find them here once published!

PICKLEBALL

This past week was the culmination of another season of pickleball in Montgomery County! Check out the Division Tournament results below, followed by the County Championship results.

Below are the results from the County Championships! The Wootton Patriots were crowned champions.

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