MPSSAA State Tournament: Baltimore County Contenders

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MPSSAA State Tournament tips off in first-round fashion tomorrow as public school programs from around the state begin their journey to a potential state title. For those who are unaware, the classifications are broken up into 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For this series, we'll rank the contenders in each county as the sprint to UMBC begins!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Be sure to check out the <a href="http://The MPSSAA State Tournament tips off in first-round fashion tomorrow as public school programs from around the state begin their journey to a potential state title. For those who are unaware, the classifications are broken up into 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. For this series, we'll rank the contenders in each county as the sprint to UMBC begins!"><strong>Howard County contenders here.</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Dulaney</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class 4A</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lions have answered the call all season in Baltimore County and capped things off with a county title over Overlea earlier this week. 2026 Chase Huber and 2026 Drew Ranck make up the guard/big man connection that has proven time-and-time again to engineer winning in the public school landscape thus far. 2026 Jayden Corley-Pugh has been the complementary piece to help push them over the edge with his mix of burst and athleticism. They'll enjoy the first-round bye where they awair the winner of Dundalk/Kenwood and if all goes chalk, will matchup against Perry Hall for a spot in the Sweet 16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Overlea</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class 3A</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As mentioned above, the Falcons came up short in the Baltimore County Championship against Dulaney, but still have put together an impressive 2025-26 campaign with a 17-6 overall record heading into state tournament play. They've been granted a first-round bye and await the winner of Aberdeen/Towson. 2026 Korrie Foster looks to continue his impressive senior campaign along with 2027 Daz'Mir Giles holding down the paint with a 6-foot-8 frame. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Perry Hall</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class 4A</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another team who will enjoy a first-round by will be the Gators, who will play the winner of Parkville and Woodlawn. A trio of juniors lead the attack for head coach Joe Carlineo a [player_tooltip player_id='2553565' first='Nazir' last='Anderson'], Nnamdi Ezeaputa and Marcus Smith Jr. It'll be an uphill battle in a tough 4A bracket, but they're no strangers to pulling off upsets as they defeated Overlea in the last game of the season to spoil their hopes of hosting the Baltimore County title game against Dulaney. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">No. 4 New Town</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Class 3A</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans had a couple of key mid-season additions to bolster their backcourt and team up with one of the more impactful transfers of the fall in 2027 Josh Jones. Makiye Fenwick was welcomed with open arms mid-way through and produced enough for both to be named All-County. Jones is averaging a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists per game. Fenwick is putting up 21.4 points, four assists and 4 rebounds per outing. They'll face the winner of Catonsville/Centennial, which could be a challenging early game for them before potentially having to dethrone Marriotts Ridge. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->