And just like that, the magic number is three. That’s the number of Local.News1 high school sports teams still alive in the fall postseason.
Two area football squads — the North Hagerstown Hubs and South Hagerstown Rebels — kicked off the playoffs with a bang last weekend. The No. 4-seeded Hubs advanced past the first round of the Class 3A West Regionals with a 43-7 win over No. 5 Northwood. As for the Rebels, seeded No. 4 in the Class 4A/3A tourney, pushed past the opening round with a 14-7 win over No. 5 Thomas S. Wootton.
North and South will both have their work cut out for them next weekend, as both squads are slated to take on No. 1 seeds.
It’s a good week to be a fan of the Hubs, as North’s girls volleyball team captured a 3-0 victory over Tuscarora in the 3A West Region I championship game. The Hubs advance to the MPSSAA state semifinals on Tuesday and will take on Reservoir.
The postseason journey has come to an end for both the Greencastle-Antrim girls volleyball team and the Chambersburg boys soccer squad. The Blue Devils’ season ended at 22-1 following a 3-0 loss to Oakland Catholic in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals, while the Trojans were bounced from the first of 3A states with a 3-1 loss to Abington. Also saying goodbye for 2025 is the Smithsburg girls flag football, which was ousted in the regional semifinals with a 32-20 loss to Damascus.
For the first time since 1977, the boys cross country squad from Smithsburg can officially call itself a state champion. The Leopards captured the MPSSAA 1A crown last weekend thanks to the brilliant running of Dylan Herbst (2nd in 16:42), Michael Wynkoop (5th in 17:08), Gavin Gross (14th in 17:42), Grayson Wynkoop (15th in 17:44), and Camilo Mellott (16th in 17:45). The 3A boys meet was highlighted by medalist finishes from North Hagerstown’s Landon Call (11th in 16:54) and Carson Wilt (22nd in 17:15).
Guided by top performers Kenzie Philp (4th in 19:22), Caroline Philp (11th in 20:24), and Anna Ramanan (16th in 20:39), the North Hagerstown girls finished fifth at 3A states.
Below is a sport-by-sport look at how teams in the Local.News1 coverage area performed last week:
FOOTBALL
Standings
Local.News1 teams: North Hagerstown (6-4), South Hagerstown (4-6), Smithsburg (4-6, season is over), Chambersburg (4-6, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (4-6, season is over), Waynesboro (2-8, season is over)
Scores
Thursday, Nov. 6
MPSSAA Class 3A West Region First Round
No. 4 North Hagerstown 43, No. 5 Northwood 7
Friday, Nov. 7
Football
MPSSAA Class 1A West Region First Round
No. 3 Mountain Ridge 28, No. 6 Smithsburg 15
MPSSAA Class 4A/3A West Region First Round
No. 4 South Hagerstown 14, No. 5 Thomas S. Wootton 7
BOYS SOCCER
Records
Local.News1 teams: Chambersburg (12-5-4, season is over), North Hagerstown (8-6, season is over), Greencastle-Antrim (6-12, season is over), Waynesboro (4-13-1, season is over), Fairfield (3-12-1, season is over), South Hagerstown (2-11, season is over), Smithsburg (2-13, season is over)
Scores
Tuesday, Nov. 4
PIAA Class 4A Championships
First Round
Abington 3, Chambersburg 1
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Records
Local.News1 teams: North Hagerstown (18-0), Greencastle-Antrim (22-1, season is over), Waynesboro (16-5, season is over), Smithsburg (10-7, season is over), Chambersburg (9-11, season is over), South Hagerstown (5-11, season is over), Fairfield (0-15, season is over)
Scores
Tuesday, Nov. 4
PIAA Class 3A Championships
First Round
Greencastle-Antrim 3, Archbishop Carroll 0
Wednesday, Nov. 5
MPSSAA Class 1A West Region II Final
No. 1 South Carroll 3, No. 3 Smithsburg 0
MPSSAA Class 3A West Region I Final
No. 1 North Hagerstown 3, No. 3 Tuscarora 0
Saturday, Nov. 8
PIAA Class 3A Championships
Quarterfinals
Oakland Catholic 3, Greencastle-Antrim 0
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Scores
Saturday, Nov. 8
MPSSAA State Championships
Class 1A team scores (18 teams): 1. Smithsburg 49
Smithsburg finishers: Dylan Herbst (2nd in 16:42), Michael Wynkoop (5th in 17:08), Gavin Gross (14th in 17:42), Grayson Wynkoop (15th in 17:44), Camilo Mellott (16th in 17:45), Luke Gentzel (19:08), Charles Higgins (19:37)
North Hagerstown finishers (3A race): Landon Call (11th in 16:54), Carson Wilt (22nd in 17:15)
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Scores
Saturday, Nov. 8
MPSSAA State Championships
Class 3A team scores (20 teams): 1. Severna Park 35, 5. North Hagerstown 203
North Hagerstown finishers: Kenzie Philp (4th in 19:22), Caroline Philp (11th in 20:24), Anna Ramanan (16th in 20:39), Charlee Hajel (24:39), Anna Chamberlin (24:51), Anabelle Myers (25:15), Philomena Ortiz (26:42)
Smithsburg finishers: Maru Weidmyer (24:22)
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
Records
Local.News1 teams: Smithsburg (6-5, season is over), North Hagerstown (5-6, season is over), South Hagerstown (2-9, season is over)
Scores
Tuesday, Nov. 4
MPSSAA Class 2A/1A West Semifinals
Damascus 32, Smithsburg 20
