Tagged: Playoffs


Blair lacrosse wins first playoff game

By Josey Merolli | May 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m. | In Sports »

Blazers defeat Paint Branch in an aggressive game


Blair secures Regional Championship with lights-out performance against Blake

By Sachin Parikh, Samuale Asefa | March 4, 2022, 2:02 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blazers were unstoppable from beyond the arc and buried the Bengals 74-52 to advance to the State Quarterfinals


Photo: Senior point guard Muller Torontow drives to the hoop against Blake in the regional championship on March 2, 2022

By Mollie Block | March 4, 2022, 2 p.m. | In Blair »

Senior point guard Muller Torontow drives to the hoop against Blake in the regional championship on March 2, 2022


Blair dominates in playoff opener against Paint Branch

By Sachin Parikh, Samuale Asefa | March 2, 2022, 2:03 p.m. | In Blair »

Blair triumphantly defeated the Panthers 70-52 to advance to the second round of the playoffs


Photo: Blair freshman guard Lauren Mayn chases down the ball

By Cal Tobias | Feb. 28, 2022, 7:53 a.m. | In Blair »

Blair freshman guard Lauren Mayn chases down the ball as Paint Branch players and freshman guard Safa Al-Uqdah-Robinson look on.


Should the College Football Playoff be expanded to include more teams?

By Billy Scott | Feb. 1, 2020, 10 p.m. | In College »

The expanded playoff could include six or more teams


Photo: Blair vs. RM playoffs

By Andrew Gelman | Nov. 26, 2018, 3 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blazer defense tried to stop the Rocket's offense, but came up short in the end.


Recap of Blair's spring sports playoffs

By Noah Stern | June 14, 2018, 12:51 a.m. | In Blair »

A look back at the finales of Blair's spring sports


Blair Sports Go Roaring Into the Playoffs

By Noah Stern | May 11, 2018, 9:15 p.m. | In Blair »

An outlook on the upcoming playoff matchup for all Blair spring sports


Boys' basketball wins first round playoff game

By Nate Bodner | Feb. 28, 2017, 1:17 p.m. | In Blair »

The Montgomery Blair Blazers (13-9), the four seed in the playoffs, beat the five seed Bethesda Chevy-Chase Barons (10-14) by a score of 48-43 on Friday evening to advance to the regional quarterfinals against Richard Montgomery. The Blazers were able to remain calm under pressure and eke out a good win.


NFL Playoff Predictions

By Nate Bodner, Ryan Handel, Ellie Williams, Benjamin Yokoyama | Jan. 7, 2017, 4:03 p.m. | In Professional »

Congratulations to Ellie for winning the SCO NFL predictions this season! This season was full of unexpected surprises like the Cardinals and the Panthers, as well as more pleasant surprises like the Dolphins and Raiders, who have made it back to the playoffs. Now we're moving on to our playoff predictions.


NFL Week 15 Predictions

By Nate Bodner, Ryan Handel, Ellie Williams, Benjamin Yokoyama | Dec. 18, 2016, 2:08 p.m. | In Professional »

The NFL season is winding down, which means the playoff races are ramping up. The Seahawks became the second team to punch their ticket after a Thursday night win, following in the footsteps of their NFC counterparts the Cowboys.


Blair's football season ends in disappointment

By Ryan Handel | Nov. 18, 2016, 1:04 p.m. | In Blair »

Heading into Friday night's game against the Quince Orchard Cougars (10-1), the Blair Blazers (8-3) were eager to pick up their first playoff win in school history. However, they will have to wait until next year after being eliminated by the Cougars, 35-7.


Blair loses tough first round matchup at Quince Orchard 48-17

By Benjamin Yokoyama | Nov. 18, 2015, 1:12 p.m. | In Blair »

Despite mounting a two score comeback in the third quarter, the deficit faced by the Montgomery Blair Blazers was too steep in a 48-17 loss in the first round of the playoffs to the Quince Orchard (QO) Cougars on a windy Friday night.


Boy's soccer falls to Meade in state semifinal

By Charles Lott | Nov. 16, 2015, 7:25 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair Blazers (15-2) lost to the Meade Mustangs (16-1) 3-1 in penalty kicks Saturday night. After regulation and two overtime periods the score was 0-0 in a game dominated by two tough defensive units. The loss knocked the Blazers out of the playoffs.


Blair boys' soccer wins division championship

By Charles Lott | Nov. 12, 2015, 1:58 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair Blazers (15-1) beat the Wootton Patriots (10-4) 3-1 Tuesday in the regional championship game. The Blazers took a commanding three goal lead early in the game, and Wootton scored a late goal in a bid to get back into the game. With this victory, Blair advances to the state semifinals.


Blair boys' soccer advances in playoffs

By Charles Lott | Nov. 10, 2015, 2:11 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair Blazers (15-1) beat the Walter Johnson Wildcats (13-3) 1-0 in the third round of playoffs to advance to the next round. The game was close throughout, with both teams playing strong defense up until a second half goal by junior defender Rolf Ngana.


Blair boys' soccer wins first playoff game

By Charles Lott | Nov. 6, 2015, 2:04 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair Blazers (14-1) beat the Richard Montgomery Rockets (6-8) 3-1 after going down by a goal late in the first half. Blair's comeback was led by the team's senior captains Sean Munroe and Jimmy McMillian, who each scored a goal in the second half.


Girls' soccer worn down by Warriors

By Sandeep David | Nov. 5, 2015, 1:56 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blazers (7-8-1) lost to the Sherwood Warriors (10-3) 4-0 in the second round of playoffs to end their season. The Blazers could not keep up with the intensity of the Warriors attack and fell behind as a result.


Girls' soccer tops Titans

By Sandeep David | Nov. 1, 2015, 1:18 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blazers (7-7-1) beat the Einstein Titans (3-8-1) 3-1 through good team play and quick counterattacks. The victory sent the Blazers into the next round of the playoffs to face Sherwood.


Blair ends playoff run in tough loss to Gaithersburg

By Maximillian Foley-Keene | May 21, 2015, 1:17 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair baseball season ended Friday afternoon in a painful 6-3 loss at Gaithersburg High School. Blair struggled against Gaithersburg's pitcher Anthony Felitti, a commit to the University of Virginia.


Baseball wallops Whitman to advance in the playoffs

By Maximillian Foley-Keene | May 15, 2015, 1:56 p.m. | In Blair »

In a dramatic victory Wednesday, Blair baseball defeated Walt Whitman High School 15-4, avenging last year's loss that knocked the Blazers out of the playoffs. After falling behind early in the game, Blair scored twelve runs in the fourth inning to call the mercy rule.


In first playoff game, baseball comes out strong against WJ

By Maximillian Foley-Keene | May 15, 2015, 12:46 p.m. | In Blair »

On a beautiful night, in front of an energetic crowd, Blair baseball entered the playoffs with a bang. Behind solid pitching, excellent defense and a powerhouse offensive performance, Blair looked unstoppable, beating Walter Johnson High School after the mercy rule was called in the fifth inning with a score 12-1. The Blazers now move on to their second playoff game against Walt Whitman, the team that knocked Blair out of the playoffs last year.


Blazers crush Cavaliers

By Nicholas Shereikis | May 14, 2015, 1:21 p.m. | In Blair »

The Blair boys' varsity lacrosse team (7-6) entered their first playoff game Wednesday afternoon at home against Kennedy. After beating the Cavaliers 10-1 when the teams met during the regular season, the Blazers came out looking strong and confident. They ended up winning by 17 goals, and kept their first clean sheet of the season.


Girls' lacrosse loses playoff game against Springbrook

By Brian Le | May 14, 2015, 1:09 p.m. | In Blair »

The season came to an end for the girls' lacrosse team (6-8) after they lost to the Springbrook Devils (12-1) in a grueling match Friday afternoon. The game began evenly with both teams' defenses holding strong, but Springbrook eventually gained the upper hand and won 7-3.


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