Live updates, scores from Round 2 of high school football playoffs
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After the first round of the 2026 MPSSAA football playoffs, five Bayside teams are still in the hunt for a state title.
Top-seeded and unbeaten Easton earned a first-round bye in the 2A-1A East bracket and will face No. 4 Calvert this week in Round 2.
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Four other Bayside squads had to win to get into the next round, with Stephen Decatur, Wicomico, Kent Island and Snow Hill set for another week of football.
Here’s a look at second-round matchups for brackets that include Bayside programs.
2A-1A —(4) Calvert (6-4) at (1) Easton (9-0), 6 p.m. Thursday — Easton has outscored its opponents 396-120 this year, more than tripling the offensive output that its defense has allowed. ... Calvert is coming off a 37-7 rout of Queen Anne's, which Easton beat by 32 points back in early October.
2A-1A — (3) Kent Island (6-4) at (2) Lackey (6-4), 6 p.m. Thursday — Kent Island is led by junior QB Colton Starling's 2,020 passing yards which rank sixth in the state, most going to Savion Keene who has 740 receiving, also ranking in the state's top 10. Starlings threw for 313 yards and 4 touchdowns in last week's 56-0 romp over Southern with Chase Helfenbein catching all 4 TD passes. ... Lackey is led by two of the state's top-10 rushers in Francis Carter (1,458 yards) and Cyrus Felton (1,377).
3A — (3) St. Charles at (9-1) at (2) Stephen Decatur (9-1), 6 p.m. Friday — The Seahawks are looking to get back to the 2A championship after bagging back-to-back titles in 2023 and '24, coming off a third straight win behind sophomore QB Chase Magnelli who has 2,166 passing yards to rank fifth in the state. ... St. Charles has a sturdy defense, allowing an average of just 8.6 points per game.
1A — (3) Bohemia Manor (4-6) at (2) Snow Hill (7-3), 6 p.m. Friday — Snow Hill is on a three-game winning streak, outscoring its last two opponents 92-8 as Keonte Taylor had a pair of TD catches and 101 yards on 5 catches while sophomore QB AyJion Manuel threw for more than 200 yards. ... Bohemia Manor is coming off a win over a Cambridge-South Dorchester squad that defeated Snow Hill soundly in mid-October.
2A —(3) Wicomico (8-2) at (2) Gwynn Park (9-1), 6:30 p.m. Friday — Last year's Bayside playoff darling Wicomico has won seven of its last eight games, the only loss in that span coming to undefeated Easton as senior QB Landon Roache leads the way with 1,580 passing yards. ... Gwynn Park has streamrolled its way to a six-game winning streak, beating Fairmont Heights 78-0 last week in Round 1 and giving up an average of only 4.5 points per game this season.
MPSSAA football playoff scoreboard: Round 2 Bayside teams
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