Basketball: Essex Schools Prep for Postseason

With the regular season complete, Essex's three high schools are now preparing for postseason play.

On the boys side, Kenwood is hoping to ride a 17-5 record to a deep run in the Class 4A playoffs. The Bluebirds, who closed the regualr season Thursday with a 72-47 win over Towson, is the fourth seed in the 4A North and will host the winner of Paint Branch and Dulaney on Feb. 28 in a quarterfinal game.

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Eastern Tech (3-19), which lost its last 13 games to close the regular season, will play Friday at fourth-seeded Woodlawn in a Class 3A North opening round game. Also, Chesapeake is the eighth seed in the Class 2A North region and will host Carver Vo-Tech on Friday.

On the girls side, Kenwood (13-7) capped its first regular season with a winning record in a decade with a 70-25 win Thusday over visiting Towson. The Bluebirds are the 13th seed in the Class 4A North and will travel to No. 4 Paint Branch for an opening round game on Friday.

Eastern Tech (6-13), which lost its last three games to close the regular season, is the fifth seed in the Class 3A North and will host 12th-seeded Patapsco on Friday in an opening round game. Also, Chesapeake is the second seed in Class 2A North and will host the winner of Edmondson/Westside and Lansdowne on Feb. 27.

Note: Only the top four teams in each region are seeded. The rest are placed in the bracket in a blind draw.

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