FREDERICK — After a dominant win in the state quarterfinals, Allegany is one of the last four teams left standing in the Class 1A playoffs.
The Campers, who are the top seed in the tournament, will travel east to Frederick for a semifinal matchup with No. 5 Harford Tech Saturday.
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Kickoff at Tuscarora High School is at noon.
Saturday will be the Campers’ sixth state semifinal appearance in program history. They are seeking their second appearance in a state final and first since 2023.
Allegany lost 2-1 in overtime to Liberty in the semifinals last season.
“I know that the whole team is hungry for it because they know they have the potential to be playing in a state championship game,” Allegany coach Blake Geatz said after his team’s 5-0 win over Crisfield last week.
“A lot of these guys have been working with me since less than a week after we lost to Liberty last year. We hit it back in team training class, getting touches on the ball, running stairs, lifting weights. I mean, (for) a lot of these kids, this is the result of 365 days pretty much of hard work.”
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The Campers (15-2) have won six consecutive games following a 3-1 loss to Fort Hill in the Homecoming Cup Oct. 1.
Allegany avenged both of its regular-season losses with a 4-1 win in the West Region I title game against the Sentinels.
Aside from the Oct. 1 loss to Fort Hill, the Campers haven’t allowed more than two goals in a single game this season. They have allowed just 12 goals all season.
Harford Tech (12-5) is coming off a 2-0 win against the International High School at Largo in Monday’s quarterfinal game.
The Cobras beat the Campers 2-0 in the 2023 state championship game.
All six of Allegeny’s semifinal appearances have come since 2015 — the Campers also qualified for the semifinals in 2021 and 2022.
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The winner will take on either Brunswick or Liberty in next week’s state final.
“We have a lot of energy (and) a lot of passion for it,” senior captain Noah Simmons said. “We want to prove that we can make history, especially being the first to win a state championship. I think going into it, we’re ready.”
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