Boys’ Latin, St. Mary’s snag first-round playoff byes

Breaking down the MIAA A Conference’s contenders

Tuesday fittingly capped a roller-coaster regular season in Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference lacrosse. Now it’s time to move on to the playoffs.

Top-seeded and defending champion Boys’ Latin and second-seeded St. Mary’s earned first-round byes with one-goal wins on Tuesday. They head straight to next Tuesday’s semifinals at Navy MarineCorps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, with the championship game set for next Friday.

Here’s a closer look at the top two seeds and Friday’s quarterfinal matchups:

The top seeds

No. 1 ranked Boys’ Latin (1 3 -3 overall, 8 -2 in MIAA)

The thrilling 13-12 overtime win at St. Paul’s in Tuesday’s regular-season finale