With the end of the regular season on the horizon, county championship berths and playoff seeding are crystalizing.

Here are some of the biggest games and contests throughout Howard County fall sports for the week of Oct. 13-19.

Football

Guilford Park at Glenelg, Thursday, 6 p.m.

The Panthers are coming off the program’s biggest win over 10th-ranked Oakland Mills and travel to a tough environment against the Gladiators. Guilford Park will look to keep pace with fellow undefeated South River for the No. 1 seed in Class 3A South. Meanwhile, Glenelg will look to get some key players back and dethrone Guilford Park, who stands as one of Howard County’s two remaining unbeatens along with Howard.

Atholton at Howard, Thursday, 6 p.m.

The Lions also aim to remain undefeated a week before a massive clash on the road at Guilford Park next week. Howard is currently the top seed in 2A West and will remain so with a win. Atholton is coming off a big 32-7 win over Long Reach and looking to build momentum down the stretch of the season.

Field hockey

Mt. Hebron at Long Reach, Monday, 5:30 p.m.

The Vikings (7-4) travel to take on the Lightning (8-2) in a matchup featuring two of Howard County’s top three teams. Mt. Hebron already clinched the Summit Division crown and a berth in the county title against Glenelg, while Long Reach looks to build on a four-game winning streak.

Golf

The District 5 golf championships are being held Tuesday at Timbers in Elkridge. Howard County fields many talented competitors including River Hill’s Michelle Yeung, Evelyn Park and Justin Zhao. Mt. Hebron’s Grady Kent, Marriotts Ridge’s Aidan Kim and Zach Skinner, as well as Glenelg’s Samadhi Tennakoon are other players to watch.

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Boys soccer

No. 9 Centennial at Reservoir, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

The Eagles (9-1, 4-0 Summit Division) have important back-to-back games against Wilde Lake and the Gators. Centennial clinches the division with a win or tie against the Gators. Meanwhile, Reservoir (9-3, 4-1) is the Summit Division champion if it beats Centennial.

No. 5 Glenelg at Oakland Mills, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

Fifth-ranked Glenelg boys soccer controls its own destiny with two games remaining. With a win against the Scorpions, Glenelg clinches the outright county title and the Sierra Division crown.

There will be no county championship game in boys and girls soccer this fall due to the timing of when the games would have needed to be played coming after the postseason draw. However, there will be an outright county champion declared in each based on the best record and winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season.

Girls soccer

No. 5 River Hill at Atholton, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

While there are no divisional implications on the line, this matchup features two of Howard County’s top teams and essentially decides the overall county champion. The Hawks (8-0-2) are the outright county champions if they defeat both Atholton and Centennial to close the year. Meanwhile, Atholton is the overall county champion if it defeats the Hawks and Wilde Lake to end the season.

Long Reach at Howard, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

The Lightning (6-2-1, 3-0-1 Sierra Division) are the Sierra Division champions with a win against the Lions. Meanwhile, Howard (5-3-3, 2-1-1) will look to play spoiler and Atholton would be the division champion with a Lightning loss or tie.

Howard volleyball faces perhaps its toughest test of the season Thursday against Reservoir. (John Gillis/Freelance)

Volleyball

No. 1 Howard at No. 15 Reservoir, Thursday, 6 p.m.

The Lions (10-0) have lost just one set in county all season and face a tough challenge on the road against the Gators on Thursday. Howard clinches the Sierra Division with a win over Oakland Mills on Tuesday. Meanwhile Reservoir (9-1), has bounced back from its only loss with four straight wins in what will be an exciting matchup featuring some of the county’s most talented players.

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