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BCPS had a pair of teams reach the state semifinals in 2025, including Milford Mill (3A) and Perry Hall (4A). Entering this season, both programs still look strong, but a pair of teams have jumped them as the top talent Baltimore County has to offer.

Hereford enters this season led by Reed Shilling, a two-way athlete committed to Yale University, along with Quinn Walter who was named to the Sports Illustrated all-region team last fall. The Owls come in with Division I athletes leading both sides of the ball including tight end Miguel Davis (Old Dominion) and defensive back Damari Moore (Villanova).

Milford Mill has been a Baltimore County powerhouse for years, but head coach Reggie White will be without nine athletes on last year’s roster who have moved on to play at the next level. These nine departures are headlined by linebacker Koby Sarkodie (NC State) and running back Damon Ferguson Jr (Pitt)

Perry Hall opened their regular season last fall being outscored 135-27 in three games, but came back to reach the state semifinals. In Robb Johnson’s second year leading the Gators, and with quarterback Joey Albrecht returning, PH could prove to be one of the best in the county, but fluctuating performances throughout last season raise question marks heading into this one.

Perry Hall was crowned the MPSSAA 4A girls soccer state champion last fall, and they enter the 2026 season still looking strong. The Gators graduated 10 athletes including two all-state honorees, but they did retain Louisville commit Katelyn Price and all-county Sofia Zuniga. Towson is in a much different position the Gators as they graduated just two seniors, a county-wide low, and returned all-county goalie Madden SySantos. They finished last year 11-4-1, and have the talent to do even better than that this fall.

After not having a team at all in 2024, the Loch Raven Raiders finished with the best regular season record in Baltimore County last fall. Zoe Wallace and Lilah Kniffin both had significant roles on last year’s team and will step up to fill gaps left by three graduated all-county athletes. Sparrows Point comes into this fall without a pair of athletes from last fall’s roster who are now competing at the next level. Despite those important losses, head coach Geoff Holland returned a majority of his 2025 roster who finished last season with just two losses (one regular season).

The Knights return a trio of all-county athletes including Isaiah Jones, Jeffrey Samborski, and David Siegle to this fall’s roster. Head coach Carrie Smith will be without a pair of all-state honorable mentions this season, and while they could be in a slight rebuild compared to 2025, still look like one of the best squads the county has to offer. Sparrows Point lost a pair of college commits and another two athletes who made the all-county roster, but retained Gavin Goodenough who made captain alongside Arturo Goytizolo and Lennon McNamara.

Dulaney goalkeeper Matthew Rich, who now plays baseball at Monmouth University, was an all-county caliber keeper in 2025, leading the Lions defense. He leads the nine seniors that graduated last year but midfielder Ben Shaw, who was also an all-county selection. will be back on the pitch for Dulaney this fall. Kenwood had a monstrous senior class, graduating an even dozen members of their fall, but their saving grace is rising junior Jean-Claude Misambu, an all-county forward who returns this season.

Pikesville has now gone two consecutive regular seasons without a loss, and this season is shaping up to look very similar. The team lost five seniors but retained their top two athletes including Stevenson commit Rilynn Aikens and all-county nominee Addisyn Jordan. After a pair of untimely playoff exits ended the last two undefeated seasons, the Panthers are positioned to make it to the state bracket this fall.

Under longtime head coach Cary Lyon, Dulaney has almost always been one of the county’s best teams. This year, the Lions may struggle to reach that threshold. The team will be without eight members of last year’s county runner-up and regional championship winning team including a pair of all-county honorees. Elizabethtown commit Serafina Reckamp will have a crucial role on the court against one of the toughest schedules any BCPS team will face.

Hereford graduated their lone next-level commit in Camryn Treon-Sapp (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) along with all-division selectee Jane Steller. This fall looks like Sophia Kefi’s chance to take over the roster as the Bulls, without several big pieces of last year’s roster, look to win their fifth county championship since 2021.

Dulaney’s roster will be led by one of the best field hockey players, not just in Maryland, but in the country. Northeastern commit Sara Sugarman was named to the Top 100 high school field hockey players in the United States by MAX Field Hockey. Despite losing seven seniors, having an athlete of this caliber, along with a 2027 class consisting of six other players, will almost certainly propel the Lions deep into the playoffs and to the top of Baltimore County

Towson has a standout player of their own in Appalachian State commit Lilyann Richard. The Generals graduated an equal number as Dulaney but will face the toughest out-of-county schedule of any BCPS team. The team opens their season with five consecutive out-of-county games, including four IAAM schools, with an additional game against Garrison Forest later in the season. If the Generals can overcome those early challenges, there’s no telling how far they can go.

Eastern Tech graduated all-county senior Riley Ruhling but retained each of their two honorees. St. May’s College of Maryland commit Bella Wexler and rising junior Payton Lentz each return to this year’s Mavericks’ roster. ET had some tough games scheduled for this fall including one against the Carver Wildcats and two against Sparrows Point, each of which gave the Mavericks a loss in 2025.

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