Abbreviation MPSSAA Legal status Association Region served Maryland Founded 1946 Type Nonprofit organization | Formation 1946 Purpose Athletic/Educational Membership 195 high schools Staff 5 | |
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Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA), is the association that oversees public high school sporting contests in the state of Maryland. Organized in 1946, the MPSSAA is made up of public high schools from each of Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City, which joined the association in 1993 when its public high schools withdrew from the Maryland Scholastic Association.
Contents
- Sponsored Sports
- Member High Schools
- Classifications
- District Alignment
- Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference
- Anne Arundel County League
- Baltimore City League
- Baltimore County League
- Howard County League
- Montgomery County League
- Prince Georges PG County League
- Out of state teams
- Recent Champions since 1993
- Boys Basketball Champions
- References
The MPSSAA includes nearly 200 public high schools, with more than 110,000 student-athletes participating in 24 sports. The Maryland State Board of Education establishes the rules and regulations governing Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association athletic programs and functions under the Division of Instruction of the State Department of Education. All qualified public high schools in Maryland who qualify under rules and regulations may become members of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.
The purpose of the Association is to promote, direct, and control all interscholastic activities of high school students; to establish, maintain, and enforce regulations to assure that all such activities are part of and contribute toward the comprehensive educational program of the state of Maryland; to work with the state department of education in the development of the program to safeguard the physical, mental, and moral welfare of high school students and protect them from exploitation.
Sponsored Sports
Team Sports
Individual sports
Member High Schools
Due to the state's unique geography, Maryland high school athletics is divided into nine districts by the MPSSAA for purposes of organizing athletic activities and postseason tournaments. MPSSAA member schools compete within geographic regions (jurisdictions) and are divided into leagues across the state. In total, there are five conferences and six counties competing together to form a league, but remaining independent.
Classifications
The MPSSAA's 197 member schools are arranged by classification to ensure that schools compete on a regular basis with other schools in the geographic area of a similar size. The classifications are 4A (the largest), 3A, 2A, and 1A (the smallest).
District Alignment
Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference
Harford Christian School
Anne Arundel County League
Baltimore City League
Baltimore County League
Howard County League
Montgomery County League
Prince George's (PG) County League
Out-of-state teams
Recent Champions (since 1993)
The following member schools have won state championships since the MPSSAA expanded in 1993:
Boys Basketball Champions
Since 1993, Baltimore City League members have won a combined 35 MPSSAA state boys basketball titles. During that time, Prince George's County ranks second among all MPSSAA leagues with 17 state championships. Baltimore County teams have won 10 titles, while Montgomery County League teams have won nine. Teams from the Eastern Shore have won eight state titles over the last 22 seasons, most in the 1A classification. MVAC members have earned three state title wins. Howard County and UCBAC teams boast two state championships each since 1993. The SMAC and Western Maryland-based Allegany have won the final two of the 88 state titles earners in the four classifications over the last 22 seasons. The Anne Arundel County League hasn't won a boys basketball state title since 1990 until 2015 when Meade High School defeated Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in the 4A State title game on March 14, 2015.