Quarterfinal

Class 4AWalbrook (7-2) at Suitland (10-0)When: Tomorrow, 1 p.m.Outlook: The Warriors learned that they qualified for the Class 4A state playoffs and the No. 8 seed only after Oxon Hill had forfeited all of its games. Now they'll have to prove they belong. The Prince George's County champion Rams are making their first playoff appearance led by QB Freddie Thomas (998 yards, nine touchdowns), RB Germaine Bennett (1,096 yards, 14 touchdowns) and LB Keith Marshall (126 tackles, four sacks). Walbrook's defense, led by Terrence Hamlet (five sacks, four interceptions)

Todd Vizcarrondo surfs ocean waves, not the Internet. He picked up his business degree last week, but he doesn't consider himself a bookworm. He's an active outdoorsman who enjoys deep-sea fishing and mountain biking, and his idea of fun isn't spending two weeks in a recliner.Like he did in 1995.And 1996.Vizcarrondo, a junior midfielder, is among the offensive talents who have lifted Loyola College to the No. 1 seed in the NCAA lacrosse tournament. He won't lead the semifinals at Rutgers on Saturday in goals or assists, just fractures of the clavicle.

After 41 consecutive appearances in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament, No. 13 Johns Hopkins was left out of the 16-team field when it was announced Sunday night. The program's run had been the longest active streak in Division I in all sports - just ahead of Miami baseball (40 straight) and Virginia men's soccer (32). "We're very disappointed," Blue Jays coach Dave Pietramala said. "It was not how we set out to have this thing finish. I'm certainly disappointed for our team and our seniors.

For the third time in the last four seasons, Stevenson and Salisbury will meet in the NCAA Division III tournament semifinals and at stake is a spot in the championship final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on May 26. Both sides took different paths to the same destination. The No. 4 Mustangs (20-2) have been ranked in top five for pretty much the entire year and collected a program-record 20th victory with Wednesday night's 13-7 victory over No. 13 Lynchburg. The No. 12 Sea Gulls (17-5)

After a suspenseful final day of the regular season Tuesday, the stage is set and seedings are down for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference boys lacrosse playoffs. Friday's quarterfinals will feature sixth seed and No. 7 Loyola (10-8, 3-6 in the MIAA) traveling to third seed and No. 3 Gilman (12-3, 7-2), while fifth seed and No. 5 St. Paul's (15-4, 5-4) visiting third seed and No. 4 Calvert Hall (10-5, 6-3), with both games set for 4 p.m. Top seed and No. 1 Boys' Latin (19-0, 9-0)

NCAA men's Division I quarterfinals Sunday's games (At Stony Brook) Army (11-5) vs. No. 7 seed Cornell (11-5) Time: 12 p.m. Outlook: The Black Knights' first appearance in the national semifinals since 1984 will likely depend on junior attackman Jeremy Boltus (28 goals and 38 assists) and freshman attackman Garrett Thul (40, 9). Junior Tom Palesky (.565 save percentage and 9.01 goals-against average) is a sturdy netminder for Army. The Big Red is powered by sophomore attackman Rob Pannell (27, 47)

No. 4 SEED CORNELL (14-0) VS. NO. 5 SEED ALBANY (15-2) Site: Princeton (N.J.) Stadium Time: Noon Outlook: Before UMBC and Delaware became great stories in the NCAA tournament, Albany (N.Y.) had become the Division I story of the year, behind coach Scott Marr. Now, the Great Danes must win their first quarterfinal against a balanced, explosive Cornell team bent on winning its first NCAA crown since 1977 and reaching its first final four since 1988. Unless Albany does a superb job at the faceoff X - and neither team has been dominant there - it looks like a tall order.