Fall 2026 Montgomery County Season Preview After finishing the regular season undefeated and winning a regional championship, the Blair Blazers enter the 2026 season looking like one of the best teams in the state. The Blazers were upset by Severn Run in the state quarterfinals, and following the loss, the team graduated just two seniors. But that does include one of the county’s best. Blair graduated first-team all-county and all-state selectee Meron Koro, who is committed to Towson University. The team will return first all-county team selectee Rowyn Harvey, second team selectee Elena Kleiner, and three honorable mentions this fall. Watch out for Blair to make a deep state playoff run in 2026. Bethesda-Chevy Chase made it the farthest out of any MoCo team last fall, reaching the 4A state championship game before falling 3-2 to Perry Hall. The team graduated eight athletes, headlined by MACS first all-state team honoree Amelia Tatelbaum. This year’s Barons’ roster will be led by rising senior goalkeeper Brooke Doukouris and rising junior midfielder Annabelle Miller, each of the two were selected to the all-division team last fall. The QO Cougars finished the regular season at 9-2-2, but their season came to a close in the regional championship in their second loss of the season against B-CC. Defender Liz Donmoyer is the team’s big loss as she was selected to the MACS first all-state team. Behind Donmoyer, rising senior midfielder Scout Torma-Kim and rising junior goalkeeper Lauren Simms will have bigger roles this fall after both of the two were selected to the all-division team last season The Warriors finished their regular season with a 10-2 record, but could not make it past Atholton in the regional championship game, falling 1-0 on the road against the Raiders. Ten athletes departed from last year’s team including Towson University commit Maya Petrash and senior all stars Sydney Gould and Cara Hairston. Defender Avah Scott was selected to the east all-division team in her freshman season, and she will have a bigger role to play for Sherwood this coming season. Walter Johnson had a strong 2025 regular season, going into the playoffs at 8-2-2. After a win over Gaithersburg, the Wildcats lost to the B-CC Barons, against whom they tied during the regular season, 3-0 in the regional quarterfinals. The team graduated seven seniors including Emory University commit and second team all-state selectee Evie Avillo, but this year’s roster will be led by senior goalkeeper Chloe Russ, who was selected as an all-state honorable mention by MACS last fall. Whitman struggled to begin last fall, starting 0-2, but went 7-0-3 in their last 10 games. 2025 was the first time since 2021 where the Vikings did not bring home the state title, with their elimination coming in the regional semifinals against Quince Orchard. Whitman graduated five seniors headlined by defender Aliya Wales who made the first all-state squad. Rising senior defender Kaitlyn Garrett will lead the team this fall after being selected to the all-division roster alongside Parker Zedak who made the division team in her freshman season. In each of Magruder’s eight wins last season, the Colonels did not surrender a single goal. That streak included a 7-0 regional semifinal win over Damascus, but their season ended in their second loss of the season against Wootton in the regional championship. The Colonels graduated 10 seniors headlined by Dickinson College commit Mamady Bangoura who was selected to the second all-state team by MACS. This year, senior goalkeeper Lauren Cunningham will rise to lead the team, while returning midfielders Sarah Bangoura and Michelle Villegas Cruz will also look for strong seasons after each of the three made the all-division squad. Of Wootton’s 12 seniors, a figure that leads this list, Megan Lomotan and Annalise Yi are the two heading to play at the next level. Lomotan will suit up at Dickinson College and Yi will play for Bridgwater College. Those two, along with captain Mia Stubbins, were selected to represent the Patriots in the senior all star game. Midfielder Alex Rabin will have a crucial role on the team as she enters her senior season following an all-division nod in 2025.
