October 25, 2012
TOP-SEEDED
MLK H.S. No. 1 entering PSAL playoffs

Martin Luther King High School is the top seed in the Public School Athletic League Class A playoffs.

The Knights (12-0), who captured the Manhattan A League title, earned an opening-round bye in the tournament, along with two other teams.

MLS's first game is scheduled for Tuesday, a second-round encounter.

Beacon, the 2010 champion, was named the second seed, Francis Lewis, a finalist in the past four of five season, was third, and Bronx A champion was fourth.

John Adams, the Queens A West division champions, was the fifth seed. Staten Island co-chaions New Dorp and Tottenville were next, followed by Bronx Science, Bayside and Fort Hamilton.

The tournament schedule:

Second round – Tuesday, Oct. 30 at higher seeds (3:30 p.m.)

Quarterfinals – Friday, Nov. 2 at higher seeds (3:30 p.m.)

Semifinals – Nov. 6 at Randall’s Island (noon)

Final – Nov. 11 at Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn (4 p.m.)