PLATTSBURGH — Now that the dust has settled on a competitive Northern Soccer League regular season, sectional time has arrived.
The Section VII tournament begins today with two preliminary games in Class D boys, with 10th-seeded Willsboro at seventh-seeded Keene and ninth-seeded Crown Point at eighth-seeded Indian Lake/Long Lake, with both games at 3 p.m.
The girls then begin their sectional play on Wednesday, with four Class D quarterfinal games on top — (8) Willsboro at (1) Boquet Valley, (7) Keene at (2) Chazy, (6) Indian Lake/Long Lake at (3) Lake Placid, and (5) Crown Point at (4) Schroon Lake/Newcomb.
All the games start at 3 p.m., except for the Keene/Chazy contest which is at 6 p.m.
For the boys, there will be two teams competing in Class A, five in Class B and 10 in Class D. Northern Adirondack is the lone Class C team and will be Section VII’s representative in the C regionals.
Meanwhile, the girls have three teams in Class A, four in Class B, three in Class C and eight in Class D.
Championship games in the classes will be spread out over a four-day span that includes Wednesday, Oct. 29, Thursday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Nov. 1.
—
Section VII Soccer Seedings
Boys
Class A
Championship
Wednesday, Oct. 29
at Northeastern Clinton, 7 p.m.
(2) Beekmantown vs. (1) Peru.
Class B
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 23
(5) Plattsburgh at (4) AuSable Valley, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, Oct. 25
PHS/AVCS winner at (1) Northeastern Clinton, 1 p.m.
(3) Saranac Lake at (2) Saranac, 1 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, Oct. 30
at Beekmantown
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
Class C
(1) Northern Adirondack is the champion.
Class D
Preliminary round
Tuesday, Oct. 21
(10) Willsboro at (7) Keene, 3 p.m.
(9) Crown Point at (8) Indian Lake/Long Lake, 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 23
Crown Point vs. Indian Lake/Long Lake winner at (1) Chazy, 6 p.m
Willsboro vs. Keene winner at (2) Schroon Lake/Newcomb, 3 p.m.
(6) Boquet Valley at (3) Johnsburg/Minerva, 3 p.m.
(5) Seton Catholic at (4) Lake Placid, 3 p.m.
Semifinals
Chazy/Crown Point/Indian Lake-Long Lake winner vs. Seton Catholic/Lake Placid winner, site of the higher seed, TBA.
Schroon Lake-Newcomb/Keene/Willsboro winner vs. Johnsburg-Minerva/Boquet Valley winner, site of the higher seed, 3 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 1
at Plattsburgh High
Semifinal winners, 11 a.m.
Girls
Class A
Semifinals
Friday, Oct. 24
(3) Peru at (2) Plattsburgh, 6 p.m.
Championship
Wednesday, Oct. 29
at Northeastern Clinton
Peru/Plattsburgh winner vs. (1) Beekmantown, 5 p.m.
Class B
Semifinals
Friday, Oct. 24
(4) Saranac Lake at (1) Saranac, 6 p.m.
(3) AuSable Valley at (2) Northeastern Clinton, 6 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, Oct. 30
at Beekmantown
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
Class C
Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 28
(3) Moriah at (2) Ticonderoga, 6 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 1
at Plattsburgh High
Moriah/Ticonderoga winner vs. (1) Northern Adirondack, 3:30 p.m.
Class D
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Oct. 22
(8) Willsboro at (1) Boquet Valley, 3 p.m.
(7) Keene at (2) Chazy, 6 p.m.
(6) Indian Lake/Long Lake at (3) Lake Placid, 3 p.m.
(5) Crown Point at (4) Schroon Lake/Newcomb, 3 p.m.
Semifinals
Monday, Oct. 27
Willsboro/Boquet Valley winner vs. Crown Point/Schroon Lake-Newcomb winner, site of the higher seed, 3 p.m.
Keene/Chazy winner vs. Indian Lake/Lake Placid winner, site of the higher seed, TBA
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 1
at Plattsburgh High
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.