The temperatures have dropped precipitously, and Section 1 has released its tournament brackets, signaling for local boys soccer fans the most wonderful time of the year. Well, at least the autumn.
The playoffs are here, and the teams that qualified will be on a mission to stack plaques. The sectional tournament begins Oct. 22 and culminates in the finals on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Mahopac High School.
Mamaroneck (Class AAA), Mahopac (Class AA), Rye (Class A), Briarcliff (Class B) and North Salem (Class C) are the top seeds in their respective classifications. The defending champions are Harrison, Rye, Albertus Magnus and North Salem, which captured a second straight Class C state title last season. New Rochelle and John Jay-East Fishkill earned
a share of the Class AA section crown.
Thursday, Oct. 22
Class AA
Outbracket
No. 17 Suffern at No. 16 Yorktown
No. 18 Saunders at No. 15 Brewster
Class A
Outbracket
No. 17 Nanuet at No. 16 Ardsley
Friday, Oct. 23
Class AA
First round
Yorktown/Suffern at No. 1 Mahopac
Brewster/Saunders at No. 2 Lakeland
No. 9 Lincoln at Clarkstown North
No. 13 Yonkers at No. 4 Fox Lane
No. 12 Clarkstown South at No. 5 Harrison
No. 10 Horace Greeley at No. 7 Eastchester
No. 14 John Jay-Cross River at No. 3 Peekskill
No. 11 Roosevelt at No. 6 Gorton
Class A
First round
Ardsley/Nanuet at No. 1 Rye
No. 9 Pearl River at No. 8 Byram Hills
No. 13 Edgemont at No. 4 Albertus Magnus
No. 12 Putnam Valley at No. 5 Tappan Zee
No. 15 Hen Hud at No. 2 Walter Panas
No. 10 Sleepy Hollow at No. 7 Westlake
No. 14 Keio at No. 3 Hastings
No. 11 Pelham at No. 6 Somers
Saturday, Oct. 24
Class AAA
First round
No. 9 Ossining at No. 8 John Jay-East Fishkill
No. 12 Spring Valley at No. 5 Arlington
No. 10 Ramapo at No. 7 Roy C. Ketcham
No. 11 White Plains at No. 6 Port Chester
Class B
First round
No. 9 Dobbs Ferry at No. 8 Rye Neck
No. 12 Yonkers Montessori at No. 5 Blind Brook
No. 10 Alexander Hamilton at No. 7 Bronxville
No. 11 Pawling at No. 6 Croton-Harmon
Monday, Oct. 26
Class AA
Quarterfinals
at higher seeds
Class A
Quarterfinals
at higher seeds
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Class AAA
Quarterfinals
John Jay-East Fishkill/Ossining at No. 1 Mamaroneck
Arlington/Spring Valley at No. 4 North Rockland
Ketcham/Ramapo at No. 2 Scarsdale
Port Chester/White Plains at No. 3 New Rochelle
Class B
Quarterfinals
Rye Neck/Dobbs Ferry at No. 1 Briarcliff
Blind Brook/Yonkers Montessori at No. 4 Valhalla
Bronxville/Hamilton at No. 2 Irvington
Croton-Harmon/Pawling at No. 3 Pleasantville
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Class AA
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class A
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Thursday, Oct. 29
Class AA
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class B
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class C
Semifinals
No. 3 Tuckahoe at No. 2 Leffell
Saturday, Oct. 31
Class AA
Final
at Mahopac High School, 11 a.m.
Class A
Final
at Mahopac High School, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
Class AA
Final
at Mahopac High School, 12 p.m.
Class B
Final
at Mahopac High School, 2:30 p.m.
Class C
Final
at Mahopac High School, 5 p.m.
Tuckahoe/Leffell vs. No. 1 North Salem
Stephen Haynes covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Who are the top seeds in the Section 1 boys soccer tournament bracket?
