And so begins the quest for late-autumn glory. With the regular season wrapped up and Section 1 having announced the girls soccer playoff seeds, we turn our attention now to the postseason.
The most anticipated portion of the season is upon us, and the quest for championships in the five school school-size based classifications begins Oct. 23. The sectional tournament will continue to Nov. 1, concluding with the finals at Arlington High School.
Albertus Magnus (Class AAA), Clarkstown South (Class AA), Rye (Class A), Pleasantville (Class B) and Tuckahoe (Class C) are the top-seeded teams in the respective classes. North Rockland, Albertus Magnus, Rye, Blind Brook and Tuckahoe are the defending champions.
Friday, Oct. 23
Class AAA
First round
No. 9
New Rochelle at No. 8 Roy C. Ketcham
No. 10 Port Chester at No. 7 North Rockland
Saturday, Oct. 24
Class AA
First round
No. 9 Horace Greeley at No. 8 Eastchester
No. 12 Carmel at No. 5 Clarkstown North
No. 13 Peekskill at No. 4 Harrison
No. 14 Brewster at No. 3 Mahopac
No. 11 Ursuline at No. 6 Nyack
No. 10 Yorktown at No. 7 Lakeland
Class A
First round
No. 16 Nanuet at No. 1 Rye
No. 9 Walter Panas at No. 8 Sleepy Hollow
No. 13 Tappan Zee at No. 4 Byram Hills
No. 12 Hastings at No. 5 Bronxville
No. 16 Putnam Valley at No. 2 Ardsley
No. 10 Somers at No. 7 Pearl River
No. 14 Westlake at No. 3 Pelham
No. 11 Irvington at No. 6 Hen Hud
Monday, Oct. 26
Class AAA
Quarterfinals
Ketcham/New Rochelle at No. 1 Albertus Magnus
North Rockland/Port Chester at No. 2 Arlington
No. 5 John Jay-East Fishkill at No. 4 White Plains
No. 6 Scarsdale at No. 3 Mamaroneck
Class B
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Croton-Harmon at No. 4 Dobbs Ferry
No. 6 Rye Neck at No. 3 Blind Brook
No. 7 Valhalla at No. 2 Briarcliff
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Class AA
Quarterfinals
Eastchester/Horace Greeley at No. 1 Clarkstown South
Lakeland/Yorktown at No. 2 John Jay-Cross River
Clarkstown North/Carmel vs. Harrison/Peekskill
Mahopac/Brewster vs. Nyack/Ursuline
Class A
Quarterfinals
Rye/Nanuet vs. Sleepy Hollow/Walter Panas
Bryam Hills/Tappan Zee vs. Bronxville/Hastings
Ardsley/Putnam Valley vs. Pearl River/Somers
Pelham/Westlake vs. Hen Hud/Irvington
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Class AAA
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class B
Semifinals
Dobbs Ferry/Croton-Harmon at Pleasantville
Blind Brook/Rye Neck vs Briarcliff/Valhalla
Thursday, Oct. 29
Class AA
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class A
Semifinals
at higher seeds
Class C
Semifinals
No. 3 Leffell at No. 2 North Salem
Saturday, Oct. 31
Class AAA
Final
at Arlington High School, 10 a.m.
Class B
Final
at Arlington High School, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
Class AA
Final
at Arlington High School, 10 a.m.
Class A
Final
at Arlington High School, 12:30 p.m.
Class C
at Arlington High School, 3 p.m.
North Salem/Leffell vs. No. 1 Tuckahoe
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 girls soccer tournament?
