Jarod Baron and New Rochelle earned the No. 2 seed in the Class AA playoffs. The Huguenots are the defending Section 1 champions.
The road to Mahopac High School has been set — at least for schools in Class AA and A.
Section 1 finalized its playoff seeds late Saturday and set matchups for the qualifying round on Oct. 14-15. The top 16 schools from Class AA and A all qualified and will meet to determine which eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals the following week.
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The eight winners in each class’ qualifying round will be reseeded based on where they finished in the standings at the end of the regular season. The higher remaining seeds will all host the quarterfinals and semifinals the ensuing weekends, but teams will not be reseeded.
The Class AA, A and B championship games have been scheduled for Mahopac High School on Saturday, Nov. 5. Section 1 brought the finals back to Mahopac after a one-year hiatus. The vast majority of championship games in all classes had been played there from 2002-14.
The section moved last year’s finals prior to the season because of Mahopac’s recent history of racially-charged incidents, but the break from tradition resulted in a logistical mess. Three of the sectional finals were moved twice, the last time just five days before they were scheduled to be played when the section deemed the playing surface at Dutchess Stadium unsafe. The Class AA, A and B finals were all held at different sites — two of them at the same time.
This year’s Class B playoffs will be determined after teams finish their regular seasons later this week. The top eight teams will qualify for the quarterfinals.
All four teams in Class C (Bronxville, Dobbs Ferry, Rye Neck, Woodlands) will qualify for the semifinals and both Class D teams (Haldane, Tuckahoe) will qualify for the championship. The Class C and D championship games are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4 and will most likely be played at Mahopac High School.
Class AA playoff schedule
Friday, Oct. 14
Qualifying round
No. 16 Mount Vernon at No. 1 Arlington, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Mahopac at No. 3 Clarkstown South, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Mamaroneck at No. 7 Carmel, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Ketcham at No. 5 Scarsdale, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Port Chester at No. 4 John Jay-East Fishkill, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15
No. 15 White Plains at No. 2 New Rochelle, 1:30 p.m.
No. 9 Clarkstown North at No. 8 North Rockland, 1:30 p.m.
No. 11 Fox Lane at No. 6 Spring Valley, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 21-Saturday, Oct. 22
Quarterfinals, at higher seed
Friday, Oct. 28-Saturday, Oct. 29
Semifinals, at higher seed
Saturday, Nov. 5
Championship, at Mahopac High School
Brett Egan and Rye have reached the last three Class A finals, but the Garnets, the No. 5 seed, enter the playoffs having lost two straight, including last week’s 50-49 shocker to Hen Hud.
Class A playoff schedule
Friday, Oct. 14
Qualifying round
No. 16 Lakeland at No. 1 Yorktown, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Byram Hills at No. 2 Brewster, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Beacon at No. 3 Somers, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Pearl River at No. 5 Rye, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Tappan Zee at No. 7 Hen Hud, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Panas at No. 6 Lourdes, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 15
No. 9 Sleepy Hollow at No. 8 Eastchester, 2 p.m.
No. 13 Harrison at No. 4 John Jay, time TBD
Friday, Oct. 21-Saturday, Oct. 22
Quarterfinals, at higher seed
Friday, Oct. 28-Saturday, Oct. 29
Semifinals, at higher seed
Saturday, Nov. 5
Championship, at Mahopac High School
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