Section XI announces playoff updates

Section XI, the governing body of high school athletics in Suffolk County, has made an official ruling on the state of playoffs in the county moving forward after Hurricane Sandy, according to Pete Blieberg, Sachem’s Director of Athletics.

The sport chairs met Friday and came up with the following decisions:

Football

The Suffolk County football playoffs will resume a week after its originally scheduled games. Sachem North will host Bay Shore, Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Division I quarterfinals at Fred Fusaro Alumni Stadium. Sachem East will travel to Northport on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. for another Division I quarterfinal game.

The county championship games will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25. Division I, which concerns Sachem, is scheduled for Noon at Stony Brook University.

The Class I Long Island Championship will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 at Hofstra University. Game time is set for Noon.

Sachem North will also host the annual Suffolk football all-star game on either Nov. 29 or Nov. 30, Blieberg said.

Division I football brackets

Field Hockey

The top-seeded Sachem East field hockey team will play its first playoff game on Thursday, Nov. 8 at home against the winner of the first round game between Comsewogue and West Islip. East had a first round bye. The field hockey county championship is being hosted at Sachem North on Sunday, Nov. 11. The Class A game will be held at Noon. The Class A Long Island field hockey championship is Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. Location is set at Adelphi University.

Class A field hockey brackets

Boys Soccer

The No. 12 Sachem North boys soccer team will play its first round playoff contest at No. 5 Newfield on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. The No. 10 Sachem East boys soccer team will play its first round playoff contest at No. 7 Hills West, also on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.

Class AA boys soccer brackets

Girls Soccer

No. 12 Sachem North girls soccer will play at No. 4 Ward Melville in the second round of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.

Class AA girls soccer bracket

Volleyball

All first round volleyball playoff games for boys and girls will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. First round games are played at the higher seed. Section XI has not updated its boys or girls volleyball playoff brackets yet online at SectionXI.org.

Cross Country

The Suffolk County Cross Country Championship will be held at Sunken Meadow State Park on Wednesday, Nov. 7. It was stated on Friday that the event would be help at Sachem High School East, but the Sunken Meadow course was accessed by county officials and deamed safe for competition. For additional information, click here.

Other notes

  • Blieberg said Sachem North will host the Suffolk County Zone Conference on Tuesday. The event was originally scheduled for last Tuesday at North.
  • Follow @SachemSchools and @SachemReport on Twitter for updates from various playoff games throughout November.
  • For all bracket updates throughout the playoffs, be sure to check SectionXI.org.

-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro