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SYRACUSE, N.Y. —
The Herkimer Magicians will not have long to wait for a chance at revenge for their first loss of the season. Less than 24 hours after being beaten by Little Falls, the top-seeded Magicians drew the Mounties as their opponent for the quarterfinals of Section III’s inaugural Class C-2 playoffs.
Sixteen of the section’s 24 Class C teams qualified for the expanded playoff field and have been broken into two divisions based on enrollment. Herkimer (5-1, 4-1 C East) is the lone league champion in the Class C-2 bracket; Class C South Canastota, Class C North General Brown and Class C West Skaneateles are all in Class C-1. Skaneatales and General Brown are both undefeated.
Little Falls (2-4, 2-3 C East) needed a win Saturday to avoid a three-way tie-breaker that would have put Holland Patent in the playoffs and came through with a 20-12 victory over a depleted Herkimer squad. The Mounties’ reward was the No. 8 seed in Class C-2 and a Friday night road trip to neighboring East Herkimer for a playoff rematch against the defending Class C sectional champions.
The winner between the Mounties and Magicians could see another familiar opponent in the semifinals. Frankfort-Schuyler (4-2, 3-2 C East) finished third in Class C East — The Maroon Knights were beaten by Herkimer and defeated Little Falls in overtime after squandering a 24-0 lead — and drew the fourth seed. The Maroon Knights are home Friday for their quarterfinal against Mt. Markham (3-3, 2-3 C South). Mt. Markham finished in a fourth-place tie with Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton in Class C South and got in on the strength of a 12-9 overtime win against the Warriors.
The other Class C-2 quarterfinals send Lowville Academy (4-2, 3-2 C North) to second seed Waterville/Madison (3-3, 3-2 C South) and Syracuse Institute of Technology (2-4, 2-3 C West) to Tully (4-2, 3-2 C West) for a rematch of a game Tully won 30-22 to open the season.
Class C South champion Canastota is the top seed for Class C-1. Notre Dame of Utica, the lone Class C East team in the upper bracket, is seeded sixth and plays Friday at General Brown.
The class C-1 and C-2 championship games will be played Oct. 19 or 20 at a neutral site with the winners playing for the overall Class C championship the following weekend in the Carrier Dome.
FRIDAY’S CLASS C-2 QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Little Falls (2-4, 2-3 C East) at No. 1 Herkimer (5-1, 4-1 C East), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Lowville Academy (4-2, 3-2 C North) at No. 2 Waterville/Madison (3-3, 3-2 C South), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse Institute of Technology (2-4, 2-3 C West) at No. 3 Tully (4-2, 3-2 C West), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Mt. Markham (3-3, 2-3 C South) at No. 4 Frankfort-Schuyler (4-2, 3-2 C East), 7 p.m.
The Herkimer Magicians will not have long to wait for a chance at revenge for their first loss of the season. Less than 24 hours after being beaten by Little Falls, the top-seeded Magicians drew the Mounties as their opponent for the quarterfinals of Section III’s inaugural Class C-2 playoffs.
Sixteen of the section’s 24 Class C teams qualified for the expanded playoff field and have been broken into two divisions based on enrollment. Herkimer (5-1, 4-1 C East) is the lone league champion in the Class C-2 bracket; Class C South Canastota, Class C North General Brown and Class C West Skaneateles are all in Class C-1. Skaneatales and General Brown are both undefeated.
Little Falls (2-4, 2-3 C East) needed a win Saturday to avoid a three-way tie-breaker that would have put Holland Patent in the playoffs and came through with a 20-12 victory over a depleted Herkimer squad. The Mounties’ reward was the No. 8 seed in Class C-2 and a Friday night road trip to neighboring East Herkimer for a playoff rematch against the defending Class C sectional champions.
The winner between the Mounties and Magicians could see another familiar opponent in the semifinals. Frankfort-Schuyler (4-2, 3-2 C East) finished third in Class C East — The Maroon Knights were beaten by Herkimer and defeated Little Falls in overtime after squandering a 24-0 lead — and drew the fourth seed. The Maroon Knights are home Friday for their quarterfinal against Mt. Markham (3-3, 2-3 C South). Mt. Markham finished in a fourth-place tie with Morrisville-Eaton/Hamilton in Class C South and got in on the strength of a 12-9 overtime win against the Warriors.
The other Class C-2 quarterfinals send Lowville Academy (4-2, 3-2 C North) to second seed Waterville/Madison (3-3, 3-2 C South) and Syracuse Institute of Technology (2-4, 2-3 C West) to Tully (4-2, 3-2 C West) for a rematch of a game Tully won 30-22 to open the season.
Class C South champion Canastota is the top seed for Class C-1. Notre Dame of Utica, the lone Class C East team in the upper bracket, is seeded sixth and plays Friday at General Brown.
The class C-1 and C-2 championship games will be played Oct. 19 or 20 at a neutral site with the winners playing for the overall Class C championship the following weekend in the Carrier Dome.
FRIDAY’S CLASS C-2 QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Little Falls (2-4, 2-3 C East) at No. 1 Herkimer (5-1, 4-1 C East), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Lowville Academy (4-2, 3-2 C North) at No. 2 Waterville/Madison (3-3, 3-2 C South), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse Institute of Technology (2-4, 2-3 C West) at No. 3 Tully (4-2, 3-2 C West), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Mt. Markham (3-3, 2-3 C South) at No. 4 Frankfort-Schuyler (4-2, 3-2 C East), 7 p.m.
CLASS C-2 SEMIFINALS
Mt. Markham/Frankfort-Schuyler winner vs. Little Falls/Herkimer winner at higher seed
Syracuse Institute of Technology/Tully winner vs. Lowville Academy—Waterville/Madison winner at higher seed
FRIDAY’S CLASS C-1 QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Watertown-Immaculate Heart (4-2, 3-2 C North) at No. 1 Canastota (5-1, 5-0 C South)
No. 7 Sherburne-Earlville (4-2, 3-2 C South) at No. 2 Skaneateles (6-0, 5-0 C West)
No. 6 Utica-Notre Dame (4-2, 4-1 C East) at No. 3 General Brown (6-0, 5-0 C North)
No. 5 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (3-3, 3-2 C North) at No. 4 Syracuse-Bishop Ludden (5-1, 4-1 C West)
CLASS C-1 SEMIFINALS
Altmar-Parish-Williamstown/ Syracuse-Bishop Ludden winner vs. Watertown-Immaculate Heart/Canastota winner at higher seed
Utica-Notre Dame/General Brown winner vs. Sherburne-Earlville/Skaneateles winner at higher seed
Compiled From Times Staff Reports
