Boys soccer playoffs begin today
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Last season the Wilson boys soccer team reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C championship and fell just one win away from taking the title.
After being named the No. 1 seed on Saturday, the Section VI Class C title will run through Wilson (14-1-1) with games beginning today.
Locally, there are some big challengers and starting on the opposite side of the bracket is Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division II champion Ellicottville/Franklinville (13-2-1) as the 2-seed. On Thursday at 3:30 p.m., the Eagles will entertain the winner of No. 10 Royalton-Hartland (4-11-1) at No. 7 Holland (7-8-1) which will be played on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
CCAA Division III champion Westfield/Brocton (12-1-1) earned the 3-seed and will host No. 6 Chautauqua Lake (8-5-2) in a quarterfinal on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
The other prequarterfinal will feature two CCAA Division III teams with No. 9 Frewsburg (3-11-0) making the trip to No. 8 Silver Creek/Forestville (4-10-1) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. and the victory earns a trip to Wilson on Thursday night at 7.
On that same side of the bracket, No. 5 Randolph (9-5-2) will take on division rival No. 4 Portville (8-3-3) at Allegany-Limestone Central School on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
In Class B, Lafayette (12-4-0) also begins its title defense as the No. 1 team at the top of the bracket and will face the winner between No. 17 Pine Valley/Gowanda (0-14-0) at No. 16 Albion (2-13-1) kicking off the playoffs on Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Southwestern (9-4-3) is on a favorable side of the bracket as the 6-seed and will host Newfane (7-8-0) in the prequarterfinals on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
CCAA Division I winner Allegany-Limestone/Hinsdale (11-2-2) is the No. 2 seed and will host No. 15 Olmsted (3-12-1) at 6 p.m.
No. 9 Fredonia (7-8-1) travels to No. 8 Springville (8-5-2) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the winner will likely match up with Lafayette in the quarterfinals on Thursday at All-High Stadium.
No. 13 Cassadaga Valley/Falconer (3-12-1) also starts on the road traveling to No. 4 Akron (8-5-0) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., while No. 12 Salamanca (5-11-0) heads to No. 5 Tapestry (11-4-1) at the same time on Tuesday.
Jamestown (10-6-0) is in the Class AAA bracket as the 3-seed and will host No. 6 West Seneca (2-14-0) on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Lancaster will begin its road to a fourth straight title as the 1-seed with a 12-3-1 record.
9-seed Dunkirk (4-10-2) begins the Class A2 playoffs on the road in the prequarterfinals at No. 8 Depew (5-11-0) on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. with the winner traveling to top-seed Lackawanna (14-1-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m.
After splitting the regular season series in CCAA Division II, No. 1 North Collins (5-7-3) and No. 2 Maple Grove (6-6-2) will meet in the Class D championship on Oct. 28 at Hamburg High School at 7:30 p.m.