Here are the current standings for the five classifications entering Week 7.
x - clinched playoff spot
d - clinched divisional title
h - clinched second seed, will play at home Week 8
e - eliminated
i - ineligible for playoffs-playing in a lower class.
d - clinched divisional title
h - clinched second seed, will play at home Week 8
e - eliminated
i - ineligible for playoffs-playing in a lower class.
Several divisional titles are up for grabs in Week 7. In Class A, both divisional titles will be on the line when Queensbury visits Burnt Hills in the Grasso Division, and the Capital Division will be determined when Averill Park visit Troy.
In Class B, the Reinfurt Division will be determined as Schalmont travels to Cobleskill, although I'm not certain how the cancelled Hudson at Schalmont game from last week will play into this. This isn't as easy of a scenario as the Amsterdam/Broadalbin-Perth match where the two teams were non-divisional opponents and thus wouldn't impact playoff seeding. Glens Falls finishes the season against Broadalbin-Perth, but win or lose, they have the North Division's title.
In Class C, Cambridge and Chatham have their divisional titles sewn up, but the Central Division is up for grabs as Stillwater hosts Holy Trinity.
Finally, Class D's title will be handed out when Warrensburg hosts Whitehall under the temporary lights on Friday night.
In Class AA, Shaker can clinch their division this week with a win at CBA, as they will have head-to-head wins over both Saratoga Springs and Shenendehowa, who face each other in Week 8. Don't forget, Class AA is playing eight weeks regular season this year, and will only admit four teams to the playoffs.
As far as the other teams making the playoffs, Saratoga Springs and Shenendehowa are on the inside path to making the playoffs and can clinch with victories over Schenectady and Albany this week. If both teams win, they will determine who gets to host the Class AA Semifinal when they face each other next week.
In Class A, only Mohonasen has been eliminated from consideration as this week's home game is against non-divisional opponent Hudson Falls and thus cannot catch the final seed into the playoffs. South Glens Falls is in a scenario where they need to win and get help from Gloversville, and then hope the quarter points are good enough to eliminate Scotia, as the Bulldogs have the tiebreaker over Gloversville, but not the Tartans. If the Bulldogs lose to Ballston Spa, the Gloversville/Scotia game becomes a win-and-you're-in game. Ballston Spa is in the playoffs, and can do no better than the #3 seed.
In the Capital Division, Green Tech is eliminated as the LaSalle at Amsterdam winner will take the fourth and final playoff spot in the division. Columbia is in, and will take the #3 seed win or lose, as a win will give it to them outright, and with wins over both LaSalle and Amsterdam this season, the Blue Devils will win the tiebreaker if they do lose.
In Class B, the eight team field is set. Johnstown can beat Schuylerville to tie Broadalbin-Perth in the standings, but the Patriots hold the tiebreaker over the Sir Bills by virtue of their 48-6 win this past Friday. If Schuylerville wins, it will set in stone Schuylerville's place as the #2 seed, Hudson Falls as the #3 seed and Broadalbin-Perth as the #4 seed. In the Reinfurt Division, Hudson and Ravena meet to see who will be travelling up to Glens Falls next week. Winner gets the #3 seed and a likely trip to Schuylerville, loser has to go further up the Hudson River to Glens Falls.
Class C is complicated, as the only guarantee from my understanding talking to Lake George's Athletic Director Kyle Manny on Friday is that the divisional winner is the only team guaranteed in the playoffs. Those three teams will be seeded 1-3, then it comes down to five wild cards for the remaining spots. Cambridge is a strong candidate for the #1 seed, with the winner of the Holy Trinity/Stillwater match getting the #2 seed and Chatham getting the #3 seed. But for the remainder of the teams, you should expect Hoosick Falls, the loser of the Holy Trinity/Stillwater match, Voorheesville to get in, and the other two teams coming down to the Lake George/Granville winner and Fonda, if they get past Mechanicville this week. Again, this classification is hard to read, so take these words with a grain of salt.
In Class D, after Whitehall/Warrensburg, Hoosic Valley is in the field of four. Fort Edward will also get to play a meaningful game in Week 9 by way of their tiebreaker over Rensselaer.
What this means is a lot of great football coming up this week. Division titles are up on the line and playoff position is as well. Give Section II credit, they made some right choices for Week 7 schedules when they came out with the schedules back in March.
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