tjtynanSenior midfielder T.J. Tynan and Fox Lane
visit rival Horace Greeley in the Section 1 Class B
quarterfinals on Wednesday.

(Photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com)

By week’s end, we will have our championship matchups determined for sections 1, 8 and 11 as well as the FCIAC, SCC and SWC.

But before we get to that point, we have a busy week ahead of us — except in the CHSAA, where the championship games are on Tuesday.

Section 1 (Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess) playoffs

Games at 4:30 p.m. unless noted

Class A

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 27 (at higher seeds)

No. 8 Arlington at No. 1 Yorktown, 5 p.m.
No. 5 White Plains at No. 4 North Rockland
No. 6 Suffern at No. 3 Mahopac
No. 7 Mamaroneck at No. 2 Lakeland/Panas

Semifinals: Friday, May 29 (at higher seeds)
Final:
Friday, June 4 (at White Plains High School), 5:30 p.m.

Class B

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 27 (at higher seeds)

No. 9 Nyack at No. 1 Somers
No. 5 Hen Hud at Brewster
No. 6 Clarkstown South at No. 3 John Jay
No. 7 Fox Lane at No. 2 Greeley

Semifinals: Friday, May 29 (at higher seeds)
Final:
Thursday, June 4 (at White Plains High School), 8 p.m.

Class C

Quarterfinals: Wednesday, May 27 (at higher seeds)

No. 8 Ardsley at No. 1 Putnam Valley, 5 p.m.
No. 5 Pelham at No. 4 Byram Hills
No. 4 Nanuet at No. 3 Bronxville
No. 7 Pleasantville at No. 2 Rye

Semifinals: Friday, May 29 (at higher seeds)
Section 1 finals:
Thursday, June 4 (at White Plains High School), 3 p.m.

Section 8 (Nassau) playoffs

Class A

Semifinals

Thursday, May 28 (at Hofstra)

No. 5 Baldwin vs. No. 1 Farmingdale
No. 6 Syosset vs. No. 2 Hicksville

Finals
Wednesday, June 3 (at Hofstra), 6 p.m.

Class B

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, May 26, at Hofstra

Plainedge 7, Wantagh 6
Garden City 8, Calhoun 5

Wednesday, May 27, at Hofstra

No. 6 Long Beach vs. No. 3 Lynbrook, 5 p.m.
No. 7 Hewlett vs. No. 2 South Side, 7 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday, May 28 (at higher seeds)

Final
Wednesday,June 3, 8:30 p.m. (at Hofstra)

Class C

Semifinals

Thursday, May 28 (at Hofstra)

No. 5 Friends vs. No. 1 Manhasset, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 (at Hofstra)

No. 3 Seaford vs. No. 2 Cold Spring Harbor, 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29 (at Hofstra)

Seaford/Locust Valley winner vs. No. 2 Cold Spring Harbor at Hofstra, 3:30 p.m.

Finals
Wednesday, June 3 (at Hofstra), 3:30 p.m.

Section 11 (Suffolk) playoffs

Class A

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 27

No. 8 Sachem North at No. 1 West Islip, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Connetquot at No. 4 Smithtown East, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Floyd at No. 3 Whitman, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Bay Shore at No. 2 Ward Melville, 4 p.m.

Semifinals
Saturday, May 30

Thursday, June 4
Final
at Stony Brook University, 5:30 p.m.

Class B

Semifinals

Friday, May 29

No. 4 Smithtown West at No. 1 Comsewogue, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Sayville at No. 2 Shoreham-Wading River, 4 p.m.

Final

Thursday, June 4
Final at Stony Brook University, 8 p.m.

Class C

Friday, May 29

No. 3 Glenn at No. 2 Bayport-Blue Point, 4 p.m.
No. 1 Mount Sinai, bue

Thursday, June 4
Final at Stony Brook University, 3 p.m.

CHSAA (Catholic High School Athletic Association) championships

Tuesday, May 26

at Mitchell Field, Hempstead

St. John the Baptist 5, Holy Trinity 2

St. Anthony’s 17, Chaminade 9

New York Catholic Class A state championship

Tuesday, May 26

(at Mitchell Field, Hempstead) — Semifinal

St. John the Baptist 5, Holy Trinity 2

Friday, May 29 (at Iona Prep) — Semifinal

Canisius (Buffalo) vs. Iona Prep, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 (at Iona Prep) — Final

St. John the Baptist vs. Canisius/Iona Prep winner, 1 p.m.

FCIAC (Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference) playoffs

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 27

No. 8 Westhill at No. 1 Ridgefield, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Greenwich at No. 4 New Canaan, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Brien McMahon at No. 2 Darien, 4 p.m.

No. 6 St. Joseph’s at No. 3 Wilton, 4 p.m.

Semifinals

Friday, May 29

at Brien McMahon, 4 and 6:30 p.m.

New Canaan/Greenwich winner vs. Ridgefield/Westhill winner

Darien/Brien McMahon winner vs. Wilton/St. Joseph’s winner

Final

Tuesday, June 2

at McMahon, 7:30 p.m. (girls final at 5:15 p.m.)

SCC (Southern Connecticut Conference) playoffs

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, May 27

No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 1 Fairfield Prep, 4 p.m.
No. 7 Branford at No. 2 Amity, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Hand at No. 3 Cheshire, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Xavier at No. 4 Guilford, 7 p.m.

Semifinals

Friday, May 29 at Branford
Notre Dame/Fairfield Prep winner vs. Xavier/Guilford winner,  3:30 p.m.
Branford/Amity winner  vs. Cheshire/Hand winner,5:30 p.m.

Final

Monday, June 1 at Branford, 5 p.m.

SWC

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Weston at No. 4 Joel Barlow, 4:30 p.m.

No. 8 Pomperaug at No. 1 New Fairfield, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Brookfield at No. 2 Newtown, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Immaculate at No. 3 New Milford, 7 p.m.

Semifinals

Friday, May 29, at Bunnell

No. 7 Brookfield/No. 2 Newtown winner vs. No. 6 Immaculate/No. 3 New Milford winner, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Pomperaug/No. 1 New Fairfield winner vs. No. 5 Weston/No. 4 Joel Barlow winner, 7 p.m.

Final

Tuesday, June 2, at Pomperaug, 5 p.m.

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49 Responses to “Let's hear your playoff picks”

  1. IslandLaxpert says:

    One upset I like is #6 Floyd over #3 Whitman in Suffolk quarters.

  2. Jason says:

    Somers likes to talk. They talk to the refs. They talk about how good they are. But they never win any big games. I know Somers is more skilled than Nyack and a better lax team but just like football, Nyack will just play the game, hit hard and outwork Somers. Somers quit at halftime in football vs Nyack and the same thing will happen on Wednesday. Nyack wins 11-6.

  3. town says:

    No. 8 Arlington at No. 1 Yorktown,

    15-1 town

    No. 5 White Plains at No. 4 North Rockland

    10-8 WP

    No. 6 Clarkstown South at No. 3 John Jay

    25-1 Jay

    No. 7 Mamaroneck at No. 2 Lakeland/Panas

    15-3 LP

  4. Keeler Tav says:

    FCIAC …

    No. 8 Westhill at No. 1 Ridgefield, 6 p.m.
    RIDGEFIELD 19, 1

    No. 5 Greenwich at No. 4 New Canaan, 7 p.m.
    NEW CANAAN 6, GREENWICH 5

    No. 7 Brien McMahon at No. 2 Darien, 4 p.m.
    DARIEN 8, MCMAHON 6

    No. 6 St. Joseph’s at No. 3 Wilton, 4 p.m.
    WILTON 7, ST. JOE’S 4

  5. LI Lax says:

    Suffolk picks

    WI over Sachem North
    WM over Bay Shore
    Floyd over Whitman
    Smithtown East over Connetquot

    Wogue over Smithtown West
    SWR over Sayville (both of these games will be extremely close)

  6. Somerslax says:

    Jason I know that was an attempt at a funny joke. But there is no way Nyack will win against somers in lacrosse,
    Somers 15 Nyack 6

  7. Dantes Inferno says:

    Joe its the game we’ve all been waiting for … St. Anthony’s vs. Chaminade for the CHSAA title. Who do you like and why?

  8. LI Lax says:

    I don’t know anything about Nyack except that they have no chance to beat Somers, so their fans really need to get a reality check

  9. Tribal Warfare says:

    Jason is right. Nyack will come out and take it to Somers. Somers may be better skilled but Nyack has more heart. The same thing happened in football. Somers was unbeaten and #1 seed and Nyack went to Somers own field and won 30-7. That’s right 30-7. Somers field is our house now… Somers will once again be intimidated and owned by Nyack.

  10. Joe Lombardi says:

    Dante’s Inferno (one of my favorites blogger names by the way) –

    Yes, it is the game we’ve been pointing to since before the season. It’s a familiar scenario too. The teams split during the regular-season series them meet for CHSAA supremacy.

    This time, I like St. Anthony’s. The Friars are not the same team that fell to Chaminade and Yorktown back-to-back early in the season. The offense is close to unstoppable and the defense is much improved.

    St. Anthony’s 11, Chaminade 7

    The game is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Mitchell Field.

  11. LI Lax says:

    Agreed, Joe. I like St. A’s by 3 or 4, but you just never know in this game. I’ll be attending, should be an interesting game, probably close for a while and then St. A’s will pull away.

  12. Joe Lombardi says:

    You couldn’t be more right LI Lax. That’s definitely proven to be the case in the past. Having said that, and having seen a lot of both teams at various points this season — even in the preseason — I really think St. A’s is the better team right now. But like you said, that doesn’t mean the Flyers can’t win.

  13. Friar Tuck says:

    Well Joe, having read your predictions all season, it’s seldom you miss one. So I have to like the 11-7 pick here. Should be a good one.

  14. casual observer says:

    joe,
    what about the catholic state tourney? hope you had a good weekend my man.

  15. Mike Meyers says:

    Its Not Friday the 13th, or Halloween. But Jason you and I do agree on this one. Nyack will Shut Coach Lews BIG FAT Mouth , and the Somers cry baby’s that do give up will again! Lew, The refs are tired of you, and will take it out on you and your team.
    Nyack -12
    Somers-10

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  17. Joe Lombardi says:

    CO –

    Thanks. You too. What games are you interested in talking about we haven’t mentioned?

  18. casual observer says:

    the Iona Prep catholic state championship coming up this weekend at Iona prep.

  19. Yack Laxer says:

    Somers is our house!
    Let’s rock that house just like we did in football!!
    WAT

  20. Pac Alum says:

    Pac Vs. Suffern Joe??

  21. Joe Lombardi says:

    Pac alum –

    I think Mahopac could be a surprise in the playoffs. I see the Indians beating Suffern 12-6 and then giving Lakeland/Panas a very good game.

    CO – I’m waiting for the actual matchups. Once I have them, I will post and share thoughts.

  22. casual observer says:

    thats why your the top blog in the area my man.

  23. HV Lax says:

    Best blog in the area? You’re definitely selling Joe short. I read blogs all over the place and this is the best period both in terms of the time and effort and level of analysis by Joe and the intelligent feedback of readers. Check out the other blog compared to this – it’s like walking into a grade school for recess.

  24. Joe Lombardi says:

    Casual Observer –

    As promised, here are the matchups. In looking at them, I rate Iona Prep as a solid favorite to win it all:

    New York Catholic Class A state championship

    Tuesday, May 26

    (at Mitchell Field, Hempstead) — Semifinal

    St. John the Baptist vs. Holy Trinity

    Friday, May 29 (at Iona Prep) — Semifinal

    Canisius (Buffalo) vs. Iona Prep, 4 p.m.

    Saturday, May 30 (at Iona Prep) — Final

    St. John the Baptist/Holy Trinity winner vs. Canisius/Iona Prep winner, 1 p.m.

  25. Joe Lombardi says:

    Final: SJB 5, Holy Trinity 2

    So SJB will play Canisius or Iona Prep on Saturday at 1 p.m., for the New York Catholic Class A state championship.

    Up next: Chaminade vs. St. Anthony’s/Part III

  26. GaelWins says:

    Thanks for the score Joe. Congrats SJB. Hopefully see you guys Saturday if we take care of business against Canisius.

  27. PurpleReigns says:

    OK I know you guys are wondering where my picks have been. Here you go.

    JJ 15, South 3 – Savs play stall ball but in 4th so as not to run up score

    Somers 30, Nyack 7 – Score from FB game everyone is talking about only in reverse.

    Town 11, Arlington 10 in OT!!!

  28. PurpleReigns says:

    Who says I don’t like Town. I just picked em to win. LOL

  29. Cradler says:

    LMAO. I know Purple Reign is not the nost popular poster among Town fans but that was pretty hilarious.

  30. PurpleReigns says:

    Hah. Chea. I just wanted to give a head’s up and what not so THE CROP doesn’t go into shock when Town is trailing Arlington in the 4th quarter tomorrow.

  31. NyGuy says:

    Your right man. Somers/Nyack is gonna be just like the football game and Nyack is gonna win again!

  32. Joe Lombardi says:

    CHSAA championship game at Mitchell Field:

    St. Anthony’s leads Chaminade 9-4 at halftime.

  33. SWLAX says:

    Sec 1 Class C, since no one else will touch it!

    PV 16 Ardsley 4
    Rye 13 Pleasantville 5
    Pelham 8 Byram 6
    Bronxville 12 Nanuet 9

    Thoughts?

  34. LaxitUP says:

    Joe,
    Thoughts on the jay game tommorow?

  35. THE CROP says:

    Oddly enough purple, after embaressing your town, i dont think anyone likes your predictions, theyre equilevent to sports illustrated picking the world series champ..the mets got to be the experiment of the curse this year, although i dont think the mets need any curses to blow it..just their lack of hitting and bullpen pitching down the stretch in september

    I’ll be shocked if the crop, i dont know if you were referring to me or the entire group, will be there in the second half..

    Anyway ill try not to stoop down, but i could possibly count the number of state championships jay has on my left foot ( 2 of my toes are webbed so i guess u can technically say i have 4 toes..either way i dont think it matter does it?)

    instead of celebrating that section1 is representing us well at the championships during the weekend (granted its great having them from your highschool u root for) , you just tried to knock down yorktown lacrosse..

    you stay classy san diego

  36. Joe Lombardi says:

    Final: St. A’s 17, Chaminade 9 — Friars win the CHSAA championship.

  37. Joe Lombardi says:

    SWLax –

    Thanks for getting Class C into the mix. Most interesting game is Pelham vs. Byram. Pelham has some real good athletes — a few with college potential. The Pelicans ended the season by beating White Plains. I still like Byram to prevail in a tight one. I’ll say 9-7.

    laxitup –

    Obviously John Jay is a huge favorite. The teams met just two weeks ago and only the 33-save performance of Luke Haggerty prevented the Vikings from being completely dominated. I will say 14-5 JJ.

    Another good one is White Plains-North Rockland. That and Pelham/Byram are the games of the day. I think this is White Plains’ breakout season and I pick the Tigers 8-7.

  38. PurpleReigns says:

    Umm CROPPY you shouldn’t leave at halftime tomorrow. It will be a tough game and they will need you there to cheer them on to a close victory. But if you must leave early then you should go to the library and read a dictionary. It’s spelled embarrassing not embaressing. LOL

  39. Jay says:

    If your looking for a goalie clinic come check out the jj and south game tommorw.

  40. Joe Lombardi says:

    Nassau Class B quarterfinal scores – from Hofstra:

    Plainedge 7, Wantagh 6
    Garden City 8, Calhoun 5

  41. syracuse says:

    Wow. Anyone think that GC score is a little too close for comfort?

  42. wasn;t wondering says:

    PurpleReigns

    I think you made the same statement after jj played south the last time 7-3 after 3 i guess that really wasn’t a good time for stall ball either if Hag’s is on
    jj will win but it be alot closer

  43. PurpleREIGENSsidekick says:

    Hags is not even good, sav will play stall ball for the whole 2nd half.

  44. LI Lax says:

    Syracuse,

    GC has nothing on offense this year. I was going to watch the second half of this game after the CHSAA game but when I drove by Hofstra it was 7-1 GC mid-3rd and I assumed it was over. It was, GC just made it a little closer because they can’t blow decent teams out with the lack of firepower they have. Thursday’s game against Plainedge is going to be real interesting, both teams have solid defenses and below average offenses, look for a low scoring close game. I still like GC to win, but I’ll say something like 4-3.

  45. syracuse says:

    LI Lax,

    I know GC has struggled on the offensive end this year. I was just wondering if this one was close throughout or made to look close late and you answered that for me, so thanks.

  46. slacrosse says:

    SWLAX,

    Agree with your Class C picks. Maybe a few less goals scored by PV and/or Rye.

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