Girls basketball: See the seedings and schedule for the 2023 Section 1 tournament
Before the ball was tossed aloft for the opening tip of the first game of the 2023 playoffs, Section 1 basketball players already had gained a victory with this year's semifinals and finals for all classes being moved back to their longtime home, the Westchester County Center in White Plains, following a two-year absence.
With four size divisions in Section 1 girls basketball, that means 16 teams will play at the vaunted arena, starting with the Class B semifinals Feb. 27 and concluding March 5 with the Class AA and Class B finals.
Every team will have, at least in theory, a chance to reach the County Center when action begins this Thursday with Class A and B outbracket games.
But there are favorites, staring with the top seeds, Albertus Magnus in AA, Harrison in A, 19-win Putnam Valley in B and Tuckahoe in C.
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2023 basketball tournament
Class AA
First round
Friday, Feb. 17
No 16 East Ramapo (6-14) at No. 1 Albertus Magnus (17-3)
No. 15 Carmel (6-14) at No. 2 Ketcham (19-1)
No 14 Mamaroneck (6-14) at No. 3 White Plains (17-3)
No. 13 Suffern (7-13) at No. 4 John Jay-East Fishkill (15-5)
No. 12 Mount Vernon (8-11) a No. 5 Ursuline (14-6)
No. 11 Clarkstown South (11-9) at No. 6 New Rochelle (15-5)
No. 10 Ossining (10-10) at No. 7 Scarsdale (12-8)
No. 9 Arlington (11-9) at No. 8 North Rockland (10-10)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Feb. 24
First-round winners at higher remaining seed
Semifinals
Thursday, March 2
Quarterfinal winners at Westchester County Center
Championship
Sunday, March 5
Semifinal winners at Westchester County Center
Class A
Outbracket
Thursday, Feb. 16
No. 23 Gorton (6-13) at No. 10 Lakeland (11-9)
No. 22 Nanuet (7-13) at No 11 Yorktown (13-7)
No. 21 Sleepy Hollow (7-13) at No. 12 Horace Greeley (11-9)
No. 20 Yonkers (7-11) at No. 13 Brewster 9(10-10)
No. 19 Clarkstown North (8-12) at No. 14 Fox Lane (9-11)
No. 18. Roosevelt (11-9) at No. 15 Somers (7-12)
No. 17 Nyack (8-12) at No. 16 Eastchester (7-13)
First round
Saturday, Feb. 18
Eastchester-Nyack winner at No. 1 Harrison (16-4)
Somers-Roosevelt winner at No. 2 Mahopac (15-4)
Fox Lane-Clarkstown North Winner at No. 3 Pearl River (17-3)
Brewster-Yonkers winner at No. 4 Tappan Zee (12-8)
Sleepy Hollow-Horace Greeley winner at No. 5 Rye (14-6)
Yorktown-Nanuet winner at No. 6 Panas (15-5)
Lakeland-Gorton winner at No. 7 John Jay-Cross River (16-4)
No. 9 Hen Hud (13-7) at No. 8 Pelham (15-5)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Feb. 23
First-round winners at higher remaining seed
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 1
Quarterfinal winners at Westchester County Center
Championship
Saturday, March 4
Semifinal winners at Westchester County Center
Class B
Outbracket
Thursday, Feb. 16
No. 17 Rye Neck (7-13) at No. 16 Valhalla (7-13)
First round
Saturday, Feb. 18
Winner of Valhalla-Rye Neck at No. 1 Putnam Valley (19-1)
No. 15 Blind Brook (8-12) at No. 2 Irvington (15-5)
No. 14 Edgemont (8-12) at No. 3 Westlake (16-4)
No. 13 Hastings (7-13) at No. 4 Yonkers Montessori (16-4)
No. 12 Pleasantville (7-13) at No. 5 Ardsley (14-6)
No. 11 Dobbs Ferry (8-12) at No. 6 Briarcliff (13-7)
No. 10 Byram Hills (10-10) at No. 7 Croton (12-8)
No. 9 North Salem (11-9) at No. 8 Bronxville (11-9)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Feb. 21
First-round winners at higher seed
Semifinals
Monday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinal winners at Westchester County Center
Championship
Sunday, March 5
Semifinal winners at Westchester County Center
Class C
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 28
At Westchester County Center
No. 4 Haldane (3-17) at No. 1 Tuckahoe (12-8)
No 3 Leffell (6-12) at No. 2 Alexander Hamilton (11-9)
Championship
Saturday, March 4
Semifinal winners at Westchester County Center
Nancy Haggerty covers cross-country, track & field, field hockey, skiing, ice hockey, basketball, girls lacrosse and other sporting events for The Journal News/lohud. Follow her on Twitter at @HaggertyNancy.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Girls basketball: See the seeds and schedules for the Section 1 playoffs
