UPDATED: How NY high school football playoffs shape up for Section 4 teams
This story has been updated to reflect the following:
From the New York Public High School Athletic Association on Thursday afternoon:
"Due to the impending snowstorm and concerns about travel, NYSPHSAA announces the following changes to regional football games to be played this weekend:"
Corning vs. Cicero-North Syracuse, noon Sat.
Waverly vs. General Brown, 6 p.m. Sat.
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Section 4 will be represented by three top-ranked squads in state football quarterfinals to be played Friday and Saturday at Cicero-North Syracuse’s Michael J. Bragman Stadium.
Maine-Endwell, Waverly and Tioga sit atop New York State Sports Writers Association tabulations in their respective enrollment classifications − the Spartans and Tigers from Day 1, the Wolverines newly installed following a win against previous No. 1 Chenango Forks.
This weekend’s winners move along to semifinals the following weekend at Union-Endicott’s Ty Cobb Stadium, with finals set for Dec. 3-4 in the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse.
Three quarterfinals are rematches from last year:
C-NS defeated Corning, 20-16.
Maine-Endwell defeated Homer, 48-22.
Tioga defeated Dolgeville, 50-12.
Class AA
Matchup: Corning (6-3) vs. Cicero-North Syracuse (10-1), noon Saturday.
State rankings: Corning No. 27; C-NS No. 6.
Last weekend: Corning beat Elmira, 46-24; C-NS beat CBA, 34-20.
State playoff appearances: Corning fifth; C-NS fifth.
State playoff records: Corning 0-4; C-NS 3-4.
To the winner: 5-McQuaid Jesuit or 6-Lewis J. Bennett/Olmstead/Middle Early College/East, 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at U-E.
How Corning made it this far:Hawks run past Elmira for third consecutive Class AA title
Class A
Matchup: Union-Endicott (9-1) vs. West Genesee (8-2), 8 p.m. Friday.
State rankings: U-E No. 8; West Genesee No. 11.
Last weekend: U-E beat Vestal, 30-14; West Genesee beat Fayetteville-Manlius, 23-0.
State playoff appearances: U-E 16th; West Genesee third.
State playoff records: U-E 3-15; West Genesee 3-1.
To the winner: 5-Hilton or 6-Jamestown, 6 p.m. Nov. 25 at U-E.
How U-E made it this far:Tigers find third-quarter magic to beat Vestal for Class A title
Class B
Matchup: Maine-Endwell (10-0) vs. Homer (9-1), 3 p.m. Saturday.
State rankings: M-E No. 1; Homer No. 7.
Last weekend: M-E beat Norwich, 37-13; Homer beat Indian River, 14-0.
State playoff appearances: M-E 10th; Homer fifth.
State playoff records: M-E 20-3; Homer 0-4.
To the winner: 5-Batavia or 6-Iroquois, 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at U-E.
How M-E made it this far:Undefeated Spartans cruise to Section 4 title, advances to state playoffs
Class C
Matchup: Waverly (10-1) vs. General Brown (9-1), 6 p.m. Saturday.
State rankings: Waverly No. 1; General Brown No. 6.
Last weekend: Waverly beat Chenango Forks, 28-14; General Brown beat Holland Patent, 41-0.
State playoff appearances: Waverly fourth; General Brown seventh.
State playoff records: Waverly 1-3; General Brown 3-6.
To the winner: 5-Attica or 6-Lackawanna, noon Nov. 26 at U-E.
How Waverly made it this far:Waverly topples Chenango Forks for Section 4 Class C championship
Class D
Matchup: Tioga (11-0) vs. Dolgeville (10-0), 5 p.m. Friday.
State rankings: Tioga No. 1; Dolgeville No. 5.
Last weekend: Tioga beat Delhi, 42-14; Dolgeville beat Beaver River, 44-24.
State playoff appearances: Tioga 10th; Dolgeville 10th.
State playoff records: Tioga 13-7; Dolgeville 7-8.
To the winner: 5-Oakfield-Alabama/Elba or 6-Randolph, 3 p.m. Nov. 25 at U-E.
How Tioga made it this far:Tioga makes it five straight Section 4 titles with rout over Delhi
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: UPDATED: NY football playoffs: 3 Section 4 teams ranked No. 1