This year’s Suffolk County Division I football playoff brackets were released late Saturday night.
After Sachem North’s timely win over Connetquot on Friday, the Flaming Arrows reached the necessary power points to earn the No. 2 seed in this year’s playoffs. Sachem East, with a win on Saturday at Brentwood, earned the sixth seed.
Sachem North (6-2) will host No. 7 Bay Shore (4-4), who squeaked into the seventh spot with a slight power point advantage over No. 8 Ward Melville (5-3).
Sachem and Bay Shore dueled during Week 2 in one of the most memorable games in Sachem history, the Flaming Arrows taking a 63-62 overtime victory agains the Marauders at home. Trent Crossan scored a program-record and eye-opening eight touchdowns in the win.
Sachem East (4-4) will travel to No. 3 Northport (6-2) on Saturday at 2 p.m. Sachem East and Northport played each other in Week 1, resulting in a 41-26 victory for the Arrows.
Full Division I seeds
- 1. Connetquot (7-1)
- 2. Sachem North (6-2)
- 3. Northport (6-2)
- 4. William Floyd (6-2)
- 5. Commack (6-2)
- 6. Sachem East (4-4)
- 7. Bay Shore (4-4)
- 8. Ward Melville (5-3)
Sachem Report will have complete playoff coverage throughout the week and especially on game day, so stay logged onto this digital gridiron.
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-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro