Five played 1 p.m. games are final in Section IX. Pine Bush beat Valley Central 21–17 after a string of lead changes, Saugerties held off Red Hook 38–34, and Highland pulled away from O’Neill 31–15. In eight-man, Pawling and Eldred settled the final division positions. Lourdes at Goshen is still scheduled for 7 p.m.
Saturday results: Full score board · Weekend hub · Playoff picture · Eight-man field.
Pine Bush answers Valley Central and takes the AA result
Pine Bush beat Valley Central 21–17. VC led 3–0 on a first-quarter field goal, and Jaden Christophe’s rushing touchdown put the Bushmen up 7–3 early in the second. Jude Revella returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, giving the Vikings a 10–7 halftime lead.
Jace Robinson scored for Pine Bush in the third, but Andrew Waite found Austyn Robb for a Valley Central touchdown and a 17–14 lead. Ruben Simpson’s touchdown put the Bushmen in front 21–17 heading into the fourth, and that score held.
The result moves Pine Bush to 3–5 overall and 2–2 in Class AA qualifying play; Valley Central is 5–3 overall and 2–2 in qualifying play. Pine Bush visits Monroe-Woodbury next Saturday; Valley Central visits Newburgh on Friday. Follow the AA cut line and tiebreaks as those final games approach. KOT845’s live projection is separate from an official Section IX bracket.
Saugerties survives 38–34
Saugerties beat Red Hook 38–34 in the tightest finish of the afternoon. The teams were tied 28–28 late in the third quarter before the Sawyers finished ahead. Saugerties is 4–3 overall and has secured a Class B playoff spot in KOT845’s current qualifying calculation. Red Hook finishes its qualifying schedule 2–4 and is eliminated from the four-team field. Saugerties visits Marlboro next Saturday with placement still to settle.
Highland pulls away after halftime
Highland beat O’Neill 31–15. O’Neill came back from a 13–3 deficit to lead 15–14 at halftime, but Highland scored about a minute into the third to retake the lead 21–15. The Huskies extended it to 31–15 by the final minutes. Both programs had already secured playoff places; the result affects positioning rather than entry into the field.
Eight-man division order is set
Pawling beat Millbrook 44–8, finishing 4–0 in Division 2 and earning a first-round bye. Millbrook is second and will host a quarterfinal; Ellenville is third and travels.
Eldred beat Tri-Valley 22–14 to take second in Division 1 and a home quarterfinal. Tri-Valley is third and travels; Sullivan West won the division and has a bye. The six qualifiers are set. See the full field and bracket structure. Section IX still must confirm the cross-division seed order, matchups, sites and kickoff times.
Still ahead tonight
Lourdes visits Goshen at 7 p.m. Goshen can clinch a Class A Division 2 berth with a win in KOT845’s current calculation. Lourdes needs a win to stay alive. Read the matchup preview and send a score if you are at the game.
Beacon also received a Week 7 forfeit win over Poughkeepsie; no game was played and no on-field score is assigned.
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