2026 Section IX football
The Road to a Section Title
Updated Saturday morning, October 31, 2026, before kickoff. Friday’s finals are included. Week 9 semifinals and crossovers → Confirmed matchups, remaining seed positions and all six championship paths. See the AA winning-margin scenarios →
Eight-man quarterfinals: October 30–31. Section semifinals: November 6–7. Championship weekend: November 13–14. All times Eastern. Open seeds remain labeled by bracket position until the field is settled.
Saturday, October 31: four kickoffs and the remaining bracket stakes →
Championship Weekend
Class D
Championship
No. 2 Chester Academyvs.No. 1 John S. Burke Catholic
Fri. Nov. 13 · 4:30 pm · Goshen High School — Gladiator Stadium
Class A
Championship
Washingtonville / Lourdes winnervs.Cornwall / Warwick winner
Fri. Nov. 13 · 6:00 pm · Monroe-Woodbury High School
Eight-Man
Championship
Pawling semifinal winnervs.Sullivan West semifinal winner
Fri. Nov. 13 · 7:30 pm · Goshen High School · Gladiator Stadium
Class C
Championship
O’Neill / Dover winnervs.No. 1 Highland
Sat. Nov. 14 · 12:00 pm · Monroe-Woodbury High School
Class B
Championship
Port Jervis semifinal winnervs.Beacon semifinal winner
Sat. Nov. 14 · 3:00 pm · Monroe-Woodbury High School
Class AA
Championship
Middletown semifinal winnervs.Newburgh semifinal winner
Sat. Nov. 14 · 6:00 pm · Monroe-Woodbury High School
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Class AA
Semifinal
No. 4 seedatNo. 1 Middletown
Nov. 6–7 · Higher seed
Semifinal
No. 3 seedatNo. 2 Newburgh Free Academy
Nov. 6–7 · Higher seed
Class A
Semifinal
No. 2 (Division 2) Our Lady of LourdesatNo. 1 (Division 1) Washingtonville
Nov. 6–7 · Washingtonville
Semifinal
WarwickatNo. 1 (Division 2) Cornwall
Nov. 6–7 · Cornwall
Class B
Semifinal
Marlboro / Saugerties loseratNo. 1 Port Jervis
Nov. 6–7 · Port Jervis
Semifinal
Marlboro / Saugerties winneratNo. 2 Beacon
Nov. 6–7 · Beacon
Class C
No. 1 Highland has a bye to the November 14 championship.
Semifinal
No. 3 DoveratNo. 2 James I. O’Neill
Fri. Nov. 6 · 7:00 pm · James I. O'Neill High School
Class D
No semifinal: No. 1 Burke Catholic and No. 2 Chester meet in the November 13 final at Goshen.
Eight-Man
Quarterfinal
No. 6 Tri-ValleyatNo. 3 Eldred
Fri. Oct. 30 · 7:00 pm · Eldred
Final: 6–14 · Eldred advances
Quarterfinal
No. 5 Millbrook/WebutuckatNo. 4 Ellenville
Sat. Oct. 31 · 12:00 pm · Eldred Central High School Stadium
Semifinal
Ellenville / Millbrook-Webutuck winneratNo. 1 Pawling
Fri. Nov. 6 · 7 p.m. · Pawling
Semifinal
EldredatNo. 2 Sullivan West
Fri. Nov. 6 · 7 p.m. · Sullivan West
Finish the Season With Us
Follow every final, player leaders and the Power 40. Coaches and scorekeepers can send finals, stat corrections and season summaries. Include the school, opponent, date and scorebook or published source.
For senior and postseason nominations, include the athlete’s full name, school, season totals and game-by-game support.
Sources: Section IX 2026 Football Handbook · Official eight-man bracket · NFHS broadcasts.