Championship
No. 2 Chester Academyvs.No. 1 John S. Burke Catholic
Fri. Nov. 13 · 4:30 pm · Goshen High School — Gladiator Stadium
Game Center →Friday settled the Class A field
All 13 Friday finals are recorded. Middletown finishes 9–0. Washingtonville and Beacon finish 8–1. Read the full Friday wrap →
| Class | Confirmed | What comes next |
|---|---|---|
| AA | No. 1 Middletown; No. 2 Newburgh. Valley Central has qualified. | Pine Bush wins or Monroe wins by 1–3: projected No. 3 Pine Bush, No. 4 Valley Central. Monroe wins by 5+: projected No. 3 Valley Central, No. 4 Monroe. Exactly 4: hold for Section IX’s tiebreak ruling. Full AA scenarios → |
| A | Division 1: Washingtonville first, Warwick second. Division 2: Cornwall first, Lourdes second. | Lourdes at Washingtonville; Warwick at Cornwall. Goshen, Wallkill, Minisink Valley and FDR are eliminated. |
| B | No. 1 Port Jervis; No. 2 Beacon. Marlboro and Saugerties have qualified. | Marlboro–Saugerties winner is No. 3 and visits Beacon; loser is No. 4 and visits Port Jervis. |
| C | No. 1 Highland; No. 2 O’Neill; No. 3 Dover. | Dover at O’Neill in the semifinal. Highland has the championship bye. |
| D | No. 1 Burke; No. 2 Chester. | Chester–Burke championship, November 13 at Goshen. |
| 8-Man | Eldred beat Tri-Valley 14–6 and advances. | Eldred at Sullivan West. Ellenville–Millbrook/Webutuck winner visits Pawling. Tri-Valley’s postseason run is over. |
Qualification and advancement are different: the standings retain the six-team eight-man qualifying field; the bracket shows which teams are still alive after playoff finals.
All six brackets and championship times → · Live standings · Remaining race scenarios
Next: Week 9 — semifinals and crossovers. Open the Week 9 board → · Crossover pairings await assignment.
2026 Season Center: team scoring, season records, CSV download and missing stat reports →
2026 Section IX football
The Road to a Section Title
Week 8, every playoff round and all six championship games.
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.
Championship Weekend
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
SaugertiesatNo. 1 Port Jervis
Nov. 6–7 · Port Jervis
Semifinal
MarlboroatNo. 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
Game Center →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
Game Center →Quarterfinal
No. 5 Millbrook/WebutuckatNo. 4 Ellenville
Sat. Oct. 31 · 12:00 pm · Eldred Central High School Stadium
Final: 28–22 · Millbrook/Webutuck advances
Game Center →Semifinal
Millbrook/WebutuckatNo. 1 Pawling
Fri. Nov. 6 · 7 p.m. · Pawling
Semifinal
EldredatNo. 2 Sullivan West
Fri. Nov. 6 · 7 p.m. · Sullivan West
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