Suffolk Class A playoff bracket
West Islip's Conor Braddish, right, leads a talented Lions midfield. Credit: James A. Escher, 2010
Below is the Suffolk Class A playoff bracket. Twelve teams make the postseason from Suffolk's Division I, with the top four -- No. 1 West Islip (16-0), No. 2 Ward Melville (15-1), No. 3 Smithtown West (13-3) and No. 4 Sachem North (13-3) -- getting byes to Tuesday's quarterfinal round.
The Class B and C brackets are scheduled to be out tomorrow or Thursday after those teams wrap up their regular seasons this afternoon (weather permitting). Eight teams make the Class B playoffs and three make it in Class C.
All games are at 4 p.m. on Thursday unless otherwise noted. (Seeds are determined by power points, not records.)
No. 9 East Islip (9-7) at No. 8 Smithtown East (9-7) ...winner plays No. 1 West Islip
No. 12 North Babylon (10-5) at No. 5 Connetquot (11-5), 5 p.m. ...winner plays No. 4 Sachem North
No. 11 Lindenhurst (10-6) at No. 6 Bay Shore (11-5) ...winner plays No. 3 Smithtown West
No. 10 Middle Country (11-5) at No. 7 Northport (8-7) ...winner plays No. 2 Ward Melville
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