North Country football teams set for sectional finals and state play
Lowville, South Lewis, Gouverneur and Malone are among North Country teams scheduled for sectional finals or state playoff games Nov. 13-14.
By Avery Lyons, ClickNNY Sports Desk
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North Country high school football teams will compete in Section 3 championship games and state tournament play Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, with games involving Lowville, South Lewis, Gouverneur and Malone.
South Lewis will play Morrisville/Madison/Stockbridge in the Section 3 8-Man final at 2 p.m. Friday at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse. South Lewis entered the game at 8-2 after a 30-29 semifinal win over Waterville. Morrisville/Madison/Stockbridge was 9-1.
Lowville, listed at 9-1, will meet unbeaten Bishop Ludden-Grimes/Syracuse Academy of Science in the Section 3 Class C final at noon Saturday at the Dome. Bishop Ludden-Grimes/Syracuse Academy of Science advanced with a 36-30 overtime victory over General Brown.
Gouverneur, which was 9-0 entering state play, will face Saranac Central at 7 p.m. Friday at Ogdensburg Free Academy in the opening round of the NYSPHSAA Class C playoffs. Gouverneur won the Section 10 Class C final over Ogdensburg Free Academy, 22-16. Saranac Central won the Section 7 championship over Saranac Lake, 34-14.
Malone will play Peru at 1 p.m. Saturday in another Class B state tournament game. Malone won the Section 10 title by defeating Massena, 20-14, while unbeaten Peru won the Section 7 championship game against Plattsburgh, 41-7.
The winner of Gouverneur-Saranac Central will play the Section 10 champion at noon Nov. 21 at Colonie High School. The Lowville game’s winner will face the Section 4 champion at noon Nov. 21 at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The winner of Malone-Peru will play the Section 2 champion, with the date and time to be determined.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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