Capital Region High School Football Primes For Section II Semis
High school football fans are getting ready for a weekend of excitement, thanks to the Section II semi-finals getting underway on Friday and Saturday. The championships will be next Friday and Saturday at predetermined locations. 15 cross-over games have been scheduled, as well. Those dates and times will be determined later this week.
Let's start out with the Class AA semi-final games on Friday. First #11 Saratoga Springs (5-4) travels to Albany to take on #1 CBA with their spotless (9-0) record for the 7pm kick. At the same time, #5 Shaker (6-3) travel to Clifton Park to take on #2 Shenendehowa. The Plainsman's only loss came on their home field against CBA. The AA championship will be played Friday, November 11th at Guilderland. That game will kick at 7pm.
The Class A semi-finals also kick on Friday night with #7 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (6-2) travels to #16 Averill Park (6-3) on the season. That games will kick-off at 7pm. The other Class A match-up features #18 La Salle (5-4) taking on #16 Niskayuna (7-2). That game will also kick at 7pm at Niskayuna. The Class A championship will be played November 12th at CBA at 7pm.
The Class B semi-finals once again go through Ravena. Friday night at 7pm, #13 Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (7-2) hosts #20 Gloversville (6-2). The other Class B semi-final sees Lansingburgh (5-4) travel to powerhouse #6 Glens Falls (8-0) for a 1:30pm kick-oof on Saturday. The Class B championship will be on Saturday, November 12th at Shenendehowa High School. That game will kick at 1pm.
Now for the Class C semi-finals, Friday night #8 Schuylerville (7-2) travels to #5 Undefeated Fonda for a 7pm kick-off. On Saturday, #10 Stillwater (7-2) will try to get things rolling, as Warriors travel to the new powerhouse of the north country, #3 Warrensburg-Lake George (9-0) at Warrensburg for a 1pm kick-off. The Class C championship game will be played on Friday, November 11th at Lansingburgh. The championship will kick at 7pm.
Finally the Class D semi-finals that will be played at Mechanicville High School. On Friday night, #9 Cambridge-Salem (9-0) takes on Canajoharie-Fort Plain (5-3) for a 6pm kick-off. On Saturday Greenwich (5-4) faces #22 Chatham (8-1) at 6pm. The championship game will be played on Saturday, November 12th at Schuylerville High School at 1pm.