Section 2 soccer playoffs LIVE updates: Scores, highlights from tonight's championship games

Section 2 soccer playoffs LIVE updates: Final boys’ championships are tonight

• What’s happening: At Bethlehem High School, Schuylerville and Broadalbin-Perth open the doubleheader at 5 p.m. with a clash for the Class B boys’ soccer title. Then, in the Class A final, top-seeded Schalmont will try to reverse a 1-0 regular-season loss to No. 2 Averill Park from the regular season.
• Brackets:Boys… Girls
• Follow along: We’ll have updates throughout the night from on the scene at the big games.

Getting ready to go

4:50 p.m.: In about 10 minutes, championship Section 2 soccer will be getting underway from Bethlehem High School.

Foothills Council rivals Schuylerville and Broadalbin-Perth meet for the Class B title, then a Class A clash between Schalmont and Averill Park is set to follow.

Class A boys: No. 1 Schalmont vs. No. 2 Averill Park

• When and where: 7:30 p.m. at Bethlehem High School
• What to know about Schalmont: Schalmont (13-3-2) has won five straight games, including playoff victories over Scotia-Glenville 8-0 and La Salle 2-0, with Luke Martin scoring a hat trick and a goal, respectively. The Sabres lost to Averill Park 1-0 in the regular-season meeting between the teams and finished 0-2 against Suburban Council opponents. Schalmont went 6-0-2 in Colonial Council play, has a plus-48 goal differential and is seeking its first sectional title since 2024.
• What to know about Averill Park: Averill Park (7-9-2) has won three of its past four games and is coming off a 9-1 quarterfinal win over Hudson Falls and a 3-1 semifinal win over Cohoes, highlighted by consecutive two-goal efforts from Gabe Mussett. The Golden Knights won the regular-season meeting between the teams on a goal from Amar Lyons. Averill Park finished 2-9-1 in Suburban Council play, is making its first appearance in a sectional final since 2022 and is seeking its first title since 2021.

Class B boys: No. 2 Schuylerville vs. No. 4 Broadalbin-Perth

• When and where: 5 p.m. at Bethlehem High School
• What to know about Schuylerville: Schuylerville (13-3-2) has won six of its past eight games, including playoff wins over Watervliet/Heatly 3-0 and Ichabod Crane 3-2. The Black Horses played Broadalbin-Perth twice this season, splitting the games. They won the first 2-0 in late September, led by two goals from Dean Barraclough, and lost the second 2-0 in early October. Schuylerville is seeking its first sectional title since 2019. It finished 6-0-2 in Foothills Council play and has a plus-43 goal differential.
• What to know about Broadalbin-Perth: Broadalbin-Perth (14-4-1) has won five of its past six games and advanced to the final with wins over Canajoharie/Fort Plain 9-0, Mechanicville 1-0, and Catskill 4-0. Korona Beckett scored the game-winner against Mechanicville, and Anthony Zierak and Bobby Ransom each scored two goals against Catskill. In the Patriots’ 2-0 early-October win over Schuylerville, Landon Crane and Landon Selby each scored. With only 13 goals allowed and a plus-58 goal differential, Broadalbin-Perth is seeking its first sectional title since 2015. 

Brackets, scores and more

Boys’ soccer

Girls’ soccer

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