What to know about Bucks County teams in District One field hockey playoffs

The field hockey postseason begins for District One on Monday, and plenty of Bucks County area teams made the tournament. Check out the first-round matchups, and everything you need to know about the tournament here.

How many teams make the District One field hockey playoffs?

In total, 46 teams qualified for the District One field hockey playoffs; of those, 14 are Bucks County area teams.

In Class 3A, 24 out of 37 teams qualified for the playoffs; in Class 2A, 16 of 28 teams made the tournament, and six out of 11 Class 1A teams made the cut. 

How many teams from each class will advance to the PIAA Field Hockey Championships?

Class 3A has seven PIAA qualifiers; Class 2A has five and Class 1A will send two teams to states.

When do the District One playoffs take place?

The playoffs begin Monday, Oct. 26, for Class 3A; and Tuesday, Oct. 27, for Classes 2A and 1A. The district playoffs conclude Nov. 7 for all three classes. 

These teams earned byes and won’t be playing in the first round of the District One Playoffs:

In Class 1A, No. 2 Faith Christian and No. 1 New Hope-Solebury have a bye and will begin play in the semifinals on Oct. 29.  In Class 3A, No. 4 CB West and No. 6 Quakertown have first-round byes and will begin play on Wednesday, Oct. 28. 

Here are the first-round matchups for Bucks County area teams:

*Courier/Intell teams in bold

Class 1A:

Quarterfinals, Tuesday, Oct. 27

• No. 6 Sacred Heart at No. 3 Dock Mennonite, 7 p.m.

Class 2A:

First round, Tuesday, Oct. 27

• No. 16 Upper Moreland at No. 1 Mount Saint Joseph, 4 p.m.
• No. 14 Upper Dublin at No. 3 Gwynedd Mercy, 3:45 p.m.

Class 3A:

First round, Monday, Oct. 26

• No. 17 Owen J. Roberts at No. 16 Souderton, 6 p.m.
• No. 24 North Penn at No. 9 Avon Grove, 7 p.m.
• No. 20 Haverford at No. 13 CB South, 6 p.m.
• No. 18 Neshaminy at No. 15 Methacton, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 23 Council Rock South at No. 10 Pennsbury, 7 p.m.
• No. 19 CB East at No. 14 Downingtown East, 3:45 p.m.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: What to know about Bucks County teams in District One field hockey playoffs