CHENANGO COUNTY – After finishing strong in the regular season, local Chenango County soccer teams are preparing for Sectionals. Below is the schedule announced by Section IV.

Boys Soccer:

Afton/Harpursville, Bainbridge-Guilford, and Greene will be respectively representing Chenango County, where they all sit in Section IV, Class C. There’s a possibility these teams could face off against each other later on in the brackets, which can be found on the Section IV athletics website.

A/H:

The Afton/Harpursville Crimson Knights concluded a successful 2023 regular season with a 13-1-1 record and will be playing in the MAC championship on Saturday against division I leader Bainbridge-Guilford. The two teams met recently where the Crimson Knights won 5-1.

Afton/Harpursville is currently a four seed and will host MAC Division I’s Delhi on Tuesday, October 17 at 3:30 p.m. Delhi defeated the Crimson Knights 1-0 on September 22.

B-G:

The Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats finished its 2023 season as the leading team in the MAC’s division I with a 6-5-1 record. B-G will face Afton/Harpursville in the MAC championship on Saturday in Oneonta. The Bobcats, listed as an 11 seed, will face a tough Untaego/Franklin team (13-1-1) out of Tri-Valley on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Unatego/Franklin defeated B-G 5-1 when these two teams met on September 30.

Greene:

The Greene Trojans defeated Delhi on Thursday with a 2-0 victory in a MAC crossover (Division I vs Division II) game. Greene (8-6-1) finished second to Afton/Harpursville in the division. Greene is currently listed as a nine seed and will play at IAC League’s Union Springs/ Port Byron on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer:

The Norwich Purple Tornado, along with Unadilla Valley, Bainbridge-Guilford and Oxford will represent Chenango County in Sectionals this season. Norwich moved up to Class A while UV, B-G, and Oxford support Class C.

Norwich:

Norwich is one of just three teams in Class A sectionals this season, along with Maine-Endwell and Owego. The Purple Tornado, who finished 3-10 on the season, have some time to prepare before heading to play Owego on Saturday, October 21 at 3:30 p.m.

UV:

The Unadilla Valley Storm concluded a strong regular season with a 10-2 record and 6-0 against its own division. The Storm will face Division I’s Sidney in the MAC championship on Saturday in Oneonta. UV defeated Sidney 3-2 when these two teams met on Tuesday.

The Storm, a four seed, will host Delhi on Wednesday, October 18 at 3:30 p.m. UV defeated Delhi 3-2 on September 18.

B-G:

After a strong start to the season, the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats fell at some close games. However, they still did well enough to make sectionals with a 8-6-1 record, behind UV in the MAC.

B-G, as a seven seed, will host IAC’s Groton on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Oxford:

The Oxford Blackhawks fought their way into sectionals, especially with a win-streak throughout the final five games, and moved back to a Class C this year from a previous D in 2022. Oxford concluded its regular season with a 5-2 loss to Unatego on Thursday to finish 6-9 and in third in MAC division II.

The Blackhawks, an 11 seed, travel to take on IAC’s Marathon on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Good luck to all teams! Admission will not charged for any Sectionals game until the finals. Please check the Section IV athletics website at sectionivathletics.com for more information and for continuous updates on the brackets.