It will be state champ vs. state champ as defending Connecticut Class L state champion Fairfield Prep hosts Massachusetts Division 1 champion Duxbury today at 1 p.m. at Alumni Field on the campus of Fairfield University. Duxbury has won nine state titles since 2002.
Also of interest in Connecticut, Brien McMahon hosts Joel Barlow at 4 p.m.
The annual Walker Cup game between Nassau County rivals Massapequa and Hicksville is also among the games on today’s schedule. The opening faceoff is set for 4:15 p.m. in Hicksville.
Also in Section 8, Friends Academy (7-0) looks to stay unbeaten when it visits Island Trees at 4:30 p.m. In 7 p.m. games, Syosset visits Oceanside, Port Washington plays at Mac Arthur and Seaford hosts Oyster Bay.
Turning to Suffolk County, red-hot Smithtown East hosts Sachem North at 4 p.m. among nine games on the slate.
In Section 1 (N.Y.), Putnam Valley made history yesterday as the Tigers defeated Lakeland/Panas for the first time in school history. The Tigers return to action today with a 4:30 p.m. game at North Salem.
Also of note, White Plains hosts Suffern at 4 p.m., and in a pair of Rockland County clashes, Nanuet hosts North Rockland and Clarkstown North visits Pearl River at 4:15 p.m. and Clarkstown South hosts Tappan Zee at 5:15 p.m.
In the CHSAA, Holy Trinity visits Iona Prep at 5 p.m.
Governor’s Academy (Mass.) plays at Phillips Exeter (N.H.) in a prep game of note.
Upstate New York action is highlighted by games between visiting Canandaigua and Hamburg and host Orchard Park and Pittsford.
Lawrenceville plays at Princeton High School in a 4:15 p.m. game to highlight today’s slate in New Jersey.
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Yorktown and Darien renew their rivalry on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a NY/CT matchup of two of the tristate’s top programs.
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NEW YORK
* Section 2 (Albany area) boys, girls
* Section 3 (Syracuse area) boys, girls
* Section 4 (Binghamton area) boys, girls
* Section 5 (Rochester area) boys, girls
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* Section 9 (Orange and Ulster counties) boys, girls
* Section 10 (Potsdam area) boys, girls
* Section 11 (Suffolk County) boys, girls (click on “Schedule” tab and use the pull-down menu)
CONNECTICUT
* CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference) boys
* CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference) girls
NEW JERSEY
* New Jersey boys (Public/Parochial)
* New Jersey (Parochial) girls
NEW ENGLAND
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* Beyond the tristate region/girls
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Final – Fairfield Prep 6, Duxbury 2
At the half, Smithtown East leads Sachem North 7-5. The game is being streamed live on MSGVarsity.com.
Final: Smithtown East 12, Sachem North 8
Iona 12, H-Trinity 6 … Gaels now 7-1!!!
Gael’s schedule is back loaded – those last 6 games are a brutal stretch. Get your wins now…
Final: North Rockland 15, Nanuet 3
PV 16 NS 2