Quest for playoff berths intensifies
Wallkill, New Paltz among teams facing key games in playoff bids
KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The chase for postseason playoff berths intensifies for area football teams this weekend.
Only two local squads have non-league games as they enter week 7. Kingston is home to Warwick at 7 p.m. Friday and Onteora entertains independent Red Hook at 3 p.m. Saturday in its Homecoming game.
On Friday, Ellenville is at James I. O’Neill in a Section 9, Class B, Division II game at 6:30 p.m., Wallkill will host Saugerties in a Class A-II contest and Marlboro is home to Highland in a B-I clash, both at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, New Paltz travels to Goshen for a 3 p.m. A-II meeting, Rondout is home to Port Jervis in a B-I clash for its Homecoming at 1:30 p.m. and Roosevelt has a Class A crossover at Monticello, also at 1:30 p.m.
Warwick at Kingston
The (2-4) Tigers nearly pulled out their second lastminute comeback win of the season, but Middletown hung on for a 40-34 victory.
The (4-2) Wildcats have lost two of three and are looking to bounce back from last week’s 14-7 loss to Goshen.
Highland at Marlboro
Marlboro (5-1) made it four wins in a row with a 41-13 triumph over Spackenkill in
backup quarterback Christian Diorio’s first start. Diorio has played the last game and-a-half since Sam Mongelli injured his hand.
Highland (4-2) stopped a two-game skid by outlasting Red Hook 47-30.
Saugerties at Wallkill
Top three in each Class A division reach the playoffs. With Goshen at 3-0 and
Saugerties and New Paltz at 2-1, this is a must win for (12, 2-4) Wallkill, which has lost two straight.
Saugerties (4-2 overall) is on a three-game tear.
New Paltz at Goshen
A big game for (2-1, 3-3) New Paltz, which could put a first-round bye up for grabs with an upset of (5-1) Goshen. Both teams enter with two-game win streaks.
Ellenville at O’Neill
After a tough season, (01, 0-6) Ellenville can still
turn things around with this big divisional game against (1-0, 4-2) O’Neill. The Raiders had their fourgame win streak snapped by Dobbs Ferry.
Port Jervis at Rondout
Rondout (1-0, 4-2) has won three in a row and can take a giant step toward a playoff berth with a win over (0-1, 0-6) Port Jervis. The Raiders have scored just three touchdowns in the past month.
Red Hook at Onteora
Red Hook (2-4) tries to halt a four-game losing streak, taking on an (0-6) Onteora team which has allowed 131 points in the last two games.
Roosevelt at Monticello
A matchup between a pair of 0-6 teams. Monticello has never been able to gets its offense going. The Monties have scored 12 points all season and were shut out by New Paltz and Saugerties in the last two weeks.