Post Season Play 2020

There are FOUR classes again this year.

In 2016, and after much debate, the NYSPHSAA reorganized the New York State Tournaments into four classes and so there will be four tournaments at both the sectional and state levels again this year. The last change occured in 2000 when the state moved from two to three classes.

Sectionals winners then compete for their regional championships in what some call the "State Quarterfinals".

Winners then play in the semi finals and finals to win the New York State Champions. The BLaxFive Calendar maps out the dates.

The Championships will be held at Hofstra University for the next three years.

The Bracket page includes printable PDF files for each Class Tournament.

2020 Section Five Lacrosse

  Championships Sponsor

Once again, Section Five Boys Lacrosse has a corporate sponsor for the tournaments which culminates in the crowning of champions. The Canandaigua National Bank and Trust will provide, along with general support, plaques for players named to this year`s All Tournament team, certificates for All Sectional Five Lacrosse award winners and plaques for each of the winning tournament coaches. Section Five Lacrosse is fortunate to have such great neighbors as friends.

 Links to other Information:

• Seeding procedure
  
  
• Class Structure
  
  

Section Five Tournament Brackets - 2020

The Section Five Lacrosse Tournaments will start on Saturday, May 23rd and will end with the crowning of the Class B and D champions on Wednesday, June 3rd.

The schedule of games will be as follows:

In Class A:
All six Class A teams will play in the 2020 tournament. The tournament will begin with the quarterfinal round which will be played on Tuesday, May 26th at the higher seeded team's field.

The semifinal games will be played on Friday, May 29th and the Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher College on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:30pm.

In Class B:
All twelve teams will play in the 2020 tournament. The tournament will begin with the out bracket round on Saturday May 23rd at the higher seeded team's site.

The tournament will continue with the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 27th at the higher seeded team's field.

The semifinal games will be played on Saturday, May 30th at 11:00 am and 1:30pm. The higher seeded team will play the first game of the day.

The Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher College on Wednesday,June 3rd at 7:30pm.

In Class C:
All seven teams will play in the 2020 tournament. The tournament will begin with the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, May 26th at the higher seeded team's field.

The semifinal games will be played on Friday, May 29th at 5:30 am and 8:00pm. The higher seeded team will play the first game of the day.

The Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher College on Tuesday, June 2nd at 5:00pm.

In Class D:
All nine teams will play in the 2020 tournament. The tournament will begin with the out bracket round on Monday May 23rd at the higher seeded team's site.

The tournament will continue with the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, May 27th at the higher seeded team's field.

The semifinal games will be played on Saturday, May 30th at 11:00 am and 1:30pm. The higher seeded team will play the first game of the day.

The Championship game will be played at St. John Fisher College on Wednesday, June 3rd at 5:00pm.

2020 New York State Tournaments

The NYSPHSAA Championships Move to Hofstra After each participating section has determined their champions, games are conducted by NYS to crown State Champions in classes A, B, C and D. As of 2011, the format is Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday. This the result of previous weather delays that forced participants to play back-to-back games. This format allows several days between contests.
	There are five groups as demonstrated on the map to the left. Western: 5 and 6 Central: 3 and 4 Lower State: 1 and 2 Long Island: 8 and 11 Outbracket: 9 and 10 There are no teams playing in Section 7
Round 1 – Out bracket Games There are a very few teams playing lacrosse in Sections 9 and 10. As of 2009 Sections 3, 4 and 10 take turns playing in the out bracket round and Sections 1, 2 and 9 take turns playing in the out bracket down state. The Western region (Sections 5 and 6) and the Long Island region no longer play in the out bracket rounds. In the 2020 tournament Section 4 will play at Section 3 and Section 9 will play at Section 1 Round 2 – Regional Games “Regional” games for each class will be played on Saturday, June 6th in what some call the “State Quarter finals”. The games will be played in Section 6 this year. In other parts of the State, the Section 3/4 winner will play Section 10 for the “Central Championship”. Sections 8 and 11 will play for the “Long Island Championship” and The Section 1/9 winner will play Section 2 for the “Lower State Championship”. Round 3 – Semi Final Games The “East and West” Championships will be played in each class at SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, June 10th. These games will crown the “Upstate Champions”. The “Downstate Championships” will be played at U Albany. Round 4 – New York State Championships The Championship games for each Class will be played at Hofstra University on Saturday, June 13th.