The boys varsity soccer season on Long Island is in it’s most exciting time. We are dead center in the midst of playoffs this week and it looks like the weather may also cooperate for us.
I was talking to a friend about the AAA bracket specifically, which Section xi released late last week. Our conversation concluded with him saying, “There is two of the best high school soccer teams in the United States that may very well be on a inevitable collision course with one another. That could end up being our Suffolk County large school final game this year.
This triple A bracket specifically is both top heavy and really impressive. On the opposite side of the bracket from each other are two nationally ranked teams that already faced off once this season. Brentwood is currently ranked 9th in the US while cross town rivals Commack currently sits at 17th. They played each other earlier this season at Brentwood where they ended up in a tie after regulation play and one overtime. That was both of these teams only draw this year. Neither powerhouse has yet to lose a game finishing with records of 14-0-1.
As a person who loves sports and especially the playoff atmosphere. I’ll be the first one to tell you not to look past any team. On any given day even the last place team in the league can send the best team home early. Especially in the playoffs when it’s “do or die,” lose and your season is over. This bracket has really good soccer teams including Walt Whitman, Bayshore, Ward Melville and Connetquot. Any of these teams can find the back of the net, even in the last seconds of the game.
But to revisit my friends statement, I would also have to agree. Brentwood and Commack could be on an inevitable collision course with one another in the upcoming final game. If that ends up being the case. Some of the best boys varsity soccer in our nation would be on display this Monday night at 7pm at the neutral site of Islip high school.
This game won’t finish in a draw like the last one, the playoffs don’t allow it. It’s regulation play, two overtimes and even penalty kicks if needed to decide the match.
But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. There’s a lot of tough teams to beat and plenty of good soccer to be played until then.
( photo provided is a screenshot of Suffolk County Section xi boys varsity soccer playoff bracket for AAA)
