Northern Tier Sports Report
The postseason is here for soccer, volleyball, and cross-country with a particularly busy day for Halloween.
FOOTBALL
Friday, October 30
Canton (4-5) at Troy (8-1), 7 p.m.: The Trojans will be going for their ninth straight win while the Warriors are looking to avoid their fourth straight loss at the Old Shoe.
Wyalusing (0-9) at Towanda (4-5), 7 p.m.: The Knights are coming off a big win over Canton, while the Rams are looking to end the season with a victory in the Bronze Helmet.
CROSS-COUNTRY
District IV Championships at Bloomsburg University, 9:30 a.m.: The Class A girls race kicks them off, followed by Class AA girls, Class A boys, and then Class AA boys.
GIRLS SOCCER
Tuesday, October 27
Wyalusing (10-6-2) vs South Williamsport (8-4-6) at Balls Mills, 6 p.m.: The loss to Sullivan pushed the Rams to travel as they take on South in a prelim match. The winner gets the top seed, Line Mountain, on Saturday at Midd-West.
Wednesday, October 28
Troy (11-5-2) vs Montoursville (10-5-3) at Balls Mills, 8 p.m.: The last time the two teams played it ended in a 1-1 tie. The winner gets the winner of Central Columbia and Mifflinburg.
BOYS SOCCER
Saturday, October 31
Towanda (11-6-1) vs Wellsboro (14-2-2) at Athens, noon: The teams split during the regular season with the Knights winning the first match-up, and the Hornets taking the second.
NEB (7-10-1) vs Benton (16-1-1) at Loyalsock, 2 p.m.: The Panthers get the top seeded Tigers as they hit the postseason.
VOLLEYBALL
The postseason begins on Saturday as the regular season ends on Tuesday. The Class AA semifinals will be at Athens with starts of 10 a.m. and noon - right now the its Williamson, Canton, South Williamsport, and CV in that order.
The Class AAA quarterfinals will also be that day with the higher seed hosting. Top seed Wellsboro gets a bye, followed by Montoursville, Towanda, Lewisburg, NP-Liberty, Hughesville, and Wyalusing.
The Class A semifinals will be next Monday with MMI Prep, Sayre, Sugar Valley, and NEB.
Tuesday, October 27
Towanda (12-5) at Sayre (8-10), 7 p.m.: The Knights have a shot to catch Montoursville with a win as they might get enough points to take second. Sayre is locked into the second seed in Class A.
