THE CHASE: A brief outlook at this year’s Section V Boys and Girls Soccer Tournaments

The waiting is now over.

With the last day of regular season of play now in the books this past Friday, the chase for the coveted championship brick in the winner’s circle now begins. With action across the area set to begin this Tuesday night with a multitude of contests taking center stage.

Of course, we here at WellsvilleSports.com will try to bring you everything that goes on in this year’s Sectional tournament to the best of our ability.

Here’s a look at how the brackets lined up for this year’s quest for gold:

Class B2

Wellsville will see both soccer teams hit the road for the tournament, with the Lady Lions beginning their Sectional trek Tuesday night as the No. 9 seeds with an overall record of 4-12. They will pay a visit to the eighth-seeded Lady Bulldogs of Livonia for a spot in the Quarterfinal round, where the winner will face top-seeded Bath-Haverling (15-1) on Friday in a 6 p.m. contest.

On the bottom half of the bracket with the Lady Lions, No. 5 LeRoy will face No. 4 Dansville in Hornell at 5:30 p.m. Aside from the top-seeded Lady Rams, Mynderse (No. 2, 9-6-1) and Penn Yan (No. 3, 8-5-3) were awarded the top seeds.

On the boys side, the Lions have received the No. 10 seed for their Class B2 Tournament chase, as they prepare to take the stage on Wednesday at the Cohocton Sports Complex against No. 7 North Rose-Wolcott in a 6 p.m. battle, with the winner facing No. 2 Penn Yan on Saturday in a 6 p.m. battle.

Joining them on their side of the bracket, No. 11 Dansville will head down the road to face No. 6 Wayland-Cohocton, with the winner taking on No. 3 Attica later in the week.

State-ranked, and Section V powerhouse Bath-Haverling (16-0) has received the top seed in the Class B2 bracket.

Class C1

The Lady Rebels of Cuba-Rushford caught fire right at the end of the season to enter the Class C1 chase hot with wins in six of their last seven, four of them coming right in a row to finish with a 10-6 record overall, and the No. 8 seed. They will play host to the ninth-seeded Lady Braves of Avon in a 3 p.m. contest beginning on Tuesday.

The winner will likely take on top-seeded Warsaw (16-0), who will face No. 16 Pembroke (0-16), in the Quarterfinal round over the road on Friday.

In the bottom portion of the upper bracket, No. 12 Alexander will visit No. 5 Holley, while No. 13 East Rochester visits No. 4 Williamson. Aside from Warsaw, Geneseo (No. 2, 12-3) and Marcus Whitman (No. 3, 13-3) were awarded the top seeds in the tournament.

Class C2

Bolivar-Richburg headlines another successful season on the field, as they look to go a step further than last year after making it to the Class C2 Semifinal round. The Wolverines finished the regular season behind an overall record of 9-5-2, and will hold one of the top five seeds in the bracket, garnering the No. 4 spot. They will take on No. 13 Gananda (0-15) when they take the stage for the first time on Wednesday in a 6 p.m. first kick at Fillmore.

The winner will face either No. 13 Caledonia-Mumford (1-15) or No. 5 Alfred-Almond (9-7), who made the jump up from D1 to C2 for this season.

In the upper portion of their bracket, Bolivar-Richburg is joined by No. 9 Red Creek (5-10) and No. 8 Byron-Bergen/Elba (7-9), who will face one another to earn the right to face Section V champion from last season — the No. 1 Keshequa Indians, who finished at 14-2 overall.

The lower bracket is where the Rebels of Cuba-Rushford sit to begin their quest, as they officially grabbed the No. 10 seed after finishing the regular season with an overall record of 6-8-1. The Rebels will begin their chase on Wednesday over the road, visiting No. 7 Campbell-Savona (7-7) in a 6 p.m. contest, with the winner facing No. 2 Bradford/Dundee (9-3-1) in the next round.

Below, No. 11 Perry (2-14) faces No. 6 Kendall (7-7-2), with the winner moving on to take on No. 3 Harley Allendale-Columbia (8-4-3).

On the ladies side, the Bolivar-Richburg Lady Wolverines had to fight through some adversity to get to the finish line, as they look to enter the Sectional chase back at full strength come Tuesday night after receiving the No. 8 seed behind a record of 8-8. They will take on No. 9 Kendall (7-8-1) to begin over the road at a neutral site being selected in Attica, beginning at 5 p.m.

The winner of that contest will move on to face top-seeded York (9-1-3) in the Quarterfinal round on Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. Also in Bolivar-Richburg’s side of the bracket, No. 13 Perry (4-10-1) will travel to face No. 4 Harley Allendale-Columbia (12-3-1), while No. 12 Pavilion (5-9-2) faces No. 5 Keshequa (10-3-3).

Aside from York receiving the top overall seed, Byron-Bergen (13-3) and Gananda (11-4-1) received the second and third seeds to become the top teams in the Class C2 tournament.

Class D1

The Eagles of Fillmore put together another dominate season on the turf once more for longtime head coach Jamie Mullen, who became Allegany County’s All-Time winningest head coach along the way. Now, he will look to get back to a stage for a third consecutive year — the Finals.

The team’s quest will begin on Friday as the No. 2 seeds after finishing with a 14-2 record overall, having won the last 12 games consecutively, on their way to another Allegany County Division I championship. The Eagles sit just below previously-unbeaten Naples, who became this year’s top seed. They will prepare to host a 6 p.m. first kick on their home turf against No. 7 Mount Morris (9-7), with the winner facing either No. 6 Genesee Valley/Belfast, who finished the regular season with a record of 10-6 overall, or No. 3 Wheatland Chili.

The JagDogs and Wildcats are due to square off at Wheatland-Chili in a 6:30 p.m. first kick, also on Friday.

On the ladies side, the road will once again go through the Lady Eagles of Fillmore, who finished their third straight season unbeaten through the regular season, as they also look to get back to the Finals for a third consecutive year as this year’s top seed with a record of 16-0 overall.

The Lady Eagles will await the winner of the No. 9 South Seneca (0-15) and No. 8 Mount Morris (2-13) contest on Saturday in a 6 p.m. contest on their home turf. Joining them in the upper bracket is No. 5 Naples (9-7) and No. 4 Honeoye (11-5), who will face one another on Friday in a 6 p.m. battle in Honeoye.

In the lower portion of the bracket, the Lady JagDogs of Genesee Valley picked up the No. 7 seed will hit the road to begin their Sectional trek through the Class D1 field by taking on Section V powerhouse Marion (13-3), who garnered a No. 2 seed. The Lady JagDogs and Lady Black Knights will begin their contest Friday night in a 6 p.m. start at Marion.

The winner of that contest will face either No. 6 Wheatland-Chili (6-7-3) or defending Class D1 champion Arkport/Canaseraga (11-4), who was seeded No. 3 overall for this season, in the Semifinal round next week.

Class D2

The Friendship Golden Eagles will kick off the upper portion of the Class D2 bracket Tuesday night over the road, after receiving the No. 9 seed with an overall record of 1-15. They will face No. 8 Hammondsport (1-15) in a contest that will send the winner to face top-seeded Hinsdale (10-3-1) on Friday, beginning at 6 p.m.

On the other side of the upper bracket, sits Houghton Academy (5-6-2) and Scio (7-6-2), who were awarded the No. 5 and No. 4 seeds respectively. The two foes will face each other for the third and final time in the Quarterfinal round beginning on Friday at 6 p.m. in Scio. The Tigers won the first matchup at Houghton Academy back in the beginning of the season, and then tied the Panthers toward the end of the slate.

In the bottom bracket, No. 7 Andover/Whitesville (1-14) will get set to hit the road Friday afternoon for a 3 p.m. opening-round contest against No. 2 Northstar (8-4-2). The winner will face either defending Class D2 champion Jasper-Troupsburg (2-13-1), who was seeded No. 6 overall, or No. 3 C.G. Finney (6-6-2) in the Quarterfinal round stage next week.

Aside from Notre Dame-Batavia (No. 1, 12-2-2) and Avoca/Prattsburgh (No. 3, 7-6-1), Andover/Whitesville received one of the top seeds of the Class D2 tournament on the ladies side, garnering the No. 2 overall seed after finishing the regular season with an 8-6 record. They will begin their trek toward glory on Saturday in Andover, hosting No. 7 Friendship/Scio, who ended their first regular season as a combined unit with a record of 3-12-1 overall, in a 5 p.m. contest.

The winner will face either No. 6 Jasper-Troupsburg (4-12) or No. 3 Avoca/Prattsburgh in the Semifinal round next week. In the upper bracket, top-seeded Notre Dame-Batavia will face either No. 9 Lima Christian (0-14) or No. 8 Hammondsport (2-10-2) in the Quarterfinal round, while on the other side, No. 5 C.G. Finney (5-8-1) and No. 4 Northstar (7-7) will square off for the right to earn a Semifinal spot in the upper bracket next week.

*ALL TIMES FOR SCHEDULED CONTESTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.*