Another Section 1 volleyball tournament is in the books. Fifty-three matches played, four champions crowned, way too many hours worked, and not nearly enough hours of sleep taken.
Hendrick Hudson defeated Yorktown during Section 1 Class A girls volleyball quarterfinal at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose Nov. 1, 2016.
To make everyone’s life (including my own) a little more convenient, I’ve included every single link from this year’s tournament in one post so that you can easily find whatever it is you’re looking for. I’ve listed the posts below in chronological order, starting with pre-tournament information and ending with my gamers from the section finals.
For those curious, my Zacketology predictions finished at 45-8, for a winning percentage of 84.9 percent. While that percentage ranks third overall in my six years on the beat, this was the first year I ever correctly predicted every champion. My overall record in the Section 1 tournament now stands at 277-50, which works out to an 84.7 winning percentage. Over that time, I’ve correctly predicted 20 of 29 possible champions.
Pre-tournament information
VOLLEYBALL: Complete Section 1 volleyball tournament schedule
VOLLEYBALL: Section 1 volleyball tournament preview
COLUMN: Don’t count any team out in Class AA
ZACKETOLOGY: Section 1 volleyball tournament predictions
Outbracket
GAMER: Harrison regroups in outbracket to top Lakeland
PODCAST: Mike Zacchio talks Section 1 volleyball
First round
GAMER: Tappan Zee outlasts Eastchester in five-set playoff thriller
RECAPS: First round results (all classes)
PODCAST: Recapping the Section 1 first round
Quarterfinals
GAMER: North Rockland sweeps defending champs Scarsdale
GAMER: Hen Hud avenges loss to Yorktown in five-set thriller
RECAPS: Class AA, Class C quarterfinal results
RECAPS: Class A, Class B quarterfinal results
Semifinals
GAMER: Ursuline advances to third section final in six years
GAMER: Westlake outlasts Ardsley in five-set Class B semifinal
RECAPS: Class AA, Class C semifinal results
RECAPS: Class A, Class B semifinal results
Finals
CLASS AA PREVIEW: Ossining vs. Ursuline
CLASS A PREVIEW: Panas vs. Pelham
CLASS B PREVIEW: Lourdes vs. Westlake
CLASS C PREVIEW: Pawling vs. Dobbs Ferry
CLASS AA FINAL: Ossining ends 11-year title drought with sweep in ‘AA’ final
CLASS A FINAL: Panas dominates in Class A final, repeats as champs
CLASS B FINAL: Westlake edges top-seeded Lourdes for Class B crown
CLASS C FINAL: Dobbs Ferry falls to Pawling in Class C final rematch
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