With the regular season in the rear view mirror and an extra week of preparation because of Hurricane Sandy, the high school football playoffs begin this weekend. Take a look at the first round matchups for seven Northern Suffolk teams in the playoffs:
Teams Division Day/time Location No. 8 Ward Melville @ No.1 ConnetquotDiv. I Saturday, 1 p.m. Connetquot High School
Previous Matchup: None
No. 5 North Babylon @ No. 4 Smithtown East
Div. II Saturday, 1 p.m. Smithtown East HighSchool Previous Matchup: None
No. 6 Smithtown West @ No. 3 East Islip
Div. II Saturday, 1 p.m. East Islip High School Previous Matchup: Smithtown West 13 - East Islip 10
No. 7 Bellport @ No. 2 Miller Place
Div. III Saturday, 1 p.m. Miller Place High School Previous Matchup: Miller Place 42 - Bellport 7
No. 5 Kings Park @ No. 4 Huntington
Div. III Saturday, 1 p.m. Huntington High School Previous Matchup: Kings Park 14 - Huntington 38
No. 7 Elwood-John Glenn @ No. 2 Mount Sinai
Div. IV Saturday, 1 p.m. Mount Sinai High School Previous Matchup: Mount Sinai 28- Elwood 14 No. 6 Stony Brook @ No. 3 Shoreham-Wading River
Div. IV Saturday, 2 p.m. Northport High School Previous Matchup: Shoreham-Wading River 40 - Stony Brook 21
