The 2007 Auburn football team has already achieved something the 2006 state champions didn't.
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Auburn running back Malcolm Bryant carries the ball in a game at West Genesee on Sept. 7. The Maroons earned a two seed in the Section III playoffs and will host seventh-ranked Liverpool Friday at Holland Stadium.
Auburn running back Malcolm Bryant carries the ball in a game at West Genesee on Sept. 7. The Maroons earned a two seed in the Section III playoffs and will host seventh-ranked Liverpool Friday at Holland Stadium.
On Sunday, the Maroons were declared AA-2 Division champs and earned the No. 2 seed in the Section III playoffs.
“I think it's a great thing for our seniors to win the division and have a home playoff game,” Auburn head coach Dave Moskov said. “That was kind of the asterisk last year - with all that we accomplished, we weren't divisional champions. It's nice to come full circle. Here's our missing piece.”
Auburn hosts seventh-seeded Liverpool (4-3) in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. It will be Auburn's first sectional game at Holland Stadium since the early '90s.
“To me it's the most important thing,” Moskov said of the home-field advantage. “We knew we were deserving and we earned it. We're 4-0 on the season at Holland and to be able to play there, with all the history, we know it's a big deal.”
After this weekend's matchups, there was a four-way tie atop the AA-2 Division between Auburn, Corcoran, Henninger and Rome Free Academy. To break the tie, the Section III selection committee looked at the head-to-head matchups between the four squads.
Auburn and Corcoran were each 2-1 against their counterparts while Henninger and RFA were 1-2. Since Auburn defeated Corcoran this season - 35-18 on Sept. 14 - the Maroons were awarded the division crown and the division's top seed.
“Going into (Sunday's) meeting we didn't know how things would shake out,” Moskov said. “I think common sense prevailed. They kept it on the field, they stuck with head-to-head. It's about who beat who.”
The Maroons, who are coming off a 59-26 victory over Central Square, didn't play Liverpool this season.
Cicero-North Syracuse earned the top seed in Class AA, and behind the Maroons was West Genesee, Corcoran, Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool and RFA.
In Class D, Weedsport (6-1) was awarded the fourth seed and will host No. 5 Waterville (3-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Warriors have won three straight games, including a 26-14 victory over Watertown IHC in the regular season finale.
Weedsport and Waterville didn't play this season and had no common opponents.
Dolgeville earned the top seed in Class D, and was followed by Onondaga, Frankfort-Schuyler, Weedsport, Waterville, Notre Dame, Morrisville-Eaton and Sandy Creek.
In Class D, Cato-Meridian's convincing 49-20 win over Hannibal Saturday was enough to catapult the Blue Devils into the postseason.
Cato-Meridian was awarded the seventh seed and will travel to No. 2 Mount Markham (6-0) for a 7 p.m. game Friday.
The Blue Devils are winners of two straight while Mount Markham has outscored its opponents by an average of 21.3 points per game.
Bishop Ludden earned the No. 1 seed, followed by Mount Markham, Thousand Islands, Westmoreland, Adirondack, Canastota, Cato-Meridian and Herkimer.
“I think it's a great thing for our seniors to win the division and have a home playoff game,” Auburn head coach Dave Moskov said. “That was kind of the asterisk last year - with all that we accomplished, we weren't divisional champions. It's nice to come full circle. Here's our missing piece.”
Auburn hosts seventh-seeded Liverpool (4-3) in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. It will be Auburn's first sectional game at Holland Stadium since the early '90s.
“To me it's the most important thing,” Moskov said of the home-field advantage. “We knew we were deserving and we earned it. We're 4-0 on the season at Holland and to be able to play there, with all the history, we know it's a big deal.”
After this weekend's matchups, there was a four-way tie atop the AA-2 Division between Auburn, Corcoran, Henninger and Rome Free Academy. To break the tie, the Section III selection committee looked at the head-to-head matchups between the four squads.
Auburn and Corcoran were each 2-1 against their counterparts while Henninger and RFA were 1-2. Since Auburn defeated Corcoran this season - 35-18 on Sept. 14 - the Maroons were awarded the division crown and the division's top seed.
“Going into (Sunday's) meeting we didn't know how things would shake out,” Moskov said. “I think common sense prevailed. They kept it on the field, they stuck with head-to-head. It's about who beat who.”
The Maroons, who are coming off a 59-26 victory over Central Square, didn't play Liverpool this season.
Cicero-North Syracuse earned the top seed in Class AA, and behind the Maroons was West Genesee, Corcoran, Fayetteville-Manlius, Liverpool and RFA.
In Class D, Weedsport (6-1) was awarded the fourth seed and will host No. 5 Waterville (3-3) at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Warriors have won three straight games, including a 26-14 victory over Watertown IHC in the regular season finale.
Weedsport and Waterville didn't play this season and had no common opponents.
Dolgeville earned the top seed in Class D, and was followed by Onondaga, Frankfort-Schuyler, Weedsport, Waterville, Notre Dame, Morrisville-Eaton and Sandy Creek.
In Class D, Cato-Meridian's convincing 49-20 win over Hannibal Saturday was enough to catapult the Blue Devils into the postseason.
Cato-Meridian was awarded the seventh seed and will travel to No. 2 Mount Markham (6-0) for a 7 p.m. game Friday.
The Blue Devils are winners of two straight while Mount Markham has outscored its opponents by an average of 21.3 points per game.
Bishop Ludden earned the No. 1 seed, followed by Mount Markham, Thousand Islands, Westmoreland, Adirondack, Canastota, Cato-Meridian and Herkimer.
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