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2024 VPA fall sports tournament pairings for soccer, field hockey, volleyball and football
The Vermont Principals’ Association released Sunday its 2024 fall tournament pairings for boys and girls soccer, field hockey, boys and girls volleyball and football.
First-round playoff games begin Tuesday, Oct. 22, and wrap with championships over a three-day span from Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov. 3. Football finals are slated for Saturday, Nov. 9 at St. Johnsbury Academy.
(Editor’s note: This file will be updated nightly during playoff season by the Burlington Free Press sports department. Schedules and game times subject to change).
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GIRLS SOCCER
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Burlington (6-7-1) at No. 8 Burr and Burton (5-7-2)
Game 2: No. 12 BFA-St. Albans (1-12-1) at No. 5 Mount Mansfield (7-5-2)
Game 3: No. 10 South Burlington (3-8-3) at No. 7 Mount Anthony (7-6-1)
Game 4: No. 11 Rutland (2-11-1) at No. 6 St. Johnsbury (7-5-2)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 26
Games at 2 p.m. unless noted
Game 5: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Champlain Valley (13-0-1)
Game 6: Winner Game 2 at No. 4 Brattleboro (10-4)
Game 7: Winner Game 3 at No. 2 Essex (11-2-1), date and time TBD
Game 8: Winner Game 4 at No. 3 Colchester (11-3)
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7
D-I championship
Saturday, Nov. 2
At UVM’s Virtue Field
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 16 Hartford (1-11-2) at No. 1 Milton (13-1), 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Enosburg (8-4-1) at No. 8 Otter Valley (8-5-1)
Game 3: No. 13 Montpelier (4-10) at No. 4 Spaulding (10-3-1)
Game 4: No. 12 Lamoille (5-9) at No. 5 U-32 (10-3-1)
Game 5: No. 15 Stratton Mountain (1-7-1) at No. 2 North Country (11-2)
Game 6: No. 10 Middlebury (6-6-2) at No. 7 Mount Abraham (9-5)
Game 7: No. 14 Missisquoi (4-9-1) at No. 3 Green Mountain Valley (7-2)
Game 8: No. 11 Rice Memorial (5-8-1) at No. 6 Harwood (10-4)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 26
Games at 2 p.m. unless noted
Game 9: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1
Game 10: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3
Game 11: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7
Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 11
D-II championship
Friday, Nov. 1
At Burlington High School
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION III
Play-in
Monday, Oct. 21
Game 1: No. 17 Randolph (0-13-1) at No. 16 Bellows Falls (3-11), 3 p.m.
Playdowns
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 2: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 BFA-Fairfax (13-0-1)
Game 3: No. 9 Vergennes (5-9) at No. 8 Green Mountain (6-6-2)
Game 4: No. 13 Oxbow (4-7-3) at No. 4 Stowe (8-5)
Game 5: No. 12 Paine Mountain (5-8-1) at No. 5 Springfield (8-6), 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 15 White River Valley (3-10-1) at No. 2 Windsor (12-0-1)
Game 7: No. 10 Woodstock (5-9) at No. 7 Caledonia United (7-6-1)
Game 8: No. 14 Thetford (2-10-1) at No. 3 Fair Haven (11-2-1)
Game 9: No. 11 Peoples (5-9) at No. 6 Lake Region (6-8)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 26
Games at 2 p.m. unless noted
Game 10: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 10
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 12
D-III championship
Date, time TBD
At Rutland High School
Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 15
DIVISION IV
Playdowns
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Twin Valley (6-7-1) at No. 8 Winooski (6-6-1)
Game 2: No. 13 Sharon (1-11-2) at No. 4 Leland & Gray (8-4-2)
Game 3: No. 12 Long Trail (4-10) at No. 5 Proctor (9-5)
Game 4: No. 10 Poultney (6-8) at No. 7 Arlington (9-5)
Game 5: No. 14 Blue Mountain (1-13) at No. 3 Hazen (8-2-4)
Game 6: No. 11 Richford (4-10) at No. 6 Mount St. Joseph (9-5)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 26
Games at 2 p.m. unless noted
Game 7: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 West Rutland (14-0)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 10: Winner Game 4 at No. 2 Rivendell (11-2)
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 11: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10
D-IV championship
Date, time TBD
At Rutland High School
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12
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BOYS SOCCER
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Rutland (5-9) at No. 8 St. Johnsbury (4-9-1)
Game 2: No. 10 Colchester (4-10) at No. 7 Brattleboro (8-6), 6 p.m.
Game 3: No. 11 BFA-St. Albans (2-11-1) at No. 6 South Burlington (7-5-2)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 4: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Champlain Valley (12-2)
Game 5: No. 5 Essex (8-5-1) at No. 4 Mount Mansfield (9-3-2)
Game 6: Winner Game 2 at No. 2 Burr and Burton (12-2)
Game 7: Winner Game 3 at No. 3 Burlington (11-3)
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 4 p.m. unless noted
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
D-I championship
Saturday, Nov. 2
At UVM’s Virtue Field
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 5 p.m.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Lake Region (7-7) at No. 8 North Country (7-6-1)
Game 2: No. 13 Missisquoi (4-9-1) at No. 4 Montpelier (10-3-1), 5 p.m.
Game 3: No. 12 Milton (5-9) at No. 5 Rice Memorial (11-3)
Game 4: No. 15 Spaulding (1-13) at No. 2 Hartford (12-2)
Game 5: No. 10 Green Mountain Valley (4-5) at No. 7 U-32 (9-5)
Game 6: No. 14 Middlebury (4-10) at No. 3 Stratton Mountain (8-2)
Game 7: No. 11 Lamoille (5-8-1) at No. 6 Mount Abraham (10-4)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 8: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Harwood (13-0-1)
Game 9: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 10
D-II championship
Friday, Nov. 1
At Burlington High School
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 5 p.m.
DIVISION III
Play-in
Monday, Oct. 21
Game 1: No. 17 Bellows Falls (0-17) at No. 16 BFA-Fairfax (2-10-1), 3 p.m.
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 2: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Stowe (12-1-1)
Game 3: No. 9 Enosburg (8-4-2) at No. 8 Springfield (9-5), 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 13 Hazen (4-10) at No. 4 Caledonia United (10-2-2)
Game 5: No. 12 Vergennes (4-9-1) at No. 5 Fair Haven (9-4-1), 6 p.m.
Game 6: No. 15 Woodstock (2-10) at No. 2 Peoples (12-2)
Game 7: No. 10 Oxbow (7-7) at No. 7 Thetford (7-7)
Game 8: No. 14 Paine Mountain (3-9-1) at No. 3 Green Mountain (13-1)
Game 9: No. 11 White River Valley (7-6-1) at No. 6 Randolph (10-4)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 10: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 10
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 12
D-III championship
Date, time TBD
At Rutland High School
Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 15
DIVISION IV
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Proctor (4-7-3) at No. 8 Rivendell (4-10)
Game 2: No. 13 Blue Mountain (0-12) at No. 4 Mount St. Joseph (7-6-1)
Game 3: No. 12 Leland & Gray (2-11-1) at No. 5 Richford (6-7)
Game 4: No. 10 Grace Christian (3-8-1) at No. 7 Long Trail (6-8)
Game 5: No. 11 Sharon (3-8-3) at No. 6 Arlington (5-6-3)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct 25
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 6: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 West Rutland (12-2)
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 8: Winner 4 at No. 2 Twin Valley (11-3)
Game 9: Winner Game 5 at No. 3 Winooski (9-4)
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8
D-IV championship
Date, time TBD
At Rutland High School
Game 12: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11
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FIELD HOCKEY
DIVISION I
Playdowns
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Game 1: No. 9 Burlington (2-11-1) at No. 8 Rutland (4-9), 3 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 26
Games at noon unless noted
Game 2: Winner of Game 1 at No. 1 Rice (13-0-1)
Game 3: No. 5 Champlain Valley (9-4-1) at No. 4 Colchester (10-3-1)
Game 4: No. 7 Mount Mansfield (6-8) at No. 2 Bellows Falls (13-0-1)
Game 5: No. 6 Essex (6-7-1) at No. 3 South Burlington (11-3), 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Location and time TBD
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
D-I Championship
Friday, Nov. 1
At UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Game 8: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6, 4 p.m.
DIVISION II
Playdowns
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Game at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 9 Brattleboro (3-10-1) at No. 8 Mount Abraham (2-12)
Game 2: No. 10 Middlebury (1-12-1) at No. 7 St. Johnsbury (9-5)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 3: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Hartford (11-1-1)
Game 4: No. 5 Spaulding (8-4-2) at No. 4 Woodstock (8-4-2)
Game 5: Winner Game 2 at No. 2 U-32 (10-4)
Game 6: No. 6 Burr and Burton (7-7) at No. 3 Otter Valley (8-4-2)
Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Games at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 7: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
D-II Championship
Saturday, Nov. 2
At UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7, 1 p.m.
DIVISION III
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 24
Game at 3 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 8 Milton (2-10-2) at No. 1 Montpelier (11-3), 3:30 p.m.
Game 2: No. 5 North Country (2-6-6) at No. 4 Missisquoi (7-6-1)
Game 3: No. 7 Fair Haven (3-10) at No. 2 Windsor (9-4-1)
Game 4: No. 6 Harwood (3-7-3) at No. 3 Stowe (6-4-4)
Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Location and time TBD
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3
D-III Championship
Saturday, Nov. 2
At UVM’s Moulton Winder Field
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Playdowns
Monday, Oct. 21
Game 5: No. 9 Mt. Mansfield (8-6) at No. 8 Burlington (9-4), 6 p.m. (at UVM)
Play-in
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 17 Vermont Commons (2-12) at No. 16 Montpelier (3-11), 4 p.m.
Game 2: No. 18 Missisquoi Valley (0-14) at No. 15 South Burlington (3-11)
Game 4: No. 19 Rice (0-13) and No. 14 St. Johnsbury (4-10)
Playdowns
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Game 4: Winner Game 1 at No. 1 Essex (14-0), 5:30 p.m.
Game 6: No. 13 Enosburg (6-8) at No. 4 Lyndon (10-3)
Game 7: No. 12 Mount Anthony (5-8) at No. 5 Champlain Valley (10-4)
Game 8: Winner Game 2 at No. 2 BFA-St. Albans (11-3)
Game 9: No. 10 Randolph (7-7) at No. 7 Middlebury (10-4)
Game 10: Winner Game 3 at No. 3 Hartford (11-3)
Game 11: No. 11 Colchester (7-7) at No. 6 Harwood (10-4)
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Game 12: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 13: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 6
Game 14: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 8
Game 15: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 10
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 6 p.m. unless noted
Game 16: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 12
Game 17: Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 14
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 3
At St. Michael’s College
Game 18: Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 16, 7 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Oct. 24
Games at 5 p.m. unless noted
Game 1 No. 8 Montpelier (0-9) at No. 1 South Burlington (14-0)
Game 2: No. 5 Burlington (6-8) at No. 4 Mount Mansfield (6-7)
Game 3: No. 7 BFA-St. Albans (2-10) at No. 2 Champlain Valley (11-3)
Game 4: No. 6 Rice (3-11) at No. 3 Essex (10-4), 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Games at 5 p.m. unless noted
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3
Championship
Sunday, Nov. 3
At St. Michael’s College
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 5 p.m.
FOOTBALL
DIVISION I
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 5 Burlington/South Burlington (6-2) at No. 4 Middlebury (5-3)
Game 2: No. 7 St. Johnsbury (5-3) at No. 2 Rutland (6-1)
Game 3: No. 6 Hartford (5-3) at No. 3 Essex (5-3)
Saturday, Oct. 26
Game 4: No. 8 Mount Anthony (4-4) at No. 1 Champlain Valley (8-0), 1 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 1 or Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 4, time TBD
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2, time TBD
Championship
At St. Johnsbury
Saturday, Nov. 9
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD
DIVISION II
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 7 North Country (3-5) at No. 2 Bellows Falls (5-2)
Game 2: No. 6 Mount Abraham (5-3) at No. 3 Fair Haven (6-2)
Saturday, Oct. 26
Games at 1 p.m. unless noted
Game 3: No. 8 U-32 (3-5) at No. 1 Rice (7-1)
Game 4: No. 5 Colchester (4-4) at No. 4 Lyndon (5-3)
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 1 or Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, time TBD
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 1, time TBD
Championship
At St. Johnsbury
Saturday, Nov. 9
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD
DIVISION III
Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 25
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Game 1: No. 7 Windsor (1-6) at No. 2 Woodstock (6-0)
Game 2: No. 6 Poultney (2-5) at No. 3 Springfield (4-3)
Saturday, Oct. 26
Game 3: No. 8 Missisquoi (0-8) at No. 1 BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille (8-0), 2 p.m.
Game 4: No. 5 Mill River (3-5) at No. 4 Otter Valley (3-4), 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 1 or Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, time TBD
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 2, time TBD
Championship
St. Johnsbury
Saturday, Nov. 9
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD
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