The stage is set. The brackets are out.
It’s playoff time in Section 1.
Mamaroneck is again the No. 1 seed in Class A and will be going for a three-peat. Yorktown got the top seed in Class B and is attempting to add the program’s 43rd sectional crown. Rye landed the No. 1 seed in Class C and will be looking to make a seventh consecutive sectional championship appearance. Pleasantville secured the No. 1 seed in Class D and is going for a third title in four seasons.
Only the Tigers are defending a championship. Greeley won in Class B last season, while Somers celebrated Section 1 and NYSPHSAA titles in Class B and Bronxville claimed the Class D championship.
The next stop for the Section 1 champions is Middletown High School on June 6 for the regional finals against Section 9’s best. Hobart & William Smith College will again be hosting the state title games. In order to get there, Section 1 will have to solve the Long Island champions in a NYSPHSAA semifinal on June 11 at Middletown.
Class A
First round
Friday, May 22
No. 9 Wappingers (5-11) at No. 8 Arlington (5-11)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
Wappingers-Arlington winner at No. 1 Mamaroneck (13-3)
No. 5 North Rockland (11-5) at No. 4 Clarkstown South (12-4)
No. 6 Lakeland/Panas (6-10) at No. 6 Scarsdale (8-8)
No. 7 Suffern (5-11) at No. 2 White Plains (14-4)
Semifinals
Friday, May 29
Championship
Tuesday, June 2 at Yorktown High School
Class B
First round
Friday, May 22
No. 10 Clarkstown North (9-7) at No. 8 Fox Lane (6-10)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 27
Clarkstown North-Fox Lane winner at No. 1 Yorktown (12-4)
No. 5 Carmel (10-6) at No. 4 Mahopac (9-7)
No. 6 Harrison (8-8) at No. 3 Brewster (12-4)
No. 7 Nyack (7-9) winner at No. 2 Greeley (10-6)
Semifinals
Saturday, May 30
Championship
Wednesday, June 3 at Yorktown High School
Class C
First round
Friday, May 22
No. 9 Briarcliff/Croton (6-10) at No. 8 Tappan Zee (8-7)
No. 10 Nanuet (5-10) at No. 7 Pearl River (7-9)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 27
Briarcliff/Croton-Tappan Zee winner at No. 1 Rye (11-5)
No. 5 Byram Hills (12-4) at No. 4 John Jay-Cross River (9-6)
No. 6 Sleepy Hollow (12-6) winner at No. 3 Pelham (11-5)
Nanuet-Pearl River winner at No. 2 Somers (10-6)
Semifinals
Saturday, May 30
Championship
Wednesday, June 3 at Yorktown High school
Class D
First round
Friday, May 22
No. 9 Rye Neck (6-10) at No. 8 Edgemont (6-10)
No. 10 Haldane (5-11) at No. 7 Valhalla (8-8)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 26
Rye Neck-Edgemont winner at No. 1 Pleasantville (11-5)
No. 5 Westlake (6-10) at No. 4 Putnam Valley (8-8)
No. 6 Blind Brook (10-6) at No. 3 Irvington (11-5)
Haldane-Valhalla winner at No. 2 Bronxville (10-6)
Semifinals
Friday, May 29
Championship
Tuesday, June 2 at Yorktown High School
Mike Dougherty covers high school lacrosse for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Here are the seeds for the 2026 Section 1 boys lacrosse tournament
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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