2022 Section 2 men's basketball sectional pairings

 The sectionals are back after a COVID-enforced postponement in 2021. Tournament action begins in men's Class B on Friday night.

The pairings:

Men:

Class AA:

February 22:

#14 Columbia @ #3 CBA.

#11 Colonie @ #6 Ballston Spa.

The winners of these two games will meet at Hudson Valley February 26.

#10 LaSalle @ #7 Shaker. Winner plays #2 Niskayuna @ HVCC on February 26.

#12 Guilderland @ #5 Albany.

#13 Schenectady @ #4 Shenendehowa. 

The winners will meet @ HVCC.

#9 Bethlehem @ #8 Saratoga. Winner plays top-seeded Green Tech @ HVCC.

Semi-finals & finals are March 1 & 5, respectively, at Cool Insuring Arena.

Class A:

Next Wednesday:

#11 Queensbury @ #6 Lansingburgh. Winner plays #3 Mekeel Christian @ HVCC on February 27.

#10 Mohonasen @ #7 Averill Park. Winner plays #2 Hudson Falls @ HVCC.

#12 South Glens Falls @ #5 Scotia-Glenville. Winner plays #4 Amsterdam @ HVCC.

#9 Burnt Hills @ #8 Gloversville. Winner plays top-seeded Troy @ HVCC.

Semi-finals & finals are March 3 & 5, respectively, at Cool Insuring Arena.

Class B:

Friday:

#19 Ravena @ #14 Greenville. Winner plays @ #3 Mechanicville Tuesday.

#18 Voorheesville @ #15 Bishop Maginn. Winner plays @ #2 Cohoes Tuesday.

#17 Schalmont @ #16 Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons. Winner plays #1 Tamarac @ Averill Park on Tuesday.

February 22:

#11 Catskill @ #6 Ichabod Crane.

#10 Hudson @ #7 Schuylerville.

#12 Broadalbin-Perth @ #5 Fonda-Fultonville. 

#13 Cobleskill-Richmondville @ #4 Catholic Central.

#9 Watervliet @ #8 Glens Falls.

Quarter-finals will be at Shenendehowa February 25 and HVCC February 26. Semi-finals & finals are at Cool Insuring Arena March 2 & 5, respectively.

Class C:

Tuesday:

#11 Cambridge @ #6 Whitehall. Winner plays #3 Berne-Knox-Westerlo @ Shen on February 26.

#10 Schoharie @ #7 Waterford. Winner plays #2 Fort Plain @ Shen on February 26.

#9 Galway @ #8 Hadley-Luzerne. Winner plays top-seeded Maple Hill @ Shen on February 26.

Also on February 26 @ Shen:

#5 Warrensburg vs. #4 Duanesburg.

Semi-finals & finals are February 28 and March 4, respectively, at Cool Insuring Arena.

Class CC:

Tuesday:

#11 Rensselaer @ #6 Greenwich. Winner plays #3 Lake George @ Saratoga on February 26.

#10 Mayfield @ #7 Hoosick Falls. Winner plays #2 Chatham @ Saratoga on February 26.

#9 Saratoga Catholic @ #8 Granville. Winner plays top-seeded Stillwater @ Saratoga on February 26.

Also on February 26 @ Saratoga:

#5 Canajoharie vs. #4 Hoosic Valley.

The semi-finals are on February 28 and March 1, with the finals on March 4, at Cool Insuring Arena. The Class C & CC winners meet at a site not yet announced on March 6.

Class D:

Next Wednesday:

#11 Fort Edward @ #6 Hartford. Winner plays #3 North Warren @ Stillwater on February 27.

#10 Salem @ #7 Fort Ann. Winner plays #2 Northville @ Stillwater on February 27.

#9 Heatly @ #8 Germantown. Winner plays top-seeded Argyle @ Stillwater.

Also on February 27 @ Stillwater:

#5 Loudonville Christian vs. #4 OESJ.

The semi-finals are on March 2 & 3, and the finals on March 5 at Cool Insuring Arena.

Women:

Class AA:

Friday:

#9 Guilderland @ #8 Niskayuna. Winner plays @ Shenendehowa February 24.

Also on February 24:

#7 Saratoga @ #2 Shaker. 

#6 Bethlehem @ #3 Albany.

#5 Columbia @ #4 Colonie.

The semi-finals & finals will be March 3 & 5, respectively, at HVCC.

Class A:

The top 4 seeds (Averill Park, Burnt Hills, Queensbury, & Catholic Central) have 1st round byes.

Friday:

#12 Mohonasen @ #5 Amsterdam.

#11 Scotia-Glenville @ #6 Academy of Holy Names.

#10 Lansingburgh @ #7 Troy.

#9 Emma Willard @ #8 South Glens Falls.

Averill Park & Burnt Hills will host the quarterfinals on February 24. The semi-finals & finals are March 2 & 5 at HVCC.

Class B:

Thursday:

Mekeel Christian @ Voorheesville. Winner will play @ Ichabod Crane Saturday.

Hudson @ Cohoes. Winner will play @ Catskill.

Watervliet @ Greenville. Winner will play @ Mechanicville.

Bishop Maginn @ Coxsackie-Athens. Winner will play @ Schalmont.

Also Saturday:

Glens Falls @ Albany Academy.

Schuylerville @ Fonda-Fultonville.

Ravena @ Broadalbin-Perth.

Johnstown @ Tamarac.

Quarterfinals will take place at the highest remaining seeds next Wednesday. Semi-finals @ Averill Park March 1. Finals @ HVCC March 5.

Class C:

Thursday:

Waterford @ Galway. Winner will play @ Duanesburg Saturday.

Hadley-Luzerne @ Canajoharie. Winner will play @ Greenwich.

Also Saturday:

Rensselaer @ Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Hoosic Valley @ Corinth.

Hoosick Falls @ Maple Hill.

Schoharie @ Whitehall.

Warrensburg @ Chatham.

Mayfield @ Cambridge.

Quarterfinals are at the highest remaining seeds next Wednesday. Semi-finals @ Colonie March 1. Finals @ HVCC March 5.

Class D:

Tuesday:

Germantown @ Hartford.

Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons @ North Warren.

Argyle vs. Saratoga Catholic @ North Warren.

Salem vs. Northville @ Hartford.

Semi-finals are at Ballston Spa February 28, with the finals at HVCC on March 5.