Fall sports in Massachusetts have officially entered the postseason as the MIAA unveiled its state tournament brackets for boys and girls soccer, field hockey and girls volleyball this week.
Hampshire County had 25 total teams qualify, with nine girls soccer teams counting as the most local squads in a sport.
The Granby girls soccer team earned the top spot in the Div. 5 bracket as the highest-ranked area team, while the Northampton boys soccer team slotted in at No. 3 in the Div. 2 bracket as the highest-ranked boys team.
Below are the seeds and matchups, if known, for all 25 teams that reached the MIAA tournament:
Boys soccer
Div. 2
No. 3 Northampton vs. No. 30 Chelsea/No. 35 Billerica in Round of 32, TBD
No. 19 Newburyport at No. 14 Amherst in Round of 32, Monday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Div. 3
No. 38 Salem at No. 27 Belchertown (Minnechaug) in preliminary round, Friday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Div. 4
No. 38 Uxbridge at No. 27 Hampshire in preliminary round, Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
No. 18 Mount Greylock at No. 15 South Hadley in Round of 32, Monday, Nov. 9 at 4:30 p.m.
Div. 5
No. 23 Smith Voc at No. 10 Lowell Charter in Round of 32, Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m.
No. 26 Gateway at No. 7 Hull in Round of 32, TBD
No. 33 New Heights Charter at No. 32 Hopkins in preliminary round, TBD
Girls soccer
Div. 2
No. 17 Northampton at No. 16 Marblehead in Round of 32, TBD
Div. 3
No. 6 Belchertown vs No. 27 Ludlow/No. 38 Martha’s Vineyard in Round of 32, TBD
Div. 4
No. 6 Hampshire vs No. 27 Uxbridge/No. 38 Greater Lawrence Tech in Round of 32, TBD
No. 8 South Hadley vs No. 25 Bay Path/No. 40 Saint Bernard’s in Round of 32, Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
No. 33 Gardner at No. 32 Easthampton (South Hadley) in preliminary round, Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.
Div. 5
No. 1 Granby vs No. 32 Hoosac/No. 33 Lowell Charter in Round of 32, Monday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.
No. 4 Hopkins vs No. 29 Mahar/No. 36 Pathfinder in Round of 32, TBD
No. 24 Trivium at No. 9 Smith Voc in Round of 32, Monday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.
No. 34 Avon at No. 31 Gateway in preliminary round, Friday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m.
Girls volleyball
Div. 2
No. 25 Amherst at No. 8 Woburn in Round of 32
Div. 3
No. 17 Belchertown at No. 16 Medfield in Round of 32, Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m.
Div. 4
No. 28 Easthampton beat No. 37 Saint Paul Diocesan, 3-0, in preliminary round; at No. 5 Mount Greylock in Round of 32, Friday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m.
No. 21 South Shore Voc/Tech at No. 12 South Hadley in Round of 32
Div. 5
No. 20 Brighton at No. 13 Smith Voc in Round of 32
Field hockey
Div. 3
No. 34 North Middlesex at No. 31 Belchertown in preliminary round
Div. 4
No. 20 Seekonk at No. 13 South Hadley in Round of 32, Friday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m.
No. 29 Smith Academy at No. 4 Monomoy in Round of 32
