Vermont high school playoffs: 2023 VPA fall tournament pairings

The Vermont Principals' Association released Monday its 2023 fall tournament pairings for boys and girls soccer, field hockey, boys and girls volleyball and football.

(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. 24

No. 9 Essex 4, No. 8 Mount Anthony 1

No. 6 South Burlington 9, No. 11 Rutland 0

No. 10 St. Johnsbury 3, No. 7 Brattleboro 0

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 5 Burr and Burton 1, No. 12 BFA-St. Albans 0

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 9 Essex 1, No. 1 Champlain Valley 0

No. 4 Burlington 2, No. 5 Burr and Burton 1

No. 6 South Burlington 1, No. 3 Mount Mansfield 0

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 2 Colchester 5, No. 10 St. Johnsbury 0

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

No. 9 Essex 1, No. 4 Burlington 1 (Essex wins 5-3 in penalty shootout)

No. 2 Colchester 2, No. 6 South Burlington 0

D-I championship

Sunday, Nov. 5

At University of Vermont

Game 11: No. 2 Colchester (14-2) vs. No. 9 Essex (7-7-3), 4 p.m.

DIVISION II

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 9 Missisquoi 2, No. 8 Stratton 1

No. 4 Harwood 6, No. 13 Green Mountain Valley 0

No. 5 Mount Abraham 3, No. 12 Montpelier 0

No. 2 Milton 10, Game 4: No. 15 Enosburg 0

No. 7 Rice 3, No. 10 Middlebury 0

No. 6 Spaulding 6, No. 11 Otter Valley 1

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 3 North Country 8, No. 14 Lamoille 1

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 2 Milton 2, No. 7 Rice 0

No. 1 U-32 2, No. 9 Missisquoi 1 (OT)

No. 3 North Country 2, No. 6 Spaulding 1

No. 4 Harwood 2, No. 5 Mount Abraham 0

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

No. 4 Harwood 4, No. 1 U-32 2

No. 2 Milton 1, No. 3 North Country 0

D-II championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At Maxfield Sports Complex (Hartford)

Game 14: No. 2 Milton (15-2) vs. No. 4 Harwood (12-4-1), 11 a.m.

DIVISION III

Play-in

Monday, Oct 23

No. 17 Bellows Falls 3, No. 16 Thetford 2

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 1 Fair Haven 11, No. 17 Bellows Falls 0

No. 4 BFA-Fairfax 5, No. 13 Randolph 0

No. 5 Stowe 7, No. 12 Oxbow 0

No. 15 Peoples 2, No. 2 Woodstock 1

No. 7 Northfield/Williamstown 3, No. 10 White River Valley 0

No. 3 Windsor 10, No. 14 Springfield 1

No. 11 Danville/Twinfield/Cabot 1, No. 6 Lake Region 0

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 8 Vergennes 3, No. 9 Green Mountain 1

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Fair Haven 2, No. 8 Vergennes 0

No. 5 Stowe 3, No. 4 BFA-Fairfax 1

No. 3 Windsor 4, No. 11 Danville/Twinfield/Cabot 1

No. 7 Northfield/Williamstown 1, No. 15 Peoples 0

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

No. 5 Stowe 3, No. 1 Fair Haven 1

No. 3 Windsor 3, No. 7 Northfield/Williamstown 1

D-III championship

Friday, Nov. 3

At South Burlington High School

Game 16: No. 5 Stowe (11-5-1) vs. No. 3 Windsor (15-1-1), 4:30 p.m.

DIVISION IV

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 9 Blue Mountain 7, No. 8 Poultney 2

No. 4 West Rutland 2, No. 13 Sharon 1

No. 10 Proctor 3, No. 7 Long Trail 2

No. 11 Richford 1, No. 6 Hazen 0

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 12 Winooski 4, No. 5 Mount St. Joseph 3 (OT)

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Oct. 26

No. 2 Leland & Gray 3, No. 10 Proctor 2

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Arlington 3, No. 9 Blue Mountain 2

No. 4 West Rutland 3, No. 12 Winooski 2 (OT)

No. 3 Rivendell 5, No. 11 Richford 2

Semifinals

Tuesday Oct. 31

No. 1 Arlington 1, No. 4 West Rutland 0

No. 2 Leland & Gray 2, No. 3 Rivendell 1

D-IV championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At Applejack Stadium (Manchester)

Game 12: No. 1 Arlington (15-1) vs. No. 2 Leland & Gray (12-3-1), noon

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BOYS SOCCER

DIVISION I

Playdowns

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 5 Brattleboro 2, No. 12 BFA-St. Albans 0

No. 6 Burlington 3, No. 11 Rutland 0

No. 10 Essex 0, No. 7 Mount Mansfield (Essex wins 4-3 in shootout)

Thursday, Oct. 26

No. 9 St. Johnsbury 6, No. 8 Mount Anthony 1

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 4 Colchester 3, Brattleboro 1

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 1 Champlain Valley 3, No. 9 St. Johnsbury 0

No. 2 South Burlington 4, No. 10 Essex 1

No. 6 Burlington 1, No. 3 Burr and Burton 0

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 2 South Burlington 1, No. 6 Burlington 0 (2OT)

Thursday, Nov. 2

No. 1 Champlain Valley 1, No. 4 Colchester 0 (2OT)

D-I championship

Sunday, Nov. 5

At University of Vermont

Game 11: No. 1 Champlain Valley (15-1) vs. No. 2 South Burlington (15-2), 7 p.m.

DIVISION II

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 10 Lake Region 2, No. 7 Green Mountain Valley 1

No. 1 Montpelier 5, No. 16 Missisquoi 1

No. 4 U-32 3, No. 13 Otter Valley 1

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 9 Rice 2, No. 8 Mount Abraham 0

No. 12 Milton 2, No. 5 Hartford 1 (2OT)

No. 2 Middlebury 5, No. 15 Spaulding 1

No. 3 Harwood 3, No. 14 Lamoille 0

No. 6 Stratton 3, No. 11 North Country 0

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 9 Rice 3, No. 1 Montpelier 2

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 12 Milton 2, U-32 1

No. 2 Middlebury 4, No. 10 Lake Region 0

No. 3 Harwood 4, No. 6 Stratton 0

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 9 Rice 4, No. 12 Milton 1

No. 3 Harwood 4, No. 2 Middlebury 3

D-II championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At Maxfield Sports Complex (Hartford)

Game 15: No. 3 Harwood (12-1-4) vs. No. 9 Rice (10-6-1), 2 p.m.

DIVISION III

Playdowns

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 1 Stowe 13, No. 16 Bellows Falls 0

No. 8 BFA-Fairfax 5, No. 9 Thetford 4

No. 4 Woodstock 3, No. 13 Oxbow 1

No. 5 Enosburg 3, No. 12 White River Valley 1

No. 2 Peoples 5, No. 15 Springfield 0

No. 10 Green Mountain 3, No. 7 Hazen 2

No. 3 Randolph 5, No. 14 Northfield/Williamstown 0

No. 6 Fair Haven 2, No. 11 Vergennes 1

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 1 Stowe 6, No. 8 BFA-Fairfax 0

No. 5 Enosburg 4, No. 4 Woodstock 2

No. 2 Peoples 2, No. 10 Green Mountain 1

No. 3 Randolph 1, No. 6 Fair Haven 0 (OT)

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 1 Stowe 4, No. 5 Enosburg 1

No. 2 Peoples 4, No. 3 Randolph 1

D-III championship

Friday, Nov. 3

At South Burlington High School

Game 15: No. 1 Stowe (15-1-1) vs. No. 2 Peoples (13-3-1), 7 p.m.

DIVISION IV

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 10 Twinfield/Cabot 2, No. 7 Mount St. Joseph 1

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 8 West Rutland 2, No. 9 Leland & Gray 1

No. 4 Richford 8, No. 13 Long Trail 0

No. 6 Arlington 7, No. 11 Proctor 1

No. 5 Rivendell 8, No. 12 Danville 0

No. 3 Grace Christian 9, No. 14 Sharon 0

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Twin Valley 6, No. 8 West Rutland 0

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 5 Rivendell 4, No. 4 Richford 1

No. 2 Winooski 1, No. 10 Twinfield/Cabot 0

No. 3 Grace Christian 3, No. 6 Arlington 0

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 1 Twin Valley 7, No. 5 Rivendell 1

No. 2 Winooski 1, No. 3 Grace Christian 0

D-IV championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At Applejack Stadium (Manchester)

Game 13: No. 1 Twin Valley (16-0) vs. No. 2 Winooski (12-3-1), 3 p.m.

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FIELD HOCKEY

DIVISION I

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 8 Rutland 2, No. 9 Burlington 1 (OT)

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 South Burlington 8, No. 8 Rutland 1

No. 4 Colchester 1, No. 5 Bellows Falls 0

No. 3 Champlain Valley 2, No. 6 Essex 1

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 2 Rice 6, No. 7 Mount Mansfield 1

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

At Middlebury College

No. 1 South Burlington 5, No. 4 Colchester 0

No. 2 Rice 3, No. 3 Champlain Valley 1

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At the University of Vermont

Game 8: No. 1 South Burlington (15-1) vs. No. 2 Rice (13-2-1), 10 a.m.

DIVISION II

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 8 Mount Abraham 1, No. 9 Brattleboro 0

No. 7 St. Johnsbury 3, No. 10 Middlebury 2 (OT)

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Hartford 8, No. 8 Mount Abraham 1

No. 2 Woodstock 5, No. 7 St. Johnsbury 0

No. 3 Spaulding 3, No. 6 Otter Valley 0

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 4 U-32 3, No. 5 Burr and Burton 2 (2OT)

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

At St. Johnsbury Academy

No. 1 Hartford 4, No. 4 U-32 1

No. 2 Woodstock 1, No. 3 Spaulding 0

Championship

Friday, Nov. 3

At the University of Vermont

Game 9: No. 1 Hartford (14-2) vs. No. 2 Woodstock (14-1), 3 p.m.

DIVISION III

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 8 Harwood 1, No. 9 Milton 0

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 4 Fair Haven 2, No. 5 Stowe 0

No. 1 Montpelier 4, No. 8 Harwood 1

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 7 Missisquoi 1, No. 2 North Country 1

No. 3 Windsor 8, No. 6 Lyndon 1

Semifinals

Wednesday, Nov. 1

At Burlington High School

No. 1 Montpelier 2, No. 4 Fair Haven 0

No. 3 Windsor 4, No. 7 Missisquoi 0

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 4

At the University of Vermont

Game 8: No. 1 Montpelier (14-2) vs. No. 3 Windsor (9-6), 12:30 p.m.

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Playdowns

Tuesday, Oct. 24

No. 16 St. Johnsbury 3, No. 17 Harwood 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17)

No. 15 Rice 3, No. 18 Randolph 0

No. 14 Mount Anthony 3, No. 19 Missisquoi 0

No. 11 Burlington 3, No. 6 Hartford 0

No. 5 BFA-St. Albans 3, No. 12 Vermont Commons 0

Wednesday, Oct. 25

No. 1 Essex 3, No. 16 St. Johnsbury 0 (25-23, 25-4, 25-14)

No. 9 Mount Mansfield 3, No. 8 South Burlington 0

No. 4 Middlebury 3, No. 13 Montpelier 0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-8)

No. 2 Champlain Valley 3, No. 15 Rice 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-16)

No. 10 Lyndon 3, No. 7 Colchester 1

No. 3 Enosburg 3, No. 14 Mount Anthony 0

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Essex 3, No. 9 Mount Mansfield 0 (25-3, 25-15, 25-16)

Saturday, Oct. 28

No. 5 BFA-St. Albans 3, No. 4 Middlebury 1

No. 2 Champlain Valley 3, No. 10 Lyndon 0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-14)

No. 3 Enosburg 3, No. 11 Burlington 1 (24-26, 26-24, 25-16, 25-15)

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

No. 1 Essex 3, No. 5 BFA-St. Albans 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-11)

Thursday, Nov. 2

Games at 5 p.m.

No. 2 Champlain Valley 3, No. 3 Enosburg 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-9)

Championship

At St. Michael's College

Sunday, Nov. 5

Game 18: No. 1 Essex (17-0) vs. No. 2 Champlain Valley (14-2), 1 p.m.

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Oct. 26

No. 3 Essex 3, No. 6 Rice 0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-19)

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 4 Champlain Valley 3, No. 5 Mount Mansfield 0

No. 2 South Burlington 3, No. 7 BFA-St. Albans 0

Semifinals

Tuesday, Oct. 31

No. 1 Burlington 3, No. 4 Champlain Valley 1 (25-16, 25-18, 16-25, 25-22)

Wednesday, Nov. 1

No. 2 South Burlington 3, No. 3 Essex 1

Championship

Sunday, Nov. 5

At St. Michael's College

Game 6: No. 1 Burlington (12-1) vs. No. 2 South Burlington (13-3), 3 p.m.

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FOOTBALL

DIVISION I

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Hartford 48, No. 8 BFA-St. Albans 7

No. 5 Middlebury 7, No. 4 St. Johnsbury 3

Saturday, Oct. 28

Game 3: No. 3 Champlain Valley 45, No. 6 Essex 0

Game 4: No. 2 Burr and Burton 41, No. 7 Brattleboro 0

Semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3

Game 5: No. 5 Middlebury (6-3) at No. 1 Hartford (9-0), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4

Game 6: No. 3 Champlain Valley (8-1) at No. 2 Burr and Burton (8-1), 1 p.m.

D-I championship

Saturday, Nov. 11

At Rutland High School

Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD

DIVISION II

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Fair Haven 40, No. 8 Milton 7

No. 4 Colchester 33, No. 5 U-32 7

No. 2 North Country 42, No. 7 Rice 0

No. 3 Bellows Falls 54, No. 6 Spaulding 7

Semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3

Game 6: No. 3 Bellows Falls (5-4) at No. 2 North Country (7-2), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4

Game 5: No. 4 Colchester (4-5) at No. 1 Fair Haven (8-0), 6 p.m.

D-II championship

Saturday, Nov. 11

At Rutland High School

Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD

DIVISION III

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 27

No. 1 Woodstock def. No. 8 Oxbow (via forfeit)

Saturday, Oct. 28

Game 2: No. 5 Mill River 10, No. 4 BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille 7

Game 3: No. 2 Windsor 47, No. 7 Poultney 12

Game 4: No. 6 Springfield 18, No. 3 Otter Valley 12

Semifinals

Friday, Nov. 3

Game 5: No. 5 Mill River (5-4) at No. 1 Woodstock (8-1), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4

Game 6: No. 6 Springfield (5-4) at No. 2 Windsor (7-1), 1 p.m.

D-III championship

Saturday, Nov. 11

At Rutland High School

Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, time TBD

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