The fall soccer season has come to a close, but the work is not yet done for many squads as the postseason begins Friday.
The final Heal Point standings by the Maine Principals Association were revealed Thursday morning and brought good news to many squads as 24 Aroostook County teams have qualified for the playoffs this year in the northern region for Classes B, C and D.
In girls Class C North, Houlton (11-1-2, 139.8214) is ranked second and will skip the prelims and go directly into the quarterfinals. The Shires will host No. 7 Orono Wednesday, Oct. 24, (time yet to be determined) in a Class C North quarterfinal. Orono defeated No. 10 Mattanawcook Academy 2-1 in the prelim round Saturday.
In girls Class D North, Central Aroostook (13-0-1, 151.2265) is the top-ranked squad. Southern Aroostook (9-5, 91.9685) finished fourth in the standings, while Katahdin (9-5, 70.0898) finished fifth.
The Cougars hosted No. 12 Deer Isle-Stonington Friday, winning 6-0 and face Southern Aroostook Wednesday in the quarterfinals. (Time to be determined). The two teams met twice during the regular season, with Katahdin winning both.
Hodgdon (4-8-1, 31.2589) finished 13th and missed out on the postseason.
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In Class C North, Fort Kent (11-2-1, 155.4904) is the top-ranked team while Houlton (10-3-1, 123.2143) is third. The Shires hosted No. 6 Central Tuesday in a Class C North quarterfinal. If Houlton was victorious, the Shires next game would be Friday, Oct. 26 against the winner of No. 2 Orono-No. 7 George Stevens Academy. The Shires would host GSA, but would be on the road versus Orono.
In Class D North, Central Aroostook (14-0, 137.81) is the top-ranked squad. Hodgdon (9-4, 53.0830) finished 10th and traveled to No. 7 Schenck Friday for a prelim. The Hawks fell 2-1 in overtime.
Katahdin (4-9-1, 24.1893) came on strong at the end of the season, but fell just short of making the playoffs as the No. 15 seed. The Cougars missed the playoffs by a mere 0.0964 points.
Southern Aroostook (3-11, 19.8271) finished 16th and did not make the playoffs.
