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Championship Weekend with "Coach" Smith · Cover IV Podcast

• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to Cover 4.
• 0:10
  SPEAKER_00: If you're a Section 4 football fan, this is your podcast.
• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: I'm Coach Smith, your host.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: Buckle your chin strap, put your mouthpiece in, and tie your cleats in double knots.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: Here we go.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_00: Well, this is what we're playing for.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: It's here, the Section 4 Championship Weekend.
• 0:32
  SPEAKER_00: In all six classification games, the number one seed is actually playing the number two seed.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_00: Worked out quite nice.
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  SPEAKER_00: All games are regular season rematches with the exception of one game.
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  SPEAKER_00: From class A all the way to Class D are all repeats from last season's championship games.
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  SPEAKER_00: Four of the games will be played Friday night and two on Saturday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Four of the six games will be played at Johnson City High School.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winners will advance to play a Section 3 opponent at a Section 3 location.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: The losers of the AA, A, and A player championship games will advance via a New York State public high school athletic association at-large berth and play a Section 9 opponent at a Section 9 location.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: And just a little mascot trivia here.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: There's two dominant mascots in these Section 4 championships.
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  SPEAKER_00: Two are the Blue Raiders and two are the Blue Devils.
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  SPEAKER_00: In one game, actually, the Blue Raiders will play the Blue Devils.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now for the class AA contest.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Almira Express will travel west to take on the Corning Hawks, and that game will be Friday, November 15th at 6 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: Corning advanced via a bye, and Almira advanced by taking care of Ithaca 32-0.
• 2:00
  SPEAKER_00: These two teams played week six, with Corning getting the best of Elmira 24-12.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the Section 3 game between Christian Brothers Academy and Cicero North Syracuse.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_00: The loser will advance via the New York State Public High School Athletic Association at Large Berth and play a Section 9 opponent at a Section 9 location.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now the Class A contest.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Vestal Golden Bears will also be traveling west to take on the Horseheads Blue Raiders.
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  SPEAKER_00: That game will be Friday, 11.15 at 6 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: Horseheads advanced via a Binghamton forfeit, and Vestal advances by knocking off Union Endicott for the second time this season, 24-9.
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  SPEAKER_00: These two teams played week six at Vestal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Horseheads won by 15 points, 35 to 20.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the Section 3 game between Whitesboro and Corcret.
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  SPEAKER_00: The loser will advance via the New York State Public High School Athletic Association at large berth and play a Section 9 opponent at a Section 9 location.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now for Class B, the Maine Anwell Spartans will take on the Owego Riverhawks Saturday, November 16th at 3 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: at Johnson City High School.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maine Anwell advanced quite easily, 49-0 over Oneana, and Owego Free Academy got past Norwich Tornado 34-14.
• 3:39
  SPEAKER_00: The Spartans and the Riverhawks played week 8 with Mark Maine Endwell winning that game 21-7.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the Section 3 game between Indian River and New Hartford.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_00: Now for the Class C contest, which pits to the Shenango Forks Blue Devils versus the Waverly Wolverines Saturday, November 16th at high noon at Johnson City High School.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_00: Waverly advanced with a 42-0 win over the Windsor Black Knights, where Shenango Forks beat Lansing 42-13.
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  SPEAKER_00: These two teams did not play each other this season.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the General Brown and Bishop Ludden Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School game.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now for Class D.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Tioga Tigers take on the Delaware Academy Bulldogs.
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  SPEAKER_00: That game will be Friday, November 15th at 8 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: at Johnson City High School.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tyoga advanced with a 35-14 win over Spencer Bennett and Cander.
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  SPEAKER_00: Delaware Academy got past Deposit Hancock 42-13.
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  SPEAKER_00: These two teams played week four at Tioga, with Delaware Academy winning 41-34.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the Section 3 game between Mount Markham and Dolesville.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now for the eight-player contest.
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  SPEAKER_00: Trumansburg Blue Raiders will play the Moravia Blue Devils Friday, November 15th at 5 p.m.
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  SPEAKER_00: at Johnson City High School.
• 5:18
  SPEAKER_00: Moravia advanced with a 64-8 win over Groton and Trumansburg with a 35 to nothing win over Thomas A.
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  SPEAKER_00: Edison.
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  SPEAKER_00: These teams played week three at Trumansburg with Moravia winning 32-27.
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  SPEAKER_00: The winner advances to play the winner of the Section 3 game between Frankfurt Schuyler and Morrisville Eaton.
• 5:42
  SPEAKER_00: The loser will advance via the New York State Public High School Athletic Association at large berth and play a Section 9 opponent at a Section 9 location.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: And there you have it, all the championship games for Section 4 this weekend, and they all have the billings to potentially be really outstanding games.
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  SPEAKER_00: And as usual, the teams that advance from Section 4 typically do well at the state level because Section 4 is such a good, well-represented section.
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  SPEAKER_00: Best wishes to all those who advance, and for all those that uh did not advance, be glad that this season happened.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't be sad that it's over.
• 6:24
  SPEAKER_00: I know it's easier said than done.
• 6:27
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• 6:31
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• 6:38
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• 6:42
  SPEAKER_00: In football and life, it's not where you line up, it's where you wind up.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for listening to the Cover Four podcast.