North Schuylkill needed every minute of the regular season to punch its ticket to the Schuylkill League boys soccer playoffs.
On Thursday, the Spartans nipped Pottsville Area, 1-0. That, in combination with Blue Mountain’s defeat of Tamaqua Area, clinched third place for North Schuylkill in Division I and the final playoff position.
The boys and girls soccer playoffs begin this Saturday, with all playoff games happening at North Schuylkill.
Here’s a look at the Schuylkill League playoff schedule for both boys and girls soccer.
2026 Schuylkill League Boys Soccer Playoffs
Division winners Blue Mountain (I) and Minersville Area (II) earned byes into the semifinals on Monday. They’ll await the winners of Saturday’s quarterfinal round.
Division I runner-up Pine Grove Area will face the third-place team from Division II, Schuylkill Haven Area in one of those quarterfinal matches. Tri-Valley, which finished ahead of the Hurricanes on a tie-breaker, will face North Schuylkill in the other opening round match.
The winner of the Bulldogs-Spartans contest will face Blue Mountain at 5 p.m. Monday. Whoever emerges from the Hurricanes-Cardinals quarterfinal will face the Battlin’ Miners at 7 Monday evening.
The Schuylkill League Championship is scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday.
Schuylkill League Girls Soccer Playoffs
In the girls postseason tournament, Blue Mountain (I) and Schuylkill Haven Area (II) came out on top of their divisions. The Hurricanes got through on a tie-breaker over Minersville Area.
They’ll play on Tuesday and await the winners of Saturday’s quarterfinals.
North Schuylkill, the Division I runner-up, will face Tri-Valley in one of those opening round matches. Minersville Area will face Tamaqua Area in the other semifinal.
Blue Mountain will take on the winner of Minersville-Tamaqua at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Schuylkill Haven will await the winner of North Schuylkill and Tri-Valley.
The Girls Championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday.
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