Wolverines' season takes shape after Sectional shakeup

WARRENSBURG | The Warrensburg-Lake George/Bolton Wolverines' football team has promising prospects this season despite the graduation of a half-dozen talented athletes, as it drops back from Class C into Class D in Section II — one of many changes in the area's gridiron world. The Wolverines' re-classification is likely due to one or perhaps two factors, the most prominent one being the departure of North Warren dropping out of the Warrensburg-Lake George/North Warren Wolverines, and Bolton, a smaller school, joining the team. The other factor could have been this year's adjustments to the school-enrollment thresholds for the various classes. Most notable among the recent changes is the Corinth/Hadley-Luzerne Mountaineers' recent decision to field only a junior varsity team this year, which reduces Class C to 10 teams instead of 11, and required redrafting of the tentative Class C game schedule. Football practice for all teams is scheduled to begin Saturday, Aug. 19. The so-called "Week 0" — the weekend that teams can utilize for either a game or a scrimmage — is set for Sept. 1 or 2 and "Week 1" is the following weekend. Class D's eight teams are to compete over a seven-game regular season, then have an open Week 8 prior to a four-team playoff for the Class D championship. Class C, which hosts Warrensburg's 2022 opponents, will compete in a nine-week regular season from Weeks 0 through 8, with a playoff similar to Class D. The Section II championships are set for the weekend of Nov. 10-11, and the state championship games are scheduled for the weekend of Dec. 1-3 in Syracuse. One consequential change is that for 2023, Section II championship runners-up will be able to play in state quarterfinals as at-large teams, competing against Section I champions. Class D's eight teams are Cambridge-Salem, Greenwich, Canajoharie-Fort Plain, Chatham, Helderberg Valley, Voorheesville, Warrensburg-Lake George/Bolton — and Stillwater, which also dropped into Class D from Class C this year. The Wolverines' tentative schedule is as follows: Sept. 1 - versus Herkimer, on Lake George's field; Sept. 8 -vs. Voorheesville, at Warrensburg High; Sept. 16 - at Helderberg Valley; Sept. 22 - vs. Greenwich at Lake George; Sept. 29 - at Chatham; Oct. 7 - vs. Cambridge-Salem away; Oct. 14 - vs. Stillwater, at Warrensburg High; Oct. 20 - vs. Canajoharie-Fort Plain away; Oct. 27-28 - crossover game to be determined; and Nov. 3-4 - playoff semifinals or crossover. Note that the game dates are approximate, as they may be switched from a Saturday to a Friday night under lights, or vice-versa, or another factor.

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