Northville boys' soccer falls to Chazy in Class D state final

Northville's McQuade Klippel, left, is defended by Chazy's Ashton Hoffnagle during the NYSPHSAA Boys Soccer Championships Class D final Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, in Middletown, N.Y. Northville's season ended with a 4-0 loss to Chazy (VII). (Adrian Kraus / Special to the Times Union) (Adrian Kraus) MIDDLETOWN - A minute after Chazy broke through in Sunday's Class D boys' soccer state final, Northville was down two goals.Zeke McLennan scored in the 14th minute and Aidan Howell followed in the 15th as Section 7's Chazy went on to beat Northville 4-0 at Middletown High School to win its 11th state championship. Landon Duprey scored twice in the second half for Chazy, which finished 24-0.Northville finished 20-2, with both losses coming against Chazy. The Eagles won the first meeting 2-1 in early October."Most people don't get to this point," Northville senior Niko Sevastakis said. "So I'm happy that we at least played the max amount of games we possibly could have - and I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else."The Falcons entered Sunday with 17 shutout victories and a plus-141 goal differential. But getting through the previous two rounds took a comeback and a golden goal.Northville trailed Edmeston Central 1-0 with seven minutes remaining in the regional final before Magnus Halloran tied it and McQuade Klippel scored the winner with 4:14 left. In Saturday's semifinal, Ryder Wright scored with seven minutes left in the first overtime to beat Section 11's Smithtown Christian 1-0.Sunday marked Northville's second trip to the state final in three years. The Falcons beat Chazy 2-1 in overtime in the 2024 semifinals before losing to Hamilton in the final. Chazy ended Northville's season in the regional final last fall.When Northville reached the state semifinals two years ago, the players bleached their hair. This time, they got buzz cuts. Sevastakis said it was a way to bond with teammates he called "a big family.""I learned a lot of things beyond soccer, being on this team," Sevastakis said.Northville coach Steve Clapper said one of the most rewarding parts of this year's run was watching the community rally around his players."The community support has just been incredible," Clapper said. "I think it's really amazing to see the community come together and really support these guys who deserve that."With a group of underclassmen set to return next season, Clapper expects the experience to give them more reason to push for another trip to Middletown."We'll be back here again," he said. "No doubt."SubscribeThere’s more to Albany with the Times Union. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Northville boys' soccer falls to Chazy in Class D state final.