Alright, so today I wanted to tackle something super useful for hoop fans – compiling the full Section 1 basketball playoffs schedule for 2025. Seriously, finding clear playoff info feels like chasing chickens sometimes.
Where the chaos started
First, I hit the official county athletics site. Total mess. Dates scattered across twenty different PDFs like someone sneezed on the upload button. Clicked through each page manually, jotting down matchups in my beat-up notebook while muttering about Stone Age web design.
Playing detective with coffee
Next part sucked worse – verifying times. Called three different high school athletic directors. First guy said “check the website” (duh, already did), second transferred me to voicemail hell, third finally gave straight answers after my fifth espresso. Cross-checked everything with local newspaper playoff announcements too.
Building the dang thing
Opened Google Sheets and started hammering away. Made columns for: Matchup, Location, Date/Time, and Round. Color-coded cells by division – purple for Class AA, orange for Class A, like decorating Christmas cookies.
Wrestled with these struggles:
- Three schools changed gyms last minute because of fire code violations (seriously?)
- Lightning-round edits when rain dates got shuffled
- Formatting battles that made me question life choices
The spreadsheet prison break
Since the original files were unusable, saved my sheet as PDF + Excel version. Zipped ’em together screaming “YEAH TAKE THAT” at my laptop. Double-checked every single entry against my coffee-stained notes. Messed up Ossining’s tip-off time twice before fixing it.
Posted it to my blog with a dead simple headline: “Download Free 2025 Section 1 Playoff Schedule Here”. Watched my analytics blow up like fireworks – apparently everyone needed this hot mess. Got flooded with “THANK GOD” emails from coaches’ wives who could finally plan their lives. Even the guy who transferred my call emailed asking for the file. Karma’s delicious sometimes.