Doesn't matter the order, you have win them all to get the ring. Would it feel better to lose the game in the Championship of the State tournament as opposed to the first round?? I don't think so. Every year that Cold Spring Harbor has won the Nassau County Championship they have either gone on to win the State tournament or lost to the eventual champion along the way (out of Suffolk). Every year. No complaints. If you can win the island, you have no business playing for the State championship.