Livonia has won or shared five straight Section V titles. Pal-Mac grabbed the number one seed, Greece Olympia is playing in a new a classification. Here’s the rundown.
No. 1 Seed PALMYRA MACEDON (13-3-0, 11-1-0)
Player(s) to Watch: A Nick Sapienza (23 G, 5 A), M Jake Gallina (14 G, 14 A), A Alex Wahl (11 G, 13 A), M Gabe Martinez (9 G, 11 A), G Bryce Medyn (1.201 GAA)
What to Know: Outscored opponents 68-19 this season; enter Sectionals on five-game winning streak; ranked 21st in most recent NYS Class B Poll.
No. 2 Seed LIVONIA (13-3-0, 5-3-0)
Player(s) to Watch: A Kyle Feldman (21 G, 11 A), A Tavian Hino (19 G, 3 A), M Jake Oliver (2 G, 10 A), G Barrett Lowe (0.848 GAA)
What to Know: Livonia is ranked 12th in Class B in most recent NYS Poll.
No. 3 Seed HORNELL (10-4-0, 4-4-0)
Player(s) to Watch: M Kane Countryman (12 G, 11 A), G Max O’Connor (1.096 GAA)
What to Know: Outscored opponents 36-15.
No. 4 Seed GREECE OLYMPIA (9-6-1)
Player(s) to Watch: A Guy Kadge (7 G, 3 A), Saeed Shaibi (6 G, 6 A), G Cesar Castillo-Madrid (1.626 GAA)
What to Know: Posted five shutouts on the season. Spartans will make their first appearance in the B1 classification.
No. 5 Seed GREECE ODYSSEY (6-9-1)
Player(s) to Watch: A Dylan Ange (13 G, 7 A), M Kameron Watt (7 G, 3 A)
What to Know: Split two 2-1 matches against in-town Greece Olympia.
No. 6 Seed WATERLOO (4-10-2, 2-8-2)
Player(s) to Watch: A Tanner Tewksbury (7 G, 5 A)
What to Know: Outscored by opponents 54-17 on the season, held scoreless five times.
No. 7 Seed UNIVERSITY PREP (3-13-0)
Player(s) to Watch: M Anthony Short (12 G, 1 A), M Steven Whitcomb (13 G)
What to Know: After 0-7 start to season, outscored opponents 22-20.
No. 8 Seed NEWARK (2-13-1, 2-9-1)
Player(s) to Watch: M Alejandro Careballo (4 G, 4 A), Jayden Cintron (3 G, 2 A), Logan Moynihan (3 G, 2 A)
What to Know: Two wins on the year came against Geneva and Waterloo.
No. 9 Seed MIDLAKES (3-12-1), (1-10-1)
Player(s) to Watch: A Dan Vanostrand (6 G, 8 A), A Marshall Wasman (5 G, 1 A), A Trevor Vanostrand (5 G, 1 A)
What to Know: Vanostrand brothers combined for 11 of team’s 27 goals.
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