In Case You Missed It: Week 1 Gridiron Notes

 

Teddi Bowl III

While the final amount of what will be donated to Camp Good Days & Special Times has yet to be calculated, attendance figures exceeded the official capacity of Growney Stadium. Capacity 2,500; fans 2,609. Victor won 16-0.

Demolition Men

The Top 10 offensive team scoring performances this week:

• 55 – Rush-Henrietta
• 50 – Alexander
• 48 – Batavia
• 48 – Le Roy
• 48 – McQuaid
• 47 – Attica
• 47 – East
• 44 – Clyde-Savannah
• 44 – Newark
• 42 – Aquinas
• 42 – Gates-Chili

Shutting the Door

The Top 10 defensive team scoring performances this week:

• 0 – Attica
• 0 – Bishop Kearney/Rochester Prep
• 0 – Bolivar-Richburg
• 0 – Perry/Mt. Morris
• 0 – Letchworth/Warsaw
• 0 – McQuaid
• 0 – Newark
• 0 – Victor
• 0 – Wilson
• 3 – Fairport
• 3 – Geneva

Nail-Biter

Connor Fingar intercepted the ball in the end zone on the last play of the game to preserve Penn Yan’s 34-28 win over Waterloo.

Workin’ Overtime

Billy Thomson scored on a two-yard run and Anthony Muratore calmly split the uprights for the extra point as Wayne outlasted East Rochester/Gananda 35-34 in overtime. ER/G scored to open overtime, but failed on the two-point conversion.

Longest Active Win Streaks:

• 5 – East (last 4 in 2017 + 1 in 2018)
• 4 – Attica (last 3 in 2017 + 1 in 2018)
• 3 – Bolivar-Richburg (last 2 in 2017 + 1 in 2018)

Section V’s Mad Max

Gates-Chili is this year’s version of the Road Warriors, as it will play all its games on the road as the Spartans are in the process of building a new stadium.

Christening New Stadiums

• Batavia broke open its new stadium in style, cruising to a 48-14 win over Hornell on Friday
• Monroe will be cutting the ribbon on its new field this Saturday at 2 pm vs East.

Delayed Start

2018 will see the official start to the 8-man football season. If you like scoring, 8-man football is must-see. Four Section V teams will field an 8-man squad. Their season will open this week and each team playing the other teams two times in a home-and-home series for a 6-game regular season.

• CG Finney/Northstar Academy
• Holley
• Marcus Whitman
• Oakfield-Alabama/Elba

The Avengers

Batavia 48, Hornell 14. Blue Devils avenged their Class B Semifinal 26-7 loss to Hornell.

Upcoming Sectional Rematches

• 9/8 Irondequoit at Greece Athena, 2 pm. Rematch of Class A Quarterfinal won by Irondequoit 35-21
• 9/14 Brighton at Brockport, 7 pm.vRematch of Class A Quarterfinal won by Brockport 24-21
• 9/21 Cal-Mum/Byron-Bergen at LeRoy. Rematch of Class C Semifinal won by CM/BB, 16-7
• 9/28: LeRoy at Letchworth/Warsaw, 7:30 pm. Rematch of Class C Quarterfinal, won by LeRoy 7-0
• 10/5 Pembroke at Canisteo-Greenwood, 7:30 pm. Rematch of Class D Quarterfinal, won by Pembroke 54-28
• 10/12 Hornell at Livonia, 7:30 pm. Rematch of Class B Final, won by Hornell 22-20

Defenders of the Universe

• Devonte Mateo, Monroe, 3 defensive touchdowns – 2 int’s and 1 forced fumble/scoop-and-score. Monroe 26, Cardinal O’Hara (VI) 12
• Connor Fingar, Penn Yan, 25 tackles, 1 interception. Penn Yan 34, Waterloo 28
• Jonah Pullen, Wayne 25, tackles. Wayne 35, ER/Gananda 34 ot

Just Give Me The Ball

• Batavia Blue Devils, 379 yards rushing, 10.1 yards per rush. Batavia 48, Hornell 14
• Jayden Castrechini, ER/Gananda, 39-243 yards 4 TDs. Wayne 35, ER/Gananda 28
• Nate Carter, Bishop Kearney/ROC Prep, 235 yards 3 TDs. BK/RP 12, St. Mary’s 0
• Gabe McDonald, Notre Dame, 23-210 yards 2 TDs. BND 31, Canisteo-Greenwood 25
• Freddy Brock, East, 150 yards 2 TDs. East 47, Penfield 13
• Marcus McFadden, Gates-Chili, 20-143 yards 2 TDs. Gates 42, Greece Olympia/Odyssey 6
• Lorcen Miller, Greece Athena, 6-126 2 TDs. Athena 30, Brighton 14
• Rushawn Baker, Victor, 3-99 2 TDs. Victor 16, Pittsford 0
• Seven McGee, East, 1-79 1 TD. East 47, Penfield 13

Arms Race

• William Rogers, Penn Yan, 25-36-265 3 TDs. Penn Yan 34, Waterloo 28
• Grayson Zeneleovic, Wayne, 15-20-262 4 TDs. Wayne 35, ER/Gananda 28
• Freddy Brock, East, 4-7-182, 4 TDs. East 47, Penfield 13
• Nate Boganiewski, Greece Athena, 12-20-168 2 TDs. Athena 30, Brighton 14
• A’lon Jenkins, Greece Odyssey, 158 yards 2 TDs. Gates 42, Greece Olympia/Odyssey 6
• Hunter Walsh, McQuaid, 14-22-152 1 TD. McQuaid 48, Edison 0
• Nic Bernardi, Newark, 5-6-112 3 TDs. Newark 44, Midlakes 0

Better  To Receive

• Kordell Jackson, Victor, 1-79 1 TD. Victor 16, Pittsford 0
• Kelvin Reaves, Greece Athena, 5-129 2 TDs. Athena 30, Brighton 14
• Seven McGee, East, 2-65 2 TD. East 47, Penfield 13

Bringing Home the Hardware

• Josh Kosciol, HFL, Carrier Dome Classic game MVP. E.Syracuse Minoa 18, HFL 8

Must See Games, Week 2

Friday

• Canisius (VI) at McQuaid, 7 pm. Will the Knights defend the castle against the mighty 1-0 Crusaders, last year’s 11^th ranked team in the state?
• Pittsford at Hilton, 7 pm. Critical game for both teams looking for their first win.
• Batavia at Livonia, 7:30 pm. Big battle in Livingston County 1 and Class B supremacy.
• Waterloo at East Rochester, 7:30 pm. Each team lost a heart-breaker in Week 1

Saturday

• Irondequoit at Greece Athena, 2 pm. Everyone has Irondequoit circled on their schedule.
• East at Monroe, 2 pm. Opening Day, new stadium on Alexander Street.