Section V Playoff Preview: Boys Soccer Class A

Caio De Medeiros (10) scored six goals and added eight assists for Brighton this year. Athena’s Michael Tracey (4) defends on the play. Athena and Brighton split two games during the regular season. (Photo: SUE KANE)

The Section V Class A boys’ soccer playoffs open Tuesday when Vertus plays at East. Eight games follow on Friday with the finals scheduled for Tuesday, October 30th. Here’s the team-by-team breakdown.

No. 1 seed CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SAINTS (Monroe County Division II)
Record: 14-2-0
Streak: Won five straight
Goals scored: 58
Goals allowed: 11
Finish last season: Lost to Webster Thomas in Class AA quarterfinals.
Opponent: East High

No. 2 seed SPENCERPORT RANGERS (Monroe County Division II)
Record: 12-3-1
Streak: Undefeated in last 11 including seven shutouts.
Goals scored: 34
Goals allowed: 16
Finish last season: Lost to Irondequoit in the opening round of the Class A1.
Opponent: Brockport

No. 3 seed BRIGHTON BARONS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 12-4-0
Streak: Won four straight to end the regular season and nine of last 10.
Goals scored: 43
Goals allowed: 19
Finish last season: Lost to Brockport in the Class A1 finals.
Opponent: Aquinas

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No. 4 seed WAYNE EAGLES (Finger Lakes East)
Record: 14-1-1
Streak:Won 12 straight.
Goals scored: 73
Goals allowed: 7
Finish last season: Lost to eventual NYS Class A semifinalist Pittsford Sutherland in the Class A2 semifinals.
Opponent: Honeoye Falls-Lima

Mario Cozzo (7) is one of four Churchville-Chili Saints who have scored 10 or more goals this season. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER CECERE)

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No. 5 seed GREECE ARCADIA TITANS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 9-4-3
Streak: Won back-to-back games to close regular season.
Goals scored: 39
Goals allowed: 21
Finish last season: Lost to Brockport in the A1 semifinals.
Opponent: Irondequoit

No. 6 seed PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 10-5-1
Streak: Undefeated in six of last seven regular season games.
Goals scored: 37
Goals allowed: 18
Finish last season: Won the Class A2 title and advanced to the NYS Class A semifinals.
Opponent: Eastridge

Sutherland sophomore Dylan Kladstrup (14) has eight goals and 12 assists on the season. (Photo: MIKE GENTILE)

No. 7 seed GREECE ATHENA TROJANS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 8-4-3
Streak: Won two of last three to end the regular season.
Goals scored: 39
Goals allowed: 21
Finish last season: Lost to Brighton in the Class A1 semifinals.
Opponent: Wilson Magnet

No. 8 seed CANANDAIGUA BRAVES (Monroe County Division II)
Record: 8-7-1
Streak: Won three straight.
Goals scored: 23
Goals allowed: 20
Finish last season: Lost to Brighton in the Class A1 quarterfinals.
Opponent: Pittsford Mendon

Justin Hockenberger (12) leads Spencerport with 10 goals and three assists. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER CECERE)

No. 9 seed PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 8-8-0
Streak: Won three straight before dropping regular season finale.
Goals scored: 30
Goals allowed: 28
Finish last season: Lost to Greece Athena in the A1 quarterfinals.
Opponent: Canandaigua

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No. 10 seed WILSON MAGNET WILDCATS (RCAC)
Record: 6-7-1
Streak: Winless in last five.
Goals scored: 23
Goals allowed: 20
Finish last season: Lost to Honeoye Falls-Lima in the A2 quarterfinals.
Opponent: Greece Athena

Wayne’s Cullen Bock (16) has 21 goals and nine assists this season. (Photo: MIKE GENTILE)

No. 11 seed EASTRIDGE LANCERS (Monroe County Division IV)
Record: 7-8-1
Streak: Finished the season with six wins and one tie in their last eight games.
Goals scored: 37
Goals allowed: 34
Finish last season: Lost to Greece Arcadia in the A1 quarterfinals.
Opponent: Pittsford Sutherland

No. 12 seed IRONDEQUOIT EAGLES (Monroe County Division II)
Record: 4-8-4
Streak: Winless in last three after going unbeaten in four previous games.
Goals scored: 18
Goals allowed: 25
Finish last season: Lost to eventual A1 champion Brockport in the quarterfinals.
Opponent: Greece Arcadia

No. 13 seed HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA COUGARS (Monroe County Division IV)
Record: 4-11-1
Streak: Closed the season with a win.
Goals scored: 20
Goals allowed: 39
Finish last season: Lost to eventual NYS semifinalist Pittsford Sutherland in the A2 finals.
Opponent: Wayne

Arcadia’s Tyler Lewandowski (right) has scored 22 goals this season. (Photo: NOAH BRYANT)

No. 14 seed AQUINAS LI’L IRISH (Private/Independent)
Record: 4-12-0
Streak: Lost last three games of the season.
Goals scored: 18
Goals allowed: 36
Finish last season: Lost to Honeoye Falls-Lima in the A2 semifinals.
Opponent: Brighton

No. 15 seed BROCKPORT BLUE DEVILS (Monroe County Division III)
Record: 3-12-1
Streak: Lost last three games of the season.
Goals scored: 16
Goals allowed: 40
Finish last season: Won Class A1 before falling to Pittsford Sutherland in the Far West Regional qualifier.
Opponent: Spencerport

No. 16 seed EAST HIGH EAGLES (RCAC)
Record: 1-15-0
Goals scored: 13
Finish last season: Lost to Aquinas in the A2 quarterfinals.
Opponent: Churchville-Chili

No. 17 seed VERTUS WARRIORS (Private/Independent)
Record: 1-12-0
Goals scored: 7
Opponent: eliminated

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