Section V Playoff Preview: Football Class C

Penn Yan is looking to break through Class C for the sectional title, and to do so it will need the record-setting arm and legs of Will Rogers (7). (Photo provided).

The Section V Class C football playoffs open Friday with four games. Semifinal games follow Saturday, October 27 at 4 p.m., and 7 p.m. at Honeoye Falls-Lima. The Championship game will be held on Saturday, November 3 at 5 p.m. at St. John Fisher College.

The No. 1 seed EAST ROCHESTER/GANANDA BOMBERS (Finger Lakes East)
Power Seeding Points: 44
Record: 6-1
Streak: Won 6
NYSSWA Rank: 15
Scoring Offense: 38.0 (7th)
Scoring Defense: 23.7 (35th)
Points Differential: 14.3 (15th)
2017 Finish: Class C Finals, lost to Caledonia-Mumford/Byron-Bergen 27-26
Opponent: vs. Waterloo, 7 pm Friday @ ER/Gananda
Against C Field: 2-0, Waterloo (W 46-32), Penn Yan (W 49-36)

No. 2 seed PENN YAN MUSTANGS (Finger Lakes East)
Power Seeding Points: 44
Record: 6-1
Streak: Won 4
NYSSWA Rank: 19
Scoring Offense: 40.1 (5th)
Scoring Defense: 26.9 (46th)
Points Differential: 13.3 (16th)
2017 Finish: Class C Quarterfinals, lost to Caledonia-Mumford/Byron-Bergen 27-12
Opponent: vs. Dansville, 7 pm Friday @ Penn Yan
Against C Field: 1-1, Waterloo (W 34-28), East Rochester/Gananda (L 49-36)

No. 3 seed LETCHWORTH/WARSAW (Livingston County II)
Power Seeding Points: 44
Record: 6-1
Streak: Won 4
NYSSWA Rank: 22
Scoring Offense: 25.0 (27th)
Scoring Defense: 10.6 (4th)
Points Differential: 14.4 (13th)
2017 Finish: Class C Quarterfinals, lost to LeRoy 7-0
Opponent: vs. Mynderse, 7:30 pm Friday @ Letchworth/Warsaw
Against C Field: 1-0, Wayland-Cohocton (W 14-6)

No. 4 seed WAYLAND-COHOCTON EAGLES (Livingston County II)
Power Seeding Points: 40
Record: 5-2
Streak: Won 3
NYSSWA Rank: NR
Scoring Offense: 35.0 (9th)
Scoring Defense: 14.6 (14th)
Points Differential: 20.4 (5th)
2017 Finish: Did not qualify
Opponent: vs Attica, 7 pm Friday @ Wayland-Cohocton
Against C Field: 0-1. Letchworth/Warsaw (L 14-6)

No. 5 seed ATTICA BLUE DEVILS (Livingston County IV)
Power Seeding Points: 39
Record: 5-2
Streak: Won 2
NYSSWA Rank: 18
Scoring Offense: 25.6 (24th)
Scoring Defense: 13.9 (10th)
Points Differential: 11.7 (19th)
2017 Finish: Did not qualify
Opponent: @ Wayland-Cohocton, 7 pm Friday
Against C Field: 0-0

Jayden Castrechini (13) during a Section V high school football game between the Geneva Panthers and the East Rochester/Gananda Bombers at Boswell Field at Hobart College. Bombers won 21-18. (Photo: CHRISTOPHER CECERE)

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No. 6 seed MYNDERSE BLUE DEVILS (Finger Lakes West)
Power Seeding Points: 31
Record: 4-2
Streak: Won 1
NYSSWA Rank: NR
Scoring Offense: 30.3 (12th)
Scoring Defense: 18.0 (20th)
Points Differential: 12.3 (18th)
2017 Finish: Class C Quarterfinals, lost to East Rochester/Gananda 42-13
Opponent: @ Letchworth/Warsaw, 7:30 pm Friday
Against C Field: 0-0.

No. 7 seed DANSVILLE MUSTANGS (Livingston County I)
Power Seeding Points: 31
Record: 4-3
Streak: Won 1
NYSSWA Rank: NR
Scoring Offense: 16.3 (51st)
Scoring Defense: 21.1 (28th)
Points Differential: -4.9 (38th)
2017 Finish: Did not qualify
Opponent: @ Penn Yan, 7 pm Friday
Against C Field: 0-0

No. 8 seed WATERLOO INDIANS (Finger Lakes East)
Power Seeding Points: 30
Record: 3-4
Streak: Lost 1
NYSSWA Rank: NR
Scoring Offense: 25.1 (26th)
Scoring Defense: 27.9 (47th)
Points Differential: -2.7 (37th)
2017 Finish: Did not qualify
Opponent: @ East Rochester/Gananda, 7 pm Friday
Against C Field: 0-2, Penn Yan (L 34-28), East Rochester/Gananda (L 46-32)

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