Top-seeded Alexander looks to continue its roll in Class D

No. 1 seed Alexander will take on No. 6 seed York/Pavilion Saturday Nov. 3 at Alfred University at 7 PM.

No. 1 Alexander

Record/NYSSWA Rank: 9-0/No. 2

Semifinal Results: def. Perry/Mt. Morris 45-8

Last Week: Alexander’s offense had 46 carries for 325 yards rushing and ran away with the victory. Dylan Busch was 3 of 8 passing for 66 yards and had a touchdown and two interceptions. Chris McClinic had 19 carries for 108 yards and had three touchdowns. Terrez Smith had 10 carries for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Hayden Walton added nine carries for 66 yards. Jake Jasen led the Trojans with six tackles. JJ Goodenbury and Ty Woods each had five tackles. Woods forced a fumble and had an interception. Nick Kramer and Nello Paolucci each had a sack.

Notable: Alexander defeated York/Pavilion in first game of the season 50-12. Alexander finished the regular season at the top of the Sectional heap in Points Scored, Fewest Points Allowed, Scoring Differential. The Trojans have been ranked all year at No. 2 in the state.

Key Players: Balanced attack that can explode on the ground or through the air with McClinic and Bush.

No. 6 York/Pavilion

Record/NYSSWA Rank: 6-3/No. 12

Semifinal Results: def. Canisteo-Greenwood 12-7

Last Week: Late in the second quarter, York/Pavilion’s Sebastian Hackett scores on a rushing touchdown to close the deficit to 7-6 and would remain that score into halftime. Late in the fourth quarter Hackett ran in from a yard out to take the lead 12-7. Hackett finished with 15 carries for 91 yards and two touchdowns with two receptions for 18 yards. Nate Swede had 16 carries for 40 yards. Colby Tillotson added six carries for 26 yards with three receptions for 30 yards. Matt McFarland finished going 8 for 16 for 73 yards. James Kennedy and Keith Muckle each had eight tackles. Muckle had an interception. Riley Elliot added five tackles.

Notable: Y/P has played spoiler in the first two rounds of sectionals, upsetting both Notre Dame of Batavia and Canisteo-Greenwood.

Key Players: The running game featuring Swede (125-737-nine touchdowns) and Hackett (131-778-11 touchdowns), continue to show dominance and veteran Matt McFarland under center could mix things up through the air. The defense is led by Keith Muckle, Colby Tillotson, Ethan Doran and Riley Elliott as each of them have accrued over 50 tackles on the year.