By CARSON WERNER
Two Wayne County teams will square off for the 2019 Class C1 crown on Saturday night at Newark. The unbeaten East Rochester Bombers take on the tenth-seeded Williamson Maruaders. Here’s what you need to know:
No. 1 EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS (18-0-0/Wayne County) vs.
No. 10 WILLIAMSON MARAUDERS (9-9-1/Wayne County)
How they got here: East Rochester (No.1 NYSSWA Class C) defeated No.8 Gananda with nine goals and edged No.4 Sodus, 2-0 in the semifinals. Williamson stunned No.2 Byron-Bergen/Elba and shutout No.3 Addison for its first loss to advance to the championship.
Total goals scored: East Rochester (96), Williamson (39)
Total goals allowed: East Rochester (8), Williamson (27)
Last time they met: East Rochester has defeated Williamson twice this year by scores of 3-0 and 2-1.
Trends: East Rochester remains unbeaten through 18 games and has a goal differential of 26-1 in its past four games. In the six games leading up to the postseason, Williamson was 1-5-1 with just 5 goals scored over that span. In the postseason, the Marauders have a goal differential of 7-3 and have outlasted its last two opponents by one-goal-margins.
Names to know: East Rochester — Chuck Domm (33 goals, 23 assists), Russell Domm (17 goals, 31 assists), Nathan Jantz (10 goals, five assists), Ian Szemcsak (10 goals, 1 assist), Michael Raschiatore (110 saves, 0.476 goals against average).
Williamson – Luis Ceron (eight goals, six assists), Connor Garrod (10 goals, three assists), Luis Hurtado (three goals, five assists), Nolan Alvarado (two goals, two assists), Ayden Cristales (eight goals, twelve assists), Tyrone Walker (five goals, one assist).
Coaches: Mike Domm (East Rochester), Albert Ferland (Williamson)
History 101: East Rochester’s last finals appearance was in 2011 when it lost to Williamson. The Bombers downed Williamson in last year’s semifinal match, 1-0. Williamson lost in the 2017 finals to Byron-Bergen Elba.
The match will begin at 7:45 PM in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 2.
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