Section V Boys’ Soccer Class D2 heads to Bolivar-Richburg and Churchville-Chili for its Final Four. The top four seeds remain. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed HINSDALE BOBCATS (11-3-1/Allegany County Division II) vs. No. 4 seed SCIO TIGERS (8-6-2/Allegany County Division I)
How they got here: Hinsdale opened with an 2-0 win over No. 8 seed Hammondsport in the quarter-finals. Scio used overtime to defeat No. 5 seed Houghton, 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
Total goals scored: Hinsdale (52), Scio (46)
Total goals allowed: Hinsdale (21), Scio (29)
Trends: Hinsdale has won three straight games and four of five. Scio is undefeated in seven of eight games.
Players to Watch for Hinsdale: Brandon Hayman Sr. A seven goals, eight assists; Tucker Schwartz Sr. A 22 goals, 11 assists; Damion Brown Jr. A five goals, seven assists; Jacob Elliott So. MF four goals, six assists.
Scio: Lazar Bulajic Sr. A nine goals, seven assists; Brendan Loucks Jr. MF seven goals, four assists; Jordan White Jr. A 19 goals, six assists; Ethan Davenport A five goals, six assists.
Coaches: Devin Kinney (Hinsdale), Dillon McFall (Scio)
A 6:00 p.m. kickoff is scheduled Tuesday at Bolivar-Richburg School.
No. 2 seed NORTHSTAR CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS (9-4-2/Private-Parochial) vs. No. 3 seed C.G. FINNEY FALCONS (7-6-2/Private-Parochial)
How they got here: Northstar Christian opened with a 5-1 win over No. 7 seed Andover/Whitesville in the quarter-finals. Finney defeated No. 6 seed Jasper-Troupsburg, 4-0 in the quarters.
Total goals scored: Northstar Christian (36), C.G. Finney (42)
Total goals allowed: Northstar Christian (20), C.G. Finney (27)
Trends: Northstar Christian is unbeaten in six of seven heading into the semi-finals. Finney has won three straight.
Last time they met: Northstar took two of three head-to-head matchups during the regular season winning 1-nil in the opener and 5-1 when the league rivals met October fourth. Finney won a 6-2 decision.
Players to Watch for Northstar: Massimo Gianola Sr. A 10 goals, seven assists; German Espipa Ayuso Jr. MF nine goals, three assists; Lorenzo Danesi So. MF three goals, two assists; Trevor Nasson So. MF four goals, four assists.
C.G. Finney: Gianni Mineccia Sr. MF five goals, one assist; James Sidorshin Sr. MF three goals, five assists; Martin Helguera Jr. MF five goals, eight assists; Octavio Gefell So. MF 10 goals, four assists.
Coaches: Randy Nasso (Northstar Christian), Steve Merritt (C.G. Finney)
A 6:45 p.m. kickoff is scheduled Tuesday at Churchville-Chili High School.
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