Byron-Bergen and Harley-Allendale-Columbia will meet Friday to decide the 2021 Section V Class C2 Girls’ Soccer Championship. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 2 seed BYRON-BERGEN BEES (16-3/Genesee Division I) vs. No. 4 seed HARLEY-ALLENDALE-COLUMBIA WOLVES (15-3-1/Finger Lakes West Division)
How they got here: Byron-Bergen (No. 15 NYSSWA Class C) opened with an 8-0 win over No. 15 seed Red Jacket in the first round and No. 7 seed Campbell-Savona, 2-0, in the quarterfinals before advancing past No. 6 seed Bishop Kearney/Chesterton, 5-2, in the semifinals. Harley-Allendale-Columbia defeated No. 13 seed Perry, 3-1, in the first round and No. 5 seed Keshequa, 2-1, in the quarterfinals before advancing past No. 9 seed Kendall, 3-2, in the semifinals.
Total goals scored: Byron-Bergen (71), Harley-Allendale-Columbia (65)
Total goals allowed: Byron-Bergen (9), Harley-Allendale-Columbia (19)
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Trends: Byron-Bergen has won nine of its last 10 games, including seven via shutout. Harley-Allendale-Columbia has won six straight games and outscored its opponents, 16-6, in that span.
Players to Watch for Byron-Bergen: Ava Gray Fr. D four goals, five assists; Mia Gray 8th-G. MF 26 goals, 16 assists; Mackenzie Hagen So. F 18 goals, three assists; Brooke Jarkiewicz Sr. GK 86 saves, nine goals allowed, 1,520 minutes in goal; Sasha Schramm Sr. MF two goals, six assists; Emma Starowitz So. F 12 goals, nine assists
Harley-Allendale-Columbia: Chloe Fowler Sr. D four goals, six assists; Morgan Fowler Sr. GK/MF two goals, 107 saves, 17 goals allowed, 1,400 minutes in goal; Olivia Strader Jr. F 16 goals, four assists; Anna Thomas Sr. MF/F nine goals, eight assists; Nadia Wehbe 8th-G. MF/F eight goals, 12 assists; AJ Williams Fr. MF/F 12 goals, three assists; Katherine Winchester Fr. D six goals, 14 assists
Coaches: Wayne Hill (Byron-Bergen), Tom Parr (Harley-Allendale-Columbia)
History 101: Byron-Bergen is making its second straight sectional final appearance. The Bees fell to Geneseo, 2-1, in last season’s Class C2 sectional final. Harley-Allendale-Columbia is in the sectional final after not participating in the 2020 Section V soccer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 5 p.m. kickoff is scheduled at Caledonia-Mumford High School.
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