Section V Boys’ Soccer Class A heads to Eastridge for its Final Four. All top four seeds remain. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS (15-1-2/Monroe County Division III) vs. No. 4 seed WAYNE EAGLES (16-2/Finger Lakes East Division)
How they got here: Pittsford Sutherland (No. 2 NYSSWA Class A) opened with a 4-0 win over No. 16 seed Greece Athena in the first round and advanced past No. 8 seed Spencerport, 3-1, in the quarterfinals. Wayne defeated No. 13 seed Canandaigua, 3-2, in the first round and No. 5 seed Brockport, 4-0, in the quarterfinals.
Total goals scored: Pittsford Sutherland (45), Wayne (67)
Total goals allowed: Pittsford Sutherland (11), Wayne (12)
Last time they met: Pittsford Sutherland defeated Wayne, 1-0, in the 2019 Class A2 sectional final.
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Trends: Pittsford Sutherland has won five of its last six games with three shutouts in that span.. Wayne has won 15 consecutive games and outscored its opponents, 59-8, in that span.
Players to Watch for Pittsford Sutherland: Will Field Sr. A 15 goals, four assists; Carson Kladstrup Sr. GK 59 saves, eight goals allowed, 1,376 minutes in goal; Henry Leahy Sr. MF Five goals, four assists; Ryan Petrone Sr. MF Six goals, five assists; Henry Walbaum Sr. A eight goals, six assists
Wayne: Josh Bolt Sr. MF 33 goals, nine assists; Alex Cook Jr. A 11 goals, 12 assists; Alec Gilbert Jr. GK 73 saves, nine goals allowed, 1,281 minutes in goal; Kaleb Glessing Sr. MF Four goals, 19 assists; Mike Gorsky Sr. D one assist; Zach Lasher Jr. D one assist; Jonah Schichtel So. D.
Coaches: Sean Hopkins (Pittsford Sutherland), Jay Marino (Wayne)
A 5 p.m. kickoff is scheduled Wednesday at Eastridge High School.
No. 2 seed CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SAINTS (13-2-2/Monroe County Division II) vs. No. 3 seed GREECE ARCADIA TITANS (14-3-1/Monroe County Division III)
How they got here: Churchville-Chili (No. 11 NYSSWA Class A) opened with a 4-0 win over No. 15 seed Eastridge in the first round and advanced past No. 10 seed Irondequoit, 1-0, in the quarterfinals. Greece Arcadia defeated No. 14 seed Webster Thomas, 2-0, in the quarterfinals and tied with No. 6 seed Honeoye Falls-Lima, 0-0, in the quarterfinals before advancing on penalty kicks, 3-2.
Total goals scored: Churchville-Chili (38), Greece Arcadia (38)
Total goals allowed: Churchville-Chili (13), Greece Arcadia (9)
Last time they met: Churchville-Chili defeated Greece Arcadia, 1-0, in last season’s Class A sectional semifinals.
Trends: Churchville-Chili has won five of its last six games with four shutouts in that span. Greece Arcadia has won five of its last six matches with four shutouts as well.
Players to Watch for Churchville-Chili: Moises Arendell Jr. MF five goals, two assists; Andrew Berardicurti So. A three goals, one assist; Gaven Egan Sr. MF nine goals, three assists; Nick Rippe Sr. A five goals, 18 assists; Brett Seaman Sr. D two goals, one assist; Jaden Tensley Sr. GK four saves, five goals allowed, 905 minutes in goal
Greece Arcadia: Lorenzo Ramos-Chavez Sr. D two goals, one assist; Gary Cooper So. D one assist; Carter Englert Jr. D two goals; Aidan Lewandowski Sr. MF six goals, 12 assists; Julian Silva Sr. A six goals, four assists; Gabe Taylor Sr. GK 59 saves, seven goals allowed, 1,140 minutes in goal
Coaches: John Mahoney (Churchville-Chili), Matt Vergamini (Greece Arcadia)
A 7:30 p.m. kickoff is scheduled Wednesday at Eastridge High School.
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