High School Boys’ Soccer Preview: Monroe County Division III

Section V Boys’ Soccer gets into full swing this week. Here are the previews for Monroe County Division III.

CANANDAIGUA GREY WOLVES
Last year: (9-7-1 / Lost in Class AA Quarterfinal)
Head Coach: Mark Annesi (179-183-86)
Top Returners: Cole Burke Mid; Connor Chapman Mid; Logan Brown D; Garrett Richards D
Program Sectional Titles: 1 (1938)
First Game: Sept. 7 vs. Greece Arcadia

GREECE ARCADIA TITANS
Last year: (9-8-0 / Lost in Class AA Quarterfinal)
Head Coach: Scott Mikulski (23rd season, previously coached Arcadia from 1998-2007 and Greece Odyssey from 2013-2023)
Top Returners: Kasey Conrow Sr. GK First-team All-County; Thuhtoo Lamin Sr. D; Nathan Nix Jr. D/Mid
Top Newcomers: Shaun Laffin Fr. Mid/F; Justin Owens Fr. Mid; Brandon Owens So. Mid; Vadym Leskiv Jr, Mid/F
Program Sectional Titles: 10 titles (’93, ’88*, ’87, ’86, ’84, ’81*, ’80, ’79, ’75 ’73)
First Game: Sept. 7 @ Canandaigua

GREECE ATHENA TROJANS
Last year: (7-8-1 / Lost in Class AA First Round)
Head Coach: Nick Defendorf (17-15-3 / Year 3)
Top Returners: Landon Ambeau Jr. Mid/F; Ryan Schumacher Jr. GK; Nico Avila Sr. F; Mike Giordano Sr. Mid
Top Newcomers: Jake Fisher So. Mid; Chase Paddock So. Mid
Program Sectional Titles: 4 (’19, ’16, ’15, ’14*)
First Game: Sept. 7 @ Pittsford Sutherland

PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS
Last year: (9-10-1 / Lost in Class AA First Round)
Head Coach: Mark Hurley (236-112-45 / Year 22)
Top Returners: Colden Forney Sr. D Captain; Max Foltz Sr. GK; Ben Burrows Jr. Mid; Ethan Westerwelt Sr. F Captain; Daniel DeRisso Sr. Mid; Max Tagliarino Sr. D; Colin Krohn Jr. F
Top Newcomers: Naveen Sidhu So. F
Program Sectional Titles: 21 (’13*, ’10, ’09, ’05*, ’04, ’98*, ’97*, ’96, ’95, ’94, ’91*, ’89*, ’88, ’84, ’83, ’82*, ’79*, ’78, ’77, ’76, ’75)
First Game: Sept. 5 @ Victor

PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS
Last year: (13-5-1 / Lost in Class A Final)
Head Coach: Sean Hopkins (140-51-23 / Year 12)
Top Returners: Jack Woods Jr. Mid; Sam Fagan Sr. Mid; Lucas Martin Sr. Mid; Charlie Ryan Sr. Mid; Joe Arikkat Jr. Mid
Top Newcomers: Oliver Simmons Jr. Mid; Griffin Nerone Jr. F
Program Sectional Titles: 11 titles (’21, ’20, ’19, ’17, ’07, ’99, ’87, ’85*, ’83, ’81, ’80*)
First Game: Sept. 7 vs. Greece Athena

*Denotes state champion or state co-champion.