Section V Boys’ Soccer gets into full swing this week. Here are season previews for Batavia, Brockport, Greece Olympia, Honeoye Falls-Lima and Eastridge:
BATAVIA BLUE DEVILS
Last year: 8-8-1 / Lost in Class A Semifinal
Head Coach: Graham Halpin (11-21-2 / Year 3)
Top Returners: Will Fulton Sr. D; Gavynn Trippany Sr. F; Trevor Tryon Sr. D; Rylan Bohn Jr. MF; Troy Hawley So. MF
Top Newcomers: Hezekiah Doane Fr. MF; Devin Hughes So. F
First Game: Sept. 4 vs. Avon
BROCKPORT BLUE DEVILS
Last year: 8-9-1 / Lost in Class AA Quarterfinal
Head Coach: Jeff Phillips (Year 7)
Top Returners: William Hawken Sr. F 11 G; Andrew Lennartz Sr. D; Alex Schram Sr. MF; Cash Rosado Jr. F 6 G
Top Newcomers: Aiden Fitzpatrick So. D
Program Sectional Titles: 4 (’17, ’06, 05, ’61)
First Game: Sept. 5 @ Wilson
GREECE OLYMPIA SPARTANS
Last year: 11-5-2/lost in Class A quarterfinals
Head Coach: Robert DuPrau (107-125-8/ Year 14)
Top Returners: Allandiguim Kagde Sr. GK; Blessed Likoke Sr. F (2 goals, 6 assists); Curtis Welker Sr. Mid; Arnanh Douangdala Jr. F (First Team All-County/11 goals, 6 assists)
Top Newcomers: Dominic Pellicano Jr. Mid; Gage Carlenius Jr. D
First Game: Tuesday, September 3rd vs. Waterloo
HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA COUGARS
Last year: (13-4-1 / Division IV Champion / Lost in Class A Semifinal)
Head Coach: Mike Merrill (206-95-26 / Year 19)
Top Returners: Brandon Pritchard Sr. F First-team All-League, Division IV Player of the Year; Sawyer Ferraro Sr. GK Second-team All-League; Braden Bellizzi Sr. MF Second-team All-League; Matt McQuillan Jr.; Lucas Gould Jr.; Oakley Odell Sr.; Eli Cleveland Sr.; Zac Tuller Sr.; Ethan Troung Sr. Rudy Stroup Sr.
First Game: Sept. 7 @ Greece Olympia
Program Sectional Titles: 7 (’16, ’15, ’14, ’08, ’93, ’92, ’88)
EASTRIDGE LANCERS
Last year: 6-11-0/Lost to Newark in first round of Class A
Head Coach: Dan Reger
First Game: September 7th at Brockport
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