The 2024 Section V Class D tournament has 16 teams, including five from Steuben County, three Private-Parochial schools, three from Allegany County, two from the Livingston County Athletic Association and one each from Finger Lakes West, Wayne County and Genesee Region. The tournament runs from the opening round on Wednesday, October 23rd, through the sectional title game on Saturday, November 2nd.
Defending champion Fillmore (15-1-0) enters the tournament as the top seed, going undefeated against fellow Class D teams – the Eagles lone loss came against Class C2’s Genesee Valley-Belfast. In the second seed is Naples (14-2-0), in search of its fourth sectional title and first since a D1 championship in 1991. Third-seeded C. G. Finney (12-3-1) begins postseason play after finishing the regular season 3-0-1 in its last four games. Northstar Christian Academy (11-4-0) was last season’s runner-up and is seeded fourth.
Other teams to watch include fifth-seeded Keshequa (10-5-0), which won its last six games of the regular season. The Wildcats return to Class D after two years in C2.The number seven and eight-seeded Lima Christian and Mount Morris both enter the tournament 8-8-0, with two-game win streaks and three wins in their last four. The No. 12 seed, Andover-Whitesville (5-11-0), also begins the tournament on a two-game winning streak – a Cinderella run would be the first sectional title for the combined program.
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