Advantage Federal Credit Union Sectional Championship Preview: Pittsford Mendon faces Brockport for Class A Boys’ title

Section V Boys’ Soccer hands out a championship Saturday, November 2 when Pittsford Mendon and Brockport meet for the Class A title at 7:30 P.M. Here is what you need to know:

No. 1 seed PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS (16-1-0/MONROE 3)
vs.
No. 2 seed BROCKPORT BLUE DEVILS (17-1-0/MONROE 4)

How they arrived here: Both of these teams entered in the quarterfinals, getting a bye through the first round. Pittsford Mendon (NYSSWA Class A No. 13) got the rest of the way by beating No. 9 Batavia (7-1) and No. 4 Pittsford Sutherland (1-0) while Brockport (NYSSWA Class A No. 4) defeated No. 10 Honeoye Falls-Lima (4-0) and No. 3 Newark (3-1).

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Total goals scored: Pittsford Mendon (53), Brockport (82)

Total goals allowed: Pittsford Mendon (16), Brockport (19)

Trends: Pittsford Mendon hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat to Greece Arcadia on Sept. 17, and has 12-game win streak. Brockport’s lone loss of the year came in its final game of the regular season, a 5-3 defeat to the very Pittsford Mendon squad now standing in the way of a sectional title.

Players to watch for Pittsford Mendon: Ethan Westervelt Sr. (12 goals, 11 assists); Naveen Sidhu So. (9 goals, one assist); Max Tagliarino Sr. (7 goals, 2 assists); Colin Krohn Jr. (6 goals, 2 assists); Benjamin Burrows Jr. (3 goals, 8 assists); Daniel DeBiase Sr. (4 goals, 4 assists); Colden Forney Sr. (Six assists); Maxwell Foltz Sr. GK (53 saves, 9 goals allowed in 1020 minutes)

Brockport: Will Hawken Sr. F (29 goals, 12 assists); Cash Rosado Jr. F/M (27 goals, 6 assists); Ryan Camman So. M (6 goals, 13 assists); Aiden Fitzpatrick So. D (4 goals, 13 assists); Alexander Schram Sr. M (3 goals, 8 assists); Benjamin Bristol Sr. M/D (4 goals, 4 assists); Ty Sherman Jr. GK (55 saves, 15 goals allowed in 721 minutes)

Coaches: Mark Hurley (Pittsford Mendon), Jeff Phillips (Brockport)

History 101: Pittsford Mendon has won 21 sectional titles – behind only Red Creek (23) in Section V history, but hasn’t won a championship since 2013. Brockport has four titles, most recently in 2017.

What’s next: The winner advances to the New York State Class A Far West Regional to play the Section VI champion on November 9 at Geneseo High School.