One squad aims to win a third straight title and fourth in five years while the other goes for a first championship as a combined program. Hornell and Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford meet on Saturday with the Section V Class B Boy’ Soccer championship on the line. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed HORNELL RED RAIDERS
(16-0-2 / Livingston County Athletic Association)
vs.
No. 3 seed LE ROY/CALEDONIA-MUMFORD RIVALS
(16-3-0 / Livingston County Athletic Association)
How they arrived here: Hornell earned a first-round bye then defeated No. 9 North Rose-Wolcott (5-0) and No. 2 Livonia (2-0) to clinch a spot in the finals. Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford opened with a win (7-0) over No. 14 Waterloo then beat No. 6 Wayland-Cohocton (5-1) and No. 2 Mynderse (1-0) to reach the finals.
Total goals scored: Hornell (67), Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford (86)
Total goals allowed: Hornell (4), Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford (17)
Trends: Hornell has not allowed a goal since September 25th which includes a 3-nil victory over Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford. The Red Raiders have scored two or more goals in each of their last seven games. Le Roy/Cal-Mum has won six straight since that loss to Hornell and outscored opponents by a combined total 30-4 during that stretch.
Regular season meetings: Hornell won both by scores of 3-0 and 2-0.
Players to watch for Hornell: Cody Cardamone Jr. (2 G, 6 A); Anatole Colson 9th (4 G, 5 A); Demayne Dixon Sr. (5 G, 1 A); Wyatt Evingham Sr. (24 G, 14 A); Ryan Harkenrider Sr. (1 G, 4 A); Marco Picco Sr. (11 G, 6 A); Gabriel Rasephei Sr. (8 G, 5 A); Jayden Rasephei Sr. (9 G, 4 A); Aquiles Souza Jr. (1 G, 2 A). Alfie Whiteley Sr. GK (39 saves, 2 goals allowed in 1,260 minutes played).
Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford: Jayden Cain Sr. F (2 G, 1 A); Brayden Chase Sr. M (1 G, 5 A); Jack Currin Sr. D (15 G, 7 A); Grady Gilligan Sr. GK (57 saves, 7 goals allowed in 1,035 minutes played); Liam Grayson Sr. D (7 A); Matthew Hockey Sr. M (3 G, 2 A); Noah Kaczanowski Sr. M (25 G, 6 A); Jagger Smith Sr. D (2 G).
Coaches: Jim Tobin (Hornell) and Bob Hammer (Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford)
History 101: Hornell is looking to win its third straight Class B championship. The Red Raiders took the B1 title in 2021 and have six championships in program history. Le Roy/Caledonia-Mumford combined prior to this season. Neither of the individual programs have won a sectional title.
What’s at stake: A spot in the New York State Class B Far West Regional against Section VI champion, Lafayette International.
Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday, November 1st 6 p.m. at Honeoye Falls-Lima Central.
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