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Weekend Football Wrap: Monroe and Brighton advance to state semis

November 22, 2025 by Dan Glickman Leave a Comment

FRIDAY

CLASS A

BRIGHTON (10-2) 42
MCKINLEY (VI) 14
The Brighton Bruins led for all but 48 seconds as they advanced to the state semifinals for the second straight season… READ MORE HERE.

CLASS D

AVON (9-3) 12
NEWFANE (VI) 75
Mac Capen rushed for 161 yards and scored six times to highlight a Newfane offense which found the end zone on its first seven possessions. The Panthers needed less than three minutes to put six points on the board with Capen doing the honors from nine yards out. On the ensuing Avon drive, Capen returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown. After a 2-point conversion, Newfane led 14-0.

Avon made it a 28-12 game with 1:51 remaining in the first half when Evan Blye connected with James Chase on a 31-yard touchdown completion.

Newfane responded and went 64 yards in six plays including a 42-yard completion from Capen to Mikey Henning to give the Panthers first and goal at the six-yard line. Capen eventually scored with 6.8 seconds left in the half.

Newfane’s Camryn Stover rushed for 183 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Camlo Flowers carried the ball 10 times for 90 yards and a score.

Kal Dolgos capped a nine-play, 65-yard drive with a nine-yard run for a touchdown to get Avon on the board with 6:49 to go in the second quarter. The Riverhawks trailed 20-6 at that point

SATURDAY

CLASS AA

PENFIELD (7-5) 14
BENNETT (VI)
26
Nine plays and less than two minutes later, senior quarterback Dominic Giunta scored on a keeper from one yard out. A successful point-after attempt pulled the Patriots within one score of tying Section VI champion Bennett High. READ MORE. 

CLASS B

MONROE (10-0) 40
LACKAWANNA (VI) 14
Monroe’s Messiah Hampton scored three touchdowns as Monroe advanced to its second state semifinal in the last three years, recording two touchdown receptions and rushing in another… READ MORE HERE.

CLASS C

ALEXANDER/PEMBROKE (11-1) 8
CHAUTAQUA LAKE/WESTFIELD/BROCTON (VI) 11
Ryder Reichert scored with 8:00 left in the third quarter to give Alexander/Pembroke an 8-0 lead, but CL/W/B scored 11 unanswered to close the game.

Alexander/Pembroke took the kickoff to start the second half and went 80 yards in eight plays. Reichert capped the drive with a 16-yard run for six.

CL/W/B took the ensuing kickoff and drove 60 yards in six plays capped by a 33-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Gibbs to Asher Olson. The duo combined on a two-point conversion to tie the game at 8-8.

One drive later, Carson Fairbank connected on a 25-yard field goal to give CL/W/B the difference in the game.

Madden Perry sacked Gibbs in the end zone to give Alexander/Pemboke a 2-0 lead with 4:04 remaining in the first half.

COACHES: To report scores and game details, please email scores@pickinsplinters.com.

WEEK 12
NYSPHSAA

Class AA Regionals
Bennett 26, Penfield 14
Mamaroneck 25, Monroe-Woodbury 24
Saratoga Springs 28, Middletown18
Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy 42, Elmira 7

Class A Regionals
Brighton 42, McKinley 14
Cornwall 34, Niskayuna 28
Rye 42, Minisink Valley 14
Union-Endicott 46, Whitesboro 22

Class B Regionals
Glens Falls 40, Ogdensburg Free Academy14
Monroe 40, Lackawanna 14
Owego Free Academy 36, New Hartford 34
Sleepy Hollow 46, Saugerties 26

Class C Regionals
Bronxville 56, Chester/Seward 26
Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton 11, Alexander/Pembroke 8
Chenango Forks 47, General Brown 24
Schuylerville 50, Saranac 14

Class D Regionals
Greenwich 51, Moriah 6
Newfane 75, Avon 12
Tioga 28, Lowville 14
Tuckahoe 46, Burke Catholic 16
Eight-Man Semifinals
Eldred 56, Unatego/Franklin/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton 22
Morrisville-Eaton/Stockbridge Valley/Madison 56, Taconic Hills 21

LONG ISLAND

Section 8
Conference I Championship
Massapequa 55, Oceanside 18
Conference II Championship
Garden City 27, Long Beach 12
Conference III Championship
Wantagh 26, Bethpage 21
Conference IV Championship
Seaford 21, Plainedge 7

Section 11
Division I Championship
Ward Melville 31, William Floyd 28
Division II Championship
East Islip 24, Half Hollow Hills East 17
Division III Championship
Sayville 34, Smithtown West 7
Division IV Championship
Bayport-Blue Point 23, Babylon 14

NYCHSFL
AAA League Championship
Iona Prep 42, Monsignor Farrell 20
AA-I League Championship
Xavier 28, St. Joseph by the Sea 7
AA-II League Championship
Xaverian 21, Holy Cross 8

MONSIGNOR MARTIN ASSN.

Championship
St. Francis 41, Canisius 34

PSAL
AAAA Conference Semifinals
11/23 Abraham Lincoln at Tottenville
11/23 Curtis at Erasmus Hall Campus
AAA Conference Semifinals
Frank J Macchiarola Complex 44, A Philip Randolph Campus 34
James Madison 20, New Utrecht 19
AA Conference Semifinals
11/23 Springfield Gardens at Boys & Girls
11/23 William C Bryant at Eagle Academy III
A Conference Semifinals
East Harlem Pride 22, Mott Haven Campus 0
Petrides 30, William E Grady 0

WEEK 13
NYSPHSAA

Class AA Semifinals
11/29 Mamaroneck (11-1) vs. Saratoga Springs (10-2) at
Middletown HS, 6:00 p.m.
11/29 Bennett (10-1) vs. Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy (11-
0) at Cicero-North Syracuse HS, 6:00 p.m.

Class A Semifinals
11/28 Rye (12-0) vs Cornwall (9-2) at Middletown HS, 6:00 p.m.
11/28 Union-Endicott (9-2) vs. Brighton (10-2) at Cicero-North
Syracuse HS, 6:00 p.m.

Class B Semifinals
11/29 Sleepy Hollow (11-1) vs. Glens Falls (12-0) at Middletown HS,
3:00 p.m.
11/29 Monroe (10-0) vs. Owego Free Academy (9-3) at Cicero-
North Syracuse HS, 3:00 p.m.

Class C Semifinals
11/29 Bronxville (10-0) vs. Schuylerville (11-0) at Middletown HS,
12:00 p.m.
11/29 Chenango Forks (11-0) vs. Chautauqua
Lake/Westfield/Brocton (11-1) at Cicero-North Syracuse HS,
12:00 p.m.

Class D Semifinals
11/28 Tuckahoe (9-1) vs. Greenwich (11-0) at Middletown HS, 3:00
p.m.
11/28 Tioga (11-1) vs. Newfane (12-0) at Cicero-North Syracuse
HS, 3:00 p.m.

Eight-Man Regional Championship
11/28 Morrisville-Eaton/Stockbridge Valley/Madison (10-2) vs.
Eldred (10-2) at Cicero-North Syracuse HS, 12:00 p.m.

LONG ISLAND

Class I Championship
11/28… Massapequa (11-0) vs. Ward Melville (10-1) at Hofstra
University, 12:00 p.m.
Class II Championship
11/29… Garden City (11-0) vs. East Islip (10-1) at Stony Brook
University, 12:00 p.m.
Class III Championship
11/28… Wantagh (8-3) vs. Sayville (11-0) at Hofstra University, 4:30
p.m.
Class IV Championship
11/29… Seaford (10-1) vs. Bayport-Blue Point (9-2) at Stony Brook
University, 4:30 p.m.

NYSCHSAA

State Championship
11/29 St. Francis (10-1) at Iona Prep (10-1), TBA

PSAL
Conference AAAA Championship
11/30… Tottenville/Abraham Lincoln winner vs. Erasmus Hall
Campus/Curtis winner at Old Boys & Girls Field, TBA
Conference AAA Championship
11/29… Frank J Macchiarola Complex (12-0) vs. James Madison (7-4)
at Old Boys & Girls Field, TBA
Conference AA Championship
11/30… Eagle Academy III/William C Bryant winner vs. Boys &
Girls/Springfield Gardens winner at Old Boys & Girls Field,
TBA
Conference A Championship
11/29… Petrides (12-0) vs. East Harlem Pride (10-1) at Old Boys &
Girls Field, TBA

NYCHSFL

Thanksgiving Day Games
11/27 Xavier at Fordham Prep, 10:00 a.m.
11/27 Cardinal Hayes at Mount St. Michael, 10:30 a.m.

WEEK 14
NYSPHSAA

Class AA Championship
12/6….. Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, 6:00 p.m.
Class A Championship
12/5….. Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, 6:00 p.m.
Class B Championship
12/6….. Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, 3:00 p.m.
Class C Championship
12/6….. Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, 12:00 p.m.
Class D Championship
12/5….. Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, 3:00 p.m.

Scores from around New York State and upcoming schedule courtesy of Road To Syracuse. 

 

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