High School Boys’ Soccer Preview: Monroe County Division IV

Section V Boys’ Soccer gets into full swing this week. Here are the season previews for Pittsford Mendon, Pittsford Sutherland, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Batavia and Greece Olympia.

GREECE OLYMPIA SPARTANS
Last year: 6-8-3, Lost in Class A first round to Palmyra-Macedon
Head Coach: Robert DuPrau
Top Returners: Josh Stephens Sr. M (Second Team All County); Caleb Shoemaker Sr. M; Derek Camidge Jr. D; Fabrice Kayitare Jr. F
Top Newcomers: Christopher Leonard So. M; Gino Perez Fr. F; Joel Lamgadey Fr. D
First Game: Monday, Aug. 31 vs Honeoye Falls-Lima

HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA COUGARS
Last year: 9-7, Lost in Class A semifinals to Pittsford Mendon
Head Coach: Mike Merrill
Top Returners: Ollie Osterling Sr. D (Second Team All-League); Cade Merrill Sr. M (First Team All-League); Chase Pritchard Jr. M (1st Team All League); Linden Bellizzi Sr. M; Gavin Bent Jr. M; Quentin Marshall M; Hudson Reed GK
Sectional Titles: 7 (’16, ’15, ’14, ’08, ’93, ’92, ’88)
First Game: Monday, Aug. 31 at Greece Olympia

PITTSFORD MENDON VIKINGS
Last year: Class A Sectional Champions
Head Coach: Mark Hurley (24th season/269-117-45)
Top Returners: Dan Coyne Sr. CB; Carm Esposito Sr. GK; Jackson Forney Sr. CB; Jay Gabriel Sr. CB; Jack Healy Sr. CM; Naveen Sidhu Sr. LW.
Top newcomers: John Harrison-Mtete So. ST; Tyler Hopfinger Jr. CM; Miles Rae Sr. GK; Hasan Salman Jr. RW.
Sectional Titles: 22 (’25, ’13*, ’10, ’09, ’05*, ’04, ’98*, ’97*, ’96, ’95, ’94, ’91*, ’89*, ’88, ’84, ’83*, ’82*, ’79*, ’78, ’77, ’76, ’75)
First Game: Thursday, Sept. 3 at Victor

PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND KNIGHTS
Last year: 12-6, Lost in Class A Sectional Championship to Pittsford Mendon
Head Coach: CJ Knapp
Top Returners: Max Morgenstern Sr. M (13 G, 5 A, 1st Team All County, Class A All-Tournament Team, Drexel Lacrosse Commit); Ronan Mulligan Sr. M (Second Team All County); Zephyr Garigen Sr. M (3 G, 1 A); Frank Mazzarella IV Jr. M (1 G, 3 A); Joe Derisi Sr. GK (7 Shutouts)
Top Newcomers: Neil Wolfe Fr. D
Sectional Titles: 12 (’21, ’20, ’19, ’17, ’07, ’99, ’87, ’86, ’85, ’83, ’81, ’80)
First Game: Thursday, Sept. 3 at Brockport

BATAVIA BLUE DEVILS
Last year: 3rd in Class A, Lost in semifinals to Pittsford Sutherland
Head Coach: Graham Halpin
First Game: Thursday, Sept. 3 at Eastridge

*Denotes state champion or co-champion.