One side has won three sectional titles since 2018. The other has claimed sectional championships in two of the last three seasons. Avon will clash with defending Class C1 champions Holley for the Section V Class C1 Girls’ Soccer title. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed AVON EAGLES
(13-2-3/ Livingston County II)
vs.
No. 3 seed HOLLEY HAWKS
(13-5-1/ Genesee County I)
How they arrived here: No. 1 seeded Avon cruised past No. 9 Pavilion/York (3-0) and No. 4 Byron-Bergen (1-0) to meet the Hawks in the finals. No. 3 seeded Holley defeated No. 14 Letchworth (7-0), No. 6 Geneseo (1-0) and No. 2 Red Creek (1-0) to enter the finals.
Total goals scored: Avon (55), Holley (45)
Total goals allowed: Avon (12), Holley (11)
Trends: No. 1 seed Avon enters the Class C1 finals with a two-game shutout streak, totaling nine shutouts on the season. The Eagles have not allowed any goals since October 12. Avon outscored its opponents 12-7 in the month of October. No. 3 seed Holley enters the finals on a nine-game winning streak which includes seven shutouts. The Hawks are currently undefeated in October.
Players to watch for Avon: Penny Stewart Sr. CB (two A); Megan Kinney Jr. CM (two G, three A); Kaelyn Montague Fr. CM (13 G, 14 A); Emma Geary Fr. UTIL (nine G, 10 A); Lila Meyer Sr. CB (two G); Delaney Hatch So. D (one G, two A); Alaney Griffiths So. GK (two A, 0.67 GAA).
Players to watch for Holley: Carsyn Mogle So. (11 G, seven A); Jayna Burris Jr. (seven G, eight A); Ava Mosier Jr. (five G, two A) Kyla Burne Jr. (one G, three A); Aiyana Stevens So. D; Zoey Warner Jr. GK (40 saves, nine goals against).
Coaches: Jordan Mullen (Avon), Renee Wolf (Holley)
History 101: Avon has won seven sectional championships with its most recent coming 2020. Holley is looking for a third championship in four years and fifth in program history.
What’s at stake: A spot in the Class C class playoff against the winner of No. 1 Kendall and No. 6 Fillmore.
A 7:30 PM kickoff is scheduled for Friday at Geneseo High School.
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