One team is looking to win a fifth title this decade while the other tries for its second in six years. Allegany County squares off with the Private-Parochial League as the top two two seeds Fillmore and C.G. Finney vie for the Section V Class D championship. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed FILLMORE EAGLES
(18-0-0/Allegany Division I)
vs.
No. 2 seed CHARLES FINNEY FALCONS
(14-1-3/Private-Parochial League)
How they arrived here: Top-seeded Fillmore (No. 1 NYSSWA) started its postseason run in an overtime thriller against No. 8 Arkport-Canaseraga after receiving a first-round bye. The game went to penalty kicks, and the Eagles came out on top winning 4-3. In the semifinals, Fillmore shut out reigning Class D2 champion No. 4 Avoca-Prattsburgh 2-0. This would be Fillmore’s 13th shutout of the season. Charles Finney (No. 15 NYSSWA) also earned a first-round bye and started its playoff run with 5-1 victory over No. 7 Bolivar-Richburg/Parker-Jordan. Fillmore advanced to the semifinals and beat No. 3 Northstar 4-2 to clinch a spot in the finals.
Total goals scored: Fillmore (71), Charles Finney (51)
Total goals allowed: Fillmore (5), Charles Finney (10)
Trends: Fillmore rolls into the final winning 18 straight games, 13 of which were shutouts. During the season, the Eagles went on a seven-game shutout streak. Fillmore scored 28 goals. On top of that, Fillmore hasn’t allowed more than one goal in a game all season. On average, Fillmore scores 3.9 goals a game and has scored five or more goals in a game five times on the year. Finney is going into the finals, winning six out of the last seven matches and went into its first ten games of the season without losing. The Falcons have eight shutouts and have scored five or more goals this season on five different occasions. Charles Finney also averages 0.7 goals allowed per game.
Players to watch for Fillmore: Braylon Hatch Sr. D (2 G, 7A); Jared Boon Jr. GK (13 SO, 5 GA); Levi Russell Jr. F (21 G, 11 A); Brayden Walton Jr. F/M (9 G, 16 A); Campbell Mucher Sr. F/M (8 G, 9 A); Judah Russell Jr. D/MF (5 G, 4 A); Avery Potter Jr. D
Players to watch for Charles Finney: Junior Matteo Jr. ST (13 G, 16 A); Jacob DeRose Jr. M (8 G, 15 A); Seihak Leng Sr. M (7 G, 4 A); Sean Hartman Jr. M (6 G, 7 A); Judea Danesi Sr. D; Landon Odell Sr. D; Mackenzy Miller Sr. M
Coaches: Jarrett Vosburg (Fillmore), Stephen Merritt (Charles Finney)
History 101: Fillmore is back in the Class D title after a 1-nil win against the top-seeded Northstar Christian in the championship last year. The Eagles have 11 sectional titles to date and have four titles this decade. Fillmore is also the reigning NYS tournament cco-hampion and has two NYS championships in school history. Finney has a total of three Section V championships. The Falcons last Section V title was in 2021 when they beat No. 4 Scio 3-0 in the Class D2 title. Finney is looking to get revenge from 2021 when they lost to Fillmore in the Class D State Qualifier that year.
What’s at stake: A spot in the Boys’ Soccer Class D Regionals against the Section VI champion, North Collins.
Kickoff is scheduled for Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m. at Perry High School.
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