One team has only lost once all season and has been on top of the Class A2 standings all year. The other has overcome an 0-3 start to make the championship. Canandaigua and Greece Athena will meet Friday in a clash of Monroe County squads. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed CANANDAIGUA GRAY WOLVES (8-1)
vs.
No. 7 seed GREECE ATHENA TROJANS (4-5)
Friday, Gates Chili HS, 5:00 pm
How they arrived here: Canandaigua defeated No. 8 seed Greece Olympia/Odyssey in the opening round 49-13 before beating No. 4 seed Vertus 34-0 in the semifinals. Greece Athena knocked off No. 2 seed Brockport 49-35 in the quarterfinals and won 43-41 over No. 7 seed Irondequoit to clinch a spot in the championship game.
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Points per game: Canandaigua (34.4 PPG), Greece Athena (26.1 PPG)
Points allowed per game: Canandaigua (12.1 PPG), Greece Athena (34.2 PPG)
Trends: Canandaigua is the winner of its past four games. The Gray Wolves have scored 40 or more points five times this year. Greece Athena has won four of its past six games. The Trojans are averaging 30 points per game over that stretch.
Players to watch for Canandaigua: Aleksander Hawryschuk Jr. RB/LB, Issac Dolph Jr. RB/LB, George Mirras Sr. RB/DB, Brady Davern So. QB/LB
Players to watch for Greece Athena: Cam’Ron Bell Sr. RB/LB (688 yds./152 carries/9 TDs); Travis Portis Sr. RB/S (48 Rec./698 yds./8 TDs); Chase Sullivan Sr. TE/S (73 tackles/2 INT); Owen Figler So. QB (94-161 passing/1,401 yds./17 TDs); Mark Rybke Sr. FB/LB, Chris Bray Sr. OG/DT, Colten Waterman Sr. TE/DE (40 Rec./599 yds./8 TDs); Cameron Marcellus So. C, Edin Jusic Sr. OT/DE
Coaches: Jeff Welch (Canandaigua), Mike Husdan (Greece Athena)
History 101: A win on Friday night would give Canandaigua its 13th ever sectional title and fifth since 2019. The Trojans are looking for their third title in program history and first since 2016. These two teams have met 11 times since 2010, with Canandaigua winning nine of those games. The Gray Wolves have won the last five contests, most recently a 50-10 win in 2025. They’ve met twice in the postseason, with Canandaigua winning in 2015 in the Class A semifinals and Greece Athena winning in the 2016 Class A semifinals.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class A Far West Regional Qualifier against the winner of Brighton and Hilton.
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