Two teams enter Friday night looking for a first sectional titles as merged programs. Pavilion/York and Notre Dame Batavia/Byron-Bergen will clash to decide the Class D crown. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 1 seed PAVILION/YORK GOLDEN KNIGHTS (9-1)
vs.
No. 6 seed NOTRE DAME BATAVIA/BYRON-BERGEN (7-3)
Friday, St. John Fisher University, 5:00 pm
How they arrived here: Pavilion/York (No. 10 NYSSWA Class D) won 36-14 over Clyde-Savannah in the opening round of sectionals before getting past Canisteo-Greenwood 7-5 in the semifinals. Notre Dame Batavia/Byron-Bergen (No. 12 NYSSWA Class D) opened its run with a 28-14 victory over Oakfield-Alabama/Elba before getting a 28-21 win over Attica to move into the Section V title game.
Players to watch for Pavilion/York: Johnny Ayers Jr. QB/DB (834 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns, 462 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 33 tackles, seven tackles for losstwo sacks, two pass deflections), Yeriel Diaz-Pena Sr. TB/DB (424 rushing yards, six rushing touchdowns, 20 catches, 275 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns, 49 tackles, four interceptions, two pass deflections), Zach Bauer Sr. WR/DB (nine catches, 302 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns), Trent Englert Sr. MLB (107 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 111 tackles, 15 tackles for loss), Caleb Gavin So. WR/S (11 catches, 182 receiving yards, one touchdown, 86 tackles, five tackles for loss, four pass deflections), Sunday Cara Jr. CB (45 tackles, three interceptions, five pass deflections)
Players to watch for Notre Dame Batavia/Byron-Bergen: Parker Moore Jr. RB/LB (1,119 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 90 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks), Chase Antinore Sr. QB/RB (216 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 810 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 12 receptions, 188 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns, 39 tackles, one interception, seven pass deflections), MacKoy Hall Jr. DL (59 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks), Drew Beachel So. QB (507 passing yards, four passing touchdowns), Treyden Rhim Jr. WR/DB (10 catches, 255 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns, four interceptions, six pass deflections), Maddox Haymon Sr. CB (14 tackles, three interceptions, 13 pass deflections)
Coaches: Kurt Schneider (Pavilion/York), Mike Bauer (Notre Dame Batavia/Byron-Bergen)
History 101: York has won one sectional championship, the Class D crown in 1990. Friday’s championship game appearance will be the third in Y/P program history. This is the fourth sectional championship appearance since 2012 for Notre Dame Batavia, and the third for Byron-Bergen.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class D Far West Regional against the winner of Randolph (VI) and Newfane (VI).
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