BY PAUL LIOTTI The offense always gets the publicity. The defense never gets the credit. That is until it comes down to winning championships. And then it's usually the defense that carries the day. This past weekend, it was the defenses that rose to the occasion all over the Section V as semifinal wins were dominated by the 11 players chasing the ball. Ten … [Read more...] about Gridiron Notes: Defenses shine in semifinal action
Letsaw puts a little English on its game, upsets Penn Yan 28-0
BY PAUL LIOTTI HONEOYE FALLS -- What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? The side with the salty defense usually wins. And that what happened Saturday night in Honeoye Falls, when No.3 Letchworth/Warsaw – owners of one of the section’s staunchest defenses – shut down one of its most prolific offenses and sent No.2 seed Penn Yan home in a 28-0 … [Read more...] about Letsaw puts a little English on its game, upsets Penn Yan 28-0
Attica stuns Class C for the second straight week, upsets No. 1 East Rochester/Gananda 21-14
BY PAUL LIOTTI HONEOYE FALLS -- Attica is an old-school, throwback football program. It’s more comfortable running misdirection runs, inside handoffs and trap plays more reminiscent of a bygone era when Grantland Rice immortalized the Four Horsemen of Rockne’s prohibition Fightin’ Irish. But don’t be fooled. When their backs are against the wall, the Blue Devils can … [Read more...] about Attica stuns Class C for the second straight week, upsets No. 1 East Rochester/Gananda 21-14
Total Domination: Irondequoit smothers East, 39-8
BY PAUL LIOTTI BROCKPORT – The Irondequoit Eagle defensive game plan was simple: lock down East's speed on the outside, bottle everything up in the middle and make life miserable for East quarterback Anthony Gilbert. Which is exactly what the Eagles did Friday night as they dismantled East 39-8 in the Class A semifinal nightcap at SUNY Brockport. The win propelled … [Read more...] about Total Domination: Irondequoit smothers East, 39-8
Victor ‘D’ slams the door hard on Canandaigua, 27-7
BY PAUL LIOTTI BROCKPORT – If defense wins championships, Victor is dialing up the right recipe for a Sectional championship if its Class A semifinal win is any indication. The Blue Devils shut down Canandaigua – holding the Braves to just 137 total yards of offense – in a dominating 27-7 upset performance handing top-seeded Canandaigua its first loss of the season at … [Read more...] about Victor ‘D’ slams the door hard on Canandaigua, 27-7