Class AA opens with four games on Friday. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed MCQUAID JESUIT KNIGHTSRecord: 7-0Coach: Bobby BatesStreak: Won seven straightPoints per game: 34.4Points allowed per game: 12.6Players to watch: Joe Cairns Jr. QB 914 passing yards; Andrew Passero Sr. RB, DB 520 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns NYSSWA Rank: No. 9Opponent: Monroe No. 2 seed AQUINAS L'IL … [Read more...] about Section V Football Playoff Preview: Class AA
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UPrep coasts to win in regular season finale
By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Christon Jean enjoyed sausage and pancakes for his Saturday morning breakfast. Two pancakes, light on the syrup to make sure he was ready for a noon kickoff. The meal was the usual for the University Preparatory Charter (UPrep) senior. His performance on the gridiron later that day was anything but ordinary. Jean converted a pair of … [Read more...] about UPrep coasts to win in regular season finale
Section V Football Playoff Preview: Class D
Class D opens with two games on Friday and another pair on Saturday. Here's the breakdown: No. 1 seed NOTRE DAME BATAVIA FIGHTING IRISHRecord: 7-0Coach: Joseph ZambitoStreak: Won seven straightPoints per game: 43.9 Points allowed per game: 8.1Players to watch: Cody Henry So. RB, LB 52 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 sack; Gabe Macdonald Jr. QB, RB, LB 734 rushing yards, 666 … [Read more...] about Section V Football Playoff Preview: Class D
For RIT, big saves, big goals, big defense, big balance mean big winning
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Here's how you know the Rochester Institute of Technology men's hockey team might be pretty good: » When you win your Brick City Homecoming game 4-0 over Merrimack College — and your fourth line scores two of the goals. "It's the perfect storm right now," said junior center Bryson Traptow, who assisted on two goals. "It's waves after waves and teams can't … [Read more...] about For RIT, big saves, big goals, big defense, big balance mean big winning
Luck of the Tigers: Notre Dame will be 2020 Brick City Homecoming foe
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA As RIT's Brick City Homecoming game has grown into an annual can't-miss event in downtown Rochester, some of the biggest names in college hockey have come to town. In successive years, between 2013 and 2015, Penn State, Michigan and Boston College played the Tigers at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Next year, one of the biggest names in collegiate … [Read more...] about Luck of the Tigers: Notre Dame will be 2020 Brick City Homecoming foe