High School Boy's Soccer preview

Brockport Blue Devils

Head Coach: Mark Franklin

Last Season: 5-12

•Key Returnees: Steven Battisti, Andrew Bishop, Blaine Hastings, Steven Popowych, Steve Remillard, Ryan Schmidt plus newcomers Jimmy Sorel and Paul Stevens.

•Key Games: at Penfield September 25, vs Penfield October 17 and sectional finalist Gates-Chili home September 17 and away October 9.

•Coaches Comments: "We’re looking for a big improvement over last season when we had 6-7 juniors on the roster who all now have an extra year behind them."

Byron-Bergen Bees

Head Coach: Scott Faro

•Key Games: at Kendall October 9, vs Kendall September 19; at Holley September 11, vs Holley October 1; at Wheatland-Chili September 9, vs Wheatland-Chili September 25.

Churchville-Chili Saints

Head Coach: Ryan Raftery

Last Season: 6-8-5

•Key Returnees: seniors Matt Cooper in goal, Matt Ketchum at midfield and Mark Stowe on defense with sophomore Chris Brugger up front.

•Key Games: home vs state champ Penfield September 13, at Penfield October 3; home vs sectional finalist Gates Chili September 25.

•Coaches Comments: "With our move up to Division I this year and being my first year as head coach, it will be a transition year for us. We hope to sneak out a few victories and be playing well around sectional time. Our offense is young, so we will feature short passes and ball control."

Hilton

Head Coach: Paul Davis

•Key Games: at Athena September 17, vs Athena October 9, vs Irondequoit September 13, at Irondequoit October 3.

Holley Hawks

Head Coach: Dan Orbaker

•Key Games: September 11 vs Byron-Bergen, at Byron-Bergen October1; September 23 at Wheatland-Chili, vs Wheatland-Chili October 15; at Kendall September 17, vs Kendall October 3.

Kendall Eagles

Head Coach: Gary Pollack

•Key Games: vs Byron-Bergen October 9, at Byron-Bergen September 19; vs Holley September 17, at Holley October 3; vs Wheatland-Chili September 11, at Wheatland-Chili October 1.

Spencerport Rangers

Head Coach: Tom Etsler

•Key Games: vs Penfield September 5; vs Irondequoit September 11, at Irondeqoit October 1; home tournament with Hilton, Brockport and Rush-Henrietta September 21.

Note: Several coaches did not return requests for information.