Soccer fans won’t have any trouble finding quality games to watch with six area teams state-ranked as of the first week of October in Spencerport, Hilton, Churchville-Chili and Byron-Bergen/Elba on the boys side with Spencerport and Byron-Bergen on the girls.
The Rangers’ boys stood 12-2-2 ands ranked sixth among Class AA schools in New York State. With a six-game winning streak heading into the final week of the regular season and allowing just one goal during that streak, they seem to be peaking at the right time of year.
Seniors Kyle Milburn and Justice Hinman have combined to score 18 of the team’s first 28 goals with junior Juan Green-Jordan chipping in with three goals and one assist. Senior goalkeeper Jack Distaffen has 27 saves with eight shutouts.
Hilton, ranked 16th in Class AA with a 10-4-0 record, is paced by senior John Bianchi’s 13 goals with two assists. Classmate Ryan Masi had seven goals with fours assists while senior Maxwell Meagher and sophomore Cooper Nichols both added three goals each.
Churchville-Chili suffered a tough 1-0 loss to Spencerport in early October but was tied for 20th in Class AA with a 9-3-1 record. The seniors are leading the way with Andrew Berardicotti accounting for seven goals and three assists, Elijah Bailey four goals, Camden Bean three goals and Aidan Ozkaynak added two goals and four assists.
In Class C, Byron-Bergen/Elba carried a 12-2-1 record and 13th state ranking. Junior Jack Farmer is eighth in the entire section with 20 goals and added five assists. Senior Colin Martin stood fifth in the section with 53 points on 19 goals and 15 assists while senior Braedyn Chambry provided depth scoring with eight goals and nine assists.
On the girls side, seven-time defending Section V titlist Spencerport continues to dominate with a 14-0-0 record and having allowed just two goals all season heading into the final week. They are ranked second among Class AA programs and have eight players who have scored three or more goals.
Junior Lindsay Lenhard led the Rangers with 13 goals and 15 assists with sophomore Emily Peacock netting eight goals and senior Emma Watson with sophomore Liana Tata each chipping in seven.
And the high-octane offense of Byron-Bergen has them ranked seventh among Class B schools with an 11-2-0 record.
Sophomore Mia Gray continues to put up large offensive numbers with 20 goals and 18 assists with seniors MacKenzie Hagen and Emma Starowitz having 22 and 19 points, respectively. Sophomore Grace DiQuattro added 10 goals with eight assists and classmate Elizabeth Starowitz had 15 points.
Section V playoff seedings should be released during the weekend with first round beginning early this coming week.
