What powered Section V football teams to advance to regionals; award winners in each class

East/WOIS players hold high their Class A Section V Championship trophy.

Redemption for Rochester City School District’s football teams was the storyline in Week 11.

How East/WOI and Monroe performed in their returns to the Section V finals made Rochesterians proud to see their teams reclaim football championships.

Monroe coach Terrell Cunningham’s Red Jackets (10-0) have yet to be tested. Their 26-0 Class B finals win over Honeoye Falls-Lima was Monroe’s slimmest margin of victory, capturing the recently resurged program’s first title since 1979. A last-second loss in the 2022 finals fueled their 470-6 point differential with eight shutouts this fall.

Monroe defenders swarm Honeoye Falls-Lima’s Andrew Wanzenried.

East/WOI coaches James Vann and Steve Flagler’s Eagles (11-0) have been knocking on the door, losing the Section V final in two of the previous three seasons. Whether it was a last-minute touchdown drive or a comfortable victory, East has found ways to win at every turn.

East/WOI senior Anthony Diaz was proud to carry the city of Rochester team to a Section V championship.

“We just believed in each other,” said Diaz, MVP of the Class A final. “Ever since freshman year, losing to Canandaigua, I always had that chip on my shoulder. Knowing that this was my last year, I got to go all out. And what we ended up getting was a brick.”

Running game key for McQuaid, East/WOI

Ervin Wiggins of East tries to get around the edge during a game this season.

East/WOI and McQuaid used power running games to shut the door on their opponents in the Section V finals.

Ervin Wiggins lined up at many positions for East, but spelled Da’Mari Green in the backfield to extend their lead in the fourth. Up by 11, the Eagles used a jumbo package with a lineman at fullback beside Jeremiah Tucker, lead blocking for Wiggins as he rushed in the…

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Author : Democrat and Chronicle

Publish date : 2023-11-15 12:26:36

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