See photos by Ella Green and a highlight video by John Anderson
The Wellsville Lions football team ended the season with a 16-14 home playoff loss to Holley in 8-man football.
Holley, the #3 seed in the four-team tournament is now 6-2 and takes on No. 1 Pembroke (8-0) in the finals. Pembroke downed Red Jacket, 46-14.
Story continues after highlight video by John Anderson; photo gallery below by Ella Green
Wellsville, the No 2 seed, finishes the season 3-5. The Lions had a few players from Genesee Valley and Belfast this season.
No statistics were provided to the local media.
The Lions took a 6-0 lead on a 32-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Brennen Geffers to senior wide receiver Jayvontay J.J. Howard.
Holley answered when senior QB Destin Kuyal hit Vincent Golisano for a 47-yard touchdown and the two-point conversion made it 8-6 Holley.
In the fourth quarter, Geffers threw a 46-yard touchdown to junior receiver Trenton Green. On the play, Green caught the ball at the 15-yard-line, juked a defender who fell down, broke out of a tackle at the 10 and then Howard held a block long enough to allow Green to score with the final defender grabbing his back as he crossed the goal line.
On the conversion, Geffers found Howard with a defender draped on him for a 14-8 Wellsville lead.
Matt Ritter had two sacks for Wellsville while Xander Outman and Wyatt Green had sacks.
With 5:49 left in the game, Kuyal hit Golisano with a 17-yard score to tie the game. Kuyal dove in for the two-point conversion.
The Lions drove down to the 16-yard-line when time ran out on the season.
In Section V Class B playoff football, Hornell lost to East Rochester, 45-30 in the semi-finals. Hornell beat Bath, 26-0 in the quarterfinals.
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