By Bill Collmer, Hornell Sun Senior Sportswriter
The Avoca-Prattsburgh boys earned the Number One seed in Class D2 boys Soccer Sectionals and will receive a first-round bye.
The Titans (10-5-1) will host either No.8 Jasper-Troupsburg or No. 9 Scio-Friendship Friday night October 24 under the lights in Avoca.
A-P tied 0-0 with Canisteo-Greenwood this past Friday night to share the Steuben County Boys tournament championship.
The Titans are playing their best soccer of the season right now. A recent 2-1 setback versus undefeated Naples (14-0) along with two victories over Arkport-Canaseraga (10-5) and their stalemate versus C-G (12-3-1) has them playing well at the right time heading into Sectionals. Junior Carter Button leads A-P with 10 Goals and 8 Assists. Sophomore J.J Crowder has 7 goals and 2 assists. Senior Elias Putnam has 6 Goals and 1 assist. Senior Goalie Zach Heale has allowed 17 goals this season with a 1.04 Goals against Average. He has 8 shutouts on the season.
Andover-Whitesville (9-7) earned the Number three seed in Class D2 and will Host Lima-Christian Friday October 24th.
Junior Brody Vance leads AW with 20 Goals and 7 Assists. Senior Colton Calladine has 12 goals and 15 assists.
Four of AW’s losses have come to Fillmore (15-1) and Genesee-Valley/Belfast (13-1-2) who are two of the Top three Seeds in Class D1.
Class D2
1) Avoca-Prattsburgh 10-5-1
2) Lyndnoville 9-7
3) Andover-Whitesville 9-7
4) Mount Morris 6-9-1
5) Hammondsport 5-10-1
6) Lima Christian 3-12-1
7) Houghton Academy 4-12
8) Jasper-Troupsburg 3-11-2
9) Scio-Friendship 2-14
