There were four classes for the sectional tournaments. Honeoye Falls-Lima (C) was the only top seed to win their championship. In the other three classes, the second-seeded teams won championships; Penfield in Class A, Victor in Class B and Penn Yan in Class D.
to the quality of their opponents. "Certainly, the strength of a team's schedule is a factor when reviewing a player" said Section V Coordinator Mike Simon. 
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# 4466 2026 Season Wrap Up *+ There were thirty-four teams playing in Section V. Bishop Kearney dropped out this year but hopes to return in the future. There were 916 players on the final rosters, down again for the second year. McQuaid Jesuit carried forty and Penfield carrier thirty-nine carried the largest rosters while Batavia-Notre Dame with fourteen and Gananda with fifteen finished with smallest rosters.
Penfield had a decisive 13-3 win against McQuaid, winning against the Knights for the second year in a row. Victor won their game against undefeated Pittsford in a very close game, 14-12 and Honeoye Falls-Lima had a 16-6 win against Geneva. The first games were played on March 19th when Hilton won their 10-7 game with Thomas. The last regular season game was played on May 20th when Pittsford defeated McQuaid Jesuit 1-7. The 308 regular season games were played and the 79 league games determined the league championships. In Monroe County-D1 it was Hilton (5-0, 14-3). In MC-2, Pittsford (4-0, 17-0) took the championship and in MC-3 Irondequoit (6-0, 10-6) was on top. Pal-Mac (4-0, 15-2) won the Finger Lakes East title and Midlakes (6-0, 14-3) took the West title.
At the end of the year, the Section V Head Coaches selected the post-season award winners including their All-League players. Then, after reviews of twenty-one nominations, they selected six USA Lacrosse All-Americans and six All-Academics. Named All-Americans were Braden Fingar (Penn Yan), Grady Goodberlet (HFL), Brodie Joyce (Penfield), Eli Ricci (Victor), A.J. Theodorakakos (Penfield), and Avery Valenti (Pittsford). Named All-Academics were Isaac Bailey (Churchville-Chili), Ryland Dunham (Geneva), Carson Lich (Palmyra-Macedon), Eric Odell (Greece Storm), Mason Schembri (Penfield) and Zack Tortora (Spencerport). Pittsford Head Coach Andrew Whipple was named Coach of the Year from Section V and the Bob Scott Award winner was Isaac Bailey from Churchville-Chili. The Coaches of Section V awarded the "Official of the Year" to GVLOA official Ryan Robinson.
The Monroe County Division 1 Player of the Year was A.J. Theodorakakos (Penfield). Zack Tortora (Spencerport) was the Division 2 Player of the Year and Sam Thore - Irondequoit was Division 3 Player of the Year. Nominees for the Bob Scott Award were Weston Oyer (Victor) and Eric Odell (Greece Storm) and the Section V and USA Lacrosse Bob Scott Award winner was Isaac Bailey (Churchville-Chili). The Monroe County Coaches of the Year were Tim Byrnes (Hilton) and John Schembri (Penfield) in MC1 , Eric Goodberlet (Honeoye Falls-Lima) in MC3, and Andrew Whipple (Pittsford) in MC2. Assistant Coaches of the Year were Corey Holbrough (Penfield) from MC1, Tony Pezzimenti (Victor) from MC2, and Colin Shafer (Irondequoit) from MC3.
The Finger Lakes East The Player of the Year was Jackson Dennie (Pal-Mac). Dennie was selected as Attackman of the Year, Ryland Dunham (Geneva) was selected as Midfielder of the Year, Carson Lich (Pal-Mac) was picked as Defenseman of the Year, and Drew Ikewwod (Livonia-Avon-Geneseo) was selected as the Goalie of the Year. The Finger Lakes West Player of the Year was Brayden Arber (Bloomfield-Honeoye) who was also the Attackman of the Year. James Sprague (Midlakes) was named Midfielder of the Year. The Defensemen of the year was Jake Middlebrook (Midlakes). Stuart Quku (Midlakes) was selected as Goalie on the Year. Carson Lich (Pal-Mac) was selected as the nominee for the Bob Scott Award.
The Finger Lakes Coaches of the Year were John Hicks (Midlakes - West) and Joe Hill (Pal-Mac - East) and the assistant Coaches of the Year were, in the East, Tim Doyle (Pal-Mac) and Jake Gallina (Wayne) and in the West, Ambrose Carey (Marcus Whitman) and Tyler Brooks-Lambert (Midlakes). The Persons of the Year were, in the East, Dan and Heather Wildey (Wayne). Greece Storm (Class A), Webster Schroeder (Class B), Honeoye Falls-Lima (Class C) and Bloomfield-Honeoye (Class D) were awarded the Steve Morgan Sportsmanship Awards by the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association.
After the regular season, the Section V tournaments were conducted. Penfield (Class A), Victor (Class B), HF-L (Class C) and Penn Yan (Class D) were the Sectional Champions in 2026. There were All-Tournament Teams this year and there were MVPs for each class. Selected as MVPs for classes A, B, C and D were Brodie Joyce (Penfield), Will Simpson (Victor), Grady Goodberlet (HF-L) and Miles Ditzell(Penn Yan).
The SportsFive/Section V Players of the Year were Avery Valenti (Pittsford) in offense and Anthony (A.J.) Theodorakakos (Penfield) in defense. The Sportsman of the Year was Isaac Bailey (Churchville-Chili). The New York State Tournaments required an play-in game for all four classes which required that the champions played against the Section VI champions in order to get into the quarter finals. All four teams won their games in Buffalo. Victor and HFL played on Wednesday night while Penfield and Victor played on Thursday night. In Class A, Penfield beat Kenmore and then lost to West Genesee in the semifinals. In Class B, Victor beat Orchard Park, and then Horseheads (Section IV) to reach the finals where they lost to Manhasset (Section VIII). In Class C, HF-L defeated Hamburg but then fell to Jamesville-DeWitt in the quarterfinals and in Class D, Penn Yan beat East Aurora and then lost to Marcellus (Section III). The All-Section V Awards were announced with sixteen first team, fifteen second team, and fifteen Honorable Mention picks. At the end of the season at least seventy-seven players have made college commitments. Fifty-four of them, seniors, will become part of over three hundred players from Section V who are currently playing at all college levels.
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# 4465 2026 All-Section Five List Announced The Section V Lacrosse leadership has selected first, second and honorable mention lists of All-Section players. The 2026 first team lists sixteen players and includes the six All-Americans previously announced. "The first six athletes on the first team are easy" said Section Five Assistant Coordinator, Paul Wilson. "After that, it becomes more difficult as we have so many excellent players. With the six first spots taken, there were only ten more places on the first team."
To be nominated each player was required to be selected to their first team all-league team (except Independent teams). The lists were selected this year from a pool of eighty-five players. The selections were reviewed by Chairmen of each of the two leagues, the Lacrosse Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator. "It is a difficult task", Wilson continued. "There are so many talented players, so many different opinions, and so many elements to consider." Players are reviewed for their performances, the strength of their opponents and how their stats relate Although grade and league were not major factors in selection, the list shows the skills that are found throughout the section. Ten Monroe County teams were represented on the lists, with the rest representing Finger Lakes (3), and Independents (3). Showing that the "Best of the Best" can come from any age group, there were 20 seniors, 19 juniors, and 10 sophomores listed. Distribution among the positions shows 13 midfielders, 13 attackmen, 10 defensemen, 2 FO specialists, 2 LSM, 2 ssdm, and 4 goalies.
First TeamRonan Boyle - Penfield senior Second TeamJohn Burrows - McQuaid Jesuit - junior Honorable MentionDrew Brien - Hilton - sophomore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4291 Milestones Abound on Tuesday Kieran Stenzel reached 50 career goals, Dylan Carey hit 50 career assists and Matt Long reached 100 career faceoff wins as Irondequoit beat Gates Chili 17-0 Tuesday evening, while Gates Chili's Demar Williams reached 400 career saves and Griffin Kilminster scored his first career varsity goal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4235 Orchard Park Pulls Away from Irondequoit Orchard Park used a six-goal run to pull away from Irondequoit 14-6 Monday evening, while the Eagles got two goals each from Hank Velepec, Doug Velepec and Kieran Stenzel, and junior TJ Mayer recorded his first career varsity assist. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4234 Monday Roundup: First Career Scores and a Thriller at Thomas DAY IN REVIEW: MONDAY - Monday's action featured a wave of first career varsity scores, headlined by Midlakes' win over Gananda in which five different players scored their first career varsity goal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4188 Irondequoit Holds Off Late HF-L Rally Irondequoit won 12-11 Tuesday evening at HF-L behind three goals each from Giudice and Velepec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4140 Doug Velepec's OT Goal Lifts Eagles Past McQuaid Irondequoit won 9-8 in double overtime Tuesday evening on Doug Velepec's game-winning goal, with Landrigan making 15 saves and Carey and West each posting two goals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4093 Moore Reaches 200 Goals in Irondequoit Loss at Baldwinsville Baldwinsville handed Irondequoit its second loss of the season 15-12 on Saturday. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4091 Underhill, Moore, Fingar Hit Milestones Saturday's action was defined by career milestones, with Newark's Sam Underhill posting nine goals to reach 200 for his career, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 4005 2026 Preview: Irondequoit Irondequoit enters the 2026 season following a 12-7 campaign and returns a substantial portion of its offensive production. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3990 2025 All-Section Five List Released The Section V Lacrosse leadership has selected first, second and honorable mention lists of All-Section players. The 2025 first team lists fifteen players and includes the six All-Americans previously announced. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3692 Moore's Overtime Goal Lifts Irondequoit Over Bville Irondequoit defeated Baldwinsville 9-8 in overtime, with Cooper Moore scoring the decisive goal in the overtime period. Doug Velepec's three goals and Sven Habitzreuther's nineteen saves anchored Irondequoit's win. Baldwinsville's Zachary Bice and Brady Garcia each scored twice, while Preston Cusimano excelled with an 86% faceoff rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3672 Mamaroneck Takes Down Irondequoit Mamaroneck defeated Irondequoit 15-5 in a non-league lacrosse game today, featuring strong offensive performances from Jude Miesner and Carsen Winters. Irondequoit saw milestones with Cooper Moore's 150th career goal and Andrew Scully's 100th faceoff win, while freshman Kieran Stenzel scored his first varsity goal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3633 Irondequoit Coach Aaron Bottazzo wins 50th Irondequoit topped Schroeder 12-1 in an MC-D2 league game, led by Cooper Moore`s five goals. Senior goalie Sven Habitzreuther`s 92% save rate and Andrew Scully`s dominance in faceoffs powered Irondequoit. Schroeder`s Jonny May scored their single goal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3548 2025 Preview: Irondequoit As the 2025 season approaches, the Irondequoit Boys Lacrosse team is gearing up for another exciting year in Class B. The team is coming off a successful 2024 season, finishing with an impressive 15-4 record. Despite the loss of six key seniors, the team is optimistic about their prospects, thanks to a strong core of returning players and a solid coaching staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# 3454 Lots of Mismatches Today DAY IN REVIEW: TUESDAY - There were nine games played today and all of them were won by more than three goals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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