Section V, Class C football: Tonight, 7:30 p.m.
Last week: Wayland-Cohocton won its fourth straight, picking up a 52-0 road win over Dansville. Mynderse dropped a narrow 27-25 road decision against Dundee.
Players to watch: Mynderse — Brandon Passalacqua (Jr. RB/DB), Aaron Peterman (Jr. RB/LB), Mike Millis (Jr. RB/DB), Connor Miller (Jr. QB/DB). Wayland-Cohocton — Evan Englert (Sr. QB/DB), Joe Meyer (Sr. WR/DB), Kyle Bush (Sr. RB/DB), Dylan Shaffer (Sr. RB/LB), Dakota Price (Sr. OL/DL), Levi Wormuth (Sr. OL, LB), Brandon Matthews (Sr. OL/DL), Tyler Sherry (Sr. OL/DL).
Key matchup: The Wayland-Cohocton linebackers vs. Mynderse running back Brandon Passalacqua.
Passalacqua is Mr. Everything for the Mynderse offense, leading the team in rushing, receiving and points scored while providing a constant big-play threat. The Way-Co linebacker corps — including Dylan Shaffer, Levi Wormuth and Cody Oas — will be tasked with limiting Passalacqua big gains.
The No. 1-seeded Eagles have their sights firmly set on taking care of business in Round 1, capitalizing on the experience they gained from last year's trip to the C semis.
"The kids have been talking about how this is just the first step to getting back up to the stadium in Rochester," Brownell said. "We can't take Mynderse lightly and we have to take care of them first, and the kids know that. That's just the senior leadership that we have.
Trib notes: Wayland-Cohocton is hosting the second home sectional game in school history ... "The kids and the student body is really excited and behind it," Brownell said of the home playoff game ... Aside from the Hornell game, the Wayland-Cohocton defense has yet to surrender more than one touchdown in a game this season ... The Eagles enter tonight's matchup with two straight shutouts, outscoring Bishop Kearney and Dansville by a combined margin of 92-0 ... Wormuth leads the club with 43 solo tackles, while Shaffer has 35 ... Darren Becker and Brandon Matthews tie for the team-lead in sacks with two apiece.