Jamestown boys fall in Class AAA final
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WEST SENECA -- From the opening kickoff, it was apparent Jamestown would have its hands full Saturday.
Once Lancaster scored its first goal, it was like the pitch was tilted in the Legends' favor.
No. 1 Lancaster led 4-0 at halftime and outshot No. 3 Jamestown 35-1 in the game as the Legends beat the Red & Green 5-0 in the Section VI Class AAA final at West Seneca West High School.
Next up for Lancaster, which has now won 11 sectional titles including all four since the state introduced a six-class system in 2023, is the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Far West Regional against Section V champion McQuaid, which beat Fairport 4-3 in the Rochester area's title game Friday night. The regional will take place this coming Friday at Geneseo High School.
For Jamestown, which has never won a sectional crown in boys soccer, its season comes to an end with a 12-7-0 record. The Red & Green have lost to Lancaster in three of the four Class AAA finals.
The Legends opened the scoring in the fourth minute Saturday when Liam Gladstone played a corner kick to Landon Gladstone just outside the near side of the 6-yard box. Landon Gladstone then dropped a pass to Anthony Sirianni, who scored his 19th goal of the season to make it 1-0.
Jamestown hung around for another 10 minutes, but never built an offensive attack. In the 15th minute, Red & Green keeper Ben Brown stopped two shots, but Nikola Nikolov scored on a third opportunity to make it 2-0.
Jamestown's best advancement of the first half came on a free kick from just inside 50 yards with just over 19 minutes remaining.
The Legends made it 3-0 in the 26th minute as Sirianni crossed a ball to Nikolov, who buried a shot from inside the 6-yard box.
Brown, who was credited with nearly 30 saves on the afternoon, stopped a Nikolov penalty shot in the 31st minute before the rebound was pounded off the goal post.
Jamestown defender William Schnars saved a ball off the goal line in the 39th minute, but Sirianni followed his own pass and scored his second of the game to make it 4-0 heading into halftime.
After the break, Sirianni completed a hat trick on a 15-yard drive in the 45th minute and the Legends removed their starters with about 20 minutes remaining to begin preparations for this coming Friday's state quarterfinal.
The Red & Green will lose eight seniors to graduation, but continue a push to the top of Section VI next season when they return 13 varsity players, including leading-scorer Beckett Lumia.