Kendall will face Naples Saturday in a clash of unbeatens for Section V Class C2 title

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall goalie Jonny Conte, shown here going high to make a save in Wednesday’s semifinal, and his Eagle teammates will face Naples for the Section V Class C2 title at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima.

It will be a clash of unbeatens as defending champion Kendall faces Naples in the Section V Class C2 boys soccer tournament championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School.

Top seeded Kendall brings an 18-0 record into the title contest while No. 2 seed Naples is 16-0.

Kendall advanced to the finals by downing No. 4 Gananda 6-1 while Naples blanked No. 3 Geneseo 4-0 in the other semifinal.

Both teams have had a huge scoring edge over their opponents this season. Naples has outscored its opponents 103-6 with 11 shutouts while Kendall has outscored its foes 76-7 with a dozen shutouts.

Pablo Rosario-Reyes has 24 goals and 25 assists to lead the Kendall offense as Brandon Barrett has 18 goals and 12 assists, Jonathan Esposito 14 goals and 10 assists and Brenden Eichas 8 goals and 14 assists.

Goalie Jonny Conte, who has made 111 saves and has a goals against average of 0.39, anchors the Kendall defense.

The Naples offense is led by the quintet of Connor Betrus (28 goals, 11 assists), Maddox Mannella (17 goals, 14 assists), Ricardo Izzi (16 goals, 5 assists), Oscar Austin (12 goals, 24 assists) and Isaac Ward (10 goals, 9 assists).

The victor will advance to next week’s Section V Class C state qualifier game against the winner of Saturday’s Class C1 title contest between No. 1 East Rochester and No. 6 Williamson. The C1 title contest will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Honeoye Falls-Lima.