The Batavia High Blue Devils varsity football team opened the Section V Class B playoffs tonight with a dominating 35-0 victory over the visiting Newark/Marion Reds at Van Detta Stadium.
The second-seeded Blue Devils will host No. 3 Wayne at 7 p.m. next Friday in the semifinals.
Batavia scored on all but two of its possessions.
QB Jesse Reinhart was 8-12 passing for 152 yards and two TDs. He was intercepted once. He also gained 32 yards on the ground on four carries.
Cam McClinic gained 94 yards rushing on three carries and scored twice. Aidan Anderson rushed 11 times for 71 yards and scored a TD.
Cole Grazioplene scored once on five receptions for 76 yards. Jagger Owens caught a 40-yard TD pass.
On defense, Kaden Marucci had nine tackles.
Also on Friday:
Alexander 45, Geneseo 0. The Trojans gained more than 300 yards on the ground. Braydon Woods gained 128 yards on 17 carries. Nick Kramer gained 91 yards on ten carries.
Le Roy 7, Attica 3. Brock Flint rushed for 38 yards on 14 carries. John Penepento, four runs for 21 yards and a TD. He was also 2-7 passing for 34 yards. Jack Tonzi had 13 tackles and Tyler Strollo, nine.
Pembroke 34, Sodus 0. In eight-man football, Tyson Totten gained 136 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns. Caleb Felski, seven carries, 100 yards and a TD. Cayden Pfalzer, 3-3 passing for 56 yards and a TD. On defense, Pete Farrington had six tackls.
Photos by Jim Burns
