High School Huddle

The Section V high school sports season is back and so is the High School Huddle. AJ and Carl get you ready for Week One of the football season and highlight some early strong performances on the soccer pitch. 

We've been on the road this week as we bring you stories and reactions from our training camp tour with visits to Vertus, Spencerport, East Rochester/Gananda, Canandaigua, and UPrep (0:00-11:45). Then we expand our horizons by highlighting the intriguing classes of AA and A1 this season (11:45-19:30). Soccer has already started up and AJ's been impressed by Fairport and Schroeder (19:30-21:45). Finally, we circle the McQuaid/Aquinas and Wayne/Batavia battles to open up the Football Frenzy slate (21:45-25:35).

Trophies have been raised, banners are about to be hung, and it's time for the final episode of the High School Huddle for the 2021-21 season. The spring sports season saw several teams winning it all and we honor the best of the best this year with our spring sports award show. 

(0:00-13:30)- We recap a busy week of state tournament action that saw McQuaid baseball, Schroeder softball, and Victor girls lacrosse win state championships. 

(13:30-20:00)- Our award show starts with our stories of the year as we highlight the surprising and fantastic seasons from Pal-Mac baseball and Irondequoiut boys lacrosse.

(20:00-27:00)- It's time to recognize our players of the year, as we give our flowers to Molly Broccolo of Schroeder softball and the defensive duo of Eric Platten and Jack Faiola from Canandaigua boys lacrosse.

(27:00-37:45)- We conclude the show by honoring our teams of the year that should come as no surprise, McQuaid baseball and Victor girls lacrosse. 

It's time for the final four as the spring sports season is coming to an exciting finish. We're joined by another special guest as Mario Sacco of WSYR in Syracuse to recap the state semifinals in boys lacrosse and preview the girls lacrosse semis.

(0:00-12:20)- We preview the softball state tournament as Schroeder and Avon are still alive from the Rochester area. 

(12:20-20:40)- Switching over to baseball, McQuaid and Pal-Mac are both looking to end their fantastic seasons by winning state championships. 

(20:40-27:15)- Mario enters the chat as we break down the boys lacrosse action from Wednesday as Canandaigua advanced to the state title game while Fairport came short in the semis. 

(27:15-39:45)- Section V and III will be going head-to-head in all of the girls lacrosse semifinal matchups, Mario breaks down the opponents for Rush-Henrietta, Victor, Honeoye Falls-Lima, and Pal-Mac. 

(39:45-42:05)- We wrap up the show and get you ready for a wild weekend of high school sports.

Sectional championships are in the books and it's time to turn our attention to the state tournament. We're once again joined by Mary Margaret Johnson of WIVB-TV in Buffalo to break down Section V's adversaries from Section VI this weekend. 

(00:00-10:30) AJ and Carl recap a busy week of sectional championship weekend and discuss proper brick celebration etiquette. 

(10:30-24:15) Mary Margaret joins the show to preview this weekend's regional action, starting with the lacrosse teams from Section VI she feels have the best shot to make it to the state semifinals. 

(24:15-30:05) We turn our attention to the diamond, starting with softball action that features a phenom in Class AA

(30:05-42:15) Mary Margaret recaps the wild controversy in Section VI baseball and highlights the teams that will take on Section V's best.

(42:15-42:57) We close out the show with a customary recap of the recent weather in Rochester and look forward to a great weekend of action.

It's our spring sectionals preview and we've got a lot of great matchups, brackets, upsets, and favorites to talk about in a jam-packed show. 

(0:00-4:25) AJ recaps the ordeal that was covering the Amerks triple overtime playoff loss

(4:25-12:30) We discuss how the seeding system for baseball has impacted the early rounds and the possible ways to rectify it in the future. 

(12:30-19:05) We dive into our sectional previews, starting with boys lacrosse and the Class B and D brackets. 

(19:05-25:00) Our attention turns to girls lacrosse and the Class D and A championship games.

(25:00-30:45) Heading to the diamond, we preview the Class AA and B1 baseball brackets

(30:45-37:30) We round up the show by taking a look at a few rivalry championship games in Class A1 and A2 softball

The final week of the spring regular season is here and the action is heating up just as much as the weather. AJ Feldman and Carl Jones break it all down in this week's episode. 

0:00-4:25- AJ and Carl have their usual weather chat, talk about AJ's round of golf at Oak Hill as well as a new fantasy football punishment that could start sweeping the nation. 

4:25-13:10- Pittsford girls lacrosse picked up some big wins to assert themselves in Class A while McQuaid's Will Taylor pitched a gem at Frontier Field, they're our teams of the week

13:10-19:35- Wayne boys lacrosse and Rush-Henrietta softball are starting to peak at the right time, they're out under the radar teams

19:35-25:15- Carl and AJ share their games of the week while AJ gets visited by an unexpected guest (21:25)

After taking a brief hiatus to cover the NFL Draft, AJ Feldman and Carl Jones are back with everything you need to know about Section V sports as spring sectionals are right around the corner. 

0:00-4:00- The crew debriefs from draft coverage, the Amerks playoff win, and give a shoutout to a loyal listener.

4:00-13:15- Carl highlights the powerhouse Victor girls lacrosse team while AJ covers the unprecedented wins by Spencerport boys lacrosse this season.

13:15-19:50- We shine the spotlight on a pair of feisty girls lacrosse teams that could be flying under your radar, Brighton and Irondequoit.

19:50-26:45- Our games of the week are both on the diamond with Penfield/Churchville-Chili baseball and Fairport/Schroeder softball.

While many local teams are on spring break, AJ Feldman and Carl Jones haven't gone anywhere and are here to break down the latest week in Section V action. 

0:00-6:30- AJ rants about the terrible weather he had to shoot a game in on Tuesday night and Carl recaps some high-quality lacrosse that he saw on Saturday. 

6:30-12:45- We highlight a pair of undefeated (at the time of recording) teams that have impressed us so far for our teams of the week: Irondequoit boys lacrosse and Pal-Mac baseball

12:45-18:10- Aquinas girls lacrosse and Churchville-Chili baseball have caught our eyes, they're our teams that deserve some more pub. 

18:10-21:53- We've got a few good matchups circled for our games of the week: Schroeder/Athena baseball and Sutherland/Mendon softball

The weather is finally starting to heat up and so is the spring sports schedule. AJ Feldman and Carl Jones break it all down in this week's edition of the High School Huddle. 

0:00-5:05- AJ brags about his golf game and the pair talk about the first NYSSWA boys lacrosse rankings that feature six teams from Section V in the rankings. 

5:05-10:20- We highlight our teams of the week, Carl has Schroeder softball off of some dominant pitching performances and AJ talks Canandaigua boys lacrosse after their big win over Thomas. 

10:20-15:35- We shine the spotlight on some under-the-radar teams on the diamond, East baseball and Penfield softball.

15:35-20:53- While a handful of teams are going south for Spring Break, there are plenty of great Section V matchups to choose from for our games of the week. Carl talks Thomas/Pal-Mac girls lacrosse while AJ discusses the always exciting Canandaigua/Penn Yan boys lacrosse matchup.

Despite the weather going from 70 degrees one day to freezing the next, the spring sports season is in full gear. AJ Feldman and Carl Jones offer early impressions on some teams and players making names for themselves so far. 

00:00-6:25- New to spring sports in Section V, Carl shares his initial impressions of the season. AJ dives into the Fairport/Victor softball ending that wasn't. 

6:25-13:35- We crown our teams of the week, Pal-Mac and Thomas boys lacrosse who have both started the season undefeated. 

13:35-19:05- We shine the spotlight on some under-the-radar teams that deserve some praise, Fairport girls lacrosse and Sutherland softball.

19:05-25:00- We close out the show with two baseball games to watch, Athena/Sutherland and Schroeder/Hilton baseball.