AFTON/HARPURSVILLE

The biggest change from last year to this year is Afton combining soccer programs with Harpursville, who previously did not field a boys' soccer team in the Midstate Athletic Conference. Of last year's squad, only six of 14 players return, said head coach Todd Dancesia, with eight seniors graduating. "It will be a rebuilding year and an interesting one to start," Dancesia said. One of the returning six is last year's leading scorer and school goal-scoring recordholder, Conor Graven-Briggs. Veteran Joe DeVona is back, but he is dual-sporting this year along with cross country. "When he is on the soccer field, he brings a wealth of leadership and hustle," Dancesia said of DeVona. The Afton coach also pointed out senior Mitch Livermore, a senior at Harpursville, who will bring "speed and athleticism to the front line," he said.

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