Date and time: Sunday, noon, at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse.
Teams: General Brown Lions (Sec. 3) vs. Bronxville Broncos (Sec. 1).
Records: Bronxville is 11-0 and General Brown 12-0.
Rankings: Bronxville is ranked No. 1 and General Brown No. 2 by the New York State Sportswriters Association.
Coaches: Jeff Napolitano (Bronxville) and Tom Frears (General Brown).
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Digging inside the schedules: General Brown has outscored opponents by 539-126, which includes that ugly 85-0 win over Alex Bay in Week 3. Three other wins have come by a combined seven points, including the 19-14 triumph against Fredonia in the state semis. It's worth noting that a 19-18 win at Westmoreland in Week 2 became less worrisome once the Lions won the rematch 58-8 in sectionals.
Bronxville opened with four shutouts by a combined 204-0, and the Broncos haven't slowed down much since. They outscored their foes, including state Class D finalist Tuckahoe, 489-58 for the year.
About General Brown: The Lions, making their fifth tournament appearance since 2003, are the first Frontier League team to reach the state title game.
Throwing the ball was not a priority the first month of the season, but Nick Frears is 76-for-119 for 1,202 yards and an 18-to-5 ratio of TDs to interceptions. He was just 4-for-10 for 62 yards last week in the win over Fredonia after a 40-for-59 spree for 618 yards over the previous four games.
The running game has cranked out 3,019 yards this fall, led by Kyle Scordo (135 carries, 813 yards, 9 TDs), Nick
