{"id":65919,"date":"2025-07-10T17:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=65919"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:55:56","slug":"genesee-county-spartans-to-host-southern-tier-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/genesee-county-spartans-to-host-southern-tier-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Spartans to host Southern Tier on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Press release:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With several key players cleared to return to the gridiron, the Genesee County Spartans resume their Northeastern Football Alliance season this Saturday against the Southern Tier Stallions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Pembroke Town Park field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head Coach Harry Rascoe said he has put in some \u201cnew wrinkles\u201d to capitalize on the versatility of quarterback Aiden Pitts, who excelled as the replacement for Corey Turpin in an 18-14 loss to undefeated Lockport on June 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turpin suffered a season-ending injury in the June 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;contest against the Upstate Predators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pitts threw for two touchdown passes against Lockport and, barring injury, will be the team\u2019s signal caller the rest of the way. Genesee County, 1-4, hosts the Lake Erie Power Pines on July 19 and will receive a forfeit victory on July 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The semipro league\u2019s playoffs begin on Aug. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rascoe said that defensive linemen Gunner Rapone, Nick Mitchell and Alex Schmidt and wide receiver Deyonci Farley, who have been sidelined by injury, will suit up this Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release: With several key players cleared to return to the gridiron, the Genesee County Spartans resume their Northeastern Football Alliance season this Saturday against the Southern Tier Stallions. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Pembroke Town Park field. Head Coach Harry Rascoe said he has put in \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/genesee-county-spartans-to-host-southern-tier-on-saturday\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[4388],"class_list":["post-65919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-genesee-spartans"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-h9d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65665,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/29\/genesee-county-pitts-fires-two-td-passes-for-spartans-in-18-14-loss-to-undefeated-lockport\/","url_meta":{"origin":65919,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Pitts fires two TD passes for Spartans in 18-14 loss to undefeated Lockport","author":"aka","date":"June 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Quarterback Aiden Pitts looks for running room during the Genesee County Spartans' semipro football game on Saturday night against the host Lockport Wildcats. 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The 41-player semipro team travels to Pierce Field at Mulroy Park (Tifft Street and South Park) in South Buffalo\u00a0to take\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/genesee_county_spartans_jpg_1-2.jpg?fit=460%2C399&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":55771,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/12\/genesee-county-spartans-end-season-with-28-3-loss-to-lockport-in-playoff-semifinals\/","url_meta":{"origin":65919,"position":3},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Spartans end season with 28-3 loss to Lockport in playoff semifinals","author":"aka","date":"August 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Mike PettinellaGenesee County Spartans The Genesee County Spartans\u2019 season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night with a 28-3 loss to the undefeated Lockport Wildcats in the Northeastern Football Alliance Western Conference semifinals at Lockport\u2019s Outwater Memorial Park. 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