IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — It’s playoff season — the wind a bit more chilly, the leaves a lot crunchier, and the stakes? Infinitely higher as the four-seeded Irondequoit Eagles play host to the five-seeded Monroe Jackets in the Section 5 V Class A quarterfinal round — our Touchdown 10 Game of the Week.

It’s a shame that either of these teams will have to go home after Friday night. They are a combined 13-3 in the regular season. Irondequoit started the year at 5-0 before their lone loss of the season in Week 6 against the one-seeded Brighton Bruins, going on the finish the season at 7-1.

Monroe’s season was a little more of a roller-coaster: After winning Section 5 Class B a season ago, they started the year at 3-0 before hitting a road bump and losing back-to-back games against East and Canandaigua, the two and three seeds respectively. They closed out the year on a three-game winning streak, outscoring their opponents 132 to 2 in that span.

Friday’s winner will play the winner of the one seed, Brighton, versus of the eight seed, Greece Athena.

Interview with Irondequoit head coach Dan Fichter:

Interview with Monroe head coach Terrell Cunningham: