Bishop Kearney joined the list of teams which have won more than one Section V Flag Football Championships, putting the Kings among the best teams in the short history of the sport in the area.
Kearney defeated the Finney Falcons, 20-0, in the Section V Class C2 tournament final May 23 at Gates Chili.
The Finney Falcons, along with Penfield and Webster Schroeder, were one of Section V’s three class champions in 2025. Bishop Kearney not only won a Section V title in 2024 but went on to finish as a state champion.
Finney flag football details
Bishop Kearney flag football details
What’s next
A state tournament qualifier game for the Bishop Kearney Kings. Kearney must get past Section V Class C1 champion Hornell, a team ranked No. 2 in the state among Class C schools by the New York State Sportswriters Association, on May 26 to return to the state tournament. The site of the game is to be determined.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Finney vs Kearney score, updates from Section V flag football title game
Reporting by James Johnson, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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