For the second straight week, Pittsford fought off a solid defensive effort from Churchville to pull out a victory, this time, they win 27-7 and advance to the Class AA semifinal.
Last week, the Panthers (7-1) won 14-6 over the Saints to end the regular season.
Pittsford faces fifth seeded McQuaid in the Class AA semifinals at SUNY Brockport Saturday in the first half of a doubleheader.
Junior quarterback Matt LaRocca split time at signal caller with Jared Petrichick and the combination worked well for Pittsford.