Two weeks ago when Wilson and Newfane were shaking hands on the field, the teams both said that they would see each other at Highmark Stadium.
That prediction has now come to fruition with wins by both Wilson and Newfane winning in the Section VI Class D semifinal, Friday. Newfane won the first meeting 46-25 to clinch the Class D regular-season championship and Wilson will look for revenge Thursday, with a time to be determined.
The Newfane defense continued to be elite when they played Silver Creek/Forrestville, Friday, in the Section VI Class D Semifinals, at Newfane High School.
The Panthers got a 38-0 win, pushing their scoreless streak out to eight consecutive quarters. The win means the Panthers are playing for a Section VI title for the first time in program history.
The Panthers continued to rely heavily on their starting quarterback’s Mac Capen went 8-for-12 for 65 yards, He also led the team in carries with eight carries for 184 yards and two touchdowns.
Wilson 35 Gowanda/Pine Valley 8
Six years ago, Wilson played at Highmark Stadium to try to win their first Section VI Class D title in program history.
After a 35-8 win over Gowanda/Pine Valley, Friday, at Wilson’s Walter J. Hutchinson field the Lakemen are heading back to Highmark Stadium where they will be facing off against their biggest rivals, Newfane. This is the Lakemen’s second trip to the sectional championship game in the last three years and the third time since 2019.
The win means the Lakemen are now heading to their first Section VI Class D Championship game in program history,
The Lakemen opened the game scoring 28 unanswered before Gowanada were able to bring it closer but it was not enough to stop the Lakemen from getting a 27-point win.
Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton 30 Barker/Roy-Hart 13
The Barker/Roy-Hart football team had their best season in over a decade but unfortunately for them it came to an end under the lights on their home field.
The Bulldogs were outscored 16-6 in a season-ending loss to Chautauqua Lake/ Westfield/Brocton, Friday, in the Section VI Class C Semifinals, Friday, at Barker High School.
The Eagles opened the scoring early in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. But their lead only lasted two minutes before the hosts tied the game up on a lengthy run to knot the game up at seven. The visitors were able to bounce back later in the first quarter to take a 14-7.
The Bulldogs had a chance to fight their way back into it when they had the pigskin deep in the Eagles territory down by seven points but an interception gave the ball back to the visitors. The Eagles responded very quickly with a long touchdown to take a 21-7 lead. They were able to add on when a snap went over the punter’s head and out of the back of the end zone to push the lead out to 23-7. They tacked on seven more in the fourth quarter to get the 17-point win.
The Bulldogs have finished the season with an 8-2 overall record. The loss is the Bulldogs’ first loss at home this season. Last season, the Bulldogs went 2-7 as they finished the season on a two game losing streak.