Southwestern and Lackawanna may be ranked 1-2 in the News' Small School Poll,

but on Friday night it sure didn't look that way.

The defending state Class C champions of Southwestern beat down the Steelers, 49-8, in a

nonleague clash in Jamestown.

In this matchup between defending Section VI champions, the Trojans scored the final 42

points in the game after last year's Class B champions took a brief first-quarter lead, 8-7,

on Christian Smith's 11-yard TD pass to Christian Cheatom.

John Mistretta led Southwestern (4-0, 2-0) with 83 yards on 17 carries, scoring on runs of

2, 3 and 48 yards.

Zack Sopak rushed for 102 yards and passed for 56, while Jim Rau kicked a school-record

seven extra points for the Trojans. Levi Bursch (66 yards on five carries) caught a 5-yard TD

and rushed for a 59-yard score as Southwestern led at halftime, 35-8.

The Trojans' defense was the real star of this game, defending against the run and forcing

Lackawanna (3-1) to take to the air. Southwestern, which finished with 334 yards, limited the

Steelers to 102 yards in total offense with Tanner Delahoy leading the winners with eight

tackles and a fumble recovery, while Justin Funcell returned an interception for a TD.

"We went in with the attitude that if they have to throw we don't feel they're going to be

able to move the ball consistently on us," Trojans coach Jay Sirianni said. "Defensively we

just played, very very well. The defense set up our offense."

Class AA South

Jamestown 31, Frontier 14: Dylan Monroe carried 28 times for 176 yards and one

touchdown as host Jamestown evened its league record at 1-1. Also for the Red Raiders (1-3),

quarterback Bret Heath went 7 for 11 for 163 yards and two touchdowns, Ben Bootey had three

catches for 103 yards and two scores and Nick Bennett rushed 11 times for 77 yards and a

touchdown. Defensively, Darin Butts had a pair of sacks.

Mark Schuster rushed 16 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns for Frontier (2-2, 1-2).

Lancaster 31, West Seneca West 8: The Redskins struck quickly and often in remaining

unbeaten heading into next week's key division showdown with defending state champion Orchard

Park.

Andy Mrozek caught TD passes of 27 and 47 yards from Justin Juda (5 for 9, 100 yards) and

rushed for a 7-yard score for Lancaster (4-0, 3-0). Joe Yavicoli led the winning defense with

nine tackles.

Class A

Williamsville South 35, Amherst 6: Joe Licata, coming off last week's record-setting

performance, threw five TD passes, giving him 21 this season. He was 13 of 21 passing for 150

yards. Last week Licata threw for a WNY single-game record 492 yards.

Phil Stasiak and Mark Coppola had two TD receptions each. DE Dillon Gallagher had eight

tackles, an interception and recovered a fumble for the Billies (4-0). Buddy Ammerman added

eight tackles. Allen Knight led South with 67 yards rushing. It's the best start for South

since the 1999 club also started 4-0.

Sweet Home 18, West Seneca East 13: Ralph Neasman rushed for 138 yards and Pat

McMahon threw for 113 yards on 6-of-11 passing as the Panthers, ranked No. 1 in the state in

Class A, extended its winning streak to 17 games. Sweet Home scored on a 48-yard punt return

by K.J. Zinermon and rushing TDs from McMahon and Michael Coleman. Safety Bill Fildes had 16

tackles for the Trojans.

Class B North

Albion 27, Maryvale 6: Stanley Hooker scored on TD runs of 44 and 33 yards in the

third quarter to help the Purple Eagles overcome a 6-0 halftime deficit. Hooker finished with

102 yards on 11 carries, while Albion's defense stuffed Maryvale's offense behind Seth

Narburgh's 14 tackles and Brad Rush's dozen. The Purple Eagles' defense hasn't yielded a

touchdown in eight quarters. Andre Davis returned a blocked field goal 70 yards for the

Flyers' score.

Cheektowaga 39 Lew-Port 6: Jake Petroski threw three TD passes, finishing with 139

yards for the Warriors. Julius Davis rushed for 106 yards and a TD while Keith Bykowski

sparked the defense with eight tackles.

Depew 33, Tonawanda 0: Sabino Scarpone rushed for two TDs and Matt Kozlowski scored

a rushing TD and recovered a blocked punt for a score for the undefeated Wildcats. Greg

Nawojski had 11 tackles with a fumble recovery.

Class B South

East Aurora 34, Springville 0: Sophomore Evan Horton had 101 of his team's 301 yards

rushing on 12 carries and a TD as the Blue Devils picked up their first shutout. Colin Palmer

added 81 yards rushing and a score. QB Mark Gampietro completed just three passes, but two

went for TDs to Steve Buzzelli and Ryan Sweet. On defense, leading tackler Brian Fentzke had

11 tackles. Sweet had an interception and kicked four PATs.

Dunkirk 42, Pioneer 0: Vincent Bomasuto had four touchdowns as the host Marauders

cruised. Bomasuto scored on a 32-yard interception return and three rushes.

Class C North

Cleveland Hill 28, Akron 0: Doug Chavers rushed for 149 yards and two TDs and Dennis

Thomas added 142 and one score as the Eagles grounded out a win. Ryan Shanahan scored on a

26-yard fumble recovery to highlight a 22-point first quarter for Cleveland Hill. Josh Cory

had 11 tackles for Akron.

Roy-Hart 30, JFK 13: Brandon Buryta scored three TDs and Matt Hayes rushed for 111

yards on only four carries as the Rams erupted for 14 points in the fourth quarter to win.

Ryan Brigham had 13 tackles and an interception.

Class C South

Fredonia 13, Salamanca 0: In a defensive struggle in which the teams combined for

294 total yards, the lone completed pass of the game wound up being the difference as Anthony

Polvino (13 tackles) hooked up with Tyler Buckley for a 60-yard TD in the first quarter.

Spencer Koeppel recovered a fumble in the end zone in the fourth quarter to seal the win for

the Hillbillies (3-1), who rushed for 129 yards and finished with 189 total yards. Brandon

Hite had 12 tackles for Fredonia, while Alex Ippolito led the winners with 85 yards on 23

rushes.

Allegany-Limestone 40, Falconer 14: Matt Phearsdorf had 10 carries for 134 yards and

two touchdowns to lead the Gators to the win. Allegany-Limestone scored 26 points in the third

quarter.

Class D East

Portville 32, West Valley 6: Trent Unverdorben rushed for 132 yards and two TDs as

the Panthers moved to 4-0. Aaron Caya and Xavier Harris combined for 125 yards on 14 carries.

Ellicottville 46, Franklinville 22: Brian MacNeal rushed for three touchdowns as

part of a 263-yard rushing attack for Ellicottville. Zak Fisher also scored on a 19-yard run

in the win. Don Kopp had two touchdowns for Franklinville.

Class D Central

Silver Creek 14, Frewsburg 8: Andrew Lanphere caught a 30-yard TD from Cody Hehir

with 6 seconds left as the Black Knights handed the Bears their first loss. Silver Creek drove

80 yards on six plays in 48 seconds to win it. Frewsburg had rallied to tie the game 8-8 on

Asa Johnson's 1-yard with 54 seconds remaining.

Cattaraugus/Little Valley 21, Forestville 14: John Forster had 92 yards on 18

carries as the Timberwolves evened their record at 2-2.

Harvard Cup

South Park 8, Bennett 6: Hakeem Wilson and a host of teammates stuffed the Tigers'

two-point conversion attempt with 4 minutes remaining as the Sparks held on. Bennett's Carlton

Croom scored the play before on a rushing TD.

It was one of many big plays for Wilson, who set up his team's only TD with a blocked punt

up the middle in the third quarter. Two plays later, Robert Malava scored on a 3-yard run.

Dimiti Bishop caught the two-point conversion pass from QB Paul Bates.

Bates was filling in for Shane Schafer, who was out with a separation to his non-throwing

shoulder. He's expected to return next week. Wilson also had an interception helping the

Sparks even their record at 1-1. Bennett falls to 1-2.

Nonleague

Nichols 22, V-Charles Finney 18: Matt Benedict had 146 yards and two TDs and Ramsey

Gayles added 126 yards rushing as the Vikings picked up their first win. Conner Vandegriff had

eight solo and nine assisted tackles.

Today's games

Iroquois begins a brutal three-week stretch in Class A, visiting unbeaten Hamburg

(3-0, 3-0) in a game that could have huge playoff implications. The Chiefs (3-0, 2-0) then

host Sweet Home and visit Williamsville South.

Class C North unbeatens Wilson and Eden meet at 2 p.m., while in Class B North Alden

looks to join Lackawanna at 3-0 in league play when it visits Olean at 7:30 p.m.

The Intense Milk Harvard Cup Game of the Week is the "Mineo & Sapio Cup" showdown as

Lafayette takes on neighbor Grover Cleveland at 12:30 p.m. at All High Stadium. The game can

be heard on 1440 AM, wjjl.com or www.nhsbn.com.

A state and national power visit Western New York for games with Monsignor Martin

large schools. St. Joe's hosts Section V's Aquinas, while St. Francis plays host to St.

Ignatius (Ohio), which enters the game ranked fifth in the USA Today Midwest rankings.