Cheektowaga and Depew are quite familiar with each other. The two football

teams scrimmaged each other several times during the course of the offseason at various

full-equipment camps.

On Friday night, the stakes were much higher in the battle between the second and third-

ranked teams in the Buffalo News' Small School poll and No. 2 Cheektowaga emerged victorious,

6-0, over the visiting Wildcats.

Julius Davis (119 yards rushing) scored on a 36-yard run in the second quarter for the

Warriors (5-0, 4-0), who can clinch the Class B North title next week with a win at

Albion.

Cheektowaga secured the win with 26 seconds left when middle linebacker Keith Bykowski (10

tackles, two for losses, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble) stopped a fourth-and-5 draw

play at the Warriors' 6 after a 3-yard gain Anthony Emmanuel (16 carries, 86 yards).

"We told them, this right now is the game for the division," Cheektowaga coach Scott Zipp

said. "They prepared all week knowing full well Depew was going to be a fight. ... The kids

worked their tails off. It was a well-played game by both teams. I give them all the credit in

the world. That was one of the best game's I've ever been a part of, definitely in the top

three."

The Warriors held Depew to 114 yards in offense. Cheektowaga forced the only turnover of

the game. Josh Wiechelt finished with nine tackles for the Wildcats.

Depew (4-1, 4-1) received a break with about 90 seconds left after taking over at midfield

after a bad snap on a punt attempt by the Warriors. But Cheektowaga's defense saved the day.

"It was a pretty physical game," Wildcats coach Dan McGrath said. "We battled it out at the

line of scrimmage. I think our kids are pretty disappointed. It's one of those games where the

offensive coordinator, me, could've called a better game. It's one of those you like to second

guess yourself but the kids played their hearts out. Maybe we'll meet again."

Class AA North

Williamsville North 26, Niagara Falls 25: North ended a long losing streak last week

with a game-ending goal-line stand against Ken West. The Spartans' defense came up huge Friday

night with the game on the line again. They stopped a two-point conversion pass on Falls'

final offensive possession and then ran out the clock to deny the Wolverines' attempt at

clinching just their second playoff berth in program history. North quarterback Zack Barrett

completed 15-of-30 passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns, while Glen Gronkowski caught six

passes for 104 yards for the Spartans (2-3, 2-1 Class AA North).

North Tonawanda 42, Niagara-Wheatfield 0: North Tonawanda clinched a playoff berth

with a total effort. NT can clinch the division with a win over Niagara Falls next Saturday.

The Lumberjacks' defense held N-W to 84 yards and four first downs, with Steve Kijowski

recording 11 tackles, including two for losses. NT's offense put the game out of reach quickly

with a 21-point first quarter as Mike Tuzzo (4 yards), Steve Kujowski (1 yard) and Tom Sell (8

yards) rushed for touchdowns. Sell scored on a 34-yard run in the second quarter, while Darrik

Bloomfield scored on a 39-yard jaunt. Joe Medina led NT (5-0, 4-0) with 70 yards on eight

carries.

Class AA South

Jamestown 29, West Seneca West 23 (OT): Dylan Monroe scored on a 4-yard run in

overtime to carry the Red Raiders. Jamestown forced OT after driving 80 yards in the final

1:48. Cody Kane then booted a 31-yard field goal. Bret Heath threw for 100 yards and added 81

more on the ground. Kane caught five passes, booted his fifth field goal of the season and had

four extra points. Eric Tyra had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Frontier 21, Clarence 14: The Falcons scored the go-ahead TD with 10 minutes

remaining when Anthony Mecozzi caught a screen pass from Nate Geary and ran 72 yards. Frontier

added a safety when Mike Kelly tackled the QB in the end zone. Mark Schuster had 131 yards and

a TD. Geary only completed four passes but two went for TDs as the Falcons moved to 3-2. SS

Anthony Bloomquist had 10 tackles.

Class A

Williamsville South 28, Starpoint 0: QB Joe Licata was 18 of 31 for 271 yards and

four TDs, giving him 25 this season. Mark Coppola had four catches for 105 yards and two TDs.

Allen Knight has 13 carries for 59 yards. LB Buddy Ammerman had eight tackles and DL Charlie

Munschauer added six tackles and two sacks.

West Seneca East 25, Amherst 0: Bill Fildes carried 13 times for 66 yards and a pair

of touchdowns, and also scored on a 65-yard punt return in the first quarter for the

victorious Trojans.

Andrew Joksimovic made 13 tackles for East (3-2, 3-2), which moved ahead of Amherst (2-3,

2-2) in Class A play.

Class B North

Albion 39, Tonawanda 12: Matt Gilbert rushed for four touchdowns as the Purple

Eagles (3-2, 3-1) cruised in a Class B North game at Clinton Small Stadium. Justin Bacon

scored a pair of touchdowns, including one on a 48-yard interception return, for Tonawanda

(0-5, 0-5).

Lew-Port 42, Newfane 6: Marc Morreale had an 88-yard punt return and Matt Cattarin

threw for one TD and rushed for another. LB Joe Hill had 12 tackles, including three for

losses for the Lancers, who jumped out to a 21-0 lead.

Maryvale 36, Medina 7: Alex Wendling carried 11 times for 111 yards and caught a

28-yard touchdown pass to lead the Flyers in Class B North. Blair Estarfaa ran for touchdowns

of 13 and 4 yards, part of a Maryvale rushing attack that put up 325 yards.

Defensively, Adam Cartwright made 10 tackles for Maryvale (2-3, 2-2).

Class B South

East Aurora 14, Lackawanna 6: In a Class B South showdown, the visiting Blue Devils

capitalized on five turnovers (two interceptions and three fumbles) to beat Lackawanna for

what's believed to be the first time in program history.

Blue Devils' defensive end Mark Gampietro stopped a third-and-goal play from the 1-yard

line to preserve the win.

"It was one of the best football games I've ever watched," East Aurora coach Tim Wade said.

"Both teams played great."

Ryan Sweet had an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Colin Palmer scored on a 3-

yard run for EA (3-2, 3-1), while Brian Fentzke made 18 tackles.

Keith Taggart caught a 66-yard touchdown pass from Vinny Luka for the Lackawanna (3-2, 3-1)

touchdown.

Alden 15, Dunkirk 0: The No. 4 small school Bulldogs moved to 5-0 with a shutout win

over the visiting Marauders. Robbie Helms caught a 9-yard TD pass from Ty Stoldt in the second

quarter and then Stoldt scored on 9-yard in the fourth. DE Zak Garbacz and LB Jeff Petterson

had 10 tackles each.

Class C North

Cleveland Hill 32, Wilson 8: Dennis Thomas rushed for 107 yards on 17 carries and

one touchdown as Cleveland Hill was never seriously challenged in a huge Class C North win.

Defensively, Ryan Shanahan had a pair of sacks for Cleveland Hill (4-1, 3-1). Quarterback

Willie Simmons tosse a pair of touchdown pass for the Eagles.

"This was the first step toward securing a home playoff game," Cleveland Hill coach Glen

Graham said.

Wilson fell to 3-2, 3-2.

Class D East

Cattaraugus/Little Valley 20, Ellicottville 0: Jesse Newman had 14 carries for 116

yards and Ray Campbell returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown as Cattaraugus/Little

Valley earned the shutout in Class D East.

Brian MacNeal rushed for 119 yards on 29 carries for Ellicottville.

West Valley 26, Franklinville 0: Ben Boberg rushed for 180 yards and two TDs in the

Wildcats' shutout win. Akim McCarthy added 108 yards on 20 carries.

Class D Central

Silver Creek 34, Forestville 0: Zach Williams had 148 yards on 14 carries as the

Black Knights rolled. Frank Sterlace had just two carries, but two went to TDs of 15 and 23

yards. Forestville's Matt Thompson rushed for 127 yards.

Randolph 41, Portville 0: Matt Hettenbaugh rushed for 140 yards and three TDs as the

No. 9 small school Cardinals rolled. Alan Lockwood added 123 yards on seven carries. Ben

Fluent led the defense with nine tackles.

Class D West

Maple Grove 39, Sherman 0: Chris Secky rushed for two TDs, kicked a 37-yard field

goal and had four PAT kicks. Charlie Glenn had six tackles and Matt Fox five for the Red

Dragons.

Harvard Cup

Hutch-Tech 12, Lafayette 6: After losing two close games, the Engineers picked the

perfect time to win a tight one. Tech (1-2) handed the Violets (3-1), which shared the No. 10

ranking in The News polls, their first loss. Tech scored both its TDs in the second quarter.

Mark Horne threw a 6-yard TD pass to Chris Jenkins and scored himself on a 2-yard run. Antar

Miller rushed for 122 yards on 16 carries. Andrew Elbaneh had six catches for 82 yards.

For Lafayette, CJ Tucker caught a 26-yard pass frm Jerrell Hall.

Tech lost its first two games: 28-20 to Grover Cleveland and 28-22 to McKinley. "We finally

won one," said coach Chris Gelsomino. "It's amazing what confidence will do. Those kids showed

up every day for practice and worked hard. They stuck with it and we got one."

Nonleague

V-Aquinas 40, Bishop Timon 0: Defending Section V Class A champion Aquinas

dispatched another Monsignor Martin Association team, blanking host Bishop Timon, 40-0. Luke

Mann rished for 73 yards on 13 carries and had 10 tackles on defense for Timon.

Pioneer 31, Lake Shore 28: Corey Vail is likely to remember his first varsity start.

The sophomore running back scored on an 18-yard run with 1:15 left to lift the Panthers to the

win. Vail finished with 103 on nine carries. Gerald Benkelman had 27 carries for 186 yards,

two TDs and kicked and ran for PATs. Junior Dylan Anna had nine tackles for Pioneer.

Cardinal Mooney (Ohio), St. Francis 7: Adam Redden caught a 15-yard pass from Matt

Chuchla for the Red Raiders' only score.