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West Herr Weekend Football Wrap: Aquinas, Brighton, and Pembroke advance to state semifinals

November 24, 2024 by Dan Glickman Leave a Comment

Pembroke’s Jayden Bridge (79) and Jacob Johnson (51) run down Frewsburg’s Trent Lewis. (Photo: STEVEN TWARDZIK)

FRIDAY

Class AA
LANCASTER (VI) 19
AQUINAS (10-2) 21

In a game in which neither team held a commanding lead, at least not for very long, Aquinas scored 21 straight points to erase a 13-0 deficit and then made enough plays in the final minutes to hold off Section VI champion, Lancaster. READ MORE.

Derrion Battle (5) prepares to use stiff-arm to elude a Lancaster defender during the Class AA Far West Regional. Aquinas defeated Lancaster, 21-19. (Photo: JENNIFER LAEMLEIN/Perfect Motion Photography)

CLASS D
CLYMER/SHERMAN/PANAMA (VI) 48
AVON (11-1) 14

Tate Castanese rushed for three touchdowns and threw for two more to lead Clymer/Sherman/Panama to its second straight Far West Regional championship win and fourth in the last six years. Catanese connected with Carter Brink on a 42-yard receiving touchdown to give CSP a 14-0 lead. The duo combined on a slant to close the first half as CSP grabbed a 28-7 lead going into the break. Avon’s Kal Dolgos hit Blayden Borsching on a 15-yard strike to make it 14-7 with 4:30 left in the second quarter. James Chase added a 59-yard rushing touchdown. Wes Farley finished with 185 yards on 12 carries. CSP will face Section III’s Dolgeville next Saturday at Vestal High School.

Avon’s Wesley Farley (7) takes the handoff from teammate Kalman Dolgos (12) during the NYS Class C Far West Regional, Friday, November 22, 2024. (Photo: JENNIFER LAEMLEIN)

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8-MAN
FRANKFORT (III) 52
HOLLEY (6-5) 14

SATURDAY

CLASS A

SWEET HOME (10-2) 14
BRIGHTON (12-0) 48

Junior tight end Matthew Heininger threw a 56-yard touchdown pass, caught a 51-yard score and ran for a 1-yard TD and Gavin Parks carried 21 times for 161 yards and a TD as the undefeated Bruins earned the first state semifinal berth in the 90-year history of the program. READ MORE.

Clarence Bell IV (2) returns a kickoff for 69 yards during Brighton’s win against Sweet Home in the Far West Regional. (Photo: GARY WIGGINS)

CLASS B

HEALTH SCIENCES/BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE/GLOBAL CONCEPTS (9-3) 32
EASTRIDGE (6-5) 0
Kavon Pitts and Kevin Guy rushed for two touchdowns each to lead Health Sciences/BASC to the Class B Far West Regional title. Pitts opened up the scoring halfway through the first quarter with a 45-yard rushing touchdown. Before the halftime whistle blew Guy ran in a touchdown from 20 yards out to give the Falcons a 20-0 lead going into the break. Guy finished with 11 carries for 130 yards on the ground and Pitts ended with 119 yards on 13 carries. Dwayne Collins led Eastridge with a 37-yard reception. Health Sciences will face Section IV’s Maine-Endwell next Saturday.

Benny Calixto (5) drops back to pass for Eastridge in the Class B Far West Regional game. (Photo: GARY WIGGINS)

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CLASS C

SALAMANCA (11-0) 42
EAST ROCHESTER/GANANDA (9-2) 20
Xavier Peters rushed for 239 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries as Salamanca clinched back-to-back appearances in the NYS Class C semifinals. Peters scored on runs of 6, 21, 27 and 37 yards to lead a Salamanca rushing attack that gained 428 yards on the ground. Peters started the scoring. Cory Holleran and Quinten Brown added a touchdown apiece as the Warriors grabbed a 22-0 lead with 8:32 remaining in the first half. READ MORE.

8-MAN

FREWSBURG (7-0) 19
PEMBROKE (11-0) 50
Caleb Felski ran for 428 yards and scored five total touchdowns plus two caught interceptions to lead Pembroke in its Far West Football Regional win. The Dragons outscored Frewburg 22-6 in the second quarter and never surrendered the advantage. Vijay Dhanda and Caleb Kimmel scored touchdowns. Madden Perry registered a team-high 11 tackles. Hayden Williams tacked on an interception. Pembroke moves on to face Frankfort-Schuyler (Section III) for the West Regional Championship next Friday, Nov. 29th at Vestal High School.

Scores from around New York State courtesy of Road To Syracuse.

Class AA

Quarterfinals

Albany CBA 28, North Rockland 7

Aquinas Institute 21, Lancaster 19

Corning 26, Monroe-Woodbury 13

Syracuse CBA 63, Elmira 12

Semifinals

Albany CBA vs. Corning at Middletown HS, Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Syracuse CBA vs. Aquinas Institute at Vestal HS, Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, Dec. 7, 6:00 p.m.

Class A

Quarterfinals

Brighton 48, Sweet Home 14

Cornwall 25, Vestal 12

Somers 29, Averill Park 8

Whitesboro 28, Horseheads 21

Semifinals

Somers vs. Cornwall at Middletown HS, Friday, 6:00 p.m.

Whitesboro vs. Brighton at Vestal HS, Friday, 6:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, Dec. 6, 3:00 p.m.

Class B

First Round

Ogdensburg Free Academy 14, Beekmantown 10

Quarterfinals

Glens Falls 49, Ogdensburg Free Acad20

Health Sciences/Global Concepts 32, Eastridge 0

Maine-Endwell 42, Indian River 7

Port Jervis 28, Ardsley 0

Semifinals

Port Jervis vs. Glens Falls at Middletown HS, Saturday, 3:00 p.m.

Maine-Endwell vs. Health Sciences/Global Concepts at Vestal HS, Saturday, 3:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, Dec. 7, 3:00 p.m.

Class C

First Round

Gouverneur 27, Saranac 16

Quarterfinals

Chenango Forks 42, General Brown 7

Salamanca 42, East Rochester/Gananda 20

Schuylerville 45, Gouverneur 6

Valhalla 31, Chester/Seward 7

Semifinals

Valhalla vs. Schuylerville at Middletown HS, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

Chenango Forks vs. Salamanca at Vestal HS, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, December 7, 12:00 p.m.

Class D

Quarterfinals

Burke Catholic 3, Tuckahoe 0

Clymer/Sherman/Panama 48, Avon 14

Dolgeville 28, Delhi 16

Greenwich 34, Moriah 6

Semifinals

Burke Catholic vs. Greenwich at Middletown HS, Friday, 3:00 p.m.

Dolgeville vs. Clymer/Sherman/Panama at Vestal HS, Friday, 3:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at JMA Wireless Dome, Dec. 6, 12:00 p.m.

Eight-Man

First Round

Tupper Lake 64, Ticonderoga 8

Quarterfinals

Frankfort-Schuyler 52, Holley 14

Moravia 50, Sullivan West 6

Pembroke 50, Frewsburg 19

Trumansburg 70, Tupper Lake 18

Semifinals

Trumansburg vs. Moravia at Middletown HS, Friday, 12:00 p.m.

Frankfort-Schuyler vs. Pembroke at Vestal HS, Friday, 12:00 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners at Moravia HS, Dec. 7, 3:00 p.m.

LONG ISLAND PLAYOFFS

Section 8 Conference I Championship

Massapequa 35, Farmingdale 34

Section 11 Division I Championship

William Floyd 34, Ward Melville 6

Long Island Class I Championship

Massapequa vs. William Floyd at Stony Brook University, Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Section 8 Conference II Championship

Carey 28, Mepham 7

Section 11 Division II Championship

Half Hollow Hills East 41, East Islip 14

Long Island Class II Championship

Carey vs. Half Hollow Hills East at Hofstra University, Friday, 4:30 p.m.

Section 8 Conference III Championship

Garden City 49, Manhasset 14

Section 11 Division III Championship

Sayville 42, Half Hollow Hills 35

Long Island Class III Championship

Garden City vs. Sayville at Stony Brook University, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

Section 8 Conference IV Championship

Wantagh 48, Plainedge 21

Section 11 Division IV Championship

Bayport-Blue Point 49, Miller Place 21

Long Island Class IV Championship

Wantagh vs. Bayport-Blue Point at Hofstra University, Friday. 4:30 p.m.

PSAL PLAYOFFS

Division 4A

Semifinals

Curtis 28, South Shore 0

Erasmus Hall Campus 46, Tottenville 40

Championship

Curtis vs. Erasmus Hall Campus at Midwood HS, Sunday, 1:00 p.m.

Division 3A

Semifinals

Brooklyn Tech 28, A Philip Randolph 20

Fort Hamilton 38, Harry Truman 22

Championship

Brooklyn Tech vs. Fort Hamilton at Boys & Girls HS, Saturday, 1:00 p.m.

Division 2A

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Eagle Academy III 14, Springfield Gardens 8

Frank Macchiarola 27, Far Rockaway Campus 0

Championship

Eagle Academy III vs. Frank Macchiarola at Boys & Girls HS, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.

Division 1A

Semifinals

William E. Grady 36, Mott Haven Campus 0

Jamaica 12, Transit Tech 8

Championship

Jamaica vs. William E. Grady at Midwood HS, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. 

NYSCHSFL PLAYOFFS

AAA League

Championship

Iona Prep 43, St. Anthony’s 22

AA-I League

Championship

St. Joseph by the Sea 8, St. Peter’s 7

AA-II League

Championship

Xaverian 14, Holy Cross 6

MONSIGNOR MARTIN PLAYOFFS

Class A

Championship

Canisius 32, St. Joseph’s Collegiate 22

NEW YORK STATE CATHOLIC PLAYOFF

Championship

Iona Prep at Canisius, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.

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