Regional Football at Alumni Stadium
Five Section 4 football teams will look to advance in the post-season playoffs as they play host to Section 3 opponents this weekend at Alumni Stadium in Binghamton. Section 3 and Section 4 alternate hosting the Central New York Regional Playoffs each year.
Starting things off will be the Class A match-up between Maine-Endwell and Whitesboro. The Spartans are riding New York State's longest-ever winning streak at 61 consecutive victories. Whitesboro is 9-1 this season.
At 8:00 Friday night Section 4's Tioga meets Sandy Creek from Section 3 in the Class D Regional Playoff. Tioga is 9-1 while Sandy Creek comes in with an 8-2 slate.
Football fans will be treated to a triple-header on Saturday. Starting things off at Noon will be the Class C duel between the Chenango Forks Blue Devils and Utica Notre Dame. The Forks advanced to the Regional Round by knocking out Newark Valley last weekend in the Section 4 title game. The Blue Devils are 9-1. UND is also 9-1 this year.
At 3 p.m. Class B competition features 8-2 Waverly against undefeated Cazenovia who carries a 10-0 mark into Saturday's duel. Then at 6 p.m., Elmira meets Liverpool in the Class AA battle. The Express KO'd Binghamton last weekend 64-50 in a wild contest featuring Elmira's powerful double-wing ground attack.