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The season has reached its penultimate week and with it the playoff races continue to take shape for area teams.

The 10 area teams head into this week with a combined 39-27 record and dreams of a deep postseason run on the horizon. This week’s Greater Niagara Region slate sees four home games and five road games.

There is also one game between local teams when Lockport goes to Niagara Falls High School, Saturday afternoon.

Here is a look at the GNN Week 7 slate of games.

Lewiston-Porter (0-6) at Lake Shore (1-5), 6:30 p.m., Thursday, at Lake Shore Central High School

Lewiston-Porter heads on the road for a Thursday night contest against Lake Shore with both teams looking to bounce back after losses last week.

The Lake Shore Eagles will be looking for big things from quarterback Bryson Reid, who has thrown for 600 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. His favorite target has been fellow junior Jalil Familo, who has nine receptions for 185 yards and four touchdowns.

Reid’s two other touchdowns have been thrown to Samuel and Tommy Smaldino.

North Tonawanda (3-3) at Kenmore East (1-5), 7 p.m., Thursday, at Sparky Adams Field

One week after beating South Park 29-8, North Tonawanda is heading on the road to try to push its winning streak out to three games, against Kenmore East.

North Tonawanda will be relying on quarterback Preston Loncar to have another big game and add on to his impressive statline of 1,019 yards passing, nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Lumberjacks leading wide receiver is A.J. Cinquino, who has 27 receptions for 336 yards and three touchdowns.

The Lumberjacks duo will be facing off against Kenmore East’s Julian Lubeski, who has thrown for 840 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions. His leading receiver is Gianni Cedrone, who has 21 receptions for 358 yards and two touchdowns.

Amherst (1-5) at OC Rivals (5-1), 7 p.m., Friday, at Medina Veterans Park

Last week, the Orleans County Rivals suffered its first loss of the season to West Seneca East 35-34. Now the Rivals will look to avoid losing back-to-back games when it hosts an Amherst team who won its first game of the season last week.

The Rivals will be relying upon senior quarterback Preston Woodworth to continue his six-game streak of throwing for over 100 yards and at least one touchdown. This season, Woodworth has thrown for 1,078 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions with 136 yards rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground.

He will be tossing the ball to senior Noah Harrison, who has 25 receptions for 498 yards and six touchdowns.

The Rivals will have to stop senior wide receiver and defensive back Maddox Nedescu, who had a career day last week recording two receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns to go along with two interceptions and one defensive touchdown.

Nedescu will be joined by quarterback Michael Hamister, who has thrown for 296 yards with one touchdown while adding 194 yards on the ground this season.

Niagara Wheatfield (2-4) at Clarence (4-2), 7 p.m., Friday, at Clarence High School

If the season ended today, Niagara Wheatfield would be in the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Now, Niagara Wheatfield goes to Clarence trying to guarantee that the drought will end and it will be playing in the playoffs.

In his first year as the starting quarterback, Joe Chmaj has thrown for 1,058 yards with six touchdowns while also running for 327 yards and seven touchdowns. The Falcons have two wide receivers with over 300 yards receiving this year, Matt Bigelow and Ashton Dixon, who have 372 and 368 yards respectively.

Bigelow leads the team with four receiving touchdowns, while Cameron Wolf and Gavin Grover each have one.

This season, Clarence quarterback Jackson Turski has thrown for 700 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Turski’s most targeted wide out is Harper McKenzie, who has 28 receptions for 373 yards and one touchdown.

Wilson (5-1) at Randolph (5-1), 7 p.m., Friday, at Randolph Central School

Last week against Silver Creek/Forestville, Wilson lost a regular season game against a team not named Newfane for the first time since Nov. 1, 2024. Now, it is heading to Randolph with first place in the Class D standings on the line.

Despite the loss, Wilson running back Mason Coulter continued his big season, rushing for 214 yards and two touchdowns. He has 958 yards and 12 touchdowns this season, good for the fourth-most yards rushing and sixth-most rushing touchdowns in the section.

Lakemen quarterback Wyatt Sherman has thrown for 339 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions.

Wilson is facing a Randolph team which has scored 205 points this year. Randolph’s quarterback is Davion Johnson, who has completed 90% of his passes for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Eight of his scores have gone to Syrai Johnson, who has 294 yards receiving yards and eight touchdowns. His other three touchdowns have gone to Carter Conley with two and Alexander Garland with one.

Newfane (5-1) at Cattaraugus/Little Valley (0-6),7 p.m., Friday, at Cattaraugus/Little Valley Central High School

After losing back on Sept. 11, Newfane has responded by winning four games in a row. Now, Newfane will look to push that winning streak out to five games when it goes to Cattaraugus/Little Valley.

This season, Newfane’s Jesse Hughey, has completed 67% of his passes for 638 yards with nine touchdowns and one interception. His favorite target is Nasir Spencer, who has 29 receptions for 372 yards and seven touchdowns.

The two will be facing off a Cattaraugus/Little Valley offense trying to find its way behind wide receivers Ny Boswell, Caleb Aguiar and Dylan Terhune, who have two touchdowns.

South Park (2-4) at Starpoint (5-1), 7 p.m., Friday, at Starpoint High School

Heading into its game against South Park, Starpoint is looking to climb up the Class A2 standings heading into the final week of the season.

Starpoint’s offensive leader has been David Chase, who has thrown for 1,281 yards with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions. 550 of his 1,281 yards passing have gone to Cole Steiner, who also has seven touchdowns. The other 10 touchdowns have gone to Tajo Krentz, Kyle Kuhns, Tyler Owen and Victor Collins.

On the other side, South Park’s leading rusher is Josh Lee, with 475 yards and four touchdowns. He is one of five players with a rushing score this year alongside Davonte Faulkner, Rashawn Robinson, AZ Spearson and Cataka Fekaniwko.

Barker/Roy-Hart (5-1) at Alden (3-3), 7 p.m., Friday, at Alden High School

When Barker/Roy-Hart takes on Alden Friday night, it will be doing so on a five-game winning streak and in first-place in the Class C North standings. A win would mean that Barker/Roy-Hart has clinched a share of the league for the second consecutive year.

This year, Barker/Roy-Hart has been led by Max Townsend, who has thrown for 237 yards and six touchdowns. The team’s senior running back Carter Desarkissian, has also thrown for one touchdown to go along with his Section VI leading 1,164 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. He also has 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Alden’s offensive attack has been led by Brody Pearson, who has thrown for 649 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. He has found senior Trent Hoffman most often to the tune of 18 receptions for 268 yards and four touchdowns.

Williamsville East (5-1) at Grand Island (6-0), 7:30 p.m., Friday, at Grand Island High School

The game between Grand Island and Williamsville East sees two teams face off with a chance to clinch a share of the Class A2 regular season title on the line.

Grand Island’s offense has run through quarterback Anthony Mantione, who has thrown for 929 yards with 11 touchdowns and one interception. His 11 touchdowns have been caught by Jack Heider, Blake Deloreto and Riley O’Brien.

The Williamsville East offense has been led by Anthony Martis, who has thrown for 877 yards with a Section VI-leading 19 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Flames leading receiver is Ezra Rosner, who has 395 receiving yards and six touchdowns.

Lockport (2-4) at Niagara Falls (1-5), noon., Saturday, at Niagara Falls High School

On Saturday afternoon, a losing streak will end. It will either be Lockport’s four-game losing streak or Niagara Falls’ three-game losing streak, but one team will celebrate a victory at Niagara Falls High School.

The hosts offense has been led by Myrel Brundidge, who has thrown for 241 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The Wolverines leading wide receiver is Catino Woods, who has 193 yards and two touchdowns.

The visitors have been led by Scott Stowe’s 833 passing yards with seven touchdowns and eight interceptions. His seven passing scores have gone to Hudson Campbell, Charles Johnson III and Trevon McCutcheon.

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