Walton clinched at least a tie for the Section Four Football Conference Division VII title and will be the top seed for the division in the upcoming playoffs after a 68-12 thumping of visiting Oxford on Saturday.
The Warriors (6-0, 2-0), who won their 19th straight game, can win the division outright with a victory at Harpursville (3-3, 0-2) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Seton Catholic Central (3-3, 2-1) is second among the four teams in Division VII. Seton fell, 30-0, to Walton in Week 3. Therefore, if the teams each finish 2-1 in division play, Walton would earn the top seed via the head-to-head tiebreaker.
"I hadn't even thought of it," said 33rd-year Walton coach Jim Hoover about clinching the No. 1 seed. "We just want to go out and win next week and go to 3-0 in the division and go on with the playoffs.
"I've never played down there (in Harpursville)," Hoover continued. "It will be my first game. They weren't in our division for a long time. The few times we've played them, we've played them here in Walton."
Phil Hanley had 142 yards and two touchdowns on six carries to lead Walton on Saturday. Both of his TDs came in the first quarter, on runs of 60 and 55 yards. The Warriors held a 30-0 lead after one quarter en route to a 52-6 halftime advantage.
Oxford (1-5, 1-2) gained 178 yards, with 163 coming through the air. John Wonka connected with Jeremy Nelson for touchdown passes of 74 and 79 yards.
Eddie Dickson finished with three TDs _ two rushing and one on an 85-yard kickoff return, which came right after Nelson's second TD. Robbie Rigas scored twice and Evan Boyd and Jim MacDonald each scored once for defending Class D state champion Walton.
Walton 68, Oxford 12
Oxford0 6 6 0 _ 12
Walton30 22 8 8 _ 68
W _ Robbie Rigas 4 run (Bryant Mead run)
W _ Phil Hanley 60 run (run failed)
W _ Robbie Rigas 3 run (Cody Reed run)
W _ Phil Hanley 55 run (Eddie Dickson run)
W _ Eddie Dickson 8 run (run failed)
O _ Jeremy Nelson 74 pass from John Wonka (pass failed)
W _ Evan Boyd 69 run (Eddie Dickson run)
W _ Eddie Dickson 32 run (Jim MacDonald run)
O _ Jeremy Nelson 79 pass from John Wonka (pass failed)
W _ Eddie Dickson 85 kickoff return (Cody Reed run)
W _ Jim MacDonald 8 run (Aaron Holdosi run)
Oxford rushing: Travis Frank 16-15, John Wonka 4-0.
Walton rushing: Hanley 6-142, Evan Boyd 6-80, Eddie Dickson 3-44, Robbie Rigas 5-33, Jim MacDonald 3-19, Bryant Mead 2-15, Cody Reed 2-9, Chad Gardepe 1-7, Holdosi 2-1, Dan Gehl 1-(-1).
Oxford passing: John Wonka 4-for-14, 163 yards, int.
Walton passing: Chad Gardepe 1-for-2, 50 yards.
Oxford receiving: Jeremy Nelson 2-153, Zachary Barry 1-7, Travis Frank 1-3.
Walton receiving: Chris Mills 1-50.
Greene 38, Unatego 13
Greene scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to pull away and earn a key Division V victory. The Trojans (6-0, 2-0) can clinch the division title by beating Unadilla Valley/Edmeston on Friday.
Tyler Beckwith had two touchdowns in the final period.
Cody Renwick scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and Evan Kiss scored on a 49-yard run in the second for Unatego (3-3, 1-1). Kiss finished with a team-high 92 yards on 12 carries.
Greene 38, Unatego 13
Unatego7 6 0 0 _ 13
Greene8 8 0 22 _ 38
U _ Cody Renwick 1 run (Tyler Newman kick)
G _ Garrett Hickey 4 run (Dan Carlin run)
U _ Evan Kiss 49 run (pass failed)
G _ Dan Carlin 1 run (Brendan Kinne pass from Scott Gorton)
G _ Tyler Beckwith 1 run (Josh Clink from Nate Whittaker)
G _Brendan Kinne 20 pass from Dan Carlin (pass failed)
G _ Tyler Beckwith 4 run (Tyler Beckwith run)
Unatego rushing: Evan Kiss 12-92, Erik Barber 5-38, Jeff Jones 4-16, Tyler Newman 11-22, Cody Renwick 7-(-14).
Greene rushing: Hickey 11-35, Nate Whittaker 13-24, Dan Carlin 9-26, Tyler Beckwith 3-9, Dan Jenks 1-0, Scott Gorton 3-(-9).
Unatego passing: Cody Renwick 3-for-4, 22 yards; Jeff Jones 0-for-1, int.
Greene passing: Nate Whittaker 4-for-6, 98 yards; Scott Gorton 5-for-7, 84yards; Dan Carlin 1-for-1, 20 yards.
Unatego receiving: Chet Davis 1-13, Kiss 2-9.
Greene receiving: Brendan Kinne 6-101, Brian Day 1-56, Josh Clink 2-39, Dan Carlin 1-6.
Sidney 61, UV/E 0
Mike Guerriere rushed for 143 yards and two TDs on three carries as visiting Sidney cruised to a Division V win.
Guerriere had scoring runs of 47 and 91 yards.
Aaron Wood rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries for the Warriors (4-2, 1-1), who also received rushing TDs from John Mercurio and Zach Finch. Dylan Umbra connected with Alex Heil for Sidney's other TD, an 11-yard pass play.
The Warriors visit Susquehanna Valley at 1:30 p.m. Saturday for a non-division game.
Unadilla Valley/Edmeston (0-6, 0-2) visits Greene at 7 p.m. Friday.
Sidney 61, UV/E 0
Sidney27 14 14 6 _ 61
UV/E0 0 0 0 _ 0
S _ Mike Guerriere 47 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Aaron Wood 12 run (kick failed)
S _ Mike Guerriere 91 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Alex Heil 11 pass from Dylan Umbra (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Tyler Moffitt 37 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Aaron Wood 30 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Aaron Wood 10 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ John Mercurio 4 run (Mike Guerriere kick)
S _ Zach Finch 8 run (kick failed)
Sidney rushing: Aaron Wood 9-78, Dylan Umbra 2-14, Mike Guerriere 3-143, Tyler Moffitt 3-50, Paul Ferrante 5-13, John Mercurio 6-30, Andy Searles 7-47, Zach Finch 3-18, Tanner Koza 2-14, Andy Kozak 3-12.
UV/E rushing: Ryan Harrington 5-0, Eric Bennett 3-13, Tyler Foulds 4-11, Ian Davis 3-10, Jay Lloyd 9-45.
Sidney passing: Dylan Umbra 1-for-1, 11 yards.
UV/E passing: Ryan Harrington 1-for-6, 5 yards, int.
Sidney receiving: Alex Heil 1-11.
UV/E receiving: Justin Peek 1-5.
F-S 28, Cooperstown 20
R.J. Alton rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown, but visiting Cooperstown lost a Section Three Class C East game Friday night.
Tanner Niedzialkowski finished with 32 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries for the Redskins (4-2, 3-2), who dropped out of a first-place tie with Frankfort-Schuyler.
Ron Gatto threw for 186 yards and a touchdown to lead F-S (5-1, 4-1). He also ran for a TD.
Tyler Hoke completed 5 of 11 passes for 100 yards but was intercepted four times. Brad Ashford caught all five passes.
The Redskins host Little Falls at 2 p.m. Saturday.
F-S 28, Cooperstown 20
F-S0 0 7 13 _ 20
Frankfort-Schuyler14 0 8 6 _ 28
F _ Ron Gatto 3 run (Jim Swienton pass from Ron Gatto)
F _ Frank Bianchi 2 run (run failed)
C _ Tanner Niedzialkowski 2 run (Ryan Parshall kick)
F _ Dylan Todd 19-yard pass from Ron Gatto (Jordan Lints run)
C _ R.J. Alton 1 run (run failed)
F _ Jamie Barr 2 run (pass failed)
C _ Tanner Niedzialkowski 1 run (Ryan Parshall kick)
Cooperstown rushing: Tyler Hoke 2-9, R.J. Alton 20-90, Tanner Niedzialkowski 7-32, Chad Parshall 1-2, Alec Silvera 2-10.
Cooperstown passing: Tyler Hoke 5-for-11, 100 yards, 4 int.
Cooperstown receiving: Brad Ashford 5-100.
Note: Frankfort-Schuyler statistics were not available.
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CV 25, Oneonta 8
Friday's game
Chenango Valley18 0 0 7 _ 25
Oneonta0 0 0 8 _ 8
FIRST QUARTER
C _ Devin Carroll 3 run (kick failed) 6:46
C _ Cam Moochler 55 run (run failed) 3:12
C _ Josh Pratt 12 pass from Rocco Testani (kick failed) :58
FOURTH QUARTER
C _ Devin Carroll 3 run (Donnie Fry) 10:01
O _ Brendan Pidgeon 57 run (Dalton Smith run) 9:01
Chenango Valley rushing: Matt Meddleton 4-7, Brian Stinson 11-50, Rocco Testani 4-(-10), Devin Carroll 10-38, Cam Moochler 10-75, Ricky Ruffo 2-(-2).
Oneonta rushing: Matt Marcewicz 15-50, Brendan Pidgeon 13-66, Dalton Smith 4-6, Dan Broe 2-(-16).
Chenango Valley passing: Rocco Testani 6-for-8, 76 yards, int.
Oneonta passing: Dan Broe 7-for-13, 64 yards, 2 int.
Chenango Valley receiving: Cam Moochler 1-17, Josh Pratt 4-38, Thomas Courtney 1-21.
Oneonta receiving: Brendan Pidgeon 3-15, Matt Marcewicz 1-11, Nate Armstrong 1-11, Kasey Hogan 2-27.
Delhi 41, B-G 8
Friday's game
Delhi7 14 7 13 _ 41
B-G0 0 0 8 _ 8
D _ Jack Fletcher 3 run (Anthony Salerno kick)
D _ Davionne Price 9 run (Anthony Salerno kick)
D _ Jacob Cipperly 11 pass from Luke Burns (Anthony Salerno kick)
D _ Jacob Cipperly 14 pass from Luke Burns (Anthony Salerno kick)
D _ Rich Ennist 3 run (kick failed)
B _ Dustin Ross 46 run (Justin Pepper run)
D _ Jack Fletcher 65 run (Anthony Salerno kick)
Delhi rushing: Davionne Price 12-77, Jack Fletcher 31-255, Luke Burns 3-(-3), Rich Ennist 4-15, J.J. Darling 1-2.
B-G rushing: Dustin Ross 15-85, Brad Hurlburt 10-71, Justin Pepper 6-34, Russell Ross 2-14.
Delhi passing: Luke Burns 4-for-5, 43 yards.
B-G passing: Justin Pepper 3-for-11, 53 yards, 2 int.
Delhi receiving: Jacob Cipperly 2-28, Anthony Salerno 1-9, Davionne Price 1-6.
B-G receiving: Justin Miller 1-14, Shane Cornish 2-39.
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