Breaking News
Local Sports

Dunkirk, Gowanda/Pine Valley post football wins

2 min read

DUNKIRK -- Xzavier Boland threw three touchdown passes as Dunkirk beat East Aurora/Holland 34-14 in Class B2 football Friday at Karl Hoeppner Field.

Jordan Thomas Smith caught two touchdowns while Kenneth Rivera Velazquez caught the other. Josh Pacheco also ran for a touchdown and Ezekiel Sanchez recovered a fumble for the other Dunkirk score. Lucas Felt was 4 for 4 on point-after kicks.

The Marauders improved to 2-5 overall and in the league while East Aurora/Holland fell to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the league.

PANTHERS HOLD OFF C/S/P

GOWANDA -- Zane Rogers ran for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, as Gowanda/Pine Valley beat Clymer/Sherman/Panama 18-14 in Class C South play.

Rogers ran for a 9-yard score in the second quarter and a 1-yard score in the fourth while Cayden Redford added a 6-yard touchdown in the third quarter for the Panthers (4-3, 2-3).

Rogers finished with 13 carries for 145 yards, Reginald Irion had 10 carries for 59 yards and Redford had 10 carries for 52 yards.

Defensively, Isaiah Washington and Elliott Graham were each in on 10 tackles; Irion was in on eight tackles; Redford had five tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery; Damien Cedri had an interception; and Kyan Austin and Cam Howard recovered fumbles for Gowanda/Pine Valley.

The Wolfpack fell to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the league.

PANTHERS BLANK SOUTHWESTERN/FREWSBURG

PORTVILLE -- Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg ran 35 times for 210 yards and four touchdowns in a 32-0 Class C South shutout of Southwestern/Frewsburg.

Liam Taylor ran 19 times for 133 yards and two scores while Hayden Schappacher added 15 carries for 77 yards and two scores for the Panthers (5-2, 3-2).

Schappacher also completed a 31-yard touchdown to Braxton Clark.

Liam Gadley led the Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg defense with 14 tackles and four sacks. Cody Hitchcock added two sacks while Eli Truman, Wyatt Tyler and James Askey each chipped in a sack as the Panthers totaled nine in the game.

The hosts led 18-0 at halftime before adding their final two touchdowns in the second half.

The Trojans fell to 1-6 overall and 1-4 in the league.

Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg will travel to Salamanca next Friday while Southwestern/Frewsburg will take on Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove at Bill Race Field in Falconer that same night.

Starting at /week.