Game of the Week | Chenango Forks tops Section 4 with homecoming win

Section 4’s top high school teams, Chenango Forks, Maine-Endwell, Waverly and Delaware Academy (Delhi), emerged atop the rest after securing key wins this past weekend.Binghamton-area high school football games from October 23 through October 25 (Week 8) put Elmira, Chenango Forks, Maine-Endwell, Horseheads, Delhi, Tioga and Waverly at the top of their divisions heading into the last week of the regular season.Chenango Forks’ shutout win over divisional giant Susquehanna Valley stood out among the many Week 8 games that previewed a competitive postseason. Game of the week: Chenango Forks 20-0 Susquehanna ValleyChenango Forks clinches the division on homecoming nightChenango Forks’ (8-0) win against Susquehanna Valley (6-2) answered the question of which Section 4 team owns Class C this season. The Blue Devils topped the Sabers 20-0 on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Forks’ homecoming game.The Chenango Forks defense, which has allowed fewer than nine points per game this season, earned the Blue Devils their third shutout.Chenango Forks junior Eli Scofield had one of his longest throwing performances since the start of the season, going 8-for-11.Senior Conner Dunagan and junior Devon Curtis were on the receiving end of Scofield’s 84 passing yards, with Dunagan averaging 11 yards per reception and Curtis averaging 16.5.The Blue Devils’ passing game in the first half set the stage for juniors Brysen Fry and Lucas Sutton and senior Sam Paske, who led the team’s rushing with a combined 233 yards.Fry, who posted his fifth 100-yard game of the season, led the team with 143 rushing yards and one touchdown. Sutton added 42 yards on four carries, averaging 10.5 yards per handoff, and Paske totaled 48 yards and added two touchdowns.Paske's early first-quarter touchdown and Fry's second-quarter rushing touchdowns gave the Blue Devils a 20-0 halftime lead.Chenango Forks seniors waved to the crowd after their homecoming moment at halftime, then went straight into a familiar fire, ending the game with a completely scoreless Sabers team in the third and fourth quarters.Maine-Endwell narrowly staves off Johnson City, stays atop Division IIIThe cross-town divisional matchup between Class C powerhouse Maine-Endwell (7-1) and Johnson City (6-2) favored the Spartans, who clinched the division with a 28-23 win over the Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 23, at Wildcats Stadium.Chemistry between Maine-Endwell quarterback Jackson Buckley and senior Max Policare, and Johnson City quarterback Aiden Rohde and senior Fenesse Morales, fueled a back-and-forth first half that put the Spartans up 14-10.Buckley found Policare late in the third quarter, throwing a 24-yard touchdown pass with 1:35 left to give the Spartans a 20-10 lead.More: Vote now on Guthrie Athlete of the Week for Oct. 17-23More: Section 4 high school football scores for Week 8Johnson City, in one of the game’s biggest plays, followed with a 62-yard pass from Rohde to Morales, cutting the lead again to 20-17 with 37 seconds left in the quarter.The Spartans held on with a key two-point conversion after an 11-yard pass to receiver Joel Decker, who ran for the 50-yard touchdown and scored his second touchdown of the game.Rohde sent Wildcat Stadium into another uproar with a 46-yard touchdown pass to senior Daricus Phrakousonh, cutting the deficit to 28-23 with 1:30 left in the game.Maine-Endwell defense, led by Marco Konrad, Wyatt Richardson and Ryan Evans, capped the game after a pile-up on the 1-yard line to prevent the Wildcats’ two-point follow-up.The Spartans totaled 27 tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions in the key win.Buckley led the team’s offense with 171 yards and two touchdowns; Policare added 124 yards and two touchdowns; and Decker added another pair of touchdowns.Johnson City’s offense was led by Rodhe, who had a season-high 122 yards and two touchdowns, and Morales, who had 83 yards and a touchdown.More: Game of the Week | Tioga and Groton battle to lead the division in a 15-touchdown gameMore: 2026 Section 4 high school football standingsIthaca breaks the losing streak with first-ever win against WindsorHistorically, the Windsor Black Knights met Ithaca in the regular season 2 and have beaten the Little Red by over 16 points every time, with their most recent matchup being in 2024, where the Black Knights won 48-8.Ithaca flipped the narrative with a 34-28 win over Windsor on Friday, handing the Black Knights their third-straight loss and the Little Red’s first program win against the team.Ithaca’s Jasmir Robbins sparked the 14-point second half that led to the win by scoring a 54-yard rushing touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter, breaking a 20-20 tie, and a 48-yard rushing touchdown later in the quarter.Windsor quarterback Graham Klumpp threw for a season-high 75-percent completion rate, going 6-for-8 for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Senior tailback Mason Colgan led the Black Knights for the seventh time this season, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown.Notable mentions: Corning def. Horseheads 24 – 22; Delhi def. Deposit-Hancock 40-18; Union-Endicott def. Vestal 17-7This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Game of the Week | Chenango Forks tops Section 4 with homecoming win