| Dick Gallagher shares his thoughts, opinions, takes, and picks on the happenings surrounding WNY High School Football in week 3 of the regular season: |
| Best Game program: Williamsville South |
| Best Uniform: Cheektowaga |
| Booster Club President of the Week: Liz Bermingham, Eden |
| Best Cheerleaders: West Seneca East |
| Top Chain Gang: Alden |
| Best Volunteer: Bill Austin, Starpoint |
| Top Freshman: Kyle Smith, Albion |
| Top Sophomore: Roderick Morrow, Burgard |
| Top Junior: Maurice Howie, South Park |
| Top Seniors: Corey Barczykowski, Alden; Adam Noonan, Nichols |
| Class Act: Greg Bronson, Lockport |
| Connolly Cup Committee chaired by Dennis Sarrow does an excellent job. |
| Major Division IA Talent: Ilo Noble, St. Joe's |
| Unsung Hero: AD Pro Sports |
| Excellent Offensive Lineman: Nate Ward, Anthony Principale, Sam Bonk, Clarence |
| Maurice Howie, South Park QB, has completed 82 of 116 passes for 1114 yards and 14 touchdowns. The junior has also rushed for 3 touchdowns for South Park. |
| Toughest Schedule: Timon/St. Jude |
| Winless Teams: Hutch Tech, Riverside, St. Francis, Niagara Wheatfield, Bennett, Lake Shore, Albion, Newfane, Tonawanda, Pine Valley, Cattaraugus/LV, Iprep, Forestville, Cardinal O'Hara |
| City teams have a combined 12-28 record after 5 weeks with Burgard and McKinley being the only teams with winning records. |
| After 5 weeks, there are only 9 unbeaten teams. |
| Lockport's head coach, Greg Bronson deserves a great deal of credit for scheduling to play Orchard Park and St. Joe's this season. |
| Top Fan: Joe DiMalo, Jamestown |
| Tough Luck Teams: Springville, East Aurora, Williamsville North, South Park |
| Class Act: Khari Demos, Lockport |
| Best Dressed Jamestown Coach: Richie Joly |
| Most Photogenic Jamestown Coach: Tom Langworthy |
| Albion's modified team defeated undefeated Amherst so the future bodes well for the Purple Eagles. Quarterback Lucas Porter threw 2 touchdowns and a conversion while Devin Warc made several key tackles. |
| Top Freshman Program: Orchard Park |
| WNY Alumni: Derek Brim, Canisius; University of Buffalo, Ozzie Lumpkin, St. Francis, Steffan Madlock, St. Francis - Mercyhurst |
| Best Refreshment Stand: Iroquois |
| Future All-WNY Player: RJ Brandon, Williamsville |
| Possible State Quarterfinal Matchups: |
| Class AA: Orchard Park vs. Rush Henrietta |
| Class A: Sweet Home or West Seneca East vs. Victor or Eastridge |
| Class B: Alden/Depew/Cheektowaga vs. Geneva |
| Class C: Cleveland Hill/Fredonia vs. Hornell |
| Class D: Maple Grove vs. Cal-mum |
| Fact: One of 18,000 athletes get a division I scholarship |
| Transfers With the Most Impact: Tyler Mascio, census; Chaq Nettles, Williamsville South; Sean Marshall, Burgard |
| Teams With Fewest Points: Gowanda (16), Iprep (19), Niagara Wheatfield (26), Falconer (36) |
| Teams that are getting stronger and wouldn't want to face in the playoffs include Frontier, McKinley, Lew-port, JFK, and Randolph |
| Best I-4 Teams: Williamsville North and Springville |
| Disappointing Teams: Bennett, Silver Creek, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Albion, Olean, St. Francis, Lackawanna, Williamsville North |
| Chance Anzivine, Olean quarterback, passed for 218 yards and one touchdown in the Huskies loss to Pioneer. |
| Pioneer had won 14 consecutive regular games prior to losing to Springville. |
| James Chambers, Lockport senior running back, has rushed for 531 yards, scored 15 touchdowns, and averages 8.3 yards per carry. |
| Nickname: Anthony "Bulldog" Zogaria, Grand Island |
| Khaliq Satcher transferred from JFK to Cleveland Hill. |
| Nehemia Stone, North Tonawanda running back, has rushed for 156 yards and 9 touchdowns in the Jacks win over Kenmore East last week. |
| Chaq Nettles, Williamsville South senior WR caught 9 passes for 134 yards in the Billies loss to West Seneca West in week 4. |
| Tommy Doctor, Grand Island junior lineman, is the son of former All-WNY player, Tom from Bishop Timon. |
| Class Act: Tyler Green, Williamsville North |
| Upset of the Week: Springville 14, Pioneer 13 |
| Best Comeback of the Week: Iroquois over Williamsville, Grand Island over Williamsville North |
| Best Rushing Team: Alden |
| Best Fans: Alden |
| Most Section VI Titles: |
| 1979-1989 - Jamestown, 4 |
| 1990-1999 - Salamanca, 5 |
| 2000-2009 - Orchard Park, 6 |
| Facts: |
| About 5.8 percent, or approximately one in 17 of all high school senior boys playing interscholastic football will go on to play at an NCAA member institution. |
| About 2 percent of approximately on in 50 of NCAA senior football players will be drafted by a National Football League team. |
| Approximately one in 1,000 or about .09 percent of high school senior boys playing interscholastic football eventually will be drafted by an NFL team. |
| Most Versatile Players: |
| Andy Smigiera, West Seneca East |
| Bill Schiavitti, Grand Island |
| Cameron Smith, Lackawanna |
| Connor Ladd, Akron |
| Hayden Schonert, Lancaster |
| Hoose, Tanner - Southwestern |
| Nigel Davis, St. Joe's |
| Reyzon Jordan, McKinley |
| Tadriek Johnson, Amherst |
| Tanner John, Salamanca |
| Tom Gioia, Timon/St.Jude |
| Zach Buckley, Fredonia |
| Zach Panebianco, Jamestown |
| Best of Student Athletes Who Excel in the Classroom and on the Football Field: |
| Adam Noonan, Nichols |
| Alec Dietsch, Clarence |
| Alex Kauney, Starpoint |
| Brad Bobbitt, Barker |
| Brian Stoldt, Alden |
| Chris Saden, Fredonia |
| Chris Sanfillipo, Orchard Park |
| Connor Sears, Newfane |
| Dennis Sekuterski, Depew |
| Hayden Schonert, Lancaster |
| John Sorgi, St. Francis |
| Jon Scroxton, Maple Grove |
| Jon Tremblay, Albion |
| Jonathan Thomas, Cleveland Hill |
| Joseph Linares, Lackawanna |
| Khaliq Satcher, JFK |
| Lee Wascher, Maple Grove |
| Mike Senn, Orchard Park |
| Mike Torrillo, Sweet Home |
| Mitch Wagner, Williamsville East |
| Pat Scholla, Olean |
| Ryan Schutte, Southwestern |
| Steve Szuba, Wilson |
| Tayler Thilk, Wilson |
| Ted Wilson, Lancaster |
| Tom Gioia, Timon/St. Jude |
| Tom Heiser, Clymer |
| Trent Ferguson, Williamsville South |
| Tyler Green, Williamsville North |
| Will Bathurst, Olean |
| 10 Ways Not to Play Football in College: |
| 1. Don't study |
| 2. Don't practice hard |
| 3. Don't listen |
| 4. Have an attitude |
| 5. Be a complainer |
| 6. Don't be a team player |
| 7. Don't give 100 percent |
| 8. Don't train |
| 9. Take plays off |
| 10. Show disrespect to coaches |
| Top WNY High School Football Complexes: Orchard Park, Jamestown, Hamburg, North Tonawanda, Depew, Medina, All-High, Amherst, Southwestern, St. Joe's, Canisius, Cattaraugus/Little Valley, Riverside, Iroquois, Dunkirk, Alden |
| Fastest Players: |
| Denzel Benton, Canisius - 4.4 seconds |
| Marquel Jackson, Cheektowaga - 4.4 seconds |
| Stephon Johnson, McKinley - 4.4 |
| Reyzon Jordan, McKinley - 4.4 seconds |
| Andy Smigiera, West Seneca East - 4.4 seconds |
| Ben Holmes, Orchard Park - 4.45 seconds |
| Alex Misterman, St. Francis - 4.45 seconds |
| Billy Schiavitti, Lew-port - 4.45 seconds |
| Ilo Noble, St. Joe's - 4.5 seconds |
| Sweet Home Records 1990-2012: |
| 1990-1999: wins 64 losses 25 |
| 2000-2009: wins 71 losses 21 |
| 2010-2011: wins 20 losses 8 |
| 2012: wins 5 losses 0 |
| Total: wins 160 losses 48 |
| Note: Panthers have recorded a record of 106-15-0 from 2001-2012 including several sectional titles, 2 state titles, and a 55 game win streak against Section VI opponents. |