| Dick Gallagher shares his thoughts, opinions, takes, and picks on the happenings surrounding WNY High School Football in week 4 of the regular season: |
| Best Game program: Clarence |
| Booster Club President of the Week: Chuck Specht, Iroquois |
| Best Uniform: St. Joe's |
| Best Cheerleaders: Jamestown |
| Top Chain Gang: Riverside |
| After 4 week, only 15 of 81 teams are unbeaten. |
| A total of 45 games will be played this weekend. |
| Top Freshman: Kevin McFarlane, Orchard Park DB |
| Top Sophomore: Rod Turner, Depew |
| Top Junior: DeQuan Hollingsworth, Jamestown |
| Top Seniors: James Chambers, Lockport RB; Andy Smigiera, West Seneca East |
| Injury Report: Mitch Walker, Williamsville East senior, is out for the season due to an ACL injury. Kahlil Humphrey, Sweet Home junior RB should be back in week 6. Devin Reynolds and Chris Walker are out. |
| Orchard Park is ranked #1 in NYS in Class AA while Maple Grove has the number one ranked team in Class D. |
| Four Horsemen: Lewport's Dan Hogan, Zak Nalbone, Dan Reagan, and Billy Schiavitti |
| JV Scores: Hamburg 6 Bennett 6; Williamsville South 21 West Seneca East 14 |
| Orchard Park freshman are 4-0 after defeating Canisius and have outscored their opponents 171 points to 8. Bob Ferentino, Tony Agnello, and Steve Ferrentino coach the Quakers. |
| Andy Smigiera, West Seneca East, is not only one of the top QBs in WNY, he is an excellent defensive back and is the best kicker in the area. |
| Motivational and Inspirational: Chris Cronin, West Seneca East |
|
| The kicking game in WNY football leaves a lot to be desired. |
| Panama's Rob Benson broke the schools rushing yardage in a game with 240 yards behind the excellent blocking on Tony Paterniti, Devin Ireland, Dustin Smouse, Alec Blose, Tanner Propheter, and Jacob Short. |
| Tanner Hoose, Southwestern, has booted 2 field goals this season, giving him 11 for his career. The WNY career field goal record is 16. |
| Active Win Streaks: Hornell, 43; Orchard Park, 17; Maine-Endwell, 16; Sayville, 15; Dobbs Ferry , 14. |
| Niagara Wheatfield's football program has fallen on hard times. Besides being winless this season, the Falcons will have to play all home games away since renovation of the athletic complex will not be completed until after the football season. |
| Best Fans: Tom and Wendy Dietsch |
| Tadriek Johnson, Amherst, broke the school record for catches in a game with 12. Mark Rubin previously held the record. |
| Excellent Modified Team: Amherst. The future bodes well for the Tigers. |
| Top Offensive Players: |
| James Chambers, Lockport |
| Tanner John, Salamanca |
| Jake Pilling, Southwestern |
| Marquel Jackson, Cheektowaga |
| Top Defensive Player: Ryan Richards, Canisius |
| Top Special Teams Player: Andy Smigiera, West Seneca East |
| City of Buffalo teams have recorded a 8-23 mark after 4 weeks of play, including 4 teams which are winless. |
| Randolph's win over Iprep gave Pat Slater his 205 coaching victory. |
| Dick DiMunico with Alden's win over Buffalo East now has 235 career victories. He needs six more wins to pass Grand Island's Gene Master's mark of 240 career wins. With 6 wins, the legendary coach will rank #2 in WNY coaching wins behind Johnny Barnes, with 287 wins while at Canisius. |
| Sleeper Playoff Teams: Timon/St. Jude, Williamsville East, Lew-port, JFK, Portville |
| Quote: "Success is the greatest form of revenge." |
| Losing Streaks: Riverside 15, Pine Valley 13, Iprep 12 |
|
Top Wide Receivers:
Lonnie Taylor, Medina
Mitch Fuller, Lancaster
|
| Bain, Tyler - Silver Creek |
| Benton, Denzel - Canisius |
| Goltz, Austin - Orchard Park |
| Johnson, Stephon - McKinley |
| Johnson, Takried - Amherst |
| Mann, Carter - Sweet Home |
| Marshall, Sean - Burgard |
| McCoy, Mike - Sweet Home |
| Nettles, Chaq - Williamsville South |
| Richard, Ryan - Canisius |
| Schiavitti, Bill - Lew-port |
| Schutte, Ryan - South |
| Watson, Mike - Jamestown |
| Williams, Emaure - Clarence |
| Top Passers: |
| Ferguson, Trent - Williamsville South |
| Cola Franseschi, Kevin - Lancaster |
Germaine, Aaron - Maple Grove
Hellwig, Jason - Medina/Lyndonville |
| Hibit, Alec - East Aurora |
| Holmes,Ben - Orchard Park |
| Howie, Maurice - South Park |
| Keating, Matt - Iroquois |
| Mascio, Tyler - Canisius |
| Mietz, Austin - Akron |
| Smigiera, Andy - West Seneca East |
| Stoldt, Brian - Alden |
| Torillo, Mike - Sweet Home |
| Twarog, Justin - Amherst |
| All Name Team: |
| Anzalone, Stephano - Lockport |
| Ollison, Qadree - Canisius |
| Noble, Ilo - St. Joe's |
| brown, Jackson - Timon |
| Shelton, Tremaine - Bennett |
| Bill, Jeremiah - Hamburg |
| Berrios, Demetri - Maryvale |
| Hoose, Tanner - Southwestern |
| Woodgie, Dakota - Allegany/Limestone |
| Adelgren, Devone - Frewsburg |
| mender, harsh deep - Williamsville North |
| Mullin, Forest - Niagara Wheatfield |
| Macintosh, Macauley - Williamsville East |
| Panebianco, Zack - Jamestown |
| Teams With Best Tradition: Jamestown, Maple Grove, Randolph, Lancaster, Depew, Salamanca, Orchard Park, Sweet home, Albion, Alden, Williamsville South, St. Joe's, St. Francis, Canisius, Timon/St.Jude, Southwestern, Medina |
| Emerging Stars: |
| Msgr. Martin Association: Mike McCarthy, St. Joe's |
| Class AA North: Moziah Townsend, Lockport |
| Class AA South: Dillon Janca, Orchard Park |
| Class A North: Connor Kelly, Williamsville North |
| Class A South: Sam Castranova, Williamsville South; Jake Huber, Williamsville South |
| Class B East: Jevante Glover, East |
| Class B South: Foster Dell, Pioneer |
| Class B West: Tadriek Johnson, Amherst |
| Class C North: Tim Walch, Wilson |
| Class C South: Jordan Crabtree, Casadage Valley |
| Class D: Cody Oldro, Randolph |
| Class DD: Phalla Musall, Ellicottville |