Preseason Rankings: Section 6 Top Three Teams

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Section Six has produced some impressive teams and players over the last few years. In this article we predict the top three teams across Section Six. Only three teams will be featured in this article, as I believe multiple are tied for the #4 and #5 slot on this list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. <strong>Jamestown</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach:<strong> Thomas Langworthy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coach Langworthy</strong> led his Red and Green to a<strong> 6-5</strong> record in 2024. Key wins for Jamestown included <strong>Lockport, Frontier, Bennett in the playoffs, and Niagara Falls</strong>. The Red and Green fell short against <strong>Bennett in the regular season, Orchard Park, Lancaster, and St. Joseph's Collegiate institute</strong>. Key loses for Jamestown include <strong>WR <a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/carson-panebianco/">Carson Panebianco</a>, EDGE Aziyon Wilson Earl, and OL Conner Buck</strong>. The key returners for the team include <strong>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1241972' first='Chase' last='Bonta'], 2028 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1454294' first='Jackson' last='Grey'], 2026 DL [player_tooltip player_id='1743084' first='Joseph' last='Perry'], and DB Briaden Kennedy</strong>. Twelve games are listed on the Jamestown schedule, I predict the Red and Green to have a <strong>6-6</strong> record as they have a grueling season ahead. Key wins for Jamestown include <strong>Williamsville North, Orchard Park once, Lancaster, and Lockport</strong> once each. Key loses include <strong>Bennett twice, St. Joseph Collegiate Institute, Orchard Park, and Lancaster</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/jamestown/jamestown-red-and-green/football/schedule">https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/jamestown/jamestown-red-and-green/football/schedule</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. <strong>Lancaster</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach: <strong>Eric Rupp/Matthew McCoy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lancaster coaching staff led the Legends to a 9-3 record in 2024. Key wins for Lancaster included <strong>Lockport, Depew, Orchard Park, and Jamestown</strong>. Key loses included <strong>Aquinas Institute, Bennett and McQuaid Jesuit</strong> who is ranked as my top team in Section Five. Key loses for the Legends include <strong>OL Sean Booth, QB Alex Krupa, ATH Blake Misterman, and WR Josh Gang</strong>. The key returners for Lancaster include <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1732720' first='Chase' last='Sagliani'], [player_tooltip player_id='1595095' first='Danny' last='Ahearn'], and 2027 WR [player_tooltip player_id='1811676' first='Mikey' last='Gozdalski']</strong>. Eleven games are listed on the Lancaster schedule and I predict a record of <strong>9-2</strong> for Lancaster, with loses to <strong>Bennett and Lockport</strong>. The key wins for the Legends include <strong>McKinley, Jamestown, Depew, and Orchard Park</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/lancaster/lancaster-legends/football/schedule">https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/lancaster/lancaster-legends/football/schedule</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1.<strong>Bennett</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach: <strong>Steven McDuffie</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach McDuffie led his Tigers, which combines Middle Early College, Olmsted, and Bennett athletes to a <strong>7-2</strong> record in 2024. The Tigers were upset in the playoffs by <strong>Jamestown and suffered an early season loss by St. John's from DC</strong>. Key wins from last season included <strong>Jamestown in the regular season, Lockport, Frontier, and Orchard Park</strong>. Key loses from last season include <strong>ATH E'Ryan Lawrence, RB Shamier Land, and ATH Noah McDuffie</strong>. Key returners for the 2026 season include <strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1345118' first='Amos' last='Lutete'], WR [player_tooltip player_id='518166' first='Jack' last='Eskridge'], OL [player_tooltip player_id='505866' first='Jaizen' last='Warren'], QB [player_tooltip player_id='1561156' first='DJ' last='Williams'], and 2028 EDGE [player_tooltip player_id='1087115' first='Jason' last='Hargrove Jr']</strong>. There are eight games listed for Bennett and I predict a record of <strong>7-1</strong> for the Tigers. <strong>Washington (OH) will host the Tigers in September</strong>, in a tough out of state battle which I predict to be the only loss on the season. Key wins include <strong>Jamestown, Clarence, Lockport, and Lancaster</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/buffalo/lewis-j-bennett-olmsted-middle-early-college-east-tigers/football/schedule">https://www.maxpreps.com/ny/buffalo/lewis-j-bennett-olmsted-middle-early-college-east-tigers/football/schedule</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->