In the Trenches; Best Senior Lineman from Week 7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Trench Trophy is awarded annually to Western New York's best lineman. Each week, the Trench Trophy committee presents a list of players that showcased excellent ability to control the line of scrimmage for the given games. Here are the Week 7 selections of the best OL/DL prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Roman Boyer (Depew) | 6' 200 lbs. | Depew lost a close divisional matchup to Lackawanna but Boyer did his part - as he has all year. Roman racked up 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery from his DE position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1708133' first='Eligh' last='Deleon'] (Jamestown) | 5'10 245 lbs. | Jamestown had a big Class AA win and DeLeon was the catalyst. A two way player, he anchored the Red &amp; Green OL as they scored 4 rushing TDs then was an essential DL. Eligh racked up 3 tackles (2 for loss) and also had an 18 yard pick-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1345118' first='Amos' last='Lutete'] (Bennett) | 6' 265 lbs. | Bennett is back to their old ways, running roughshod through Class AA. In this dominating performance, Lutete led an OL that sprung for over 420 yards on the ground and 5 TDs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='806822' first='Ivan' last='Pusloskie'] (Clarence) | 6'2 275 lbs. | Pusloskie entered the 2025 season as a Trench Trophy favorite and he has been a massive force all season long. This week, all of Clarence's 4 offensive TDs were on the ground and Ivan was an integral part.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1743076' first='Takota' last='Smith'] (Pioneer) | 6'4 245 lbs. | In a big Class B win, Smith terrorized the South Park Offensive Line with 8 tackles (3 for loss), a sack and a forced fumble that was recovered for a score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zakk Wilson (Lake Shore) | 6' 205 lbs. | Lake Shore is a struggling program but they held their own against a well coached Starpoint team. Wilson had 5 tackles and a fumble recovery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex York (Williamsville South) | 5'8 190 lbs. | Williamsville South has been the biggest surprise team in Class B, entering week 8 with a perfect 6-0 league record. Their OL/DL has been a critical part. York is a shifty DL that helped stifle the power run game of West Seneca East. Alex recorded 6 tackles (1 for loss) as the Billies held the Trojans to just over 100 yards rushing (they were previously averaging more than 250 per game).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->