Barker/Roy-Hart will host Portville on Friday in the Class C sectional opener

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 29 October 2026 at 8:55 am

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Barker/Roy-Hart’s Anthony Vorholzer, shown here breaking up a pass, and his Bulls teammates will host Portville at 7 p.m. Friday at Barker in the sectional opener.

Undefeated (7-0) C North Division champion Barker/Roy-Hart will begin Section VI Class C playoff competition by hosting Portville at 7 p.m. Friday at Barker.

The C North Division’s No. 1 seed, Barker/Roy-Hart went 7-1 overall while Portville, which is the C South Division’s No. 4 seed, was 6-2.

The victor will advance to the Class C semifinals against the winner of Saturday’s quarterfinal game between Clymer-Sherman-Panama (CSP) (C South Div. No. 2 seed) and Cleveland Hill (C North Div. No. 3 seed).

Friday’s other quarterfinals will have Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton (C South No. 3 seed) at Springville (C North No. 2 seed) and JFK (C North No. 4 seed) at Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove (C South No 1 seed).

The Portville offense has been led by the rushing duo of Hayden Schappacher (827 yards and 12 touchdowns) and Liam Taylor (534 yards and 5 TDs).

Barker/Roy-Hart has been led o the ground by Carter DerSarkissian who has rushed for 1,506 yards and 26 touchdowns. Aaron Bowerman has 592 yards and 4 TDs and Owen Maedl with 315 yards and 5 TDs.

Bulls quarterback Max Townsend has thrown for 354 yards and 7 TDs as Ashton Ark has 14 receptions for 172 yards and 4 TDs and DerSarkissian 8 for 116 yards and 3 TDs.

Final C North Division Standings (Division and Overall records) – Barker/Roy-Hart 7-0, 7-1; Springville 6-1, 7-1; Cleve Hill 4-3, 4-4; JFK 4-3, 4-4; Alden 3-4, 3-5; Eden/NC 3-4, 3-5; Akron 1-6, 1-7; Tonawanda 0-7, 0-8.