Barker/Roy-Hart seek win Thursday to lockup C North Division title outright

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 21 October 2026 at 8:40 am

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Ashton Ark and his Barker/Roy-Hart teammates will host Cleveland Hill at 7 p.m. Thursday in the C North Division finale.

Looking to claim outright possession of a second straight division title, Barker/Roy-Hart will host Cleveland Hill at 7 p.m. Thursday in the C North regular season finale.

Defending champion Barker/Roy-Hart at 6-0 has already clinched a least a share of the B North title. Heading into this final week the Bulls hold a one game lead over Springville (5-1) and a two game edge over Cleveland Hill (4-2).

Cleve Hill, which is coming off a 44-32 win over rival JFK is led on the ground by Jaiden Rainey with 821 yards rushing and 9 touchdowns and Teysean Gladden with 691 yards and 8 TDs. The Golden Eagles have completed only 1 TD pass.

The ground oriented Barker/Roy-Hart offense is led by Carter DerSarkissian with 1,383 yards rushing and 22 TDs, Aaron Bowerman with 558 yards and 4 TDs and Owen Maedl with 302 yards and 5 TDs.

Bulls quarterback Max Townsend has passed for 247 yards and 6 TDs. Ashton Ark has hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and 4 TDs.

The other C North matchups will have Springville at Alden on Thursday and Akron at JFK on Friday, both at 7 p.m. Interdivisional games on Friday will have Eden/North Collins and Lake Shore and Tonawanda at North Tonawanda.

C North Standings (Division and Overall Records) – Barker/Roy-Hart 6-0, 6-1; Springville 5-1, 6-1; Cleveland Hill 4-2, 4-3; JFK 3-3, 3-4; Alden 3-3, 3-4; Eden/NC 3-4, 3-4; Akron 1-5, 1-6; Tonawanda 0-7, 0-7