If Unatego was going down its checklist of things to accomplish in the 2007, it already has one thing crossed off the list – avenging a loss to Oneonta from last season. Next on that list would have to be defeating Greene. “We’ve beaten them the last two years, but they have 20 players returning, so they are definitely a solid team,” said Greene coach Tim Paske.

The Spartans went 7-2 a year ago and shared the Class C division title with the Trojans and Sidney Warriors. A 28-6 lopsided loss to Greene was the lone black mark that kept the Spartans out of the playoffs. With a strong core of returning players, Unatego may well be the division favorite. “They are huge up front, they have an explosive kid in the backfield (Alex Hendrickson), an experienced quarterback (Kyle Palmer), and they probably have only two or three players that go both ways,” Paske said. “We have our game plan and we need to stick to it.”