Art Rigas of Unatego has been in the unique position of coaching against two premier Class C schools over the last two weeks.

Such is the nature of Section IV’s Division V this year, as Rigas’ Spartans played Chenango Forks in week two, and his team lost 44-3 – the only three points the Blue Devils have allowed all season.

Last weekend, at home no less, Unatego fell to Greene, 40-7. The Spartans did not record their first first down of the game until their touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and that came with most of the Trojans’ starters already out of the game. Those seven points were the first scored on Greene through 12 quarters.

Later on in the season, Unatego will host Walton, who are coming off back-to-back sectional championships and a state title in 2007. “In matching them all up, I wouldn’t want to guess which one is the best team,” Rigas said. “They are all really good teams, and unfortunately for us, they are all in our division.”

Rigas did have one prediction that is probably not that far off base. “If you get through Division V and the sectional playoffs, I would favor that team in the state playoffs,” Rigas said.

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