If you’re a fan of football without any particular allegiance, tonight’s Class C clash between two state-ranked teams, number 12-ranked Chenango Forks at number six Greene is the game to attend.

Outside of Maine-Endwell, no teams in Section IV have thoroughly dominated the opposition as much as the Trojans and Blue Devils. Forks, always a contender, and Greene, a program among the best in Class C the past seven years, meet tonight in what could be a preview of the Section IV finals six weeks down the road.

On offense, the Blue Devils are averaging over 40 points per game and have scored exactly two more points than Greene. On the flip side, the Trojans have allowed just 16 points in three games, again two points south of the Devils’ total. Neither club has had much trouble scoring, while their respective defenses are nearly impenetrable to this point. Something has got to give, don’t you think?

“We laid out all the facts to our team:  This is what they’ve done, and this is what we’ve done,” said Greene coach Tim Paske, whose club beat Chenango Forks, 21-0, a season ago. It was the first win for Greene over the Blue Devils since 1983. “It will come down to the trenches, and who does a better job with that.”